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Recorded
  
20 April 1999

Length
  
116:07

Director
  
Henk Eykman

Executive producer
  
Drew Thompson

Genre
  
Hard rock, heavy metal

Initial release
  
16 May 2000 (USA)

Producer
  
Darren Schneider

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Released
  
September 1999 (Australia) 12 October 1999 (Europe) 24 April 2012 (US)

Venue
  
Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia

Label
  
EMI/Thames Talent (Australia/Europe) Eagle (US)

Cast
  
Ian Gillan, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Roger Glover, Steve Morse

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Total Abandon: Australia '99 is a double live album and DVD by British hard rock band Deep Purple, recorded at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia on 20 April 1999. Initially the album was available only in Australia (from Sept 1999). From 12 October 1999 it was made available as a mail order merchandise in Europe and later was also sold in music stores. In USA the album was not released until 2012 (this edition was cut to only one disc).

Contents

The album was accompanied in Australia by two collector edition singles: "Smoke on the Water" with disc cut into shape of the Australian continent, and "Black Night", which disc was manufactured in shape of the DP logo.

The VHS/DVD was originally available only in Australia and as a mail order merchandise. It was released in the US on 16 May 2000. It was re-released in Europe in 2003 with additional documentary A Band Down Under which previously had been released only on VHS. The 1999 DVD edition of the album went platinum in Australia becoming Deep Purple's commercially most successful DVD/video release in that country.

1999 edition

All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, and Ian Paice except where noted.

CD one
  1. "Ted the Mechanic" (Gillan, Steve Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 4:50
  2. "Strange Kind of Woman" - 6:23
  3. "Bloodsucker" - 4:56
  4. "Pictures of Home" - 8:19
  5. "Almost Human" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 6:16
  6. "Woman from Tokyo" - 6:47
  7. "Watching the Sky" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 5:46
  8. "Fireball" - 4:44
  9. "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 7:11
  10. "Steve Morse Guitar Solo" (Morse) - 8:42
  11. "Smoke on the Water" - 9:01 - includes riffs from following songs in the beginning (unlisted):
    1. "Whole Lotta Love"
    2. "Fire"
    3. "Crossroads"
    4. "Day Tripper"
    5. "You Really Got Me"
CD two
  1. "Lazy" - 8:49
  2. "Perfect Strangers" (Gillan, Blackmore, Glover) - 6:18
  3. "Speed King" - 14:28
  4. "Black Night" - 6:21
  5. "Highway Star" - 7:16

2012 edition

  1. "Ted the Mechanic" - 4:50
  2. "Strange Kind of Woman" - 6:23
  3. "Bloodsucker" - 4:56
  4. "Pictures of Home" - 8:19
  5. "Almost Human" - 6:16
  6. "Woman from Tokyo" - 6:47
  7. "Watching the Sky" - 5:46
  8. "Fireball" - 4:44
  9. "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" - 7:11
  10. "Smoke on the Water" - 9:01
  11. "Black Night" - 6:21
  12. "Highway Star" - 7:16

DVD track listing

  1. "Intro"
  2. "Ted the Mechanic" - 4:34
  3. "Strange Kind of Woman" - 6:21
  4. "Bloodsucker" - 4:57
  5. "Pictures of Home" - 8:18
  6. "Almost Human" - 6:32
  7. "Woman from Tokyo" - 6:25
  8. "Watching the Sky" - 5:42
  9. "Fireball" - 4:45
  10. "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" - 7:05
  11. "Steve Morse Guitar Solo" - 11:37
  12. "Smoke on the Water" - 5:57
  13. "Lazy" - 8:50
  14. "Perfect Strangers" - 6:19
  15. "Speed King" - 15:14
  16. "Black Night" - 6:17
  17. "Highway Star" - 8:05

Limited edition singles

  • 1999 - "Smoke on the Water (Radio Mix)" / "Smoke on the Water (Enhanced Video)"
  • 1999 - "Black Night" / "Fireball"

    • Personnel

    Deep Purple
  • Ian Gillan - vocals
  • Steve Morse - guitar
  • Jon Lord - keyboards
  • Roger Glover - bass
  • Ian Paice - drums
    • Production
  • Darren Schneider - production
  • Drew Thompson - executive production
  • Mat Gearing Thomas - mixing

    • References

    Total Abandon: Australia '99 Wikipedia
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