Saw Purple on their world tour in '72, from which this epic live album was recorded. The picture on the album cover is the exact view I had at The Dome, about 20ft from Ritchie Blackmore and his massive Marshall stack. They opened the concert with this track, my ears were ringing for 24hrs after...
Still can't hardly make out a word of what Kevin Rowland is singing, it matters not, I love this song for the sheer energy of it and the fantastic brass section.