Total Abandon: Australia '99 is a double live album from Deep Purple, recorded at Melbourne Park in Melbourne on 20 April 1999. It followed their 1998 studio album Abandon, and its title nods to that record. It came out on 12 October 1999, and was first sold in Australia, with mail-order copies reaching Europe. Music shops stocked it later. American listeners had to wait until 2012 for a single-disc edition.
It was also filmed, and the video became a big seller down under: the DVD went platinum in Australia, making it the band's most successful video release there. Australian fans also got two novelty singles, "Smoke on the Water" on a disc shaped like the continent and "Black Night" on one cut in the form of the band's logo. A good pick for hearing Purple's hard rock and heavy metal in concert.
Total Abandon: Australia ’99: tracklist and credits
16 tracks · 1:56:12Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1Ted the MechanicGillan, Glover, Lord, Morse, Paice4:50
- 2Strange Kind of WomanBlackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice6:23
- 3BloodsuckerBlackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice4:56
- 4Pictures of HomeBlackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice8:19
- 5Almost HumanGillan, Glover, Lord, Morse, Paice6:17
- 6Woman From TokyoBlackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice6:47
- 7Watching the SkyGillan, Glover, Lord, Morse, Paice5:46
- 8FireballBlackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice4:44
- 9Sometimes I Feel Like ScreamingGillan, Glover, Lord, Morse, Paice7:11
- 10Steve Morse (Guitar Solo)8:42
- 11Smoke on the WaterBlackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice9:02
- Disc 2
- 1LazyBlackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice8:49
- 2Perfect StrangersBlackmore, Gillan, Glover6:18
- 3Speed KingBlackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice14:29
- 4Black NightBlackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice6:21
- 5Highway StarBlackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice7:16
- Produced by
- Deep Purple
- Recorded at
- Rod Laver Arena
- Recorded
- 20 April 1999
- Labels
- EMI/Thames Talent (Australia/Europe), Eagle (US)
- Length
- 1:56:12
Line-up
- Roger Glover · electric bass guitar
- Jon Lord · Hammond organ, keyboard
- Steve Morse · electric guitar
- Ian Paice · drums (drum set)
- Ian Gillan · lead vocals
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| Source | Date | Note |
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| MusicBrainz | 12 October 1999 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | September 1999 | |
| Wikidata | 1999 | |
| US release | 12 October 1999 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 12 October 1999 | earliest UK or European date |
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| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1999 | AU | — | 9327066000029 | original |
| 12 October 1999 | GB | EMI | other | |
| 12 October 1999 | US | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| 2012 | XE | Thompson Music | 5034504147720 | other |
| 24 April 2012 | US | Eagle Records | 826992025827 | other |
| 24 April 2012 | US | Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd. | other | |
| 12 October 2012 | US | Back on Black | 0803341370340 | other |
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