Scandinavian Nights

Infobox Album
Name = Scandinavian Nights
Type = live
Artist = Deep Purple


Released = 1988
Recorded = 1970
Stockholm, Sweden
Genre = Hard rock
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Producer =
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Last album = "Live in London"
(1982)
This album = "Scandinavian Nights"
(1988)
Next album = "Nobody's Perfect"
(1988)

"Scandinavian Nights" is a live album by Deep Purple. It was originally recorded by Swedish National Radio for a radio show called Tonkraft at the Stockholm Konserthuset on 12th November 1970, but not released until 1988.

Tapes re-mixed by Tom Leader at Angel Studios. It remains the prime example of the early Mk II set list and ferocious concert dynamics.

The US CD was titled "Live and Rare", while the European double vinyl and CD were both titled "Scandinavian Nights". The European vinyl release contained a limited edition picture booklet.

The track timings printed (on both European vinyl and CD) refer to the length of the actual songs, in-between pauses are not included, but the timings on the US CDs do include the pauses.

CD Track list and various timings

All songs written by Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice except where noted.
# "Wring That Neck" (Blackmore, Nick Simper, Lord, Paice) - 32:06 / 34:33 / 34:22
# "Speed King" - 10:20 / 11:01 / 10:44
# "Into the Fire" - 4:00 / 4:39 / 4:48
# "Paint It, Black" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) - 9:08 / 9:29 / 9:49
# "Mandrake Root" (Rod Evans, Blackmore, Lord) - 28:42 / 29:42 / 28:40
# "Child in Time" - 17:25 / 19:18 / 20:29
# "Black Night" - 6:54 / 7:29 / 7:34

Personnel

*Ian Gillan - vocals, percussion
*Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
*Roger Glover - bass
*Jon Lord - organ, keyboards
*Ian Paice - drums