Live in Montreux 69

Live in Montreux 69
Live in Montreux 69
Live album by Deep Purple
Released	28 August 2006
Recorded	4 October 1969 ; Montreux, Switzerland
Genre	Hard rock; Heavy metal
Length	90:01 (2CD)
Label	Sonic Zoom PUR 257D
Producer	Deep Purple
Deep Purple live albums chronology

Live in Montreux 69 is a live album by English rock band Deep Purple, recorded 4 October 1969 in Montreux, released in 2006. It was recorded in the Montreux Casino that burned down two years later.

It featured some of the first performances of "Speed King" and "Child in Time", which were released on Deep Purple in Rock eight months later. The live version of "Kentucky Woman" is the only known surviving MkII performance of the song.

Live in Montreux 69 was first issued as a limited edition digipak (Sonic Zoom PUR 207D) under the title Kneel & Pray in 2004.

Track listing

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

Disc one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Speed King/Kneel & Pray"	6:02
2.	"Hush" (Joe South)	6:20
3.	"Child in Time"	12:38
4.	"Wring That Neck" (Blackmore, Nick Simper, Lord, Paice)	20:30

Disc two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Paint It Black" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)	14:48
2.	"Mandrake Root" (Rod Evans, Blackmore, Lord)	25:08
3.	"Kentucky Woman" (Neil Diamond)	6:00

Personnel

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

References

^ Popoff, Martin (2018). The Deep Purple Family, vol 2 (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 255. ISBN 978-1-908724-87-8.

[1] Popoff, Martin (2018). The Deep Purple Family, vol 2 (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 255. ISBN 978-1-908724-87-8.

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