The Soundboard Series
The Soundboard Series is a live box set recorded and released by the band Deep Purple in 2001. The set contains six double CDs featuring recordings from six different concerts. Two of the concerts feature the band's rarely performed Concerto for Group and Orchestra, with Ian Gillan singing Pictured Within.
Personnel
- Ian Gillan – lead vocals
- Steve Morse – guitars
- Roger Glover – bass guitar
- Ian Paice – drums, percussion
- Jon Lord – organ, keyboards
- Greg Maundrell – trumpet
- Charles MacInnes – trombone
- Paul Williamson – saxophone
- Billie Stapleton – backing vocals
- Angie Stapleton – backing vocals
- Natalie Miller – backing vocals
- New Japan Select Orchestra conducted by Paul Mann
- Big Horns Bee horn section
CD track listing
All songs written by Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice except where noted.Melbourne 2001
Disc one
- "Woman from Tokyo" – 6:41
- "Ted the Mechanic" – 5:10
- "Mary Long" – 5:37
- "Lazy" – 6:01
- "No One Came" – 5:23
- "Black Night" – 6:40
- "Sometimes [I Feel Like Screaming]" – 7:21
- "'69" – 8:53
- "Smoke on the Water" – 9:04
- "Perfect Strangers" – 8:42
Disc two
- "Hey Cisco" - 6:28
- "When a [Blind Man Cries]" – 7:27
- "Fools" – 10:04
- "Speed King" – 16:26
- "Hush (Billy [Joe Royal song)|Hush]" – 5:52
- "Highway Star" – 7:58
- Recorded on 9 March at the Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
Wollongong 2001
Disc one
- "Woman from Tokyo" – 6:32
- "Ted the Mechanic" – 5:04
- "Mary Long" – 5:20
- "Lazy" – 6:07
- "No One Came" – 5:49
- "Black Night" – 7:23
- "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" – 7:47
- "Fools" – 10:28
- "Perfect Strangers" – 8:20
Disc two
- "Hey Cisco" – 6:34
- "When a Blind Man Cries" – 7:44
- "Smoke on the Water" – 10:24
- "Speed King" – 15:40
- "Hush" – 4:24
- "Highway Star" – 7:36
- Recorded on 13 March at the Wollongong Entertainment Centre
Newcastle 2001
Disc one
- "Woman From Tokyo" – 6:14
- "Ted the Mechanic" – 5:11
- "Mary Long" – 5:56
- "Lazy" – 6:03
- "No One Came" – 5:37
- "Black Night" – 7:22
- "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" – 7:27
- "Fools" – 9:23
- "Perfect Strangers" - 9:30
Disc two
- "Hey Cisco" – 6:19
- "When a Blind Man Cries" – 7:26
- "Smoke on the Water" – 10:20
- "Speed King" – 16:59
- "Hush" – 4:18
- "Highway Star" – 7:24
- Recorded on 14 March at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre
Hong Kong 2001
Disc one
- "Woman from Tokyo" – 6:29
- "Ted the Mechanic" – 4:49
- "Mary Long" – 5:36
- "Lazy" – 6:11
- "No One Came" – 5:57
- "Black Night" – 8:25
- "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" – 7:20
- "Fools" – 11:06
- "Perfect Strangers" – 10:08
Disc two
- "Hey Cisco" – 6:47
- "When a Blind Man Cries" – 7:32
- "Smoke on the Water" – 10:11
- "Speed King" – 16:14
- "Hush" – 4:21
- "Highway Star" – 7:33
- Recorded on 20 March at Hong Kong Coliseum
Tokyo 24 March 2001
Disc one
- "Pictured Within" – 11:04
- "Sitting in a Dream" – 4:45
- "Love is All" – 4:30
- "Fever Dreams" – 4:18
- "Rainbow in the Dark" – 5:57
- "Watching the Sky" – 5:27
- "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" – 7:20
- "The Well-Dressed Guitar" – 4:07
- "Wring That Neck" – 5:09
- "Fools" – 9:54
- "Perfect Strangers" – 6:23
Disc two
- "Concerto Movement 1" – 20:16
- "Concerto Movement 2" – 18:36
- "Concerto Movement 3" – 14:45
- "When a Blind Man Cries" – 7:34
- "Pictures of Home" – 10:06
- "Smoke on the Water" – 7:04
- Recorded on 24 March in Tokyo
- Featuring Ronnie James Dio on tracks 2, 3, 4 & 5 and track 6
Tokyo 25 March 2001
Disc one
- "Pictured Within" – 11:24
- "Sitting in a Dream" – 4:22
- "Love is All" – 4:19
- "Fever Dreams" – 4:52
- "Rainbow in the Dark" – 5:10
- "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" – 7:12
- "The Well-Dressed Guitar" – 3:19
- "Wring That Neck" – 5:58
- "When a Blind Man Cries" – 7:42
- "Fools" – 10:12
- "Perfect Strangers" – 6:39
Disc two
- "Concerto Movement 1" – 19:30
- "Concerto Movement 2" – 19:16
- "Concerto Movement 3" – 14:44
- "Pictures of Home" – 10:28
- "Smoke on the Water" – 11:40
- Recorded on 25 March in Tokyo
- Featuring Ronnie James Dio on tracks 2, 3, 4 & 5 and track 5