Live in London is a live album from
Deep Purple. It was recorded on 22 May 1974 at
Gaumont State Theatre in
Kilburn, London by the BBC for radio broadcast, but was unreleased on vinyl until 1982. It features the
Mk 3 lineup of Blackmore/Coverdale/Hughes/
Lord/Paice during the tour for their album Burn.
At one point during the album, keyboardist Jon Lord jokingly refers to himself as "Rick Emerson" while introducing the band. This is a combination of the first and last name of the keyboardists for
progressive rock bands
Yes and
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, which are
Rick Wakeman and
Keith Emerson, respectively.[4]
The reissued CD edition was released by Purple Records on 30 December 2003 in Japan. This 2 CD reissue included the whole show, with the addition of previously unreleased 30-minute "Space Truckin'"
The remastered CD edition with the whole show was released by EMI on 3 September 2007 in Europe and some other markets. There is no word yet on an American release.