Movie Description In 1972, British hard-rock band Deep Purple launched a massive world tour in support of their landmark proto-metal album MACHINE HEAD. This concert film captures two stops on the MACHINE HEAD tour, both featuring the classic lineup of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, singer Ian Gillian, keyboardist Jon Lord, bassist Roger Glover, and drummer Ian Paice. Filmed in black and white on March 1, 1972, in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Danish national radio and television, the first performance boasts the only time this lineup was ever captured on film for a full-length concert. It has never before been screened in its entirety. The second performance, filmed in color in May 1973 in New York City for the IN CONCERT television series, marks the only recorded footage of that same lineup performing their classic "Smoke on the Water." Together, the two concerts make for a historic document of one of the most important bands in the hard-rock canon.
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