Deep Purple / Europe 1969 Jewel Version, a color version of a pro shot that symbolizes the period just before “IN ROCK”

DEEP PURPLE in 1969, the eve of the “IN ROCK” revolution, with the golden five members gathered. A color version of the professional shot representing such an early era has been decided to be released. This work contains two super famous videos, “August 22, 1969 “JAZZ BILZEN”” and “October 11 “ESSEN INTERNATIONAL POP & BLUES FESTIVAL”. It is a multi-camera professional shot of the performance at the European festival. At that time, they also tried to fuse rock and classical music with “CONCERTO FOR GROUP AND ORCHESTRA” before welcoming Ian Gillan and Roger Glover to produce “IN ROCK”. First, let’s look back on their journey and check the position of this work. June 16: Agreement on Gillan & Glover joining July 4: Evans & Simper fired July 10-20: UK #1 (3 shows) August 20: London show August 22-24: Europe #1 (3 shows) ←★First half of this work★ August 26-September 7: UK #2/Northern Europe (9 shows) September 12-28: UK #3 (7 shows) ←※ “CONCERTO FOR GROUP AND ORCHESTRA” October 4-14: Europe #2 (6 shows) ←★Second half of this work★ October 14: “IN ROCK” production begins October 22-December 28: UK #4 (36 shows) Note: TV, radio, and other media appearances are omitted. This is the schedule from the birth of the second period to the end of 1969. Rod Evans and Nick Simper’s final performance was on “July 4th”, and about a week later they were on stage with Ian Gillan and Roger Glover. After that, they performed several shows in the UK as a warm-up, and then moved overseas. “JAZZ BILZEN” in the first half of this work is the first day of continental Europe. The other “ESSEN INTERNATIONAL POP & BLUES FESTIVAL” was “Europe #2” after “CONCERTO FOR GROUP AND ORCHESTRA”, and was the stage three days before entering the studio to produce “IN ROCK”. These two performances are also famous for the multi-camera pro shots that were left behind, and have long been treasured as the earliest footage of DEEP PURPLE II. This work is also a standard pro shot, but it is very different from the past. It is the first color version in history! However, the color film was not newly excavated. This work is an artificially colored version by an AI program that has been a hot topic recently. While technological advances in underground music and video are easily felt vividly, colorization of monochrome video has finally become possible on an individual basis. The quality that is noteworthy is… surprisingly natural. By “natural” I don’t mean a realistic reproduction of the actual color. Rather, it’s more like a sepia-colored monochrome video. However, there is no artificiality in the texture. In the case of traditional manual coloring, the intention inevitably becomes “coloring book”-like. However, this work is unintentional because it is automated by a program, and the mood of the scene, which would have been illuminated by colorful lighting, feels natural. And above all, the sepia feeling fits perfectly with the vintage content. Of course, the viewing experience is much more impressive. In monochrome, the background and the people felt integrated, but in this work, the texture of the skin and hair is vivid and stands out from the inorganic texture of the instruments and walls. As you know, Ian Gillan’s singing is a bit off because the main songs are instrumental songs such as “Wring That Neck” and “Mandrake Root”, but Jon Lord runs his painful fingertips through bandages, Ritchie Blackmore roars violently on his Gibson ES-335 and Stratocaster, and Ian Paice hits with such force that sweat is about to fly off… The fleshiness of such limbs synchronizes with the fierce improvisation, creating a further sense of dynamism. With the advancement of technology, new possibilities have been opened up for underground recordings, such as high-quality sound recordings, digital master rigs, and multi-camera editing. Another such unprecedented emotion has been born. A new masterpiece that literally gives natural and beautiful “sexiness” to the classic monochrome footage. A color version of the pro shot that symbolizes the period just before “IN ROCK” has been released. This is the first color version by AI, and unlike hand-colored coloring, it has a wonderful vintage taste that does not feel like a “coloring book”. This is a masterpiece born out of technological advances. Jazz Bilzen: Begijnhof, Bilzen, Belgium 22nd August 1969 Essen International Pop & Blues Festival: Grugahalle, Essen, West Germany 11th October 1969 (42:09) Jazz Bilzen Begijnhof, Bilzen, Belgium 22nd August 1969 Recorded by Belgium TV “Tienerklanken”. The band performed on the second day, “Pop And Beat”, of the four day festival 1. Wring That Neck 2. Drum Solo (Paint It Black) 3. Mandrake Root Essen International Pop & Blues Festival Grugahalle, Essen, West Germany 11th October 1969 4. Wring That Neck 5. Mandrake Root Ian Gillan – Vocal Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar Roger Glover – Bass Jon Lord – Keyboards Ian Paice – Drums PRO-SHOT COLUOR NTSC Approx. 42 min.