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Sensationally, the classic Mk 2 members of Deep Purple (Blackmore, Gillan, Lord, Glover, and Paice) reformed in 1984 as fan favour began to wane with Gillan, Rainbow and other projects such as Ian Gillan even joining Black Sabbath for the 1983 'Born Again' album. Just prior to the reunion, Paice was playing with ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moores band. Apparently the reformation had been decided upon in early 1983 but individual commitments, including Gillan's world tour with Black Sabbath, during which the band infamously performed 'Smoke On The water', had delayed practical action until the following year. The revamped Deep Purple released the high quality 'Perfect Strangers' album, boasting at least two bona fide classics in the Eastern flavoured title track and 'Knocking At Your Back Door', and set to undertake an enormously successful world tour, which became the second highest grossing concert attraction for that year in America. Their British debut was headlining at Knebworth in 1985 on a bill that included with Scorpions, Meat Loaf, Blackfoot, Ufo, Mamas Boys, Mountain and Alaska. When Deep Purple hit Scandinavia they made did no less than three consecutive nights at the Isstadion Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. ‘Third Night’ was recorded on the third and final night (on the 16th of June 1985). This double vinyl has an excellent sound and the performance is good as always. However people who saw all three shows says it was the second show on the 15th of June that really were the best of them Track listing: 1. Introduction 2. Highway Star 3. Nobodys Home 4. Strange Kind Of Woman 5. A Gypsys Kiss 6. Perfect Strangers 7. Under The Gun 8. Lazy 9. Drum Solo-Ian Paice 10. Child In Time 11. Knocking At Your Back Door 12. Beethoven 13. Organ Solo-Jon Lord 14. Space Truckin 15. Woman From Tokyo 16. Black Night 17. Smoke On The Water