Gemini Suite Live

Gemini Suite Live is a recording of Jon Lord's classical/rock piece Gemini Suite featuring the Mark II band lineup of Deep Purple, recorded live during this one and only live performance in 1970. A follow-up to their "Concerto" Project, it featured five movements for the individual members of the band, including a guitar piece from Blackmore.

Gemini Suite Live
Live album by Deep Purple and the Orchestra of the Light Music Society
Released	July 1993 [1]
Recorded	at the Royal Festival Hall, London 17 September 1970.[2]
Genre	Hard rock, classical
Length	44:34
Label	RPM, Purple Records (reissue)
Deep Purple live albums chronology
In the Absence of Pink (1991) Gemini Suite Live (1993) Come Hell or High Water (1994)

Track listing

All movements composed by Jon Lord.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"First Movement: Guitar, Organ" (Some editions misprint the first movement as guitar/voice)	17:23+
2.	"Second Movement: Voice, Bass" (Some editions misprint the second movement as organ/bass.)	10:19+
3.	"Third Movement: Drums, Finale"	16:52

Personnel

• Conducted by Malcolm Arnold
• Ian Gillan – vocals
• Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
• Jon Lord – organ, keyboards
• Roger Glover – bass
• Ian Paice – drums
• The Orchestra of the Light Music Society

References

1. Popoff, Martin (2018). The Deep Purple Family, vol 2 (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-908724-87-8.
2. "Deep Purple and the Orchestra of the Light Music Society conducted by Malcolm Arnold – Gemini Suite (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. 17 September 1970. Retrieved 19 September 2012.