Live at the Budokan (Ian Gillan Band album)

Live at the Budokan
Live album by Ian Gillan Band
Released	1977–1978
Recorded	22 September 1977 Tokyo, Japan
Genre	Jazz-rock fusion
Label	Eastworld, Virgin
Producer	Ian Gillan Band
Ian Gillan Band chronology
Scarabus (1977) Live at the Budokan (1977–78)

Live at the Budokan is a live album by the Ian Gillan Band, recorded live on 22 September 1977 in Tokyo, Japan. Originally it was released in two volumes in Japan in late 1977 and early 1978 by EastWorld Records. In July 1983 it was re-issued as a double album in the UK by Virgin Records. CD editions followed in 1989 and 2007. The latter features the full setlist including "My Baby Loves Me", which had been omitted from the previous releases.

Track listing

All songs written by Ian Gillan, Ray Fenwick, John Gustafson, Colin Towns and Mark Nauseef except where stated.

LP Volume 1 (1977)

Side One

1. "Clear Air Turbulence" – 12.56
2. "Smoke on the Water" (Ritchie Blackmore, Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) – 9.50

Side Two

1. "Scarabus" – 5.32
2. "Money Lender" – 10.56
3. "Twin Exhausted" – 5.08

LP Volume 2 (1978)

Side One

1. "Over the Hill" – 8.41
2. "Child in Time" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 10.20

Side Two

1. "Smoke on the Water" – 9.50
2. "Mercury High" – 5.06
3. "Woman from Tokyo" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 4.46

CD reissue (1989)

1. "Clear Air Turbulence" – 12.49
2. "Scarabus" – 5.25
3. "Money Lender" – 10.53
4. "Twin Exhausted" – 5.05
5. "Over the Hill" – 8.35
6. "Mercury High" – 4.58
7. "Smoke on the Water" – 9.46
8. "Child in Time" – 10.16
9. "Woman from Tokyo" – 4.47

CD reissue (2007)

1. "Clear Air Turbulence" – 12.07
2. "My Baby Loves Me" (Gillan, Fenwick, Nauseef, Glover) – 8.01
3. "Scarabus" – 4.54
4. "Money Lender" – 10.52
5. "Twin Exhausted" – 4.37
6. "Over the Hill" – 8.30
7. "Mercury High" – 4.50
8. "Child in Time" – 9.58
9. "Smoke on the Water" – 9.47
10. "Woman from Tokyo" – 4.15

Personnel

• Ian Gillan – vocals, harmonica
• Ray Fenwick – guitar, vocals
• John Gustafson – bass guitar, vocals
• Colin Towns – keyboards, vocals
• Mark Nauseef – drums, percussion

Production notes

• Produced by Ian Gillan Band
• Recorded live at the Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan on 22 September 1977 with the Tacamo Recording Mobile
• Engineered by Kenji Murata assisted by Hitoshi Matsubara
• Mixed by Paul 'Chas' Watkins at Kingsway Recorders Ltd, London, UK
• Mastered by Yoshiaki Hirasawa at Toshiba EMI, Tokyo

External links

• Ian Gillan Official Website