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Total Abandon: Australia '99 is a double live album and DVD by British hard rock band Deep Purple, recorded at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia on 20 April 1999. When the album was released in September 1999, it was only available in Australia. From 12 October 1999, it was made available as a mail order merchandise in Europe. Later, it was also sold in music stores. In USA, the album was not released until 2012; this edition was cut to only one disc.[5]

Total Abandon: Australia '99
Live album by Deep Purple
Released	September 1999 (Australia) 12 October 1999 (Europe) 24 April 2012 (US)
Recorded	20 April 1999
Venue	Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	116:07
Label	EMI/Thames Talent (Australia/Europe) Eagle (US)
Producer	Deep Purple
Deep Purple live albums chronology
Live at The Olympia '96 (1997) Total Abandon: Australia '99 (1999) In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra (2000)

Total Abandon: Australia '99
Video by Deep Purple
Released	1999
Recorded	20 April 1999
Venue	Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	3 hours, 20 minutes
Label	Eagle Rock Entertainment
Director	Henk Eykman
Producer	Darren Schneider, Drew Thompson
Deep Purple chronology
Live at Montreux 1996 (1996) Total Abandon: Australia '99 (1999) In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
AllMusic	(DVD)[2]
Goldmine	[3]
PopMatters	[4]

The album was accompanied in Australia by two collector edition singles: "Smoke on the Water" with disc cut into shape of the Australian continent, and "Black Night", which disc was manufactured in shape of the DP logo.

The VHS/DVD was originally available only in Australia and as a mail order merchandise. It was released in the US on 16 May 2000.[6] It was re-released in Europe in 2003 with additional documentary A Band Down Under which previously had been released only on VHS.[7] The 1999 DVD edition of the album went platinum in Australia becoming Deep Purple's commercially most successful DVD/video release in that country.

Track listings

1999 edition

All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, and Ian Paice except where noted.

CD one

1. "Ted the Mechanic" (Gillan, Steve Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 4:50
2. "Strange Kind of Woman" - 6:23
3. "Bloodsucker" - 4:56
4. "Pictures of Home" - 8:19
5. "Almost Human" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 6:16
6. "Woman from Tokyo" - 6:47
7. "Watching the Sky" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 5:46
8. "Fireball" - 4:44
9. "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 7:11
10. "Steve Morse Guitar Solo" (Morse) - 8:42
11. "Smoke on the Water" - 9:01 - includes riffs from following songs in the beginning (unlisted):
    1. "Heartbreaker" (John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant)
    2. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Willie Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant)
    3. "Fire" (Jimi Hendrix)
    4. "Crossroads" (Robert Johnson)
    5. "Day Tripper" (Lennon–McCartney)
    6. "You Really Got Me" (Ray Davies)

CD two

12. "Lazy" - 8:49
13. "Perfect Strangers" (Gillan, Blackmore, Glover) - 6:18
14. "Speed King" - 14:28
15. "Black Night" - 6:21
16. "Highway Star" - 7:16

2012 edition

1. "Ted the Mechanic" - 4:50
2. "Strange Kind of Woman" - 6:23
3. "Bloodsucker" - 4:56
4. "Pictures of Home" - 8:19
5. "Almost Human" - 6:16
6. "Woman from Tokyo" - 6:47
7. "Watching the Sky" - 5:46
8. "Fireball" - 4:44
9. "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" - 7:11
10. "Smoke on the Water" - 9:01
11. "Black Night" - 6:21
12. "Highway Star" - 7:16

DVD track listing

1. "Intro"
2. "Ted the Mechanic" - 4:34
3. "Strange Kind of Woman" - 6:21
4. "Bloodsucker" - 4:57
5. "Pictures of Home" - 8:18
6. "Almost Human" - 6:32
7. "Woman from Tokyo" - 6:25
8. "Watching the Sky" - 5:42
9. "Fireball" - 4:45
10. "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" - 7:05
11. "Steve Morse Guitar Solo" - 11:37
12. "Smoke on the Water" - 5:57
13. "Lazy" - 8:50
14. "Perfect Strangers" - 6:19
15. "Speed King" - 15:14
16. "Black Night" - 6:17
17. "Highway Star" - 8:05

Limited edition singles

• 1999 - "Smoke on the Water (Radio Mix)" / "Smoke on the Water (Enhanced Video)"
• 1999 - "Black Night" / "Fireball"

Personnel

Deep Purple

• Ian Gillan - vocals
• Steve Morse - guitar
• Jon Lord - keyboards
• Roger Glover - bass
• Ian Paice - drums

Production

• Darren Schneider - production
• Drew Thompson - executive production
• Mat Gearing Thomas - mixing

Certifications

Video sales certifications for Total Abandon: Australia '99

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8]	Platinum	15,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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