Recorded at San Diego Sports Arena, April 9th 1974, featuring the new band line up which had just recorded the "Burn" album : David Coverdale on vocals, Glenn Hugues on bass and vocals plus Jon Lord, Ian Paice and the man in black, Ritchie Blackmore. That very same year, the latter destroyed the California Jam stage with dynamite and had to be taken away with an helicopter in order to prevent the event's promoter from killing him out of anger.