270K views · 12K reactions | Deep Purple Live At The California Jam in April 1974. This live version of SPACE TRUCKIN' is the original broadcast version. It's truly exhilarating! | Deep Purple Classic | Facebook

Deep Purple (Mark III) - Space Truckin' (California Jam 1974 HD) Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar Jon Lord - Keyboards, Synthesizers Ian Paice - Drums David Coverdale -Vocals Glenn Hughes - Bass, Vocals On (April 6, 1974) the Mark III lineup of Deep Purple played the California Jam at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California with expectations from guitarist Ritchie Blackmore that they would not play before dawn, so the band could use their light show. But promotors asked them to go on earlier

Space Truckin’ (1972) - Deep Purple live in New York, 1973. "Space Truckin'," which takes the concept into the galaxy as lead singer Ian Gillan describes a wild ride through the solar system. All five band members - Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice - are credited as writers on this song. | Paul B. Leonor