DEEP PURPLE 1974 My First Concert

My first concert was Deep Purple at the Tarrant County Convention Center arena on march 30th 1974. They were touring right around the time the "Burn" album was released. The show was originally scheduled for 2/15/74 but was postponed till march 30th. Deep purple was my favorite band and the first album I ever bought was "Machine Head" in 1972. I had to ride my bicyle(Schwinn Stingray- purple color) to Budget Tapes and Records on Cooper st in Arlington TX to purchase this album. The ride was approximately 5 miles each way. As a result I was surprised at the band's lineup at this concert. I was expecting the lineup with Ian Gillan and Roger Glover. I was  able 

to recognize Glenn Hughes from TRAPEZE, but I had no idea who David Coverdale was. The opening act was Tucky Buzzard with Savoy Brown as the middle act. Before the show and in between the acts the audience members were throwing frisbee's, wing rings and tennis balls all over the arena. There were so many of them that they were hitting each other in mid-air. This was an amazing sight because of the huge size of the TCCC arena. This was not to be repeated at any concerts afterwards because they were banned from all future shows at all venues in the DFW area and would be confiscated at the door. Deep Purple showed everyone what hard rock was all about. They put on a fantastic show and played about half the songs from "Burn" and alot of the songs from "Live in Japan".  The volume level was beyond LOUD and my ears were ringing for about three days afterwards. I really don't remember much about Savoy Brown and Tucky Buzzard. About a week after the show I hopped on my purple stingray and rode to Budget tapes to buy the "Burn" album. It's still one of my favorite albums.  Post script: I finally did see the MKII lineup with Ian and Roger in 1985 at the Summit in Houston TX. That was a great show too.....