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Deep Purple were bombastic as hell, but as a template for the next wave of hard rock bands, the group did a pretty good job of showing how it’s done, picking just the right song to cover and also writing one or two rock classics like “Smoke on the Water” to give it all credence. This two-disc set collects all the band’s singles and EPs released between 1968 and 1980, and while it thins out considerably toward the end of that run, the quality here is revealing -- this band clearly bridges the British Invasion era with the harder-edged commercial rock era that came later. The huge-sounding “Hush” is here from 1968, along with a hit cover of Neil Diamond's “Kentucky Woman” from that same year, a startling re-imagining of the Beatles' “Help” from 1969, the hard-rocking “Black Night” from 1970, the sleek “Lazy” from 1972, and the massive hits “Smoke on the Water” and “Woman from Tokyo” from 1973. That’s when things start to get a little less inspired, but 1976’s sharp “Getting’ Tighter” and a re-recorded version of “The Bird Has Flown” from a 1980 BBC session are both wonderful gems from a band that clearly knew what it was doing, and in the process cleared the road for Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and everything that came from that.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Joe South, Composer - Deep Purple, Performance, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Engineer - Derek Lawrence, Producer - Barry Ainsworth, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 1998 Digital Remaster (P) 1998 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by HEC Enterprises Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Evans, Lyricist - Deep Purple, Performance, MainArtist - Jon Lord, Composer - Lord, Lyricist - Peter Mew, Engineer - Derek Lawrence, Producer - Barry Ainsworth, Engineer - Rod Evans, Composer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2000 Digital Remaster (P) 2000 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by HEC Enterprises Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Neil Diamond, Composer - Deep Purple, Performance, MainArtist - Peter Mew, Engineer - Derek Lawrence, Producer - Barry Ainsworth, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 1998 Digital Remaster (P) 1998 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by HEC Enterprises Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Deep Purple, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Derek Lawrence, Producer - Barry Ainsworth, Engineer - Nick Simper, Composer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 1998 Digital Remaster (P) 1998 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by HEC Enterprises Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Deep Purple, Performance, MainArtist - Jon Lord, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Derek Lawrence, Producer - Barry Ainsworth, Engineer - Rod Evans, Composer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 1998 Digital Remaster (P) 1998 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by HEC Enterprises Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Evans, Lyricist - Deep Purple, Performance, MainArtist - Blackmore, Lyricist - Jon Lord, Composer, Arranger - Lord, Lyricist - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Derek Lawrence, Producer - Barry Ainsworth, Engineer - Rod Evans, Composer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2000 Digital Remaster (P) 2000 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by HEC Enterprises Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
TCHAIKOVSKY, Composer - John Lennon, Composer - Paul Mccartney, Composer - Deep Purple, Performance, MainArtist - Derek Lawrence, Producer - Barry Ainsworth, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2010 Digital Remaster (P) 2010 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by HEC Enterprises Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Roger Cook, Composer - Roger Greenaway, Composer - Deep Purple, Performance, MainArtist
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2002 Digital Remaster (P) 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by HEC Enterprises Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Deep Purple, Performance, MainArtist - Jon Lord, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Derek Lawrence, Producer - Barry Ainsworth, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2002 Digital Remaster (P) 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by HEC Enterprises Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Deep Purple, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Gillan, Composer - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer - Roger Glover, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Andy Knight, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 1995 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by HEC Enterprises Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Deep Purple, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Gillan, Composer - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer - Roger Glover, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2002 Digital Remaster (P) 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by HEC Enterprises Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Deep Purple, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Gillan, Composer - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer - Roger Glover, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Andy Knight, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 1995 Digital Remaster (P) 1995 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by HEC Enterprises Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Richard Blackmore, Lyricist - Deep Purple, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Gillan, Composer, Lyricist - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer, Lyricist - Paice, Lyricist - Roger Glover, Composer, Lyricist - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Martin Birch, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2002 Digital Remaster (P) 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by HEC Enterprises Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Deep Purple, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Gillan, Composer - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer - Roger Glover, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Martin Birch, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2002 Digital Remaster (P) 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by HEC Enterprises Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Deep Purple, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Gillan, Composer - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer - Roger Glover, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Martin Birch, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2002 Digital Remaster (P) 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by HEC Enterprises Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Deep Purple, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Gillan, Composer - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer - Roger Glover, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Martin Birch, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2002 Digital Remaster (P) 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by HEC Enterprises Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Deep Purple, Producer, Mixer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Gillan, Composer - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer - Roger Glover, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Martin Birch, Mixer, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2002 Digital Remaster (P) 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Deep Purple, Producer, Mixer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Gillan, Composer - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer - Roger Glover, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Martin Birch, Mixer, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2002 Digital Remaster (P) 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Deep Purple, Producer, Mixer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Gillan, Composer - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer - Roger Glover, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Martin Birch, Mixer, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2010 Digital Remaster (P) 2010 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
DISC 2
Deep Purple, Producer, Mixer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Gillan, Composer - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer - Roger Glover, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Martin Birch, Mixer, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2010 Digital Remaster (P) 2010 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Deep Purple, Producer, Mixer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Gillan, Composer - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer - Roger Glover, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Martin Birch, Mixer, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2010 Digital Remaster (P) 2010 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Deep Purple, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Gillan, Composer - Ian Paice, Composer, Mixer - Jon Lord, Composer - Roger Glover, Composer, Mixer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Martin Birch, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2002 Digital Remaster (P) 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Deep Purple, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Gillan, Composer - Ian Paice, Composer, Mixer - Jon Lord, Composer - Roger Glover, Composer, Mixer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Martin Birch, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2002 Digital Remaster (P) 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
David Coverdale, Composer - Deep Purple, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Martin Birch, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2002 Digital Remaster (P) 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Deep Purple, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2002 Digital Remaster (P) 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
David Coverdale, Composer - Deep Purple, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Martin Birch, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2010 Digital Remaster (P) 2010 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
David Coverdale, Composer - Gary Ladinsky, Engineer - Deep Purple, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Paice, Mixer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Martin Birch, Producer, Mixer, Recorder - Gary Webb, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2010 Digital Remaster (P) 2010 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
David Coverdale, Composer - Glenn Hughes, Composer - Deep Purple, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Paice, Mixer - Martin Birch, Producer, Mixer, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2002 Digital Remaster (P) 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Tommy Bolin, Composer - David Coverdale, Composer - Deep Purple, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Paice, Mixer - Martin Birch, Producer, Mixer, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2002 Digital Remaster (P) 2002 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Tommy Bolin, Composer - Glenn Hughes, Composer - Deep Purple, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Paice, Mixer - Martin Birch, Producer, Mixer, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2010 Digital Remaster (P) 2010 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Deep Purple, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Gillan, Composer - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer - Roger Glover, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Andy Knight, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2010 Digital Remaster (P) 2010 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Deep Purple, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Gillan, Composer - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer - Roger Glover, Composer, Remixer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Martin Birch, Engineer - Peter Denenberg, Remixer - Joe DiGiorgi, Engineer & Mixer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2010 Digital Remaster (P) 2010 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
David Coverdale, Composer - Deep Purple, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Martin Birch, Engineer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2010 Digital Remaster (P) 2010 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd
Deep Purple, Performance, MainArtist - Jon Lord, Composer, Arranger - Richie Blackmore, Composer - Paul Williams, Producer - Rod Evans, Composer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 1969 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by BBC
Deep Purple, Performance, MainArtist - Ian Gillan, Composer - Ian Paice, Composer - Jon Lord, Composer - Roger Glover, Composer - Richie Blackmore, Composer
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 1970 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by BBC
Album review
Deep Purple were bombastic as hell, but as a template for the next wave of hard rock bands, the group did a pretty good job of showing how it’s done, picking just the right song to cover and also writing one or two rock classics like “Smoke on the Water” to give it all credence. This two-disc set collects all the band’s singles and EPs released between 1968 and 1980, and while it thins out considerably toward the end of that run, the quality here is revealing -- this band clearly bridges the British Invasion era with the harder-edged commercial rock era that came later. The huge-sounding “Hush” is here from 1968, along with a hit cover of Neil Diamond's “Kentucky Woman” from that same year, a startling re-imagining of the Beatles' “Help” from 1969, the hard-rocking “Black Night” from 1970, the sleek “Lazy” from 1972, and the massive hits “Smoke on the Water” and “Woman from Tokyo” from 1973. That’s when things start to get a little less inspired, but 1976’s sharp “Getting’ Tighter” and a re-recorded version of “The Bird Has Flown” from a 1980 BBC session are both wonderful gems from a band that clearly knew what it was doing, and in the process cleared the road for Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and everything that came from that.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 35 track(s)
- Total length: 02:32:12
- Main artists: Deep Purple
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
2010 Parlophone Records Ltd. This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2010 Parlophone Records Ltd 2010 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Parlophone Records Ltd
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