Deep Purple's 6th studio album is performed by:
- Ritchie Blackmore guitar
- Ian Gillan vocals
- Roger Glover bass guitar
- Jon Lord organ, keyboards
- Ian Paice drums
Recorded between 6th and 21st December 1971 at the Grand Hotel in Montreux using the Rolling Stones Mobile Unit. Engineered by Martin Birch; assisted by Jeremy (Bear) Gee. Technician: Nick [Watterton].
Album devised and produced by Deep Purple for Edwards Coletta Productions.
There's also a rockumentary (DVD/VHS) describing the making of this album.
TRACK LIST -- most releases
- Highway star (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 6.05
- Maybe I'm a Leo (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 4.51
The quadrophonic release [see above] has a different guitar solo on this track.
- Pictures of home (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 5.03
- Never before (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 3.56
- Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 5.40
- Lazy (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 7.19
- Space truckin' (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 4.31
TRACK LIST -- anniversary edition
CD 1 : 1997 Remixes
- Highway star (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 6.39
Remixed version.
- Maybe I'm a Leo (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 5.26
Remixed version with a slightly new guitar solo.
- Pictures of home (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 5.22
Remixed version with an original drum intro.
- Never before (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 3.59
Remixed version.
- Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 6.18
Remixed version with a different guitar solo and slightly different vocals.
- Lazy (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 7.33
Remixed version with slightly different vocals.
- Space truckin' (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 4.52
Remixed version.
- When a blind man cries (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 3.33
Remixed version. Totally. In fact, this is the ultimate version.
CD 2 : Remastered
- Highway star (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 6.08
- Maybe I'm a Leo (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 4.52
- Pictures of home (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 5.07
- Never before (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 4.00
- Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 5.42
- Lazy (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 7.23
- Space truckin' (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 4.34
- When a blind man cries (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 3.32
- Maybe I'm a Leo (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 4.59
Quadrophonic mix.
- Lazy (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 6.55
Quadrophonic mix.
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