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inFinite Gold edition
The record company has announced today that the Gold edition of the most recent Deep Purple album inFinite will be one of three new releases on November 3 this year:
The 2CD updated Gold edition of inFinite will include a second CD with 80 minutes from the Hellfest performance produced by Bob Ezrin.
Secondly, earMUSIC will release the From Here To inFinite documentary on blu-ray with two hours of additonal bonus material; a new video for The Surprising (see above); 3 previously unreleased live videos from Hellfest (Time For Bedlam, Birds Of Prey and Smoke On The Water); some behind the scenes footage; movie documentary outtakes; interviews and an audio commentary by the band members.
The third release is the Hellfest tapes on 3LP vinyl titled The inFinite Live Recordings, Pt. 1. The vinyl edition will include two tracks that didn’t fit the CD edition; Hell to Pay and Don Airey’s solo.
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
So we paid out for the deluxe big box, but still have to buy it again?!
October 4th, 2017 at 18:54Me gusta, el repaso a todos la discografía….👍
October 4th, 2017 at 18:55Oh yeha
October 4th, 2017 at 19:00……ahhh nuts! Kevin Stadden, I’d hold on as it will probably be released separately next year! How annoying…….
October 4th, 2017 at 19:04For me the Hellfest would be listening to Steve Morse play guitar for Deep Purple..
October 4th, 2017 at 19:08Yesss👍🏻😎🎉
October 4th, 2017 at 19:08Not sure anyone is forcing you to buy it, but I see your point.
October 4th, 2017 at 19:10Then don’t listen to it. Simple.
October 4th, 2017 at 19:11When can it be ordered?….released just a few days before my birthday.
October 4th, 2017 at 19:12Believe me I dont. For me when Ritchie left Deep Purple died. And he carried on with it in Rainbow.
October 4th, 2017 at 19:15Of course their not! But it’s extremely frustrating, especially when this is pretty much the norm now.
October 4th, 2017 at 19:17Chad seeing them both in action I’ve have to disagree, Steve Morse and Joe S helped turn Deep Purple back into a creative band exploring new avenues, it would be unfair to leave Don out of that statement as well.
RB’s current rainbow offering left me cold, to the point I didn’t bother going seeing him this year.
But each to their own.
October 4th, 2017 at 19:25Im actually a fan of Don Airey. I think hes awesome. I will always be a fan of all of them outside of Morse and Gillan. And to be fair Im not a fan of Ronnie Romero. I also respect your opinion. But in mine Morse isnt one tenth the guitarist Ritchie is or was. Ritchie on his absolute worst day is a better player then Morse. Theres a reason most of their live set consist of Ritchie written songs. And Gillan needs to drop the Ritchie cant play anymore shtick. He needs to listen to Morse play and himself sing.
October 4th, 2017 at 19:33Dethklok? 😂
October 4th, 2017 at 19:49Grrrrr !!
October 4th, 2017 at 20:28Had to put out something in time for Christmas,I guess.
I will not buy inFinite again,in any configuration.
I’ll hold out for the inevitable concert video,which can’t be too far off.
Marketing sucks…
October 4th, 2017 at 20:36Well if you listen to the latest rainbow concerts it’s pretty obvious that Blackers can’t play anymore.
October 4th, 2017 at 21:25He should have stayed at home with the missus and the kids.
Ritchie on his worst day a better player than Steve?? No way…
October 4th, 2017 at 21:44Documentary with bonus only on blu ray? Why not dvd..
October 4th, 2017 at 21:45Yes on his worst day. And please consider that Blackmore was playing with a broken finger. And still played better then Morse. Steve should go back to the Dixie Dregs.
October 4th, 2017 at 21:46Marije Essink when Morse inspires the amount of guitarist as Blackmore has come back and talk to me. Or how about a classic riff,classic album,or even a hit song? Morse is a joke next to Ritchie. And Kasper he still plays pretty damn good. And alot better then most guitarist still. Especially for his age. Now as for the singer Romero im not a fan.
October 4th, 2017 at 21:51LOVE it!
October 4th, 2017 at 22:21And Morse is the most amazing guitarist there is, pure musicianship and without the arrogance.
October 4th, 2017 at 22:24Keep on rocking, Steve – sheer class.
I’m going to wait for the DNA versions to hit the shops…
October 4th, 2017 at 23:24Video won’t play for me (in Canada).
October 4th, 2017 at 23:25Here is why. /Rasmus
October 5th, 2017 at 00:32https://www.thehighwaystar.com/news/2017/10/04/did-you-get-first-dips-on-new-the-surprising-video/
Really don’t know why I bothered buying it in the first place. What was the point? 😡
October 5th, 2017 at 00:49@2 If you’re not a fan of either Gillan or Morse..that doesn’t leave much does i?!….LOL nice of you to throw RR in there for good measure..wtf?
October 5th, 2017 at 01:09Great Video…had to watch it twice to get all the albums!!! WDWTWA was quite clever….
October 5th, 2017 at 01:23Yeah, this is really great. Can’t wait to keep re-buying every album more than once….
October 5th, 2017 at 05:11I didn’t see The Battle rages on … Even after watching twice… ?!
October 5th, 2017 at 06:41Can’t spot Bananas Or Perpendicular.
An amalgamation of all the marketing milking cows all in one clip. No I am not talking about bands members I am talking about the bloodsuckers of the record labels industry.
October 5th, 2017 at 08:09Some references to DP history in there:
1:13 In Rock
October 5th, 2017 at 10:331:23 Fireball
1:48 Who Do We Think We Are
2:53 Stormbringer (!)
3:25 Come Taste The Band
3:36 Perfect Strangers
3:38 The Battle Rages On
4:23 The House Of Blue Light
4:38 Slaves And Masters
5:00 Purpendicular
5:02 Abandon
5:07 Bananas
5:10 Rapture Of the Deep
5:18 Now What?!
Perpendicular in on a tea chest in background
October 5th, 2017 at 10:37Burn cleverly done and abandon. Didn’t see machine head
I saw in rock, fireball, wdwtwr, burn, stormbringer, come taste, perfect strangers, house of blue light, slaves and masters perpendicular, abandon, rapture.
UPDATED:
ALL ALBUM REFERENCES EXPECT DEEP PURPLE (THIRD ALBUM) OR I DIDN’T NOTICE:
0:44 Mandrake Root (Shades Of Deep Purple)
October 5th, 2017 at 10:420:46 Taliesyn (The Book Of Taliesyn)
1:13 In Rock
1:23 Fireball
1:38 Fire representing Smoke On The Water (Machine Head)
1:48 Who Do We Think We Are
2:07 Candles (Burn)
2:53 Stormbringer
3:25 Come Taste The Band
3:36 Perfect Strangers
3:38 The Battle Rages On
4:23 The House Of Blue Light
4:38 Slaves And Masters
5:00 Purpendicular
5:02 Abandon
5:07 Bananas
5:10 Rapture Of the Deep
5:18 Now What?!
I bought the CD/DVD set back in April.The shine has faded from the album for me,but I’ve watched the documentary 4 times so far. I don’t need to buy the Blu-Ray to own a bunch of promo stuff that has been around the internet for a while….including an hour of Hellfest footage.
October 5th, 2017 at 13:01I watched it all once or twice,bought the album.So,the promo stuff worked.I’ll buy a live album/video of the inFinite tour if/when it happens……probably after the European leg of The Long Goodbye.
Hey guys where is the concerto for group and orchestra reference? Soon forgotten?
October 6th, 2017 at 05:31Gold edition without Paradise Bar is rubbish..
October 6th, 2017 at 06:16All records who are make by Deep Purple are a reference.
October 6th, 2017 at 15:56And all the Purple family too.
Deep Purple best band forever
October 6th, 2017 at 15:57I bought the cd+dvd edition and that’s enough, plus I’ll go to next Buenos Aires show. And I won the t-shirt. Good luck record company…
October 7th, 2017 at 04:46It’s really not Surprising how the “limited editions” of the Edel-issued Purple albums are limited only by the amount of ways they can be recycled and repackaged.
October 7th, 2017 at 15:41Gold edition without Paradise Bar is lame.
No sale.
October 7th, 2017 at 16:55Reference the Rainbow gigs this year. Saw them in 2016 and it was just the experience of watching Richie live again on the Rock circle brought goosebumps and a tear or two to the eye. This year’s gig at NEC was so so much better. To see RB smiling, laughing and even chatting with the audience through the Mike brought a huge smile to my face. The difference in playing was huge as the months of practice and re-visiting those songs certainly seemed to have paid off. The quiet sections in the solo for Mistreated – you could literally hear a pin drop – I think that was one of the best I had ever seem him play. The audience were mesmerised. The tone and style that RB still brings is truly astonishing and there is still no-one to touch him. Surely not many opportunities to see RB or DP in the future. Got 4th row tickets for DP at the NEC and taking my dad down to see them for his surprise 80th. It was after all my dad who introduced me to rock music and DP when found a cassette of Shades of DP along with Pink Floyd’s Dark side. RB, DP and Rainbow have been a huge part of my life over the last 40 years for which I thank them and is hoping for one last long farewell (maybe). PS What i would give to see them re-united for one last time (but only if i’m there !!)
October 8th, 2017 at 14:43@20: Chad, Ritchie didn’t play with a broken finger, he was recovering from an op’ for gout on that particular digit. You could see that it was swollen, which would have made playing difficult, but nowhere near as painful as attempting to get round the fretboard with a broken finger. Also, this Blackmore vs Morse nonsense is so tedious, surely we’ve evolved beyond such comparisons? However, it’s difficult to argue against recent evidence. Ritchie’s playing this year was better than 2016 but it was still pretty uninspiring. He looked to be going through the motions. He’ll always be my favourite, but he either hasn’t put in the work, it’s all about the money, or, he just hasn’t got it in him anymore. I’m not a huge fan of Steve (just too many notes at times), but he does work hard to give it his all, which I admire. As for Gillan, well I haven’ t heard him knock Ritchie in some time. We all know he’s past his prime vocally, but he is still a creative force as a songwriter, so I’m happy to cut him some slack. It sounds like you don’t particularly like the man, yet with Gillan fronting the band MkII was THE most creative lineup and was where Ritchie was his most inspired.
October 8th, 2017 at 20:24@44 Andrew Hird, well said!.
October 9th, 2017 at 15:32I remember the NOw What?! policy – a special golden tour edition and the box with all singles etc. Not surprice this time. So I haven’t decided to buy any edition in April. Again it looks like a good dacision :-). Maybe we need to wait little more for the next box???
About references to third album in video – maybe 0:25 when Ian Gillan have “something” in his hand? Another proposition?
October 11th, 2017 at 09:03So not even this new gold edition CD have all songs… can there be a “definetive platinum experience edition” some time later on? I really like this bands music, but I don’t like how they treat their fans when it comes to record releases. /Robert
October 12th, 2017 at 09:10German Amazon:
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B075VWCMR5/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=earmusicnet-21&camp=1638&creative=6742&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B075VWCMR5&linkId=58db37101b1047bf338a4081fd4d662f
October 13th, 2017 at 05:17@48 Robert-It’s a safe bet that the band has zero input into all the recycling,repackaging and revisions of their music.The record label is completely responsible.We saw Tour Editions of Rapture,Gold Editions of Now What?!,Boxed Editions of inFinite upon it’s initial release.Same record company on each album.This latest round of marketing machination is just another effort to get ( to borrow a title ) Blood From A Stone.
October 16th, 2017 at 18:51Let them repackage as much as they (or Edel) want I say!!! CD is a dying medium – let them milk it for all it’s worth – and we’re all gonna see CD releases stop altogether in some not too distant future. : – (
As an avid CD collector (sorry, as a bassist vinyl just doesn’t cut it for me re low frequencies, I never forget how I heard Ian Paice’s bass drum for the first time distinctly on his early DP recordings when the MK I albums were first released in even the crappiest CD format) that prospect fills me with dread. As a haptic person, having only streamed music is to me like having no music at all/radio listening, only with a choice.
October 18th, 2017 at 11:49