Deep Purple

Deep Purple

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Product Description
Remastered reissue of 1969 album with 5 bonus tracks 'The Bird Has Flown' (Alternate A-side Vsn), 'Emmaretta' (Studio B-side) plus 3 unissued tracks 'Emmaretta' (BBC Top Gear Session), 'Lalena' (BBC Radio Session) & 'The Painter' (BBC Radio Session). 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Tracks:

Hush
Kentucky Woman (Single Version)
Black Night
Speed King (U.S. Album Version)
Child In Time
Strange Kind Of Woman
Fireball
Demon's Eye
Highway Star
Smoke On The Water
Space Truckin'
Woman From Tokyo
Burn
Stormbringer
Knocking At Your Back Door

Album Description

The only newly remastered single-disc compilation featuring all of the hits during the band's heyday. Includes 15 full-length singles, live cuts, and album tracks from 26 albums released between 1968-1984!

Customer Reviews:

Great bang for the buck.......2007-07-25

Given the inconsistency of the Purple line-up through the years, it's quite amazing that they didn't end up second-rate hack acts playing at obscure county fairs or dingy bars trying to make ends meet. Somehow this outfit has retained its popularity, and the budget priced "The Very Best Of Deep Purple" is a great compilation. While it doesn't contain material from "Come Taste The Band" that featured the late Tommy Bolin or any Steve Morse-era material, currently Purple's lead guitarist, the focal point of Jon Lord's trademark organ and Ritchie Blackmore's slicing leadwork make this a very solid collection, indeed.
Of course, "Smoke On the Water" is here, but so are lots of other gems, including their first hit "Hush", a great reworking of Neil Diamond's "Kentucky Woman", and "Burn", all great tracks.
The set closes with "Knocking At Your Back Door", from "Perfect Strangers", the album that reunited the classic line-up from "Machine Head" and "Made In Japan". Ian Gillan is one of rock's great vocalists, and the best Purple ever had. He still sings for them today.
The other must-have CD is their live masterpiece "Made In Japan", with much tougher versions of "Highway Star" and "Smoke On The Water", and a real space jam on the 20 minute plus "Space Truckin'". Reacquaint yourself with this great band or introduce yourself today.

The Title Says It All.......2007-06-06

This is a great intro to one of rock's greatest band. For a single CD, this is the one to one. It truely is the very best of purple.

A tale of two concerts.......2007-05-16

For whatever reason, the footage of the Copenhagen concert rarely shows Ritchie Blackmore playing, even during his intros or solos. Somebody needs to track that cameraman down and slap him silly. The New York concert footage is better, but the majoity of the tracks on this DVD come from the Copenhagen show. Overall this DVD is a disappointment, enjoyable sometimes, but a disappointment nonetheless.

The very, very, very best?.......2007-02-02

Well, yes and no! There're a couple of things that you should know about this release: first, the liner notes claim that this is the first collection of the CD era, which is not entirely true, since the previous "Deepest Purple" compilation was already available (However, the remastering is most welcome!). And that's probably my only complaint (I would actually rate this item with 4 and a half stars, but since the format won't allow me to do that...) about this compilation: it offers very little additional material, only 3 songs that were not included in "Deepest...".

Its title notwithstanding, this CD is a "greatest hits" compilation and not (necessarily) "The Very best", but semantics aside, there are a couple of exceptions of songs that were not issued as singles (Space Trucking and Child in Time, for instance...). I originally didn't care much for the covers of "Kentucky Woman" and "Hush", but I understood their inclusion here since those were the first hits the band scored with in the U.S (the territory this CD is meant for). But the tunes eventually grew on me, leading me to get their first 3 records.

It's a shame that no additional material from the band's second coming in the 80's could be included though, but that is simply a record company issue: the latter part of Purple's catalog was released with a different record label. In the end, this is a great compilation, and if you want to have a taste of some of Purple's best material, this is a good place to start. However, if you, like me, were looking for a more comprehensive package, including music from all the lineups (including the criminally underrated Mk IV, completely ignored here...), you might be a bit disappointed...You can always get the boxet "Shades", but... that's a different tale... But casual fans looking for nothing but the hits rejoice: here they are!!! And for roughly 8 bucks, you can't really ask for more...

Rock And Roll At Its Best.......2006-12-07

One of the biggest and best bands of the late 1960s' / early 1970s' classic rock movement was undoubtedly Deep Purple. Featuring some of the finest musicians rock hard to offer as well as one of the best lead singers ever (Ian Gillan), in their heyday they were truly a force to be reckoned with.

This 16 track colection collects all of Deep Purple's most popular hits, such as "Hush", "Kentucky Woman", the epic "Child In Time", "Highway Star", the legendary "Smoke On The Water" (a song that joins "Stairway To Heaven" and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" as one of the echelons of overplayed classic rock anthems, which is not to say it's a bad song), "My Woman From Tokyo" and many others. The sound quality is fantastic, and the liner notes make for a really good read.

I highly recommend this collection.

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Classic Rock Collection
Heavy Metal Classic!
Do I even need to go "In-Depth"?
A guilty pleasure
Simply The Best

Machine Head
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ASIN: B000002KHB
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Highway Star
Maybe I'm A Leo
Pictures Of Home
Never Before
Smoke On The Water
Lazy
Space Truckin'

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Home of "Smoke on the Water" and "Highway Star," Machine Head blends proto-metal density with epic arrangements, resulting in a record that's far more grandiose than the sum of its parts. --Jon Wiederhorn

Customer Reviews:

Classic Rock Collection.......2007-07-04

This is a must have to round out your classic rock collection. Highway Star and Smoke on the Water were big hits in the early 70s. Really enjoy listening Highway Star while riding my Harley.

Heavy Metal Classic!.......2007-02-08

Deep Purple hit their peak with this one...Every song's a winner.
Too bad "Smoke on the water" gets so much airplay, at the expense of the other songs. Did you EVER hear "Lazy" on the radio? Blackmore, Gillan, Paice, Glover & Lord - The whole was greater than the sum of its parts.
The drumming is unbelieveable on this album!

Do I even need to go "In-Depth"?.......2007-01-07

Seriously, 3 of the 7 songs on this album are classic hard rock anthems! Smoke On The Water, Highway Star, and Space Truckin'! Nuff said!!!! Deep Purple pretty much invented heavy metal. It was either them or Ozzy.

A guilty pleasure.......2006-11-29

Best hard rock album ever? Uh, NO. I'm sorry, but I fail to see what the big deal about this record is. Smoke on the Water's cool (obviously), and I like Highway Star, Lazy and Space Truckin' too. But this is a disposable album, I mean listen to songs like Maybe I'm a Leo, Never Before or Pictures of Home and you'll see what I mean. Ritchie Blackmore lacks the creativity, sheer virtuosity, and personality of Jimi Hendrix, but he's a passable guitarist, and he has a way with a riff (Smoke on the Water, for instance). The rest of the group's faceless, though, and the record offers no surprises. with the exception of the harmonica solo on Lazy. I'll admit that caught me off-guard. And the less that can be said about the lyrics, the better. But if you're willing to look past all those flaws (and trust me, there are lots), you'll find it's a fun headbanging indulgence meant for occasional spins.
Recommended listening for hard rock fans (I hate the term metal - it calls to mind those awful hair-metal, death-metal and nu-metal bands)
Back in Black (AC/DC)
Appetite for Destruction (Guns 'n' Roses)
Paranoid (Black Sabbath)
Houses of the Holy (Led Zeppelin)
Are You Experienced? (Jimi Hendrix)
Disraeli Gears (Cream)
All are miles ahead of this.

Simply The Best.......2006-11-21

Ahh, Machine Head! I remember when this came out. I bought the cassette, and within 4 years had literally played it to shreds. Then I bought another cassette. It was one of the first cd's I ever bought, but the first cd was pretty poor sound quality. I found a German cd at a used record store, and the sound quality was excellent. Then, there was the 25th anniversary cd, which was top notch, too. All in all, I figure Deep Purple owes me a gold record for the amount of money I've spent on Machine Head. And it's been worth every penny.

"Highway Star" is a great way to start an album Awesome. All of the songs are great here. "Smoke On The Water" and "Space Truckin'" are the popular ones, but I've always been partial to "Maybe I'm A Leo."

This is one awesome album. If you don't own it, why not?

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About "Who do we think we are"
Who did Gillian and Glover think they were quitting this band?
Classic Stuff
You Might Also Want to Get..
Awesome!!

Who Do We Think We Are
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ASIN: B00006BTAN
Release Date: 2002-08-06

Tracks:

Woman From Tokyo
Mary Long
Super Trouper
Smooth Dancer
Rat Bat Blue
Place in Line
Our Lady
Woman From Tokyo - ('99 remix, bonus track)
Woman From Tokyo - (bonus track, alternate take)
Painted Horse - (bonus track, studio outtake)
Our Lady - ('99 remix, bonus track)
Rat Bat Blue - (bonus track, writing session)
Rat Bat Blue - ('99 remix, bonus track)
First Day Jam - (bonus track, instrumental)

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue featuring 7 bonus tracks, 'Woman From Tokyo' ('99 remix & Alt. Bridge), 'Painted Horse' (Studio Outtake), 'Our Lady' ('99 remix), 'Rat Bat Blue' (Writing session & '99 remix) & 'First Day Jam' (Instrumental). 2002.

Customer Reviews:

About "Who do we think we are".......2007-05-04

I think this album is way to floppy and poppy and the source and force from In rocks/Fireball and Machine head has completely gone. This band was one of the first in the catagory of Heavy metal, and this last DP mark 2 line up from 1973 is not. All the problems in the band surely determains that in this album,and that's why I only give it 1 star. Sorry, but if you want the spirit back in the band with dp mark 2 line-up Buy "Perfect stangers" & "House of blue light" which is one of my favorits...these 2 albums have everything and Gillians voice is better than ever:-)

Who did Gillian and Glover think they were quitting this band?.......2007-02-16

The forgotten Mark II lineup album is possibly their best next to In Rock. Considering the circumstances recording the album, "Ritchie and Ian were not speaking", this is a very underrated effort. Rat Bat Blue, Mary
Lond and Our Lady are among the many highlights.

Classic Stuff.......2007-01-11

This album from the Mark II version of Deep Purple is best known for the huge hit "Woman From Tokyo" that starts out the disc. When people talk about the classic Deep Purple albums usually this is not one of them that gets mentioned, but I think it is underrated. The album would prove to be the last for the mark II lineup as tensions were high at the time of its recording. Every song here is good "Mary Long", "Super Trouper", "Smooth Dancer", "Rat Bat Blue", "Place In Line" and "Our Lady" are all classic purple. The whole band is in fine form instrumentally and Gillan's voice at its peak. I have had a love hate relationship with many of Deep Purple's albums over the years, but this one is one of their best in my opinion.

You Might Also Want to Get.........2006-11-24

...the Audio Fidelity version of this if you are fussy about sound quality. While this remaster will satisfy the average customer, and the bonus tracks are great, Warner Bros did a crappy job remastering this. The Audio Fidelity version, which is also available here on Amazon, was done right. It only contains the original album, but it's never sounded better.

Awesome!!.......2006-11-23

There isn't an album that has grown on me over the years as much as this one. Sure, I liked it when it came out, but after the incredible Machine Head album, I was probably expecting more than any album could deliver.

As the years have gone by, this one just keeps going up my list. And then, when the remastered version with bonus tracks came out, it just went even higher up my list. The original songs have been carefully remastered, and sound better than ever, unlike most remastered cd's. The bonus material is very solid.

If you're a Deep Purple fan, getting this one is a no brainer. If you don't know much about Purple, give this one a try. You'll be pleasantly surprised.

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Perhaps THE Seminal Hard Rock Album
Calling all Old Rockers!
The best ever,forever.
good album
One of my favorites, with reservations. . .

In Rock: 25th Anniversary (UK)
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ASIN: B000005RQT
Release Date: 1995-06-16

Tracks:

Speed King
Bloodsucker
Child In Time
Flight Of The Rat
Into The Fire
Living Wreck
Hard Lovin' Man
Black Night (Original Single Version)
Studio Chat
Speed King (Piano Version)
Studio Chat
Cry Free (Roger Glover Remix)
Studio Chat
Jam Stew (Unreleased Instrumental)
Studio Chat
Flight Of The Rat (Roger Glover Remix)
Studio Chat
Speed King (Roger Glover Remix)
Studio Chat
Black Night (Unedited Roger Glover Remix)

Album Description

1995 release on EMI, the 25th anniversary edition of their classic 1970 album 'In Rock'. Features the original eight tracks plus 12 bonus tracks, all digitally remastered & on afull color picture CD. The clear jewel case lid is embossed with replica autographs of the band's members at the time inblack. The bonus tracks include studio outtakes, Roger Glover remixes and studio chat by the band! Contains 'Speed King', 'Child In Time' and 'Black Night'. The full title is 'In Rock: 25th Anniversary Edition'.

Album Details

Deep Purple's 1970 Release / 1995 Anniversary Re-release Captures the Band in an Emerging State Musically and with their Classic Line-Up in Place: Ian Gillan on Vocals, Ritchie Blackmore on Guitar, Jon Lord on Keys, Roger Glover on Bass and Ian Paice on Drums. This Special Edition Contains Nine Tracks Not on the Original Release: Six Tracks of Studio Chatting, a Few Remixes of Album Tracks and an Unreleased Instrumental ("Jam Stew"). All Tracks Digitally Remastered.

Customer Reviews:

Perhaps THE Seminal Hard Rock Album.......2007-06-24

In terms of MOST IMPORTANT '70's CDS, I'd only place Rainbow Rising and perhaps Black Sabbath's Master of Reality on a par with this album. As far as influencing the neo-classical genre, this album is THE seminal prototype of the genre. Zeppelin was far more folk/blues, and Black Sabbath were concerned more with creating a new genre (you know which).

It's doubtful there would have been Scorpions, UFO, Van Halen, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Yngwie Malmsteen, Vinnie Moore, Dio. or pretty much ANY "hair metal" band from the '80's without this release. I realize the benefits of "hair metal" are disputed (I certainly dispute them), but it was an obviously influential genre (particuarly in terms of guitar playing).

As great as their later release, Machine Head, was and is, this is FAR harder, and keyboardist Jon Lord's influence from the great Classical Composer Gustav Mahler is evident on many of the tracks. Just in terms of overall music composition and scheme, his release never sounds overly removed form the early 2oth century wave of Viennese "Atonal" masterpieces (see Arnold Schoenberg's mid-period, Anton Webern, etc).

Don't miss this, even if you're not "wild" about hard rock. This is an essentia; ROCK album, and it would astonish me to hear too many protests over that assertion.

Calling all Old Rockers!.......2007-05-14

Deep Purple in Rock, gotta be a favorite for any old heavy metal rocker, but you know I think that the younger rocker too may enjoy this, as its hard core rock, not to be listend to lightly, be prepared to hurt your ears, coz this one should be played very loud! enjoy. A+++++

The best ever,forever........2007-05-12

There is no words ,35 year of knowing and loving ,steel is my # 1.

good album.......2007-05-07

This is a good album for those enjoy deep purple. Tracks like speed king, and child in time worth the album.

One of my favorites, with reservations. . ........2007-04-28

Don't get me wrong: I LOVE DEEP PURPLE. They were my first fave hard rock band, and at least eight of their LPs still get my fingers moving and my steering wheel banging! And IN ROCK is one of those. My only beef is that the guys never have given props to the San Fransisco band IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY. That band's first LP was released in 1969, a full year before IN ROCK. Now, given Purple's predilection for Progressive Rock flourishes within a hard rock framework, listen to the song "Bombay Calling" from the first IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY album, and then listen to "Child In Time" from IN ROCK. WAY too close for comfort. I'm not calling it thievery, because musicians listen to other musicians and absorb influences organically. I'd just like to see David LaFlamme in the songwriting credits for CHILD IN TIME. Both songs are great, both bands produced fine work, just give credit where credit is due.

Now, as to this 25th Anniversary edition of IN ROCK: lovely job of remastering, and a great selection of bonus tracks! This is definitely the one to own and treasure. One of Purple's best, and, really, one of my faves.

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Very Good!
Deep Purple's Burn lacks POWER
A Deep Purple Classic !!
David Coverdale Rocks
It's funky, it's bluesy and it rocks!

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ASIN: B0007ZEO4G
Release Date: 2005-05-03

Tracks:

Burn
Might Just Take Your Life
Lay Down, Stay Down
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You Fool No One
What's Going On Here
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'A' 200
Coronarias Redig (2004 Remix)
Burn (2004 Remix)
Mistreated (2004 Remix)
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Very Good!.......2007-06-13

Not being a huge Coverdale fan, I was unsure what I would think after my first listen to "Burn". I can tell you I was very shocked at how much I like this CD. The remastering sounds great, however they could do without the remixes, they add very little. There is a nice size booklet with the telling of how they found Hughes and Coverdale, the leaving of Gillian and Glover and the making of the Album.

Deep Purple's Burn lacks POWER.......2007-05-24

I'm sure a lot of Deep Purple purists will not find this review helpful, but to young vintage hard rock jedis out there who crave the bombast of bellbottomed madmen with battered Gibsons and Marshall stacks AND are curious about the Burn album, should find this review PLENTY helpful.

[...]

'Burn' is a funk album, plain and simple. If you are expecting this to
sound anything like 1970's 'In Rock' or EVEN 1973's 'Who Do We Think We Are' from the year prior, you'll be in a for a painful letdown. Think of early Stevie Wonder (superstition era) being forced to sing and play Sabbath chords at gunpoint and you have this album.
Now let me make clear, I don't have anything against funk when it is done right. Those craving pure, guitar-based funk should look to early Funkadelic (Maggot Brain and Free Your Mind..), Sly and the Family Stone, or even Grand Funk Railroad (Closer to Home, Grand Funk) However, It just doesn't sound right for Deep Purple.
The song 'Burn' is great. It is fast, aggressive and full of virtuoso. But it serves as a cushion to take the edge off the mediocrity of the rest of the songs. Guaranteed, if this album kicked off with a different song like the embarassing 'Lay Down Stay Down', a bewildered headbanger of old would have tossed the vinyl across the room shattering it to pieces. 'Might Just Take Your Life'? HAHAHA. Sounds like a menacing title track doesn't it? Actually, it sounds like it should have been a better opening theme song for 'Sanford & Son'. 'Sail Away' is a bit interesting and mellow; but at this point we're really craving another hard rock track. It never comes. 'What's Going On Here?' is an ironic tune to be on the album, because.. frankly I was wondering the same thing. A-100 is an instrumental which sounds like nothing else on the album, more like a corny Tangerine Dream experiment; definitely not a song to choose to sum up the Deep Purple sound in general!
Now the song, 'Mistreated' is great as it is a strong blues workout with a memorable riff and David Coverdale sings great on it too. Thankfully, Glen keeps his mouth shut on this track because elsewhere, he sounds like an impoverished kid who was just let into Candyopolis at the mall. In other words, it's obvious he's excited to be in Deep Purple. Sample a live version of 'Burn' where he shrills like a cat being tortured with a blowtorch during the verses and you'll know what I mean. Anyways, 'Mistreated': great track. Very much comparable to 'Since I've Been Loving You' on Zeppelin III.
I don't mean to discredit Coverdale and Hughes as musicians in general because Coverdale was great in Whitesnake and Hughes was AWESOME in Trapeze. But 'Burn' as an album is just not up to par with the rest of the Deep Purple catalog, with the exception of the next album, Stormbringer, which was just as bad; killer opening song, the rest stinkers. Ritchie Blackmore then realized he was hanging with fellows who wanted to be the next Bootsy Collins, so he left and formed Rainbow.

Hooray for Ritchie.

A Deep Purple Classic !!.......2007-04-26

The album,"Burn" is a very unique album .First of all,David Coverdale is the lead singer on this album .Notice David Coverdale's unique vocal
range on ,the title track,"Burn".The keyboard playing by Jon Lord is
exquisite .This album ,as many other reviewers have correctly
pointed out ,is a progressive rock album which expanded the musical boundaries for Hard Rock .Ritchie Blackmore's guitar playing on ,the album ,"Burn" undoubtedly proves that he is as adept at playing guitar as Jimmy Page and Brian May .Buy this album !!

David Coverdale Rocks.......2006-11-15

Great version of the band here. There is a big discussion going on about the presence of funk on Burn. In the traditional blues, rock sense I guess you could say there's a funkier sound with this line up but it isn't funk in terms of parliment or mainstream disco (prevalent at the time).

This is still a straight ahead rock and roll cd that can in no way be lumped in with anything else. The title track and Sail Away are two stand out tracks.

It's funky, it's bluesy and it rocks!.......2006-10-16

Released in early 1974, with Blackmore, Lord and Ian Paice plus new upstarts, David Coverdale on vocals and Glenn Hughes on bass and vocals. The band were really at their musical peak here, and this resulted in a great album. The vocals are not on the same level as Ian Gillan, but are still very good indeed. As one critic wrote: It was the ultimate tribute to Ian Gillan, by replacing him with not one, but two vocalists.

What is great about the Burn album, it's not a bunch of songs that were trying to be top 40 hits, like so many bands, but an album that goes from start to finish in grand fashion. It's funky, it's bluesy and it rocks.

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MARK 2 LINE UP - MADE IN JAPAN
WOW - I forgot just how good it can get!
Driving a semi into space and never comin back!
The promise of 70's hard rock is delivered
The best live album ever

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ASIN: B000005RU2
Release Date: 1998-06-30

Tracks:

Highway Star
Child in Time
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Mule (Drum Solo)
Strange Kind of Woman
Lazy
Space Truckin'

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Lucille

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Judging by the thick chugging that Deep Purple pull off as they enter "Highway Star" on this classic 1972 set, this band was of an era that appreciated size in sound. Ritchie Blackmore's guitar and Jon Lord's keyboards owned the evenings on the quintet's Japanese tour, giving the band a front-end density that kept drummer Ian Paice's snap heavy and loud. On tour in support of the album Machine Head, Deep Purple indulged in some great long-form jams, reaching into the 10-minute range for most of the main set and closing with the now-famed live read of "Space Truckin'." There's a reason this is regarded by many as one of hard rock's cornerstone live recordings. It's a boiler. This gold version of the title offers superior sound quality for a higher price than the standard-issue CD. --Andrew Bartlett

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25th Anniversary Edition Includes a Remastered Double CD Set which Feature Three Bonus Tracks which Were Not on the Original.

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MARK 2 LINE UP - MADE IN JAPAN.......2007-05-31

This is the famous line-up of Mark 2; Ian Gillan on vocals, Ritchie Blackmore on guitars, Roger Glover on bass, Jon Lord on keyboards and Ian Paice on the drums.

This is absolutely one of the best recorded live albums for me. Recorded live in Japan in 1972! Just buy the album and listen! If you own it in vinyl (LP) like me, it's better that you own it also in the form of a CD coz it's expanded with extra tracks like Black Night, Speed King and Lucille. These songs didn't appear in the first release of the album and even in the first release of the CD.

This is my third copy of this album already. I've got my first copy in the mid 70s and again in the 80s. Actually in the Philippines it was released as Made in Japan Volume 1 and Volume 2 in separate album.

All songs in the LP Volume 1 and 2 are in one CD only in this edition and the other CD contains the extra tracks from the same Japanese tour in 1972.

WOW - I forgot just how good it can get!.......2007-02-02

Perhaps I should thank those kids who stole all my CD's from my car. Cause now as I am replacing them, I'm also listening to some of the old classics. And Made in Japan is a classic!

Favorite song on the cd is Child In Time. But the entire CD is great!

If you like hard rock from the old days, this is a must have!

Driving a semi into space and never comin back!.......2006-12-19

This is fun and heavy music. Ian Gillian screams his head off, Ritchie Blackmore goes nuts with vibrato and tremolo on his Stratocaster, Jon Lord goes into intergalactic space and back with incredible Hammond electronic organ effects, and Roger Glover and Ian Paice somehow hold it all together in Japan. This is Deep Purple.

The music could easily fly over the edge with a lesser group, with such silly material as "Strange Kind of Woman" (a trite "girl I gotta have ya" rock song) or "The Mule" (with some totally bizarre lyrics flying into a drum solo), but Deep Purple somehow transform the fluff into amazing and deep music. I'd dare any other band out there to try this.

The high points are "Highway Star", which kicks things off with a bang, and "Lazy" and "Space Truckin'", which feature Jon Lord's bizarre virtuosity and cutting-edge analog modulation of the classic Hammond organ. The sound, although strange and definitely "70's", somehow holds up remarkably well 35 years later.

Everyone is in excellent form on the album. They hold their own and play well together.

Very good liner notes provide a glimpse into the concert, the band, and even how this was marketed at the time as the greatest concert ever recorded. That bold claim is not too far from the truth, even today. Speaking of recording, the sound is excellent, as it always has been, with excellent balance and clarity.

The three encores are an interesting, but not essential, addition. They're enjoyable, but unfortunately, they turn what could have been 1 CD into 2 CDs, making this more a little more expensive.

Overall, this is music that goes way over the top and rarely seems to come back, and it might not be for everyone. But if you enjoy hard rock and virtuosity, this is an essential purchase.

The promise of 70's hard rock is delivered.......2006-11-09

This could be one of the only hard rock cd's you ever need.

Fantastic from start to finish, this set shows everything that was right (and excessive) with the music scene in the early 70's.

Beyond any rating system

The best live album ever.......2006-10-16

This album alone, should put Deep Purple in the rock and roll hall of fame.

Made In Japan puts most live albums to shame, even the really good one's! A legendary band at their peak captured on tape forever. There is a god! This Remastered Edition is only better in that it has the great encore Black Night included on a three songs bonus disc.

Get it, turn it up and enjoy!

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A Respectable Comeback
Love My Perfect Stanger
My Favorite Purple Disc
A Milestone!

Perfect Strangers
Deep Purple
Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
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Release Date: 1999-06-22

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Excellent CD.......2007-06-16

Perfect Strangers is the perfect CD. There is not a single track that I skip over on this CD and that is rare for me. The entire CD is classic. The sound is superb, the musicianship is tight and the CD simply rocks. If you like classic rock, get your hands on this CD. It will be worth it to you and you will have a hard time taking it out of the CD player.

Rock on

A Respectable Comeback.......2007-05-27

I remember waiting for this album like waiting for Xmas; And while only a handful of tracks could be considered 'classic Deep Purple', every song is solid, and all the players are in fine form. Blackmore is his usual unusual self, complete with angular, odd-scales, blues flurries, and his trademark, stinging vibrato; Ian sounds right at home, and the band just seems to follow close behind. This has been recently remastered(I don't know about the paticular version I'm reviewing, but I know it's out there...), so it sounds even better. And for being close to 25 years old, it still sounds great to me. A good CD to introduce younger listeners to these guys...it's old, but not that old.

Love My Perfect Stanger .......2007-01-13

I love this cd so much. I recommend that anyone who likes Deep Purple pick up a copy.

My Favorite Purple Disc.......2007-01-11

This album brings back a lot of memories for me. A friend of mine and I took a driving trip from Michigan to New Orleans shortly after this album came out, and it was constantly on our playlist during the drive. By 1984 many people had pretty much written Deep Purple off. They had not released an album as a band since 1975. Blackmore formed Rainbow, Gillian had his own band as well as a stint with Black Sabbath, and Glover and Paice had joined Whitsnake. Deep Purple had effectively dropped off the radar. "Perfect Strangers" would see the return of the mark II lineup of Glover, Blackmore, Gillian, Lord, and Paice and would prove to be one hell of a comeback. Personally this is my all time favorite Deep Purple album. Every song is great, the music is a perfect mix of the classic purple sound with an updated (for its time) contemporary feel. Two big AOR hits came from the album, the opener "Knocking At Your Back Door" and the title track "Perfect Strangers" Both songs rank with the best the band has ever done in fact the song "Perfect Strangers" is one of the best songs of the 80's in my book. The rest of the album is all great too. "Wasted Sunsets" is a ballad that Ian Gillian just kills. His voice is perfect for the song as he does what he does best belting it out. "Hungry Daze" is a rocking look back at the band's history and a look forward to their future. "Under The Gun", "Nobody's Home", "Mean Streak" "Gypsy's Kiss" and "Not Responsible" are all excellent as well. I got to see the band on this tour and the show was as good as the album. Sadly Deep Purple would follow "Perfect Strangers" with the lousy "House Of Blue Doors" which was a huge letdown after this one, and would be the last album from the mark II version of the band.

A Milestone!.......2006-12-11

Should you ever meet someone who's ranting about "the eighties" and the supposedly "bad" music of that decade... just put on this GREAT record!
The songs are well crafted, perfectly recorded and the whole album is absolutely NOT "trendy". With that I mean that you could never tell it was made in 1984. Clearly you can spot it's not from the seventies... but listening back to it, NOW, I notice how it hasn't aged a bit!
...and it features the most classic lineup of the band!
You just couldn't ask for more!! ;-)

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Smoke in the headphones, and fire in the drive!
great album..and a greater one.
If You're Looking for the Best Sounding Machine Head...
a classic made even better.
Essential for any fan of hard rock music.

Machine Head
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ASIN: B00000DGRX
Release Date: 1998-11-17

Tracks:

Highway Star
Maybe I'm A Leo
Pictures Of Home
Never Before
Smoke On The Water
Lazy
Space Truckin'
When A Blind Man Cries (B-Side)
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Maybe I'm A Leo
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Never Before
Smoke On The Water
Lazy
Space Truckin'
When A Blind Man Cries

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Deep Purple were on the eve of breaking wide open when the quintet made Machine Head, a record that launched a heap of hard-rock hits, not to mention the bulk of the live album Made in Japan. No fewer than three classics were unveiled here: "Highway Star," "Space Truckin'," and their biggest hit ever, "Smoke on the Water." Ritchie Blackmore's crunchy guitar was becoming the group's trademark, and the throb that opens "Smoke on the Water" went miles in concretizing his place in the pantheon of 1970s guitar deities. But the story here is the second disc, which is composed of remixes by Roger Glover that introduce long-dormant, more-energized variations on the originals and revive separate solos. --Andrew Bartlett

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Smoke in the headphones, and fire in the drive!.......2007-07-24

Back in 1972 when this album was first realeased, I had no idea it existed. I got my first "hi fi" around 1975, and by then this album and it's legendary "Smoke on the Water" song was already part of the FM hard rock canon and considered a classic. I came of age cranking "Highway Star" and "Space Trukin'", but I wasn't a "hard rock" fan per se so I never actually purchased this album or even listened to it all the way through.

Fast forward to 2007, and I've got this thing in my CD drive at work just rockin' out and being productive at the same time. Even the songs whose titles I didn't recognize sounded like old friends, and the historical notes included in this deluxe anniversary edition put a historical context around the music, which made it all interesting even on an intellectual level.

Then there's the bonus disk! The same think only different, and different in a really cool way! I think I listen to the bonus disk almost exclusively now when I haul this jewel out of my CD drawer. All that's left to do now is to remember to bring it home and crank it up on my main stereo system. What a find!

great album..and a greater one........2007-02-26

This album was one of the first hard rock albums I ever heard. I found a cassette tape of this one day and listened to it. I was only 13 at the time, but I loved it! It stayed in my tape collection for years. I had bought the original CD and now I've bought this. Is it worth it? YES!

Disc one is the original album and its never sounded better. Needless to say, i have sold my original CD of this. The second disc is remixes. There is a noticeable difference especially in the bass and the drums. The vocals sound much cleaner and the music is more balanced and a bit deeper.

'Highway Star' has always been a great song and in its remixed version sounds much better. The beginning intro here should really have been left on the original. There is only one small bit of melody during the solo here that i wish they would have kept in. And its good to hear that the cymbal crash on the end has been left to ring out. The original always seemed to be get clipped off a bit too soon.
'Maybe I'm A Leo' is a bit of a slower song and has a great riff. I remember listening to this intro 100 times when i first heard this because the drums sounded so strange and off beat to me. When my ears finally got used to it, I loved it.
'Pictures Of Home' is my favorite. The lyrics were always incredible and the remixed version here is much better. 'Never Before' always seemed like a weak song to me. It's a bit too much like a pop song and why this was ever considered as a single is beyond me. A decent song, but not as great as the others.

'Smoke On The Water' is, of course, the best known song here. This remix features a different guitar solo, but i still prefer the original. There is a reason this solo was replaced. But it is interesting to hear nonetheless.
'Lazy' had a great organ solo intro that eventually turns into a great blues song. This is another highlight of the album.
'Space Truckin' is a bit of a simple song, but it does have interesting lyrics and this remix makes it sound like a new song.

This CD is a must buy. The remixes for the most part are superior to the original and this is just a great hard rock album anyway. Buy this. This is a five star album all the way!

If You're Looking for the Best Sounding Machine Head..........2007-01-02

A hybrid SACD version is also available here on Amazon. It will play on standard CD players as well as SACD players, and the standard CD layer sounds even better than this anniversary edition. I have both since I want the best sounding Machine Head available and the second disc of Roger Glover remixes in this anniversary edition. This is a good sounding remaster of the original album, but it can't hold a candle to the hybrid remaster.

a classic made even better........2006-12-17

Machine Head needs no introduction. It is THE album with THE song. You know which one I'm talking about. Anyway, the first disc is the original album along with When A Blind Man Cries, an excellent bluesy B-side, and quadrophonic (whatever that means) remixes of Lazy and Maybe I'm a Leo. I didn't notice much difference between those remixes and the originals. The first disc would be worth five stars by itself, as anyone who's heard it knows.

But then there's the second disc, with each of the eight songs remixed by Roger Glover, DP's longtime bassist. There are some pretty noticeable changes, but they aren't bad by any means. On most of the songs, you get to hear the band warming up for a few seconds before doing the song, and the original faded out endings are played through till the band stops. Oh yeah, there are a few new guitar solos in there too. The new version of Smoke on the Water beats the old one by a mile, and I really like that I can hear Ian Gillan screaming at the end of Highway Star. And don't forget there's a bunch of liner notes detailing the story of how the band made the album.

Buy this. If you just own the original version, you're missing out.

Essential for any fan of hard rock music........2006-10-16

Deep Purple's Machine Head is essential for any fan of hard rock music.

Buying this two disc version is worth every penny. To hear these songs remixed was amazing. It made the album sound as if they recorded it just yesterday. Simply stunning!

Highlights: The remix, of course. Get it and enjoy!

Stormbringer (Original Recording Remastered)

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Stormbringer (Original Recording Remastered)
Deep Purple
Manufacturer: Friday Music
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Release Date: 2007-07-31

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Stormbringer
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Lady Double Deale

Album Description

The first in the series of three new Deep Purple remastered discs from Friday Music, "Stormbringer" the hugely successful Deep Purple album, marks its first release to a North American audience, after being out of print for almost two decades.

Recorded in 1974 as a follow-up to their multi- platinum release "Burn", Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Ian Paice and Jon Lord forged ahead with a harder sound and continued their assault on audiences worldwide with "Stormbringer."

With an apocalyptic entrance, the title track " Stormbringer" kicks the album into a full gear. Blackmore, known for creating some of the finest and most familiar riffs in music history, continues his legendary roll with this metal anthem. Coverdale notches up another career defining song as well, which has followed him through his amazing run with Deep Purple and his own successful arena band Whitesnake.

Eight more incredible performances continue to thrill the listener including the Glenn Hughes melodic classic "Holy Man" and the rocking "Lady Double Dealer", which features the solid back beat of Ian Paice and Jon Lord, which became one of the more lasting tracks in their long list of fan favorites.

Tracks:

Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic
Loosen My Strings
Soon Forgotten
Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming
Cascades: I'm Not Your Lover
Aviator
Rosa's Cantina
Castle Full of Rascals
Touch Away
Hey Cisco
Somebody Stole My Guitar
Purpendicular Waltz
Somebody Stole My Guitar
The Purpendicular Waltz

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Dinosaurs roam the planet again as the Ian Gillian-era lineup (minus Ritchie Blackmore and plus ex-Dixie Dreg Steve Morse) proves that old guys still wanna rock. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

Impressive Changes.......2007-05-27

Replace Blackmore? Yes, they did...and it worked out well this time. Steve Morse has always been a favorite of mine, and his soaring technical abilities allow the musicians alot more freedom without limitations. Whether it's Morse's superior technical ability or overall nicer attitude as a person that allows this freedom, I dunno. But the band sounds reborn; The tracks are lively, skilled, and varied. Morse channels the essence of Blackmore in many of is leads, yet he is def. his own man; The production is excellent, and there is alot of melody on this album; This is an album by a band having fun again. I was very happily surprised, and recommend it as the best Morse/Purple collaboration.

Vintage Deep Purple...of the modern era.......2007-05-01

In the mid 90's Deep Purple had something to prove with the exit of Blackmore...BANG!...a great album. It seems whenever this band's back is to the wall, they come through with flying colours, mainly shades of purple.

How does this band do it?.......2006-11-04

"Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" comes ripping out of the speakers. Wow! This sounds like a band that is re-charged and ready to start all over again. Then comes "Loosen My Strings" sounding classic from the very first listen, as does "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming." Also, early on is "Soon Forgotten" and "Cascades: I'm Not Your Lover" which both sound like vintage in your face Deep Purple. After that comes, the Celtic "Aviator," such splendor and beauty. That was one of the songs the astronauts took in space with them, along with their `72 classic, Space Truckin'. This gorgeous song is followed by the one pure filler from this album, "Rosa's Cantina." But when an album is this good, even the filler is entertaining. This is followed by my favorite, "A Castle Full of Rascals," the one song from this disc that was picked for the Rhino "Shades of Deep Purple" box set. Next up, a beautiful balled, "Touch Away," not syrupy, just pure Purple sweetness. Now it's time to rock out for the home stretch, with "Hey Cisco," the amazing "Somebody Stole My Guitar" and the odd feel of "The Purpendicular Waltz." One of the finest albums in the Purple cannon. And to think new Purple guitarist, Steve Morse (Blackmore's permanent replacement) was only making his debut with the band.

No wonder Purple have made so many great albums over the years, like In Rock, Burn, Come Taste The Band, Bananas and of course this one. What do they all have in common? It's a Deep Purple album that has fresh blood in it`s veins. I can think of so many bands who perhaps should have changed members sooner, instead of a series of lame albums. Not Deep Purple.

NOTE: Some versions of this album contain a cool bonus cut, called "Don't Hold Your Breath," if you get it, it's a true bonus.

Purpendicular: 5 stars.

Ritchie who?.......2006-10-25

Seriously, Ritchie Blackmore set the stage for Deep Purple's long term success and no one can take that away from him. On the other hand, his fickle nature opened the door for other qualified guitarists to keep the fire burning and Steve Morse has done a fine job of it. The obvious fear is that a musician of Morse's skill and imagination would drive the Purple sound into something different (as other incarnations have done with nowhere near the same level of talent). Given his complex work with Dixie Dregs and Kansas, Morse demonstrates not just extraordinary restraint but an intuitive understanding of Deep Purple's musical history to which he plays with a great deal of deference. The result is an album that stands alongside the best of Mark II.

Purpendicular.......2006-09-27

Band Personnell:
Ian Gillan - Vocals
Steve Morse - Guitars
Roger Glover - Bass
Ian Paice - Drums
Jon Lord - Organs and Keyboards

After Blackmore departed again, Satriani took over to complete the world tour of their last album, but he left shortly after without even a official recording, Blackmore's fully replacement was Steve Morse, he showed new life to the band and many even think this is the best they have done since the first part of Mark 2, this album is great.

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