Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple is a compilation album by the British

United Kingdom

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 hard rock band Deep Purple

Deep Purple

Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...

, released in 1980. It features the original hits of Deep Purple before their 1984 reunion. Aided by a TV advertising campaign it would become Purple's third UK #1 album.

It was at one point the longest album ever released as a single LP, but it was overtaken by Def Leppard

Def Leppard

Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Since 1992, the band have consisted of Joe Elliott , Rick Savage , Rick Allen , Phil Collen , and Vivian Campbell...

's Hysteria album in 1987.

This also marked the debut of "Demon's Eye" for the North American release, where it was replaced by "Strange Kind of Woman

Strange Kind of Woman

Strange Kind of Woman is a song by British rock band Deep Purple that was originally released as a follow up single after "Black Night" in early 1971. The song also became a hit, peaking at #8 on UK charts, and later appeared on the re-release of their 1971 album Fireball...

" on Fireball

Fireball (album)

-Side two:-Bonus tracks on the 25th anniversary CD re-issue:-side one:-Side two:-Personnel:* Ian Gillan - vocals* Ritchie Blackmore - guitar* Roger Glover - bass* Jon Lord - keyboards, Hammond organ* Ian Paice - drums-Additional personnel:...

.

All songs from this album later appeared on Rhino's The Very Best of Deep Purple

The Very Best of Deep Purple

The Very Best of Deep Purple is a single disc compilation album by Deep Purple. It was released in 2000 by Rhino Records/Warner Bros. Records...

, along with 3 additional songs.

A 30th Anniversary Edition (released in the UK, October 25, 2010 and US, November 2, 2010) containing tracks from the Mark 1 & 4 eras have been introduced to the classic compilation, plus a bonus DVD containing previously unreleased video footage and an exclusive track by track commentary from founding member Jon Lord

Jon Lord

Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...

.

Side one

1. "Black Night
   Black Night
   "Black Night" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple, first released as a single in June 1970 and later included on the 25th Year Anniversary version of their 1970 album, In Rock. The song became a hit following its release, peaking at #2 on UK charts, and to this day remains Deep Purple's...
   
   " – 3:28
   • No. 2 Chart Single
2. "Speed King
   Speed King
   "Speed King" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple from their 1970 album Deep Purple in Rock. The song is one of the loudest from the album, and featured some of the band's greatest amount of improvisation in a studio recorded song, on both the original version and later live versions...
   
   " (Edit) – 5:04
   • From No. 4 Chart Album Deep Purple in Rock
     Deep Purple in Rock
     Deep Purple in Rock is an album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in June 1970. It was their fourth studio album and the first with the classic Mk II lineup. Rod Evans and Nick Simper had been fired in June 1969 and were replaced by Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, respectively...
     
      
3. "Fireball
   Fireball (song)
   "Fireball" is the opening song of the album of the same name by the English hard rock band Deep Purple. It was Deep Purple's second single release in 1971....
   
   " – 3:25
   • From No. 1 Chart Album Fireball
     Fireball (album)
     -Side two:-Bonus tracks on the 25th anniversary CD re-issue:-side one:-Side two:-Personnel:* Ian Gillan - vocals* Ritchie Blackmore - guitar* Roger Glover - bass* Jon Lord - keyboards, Hammond organ* Ian Paice - drums-Additional personnel:...
     
      
4. "Strange Kind of Woman
   Strange Kind of Woman
   Strange Kind of Woman is a song by British rock band Deep Purple that was originally released as a follow up single after "Black Night" in early 1971. The song also became a hit, peaking at #8 on UK charts, and later appeared on the re-release of their 1971 album Fireball...
   
   " – 3:52
   • No. 8 Chart Single
5. "Child in Time
   Child in Time
   "Child in Time" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple. Featured on their 1970 album Deep Purple in Rock, the song is 10 minutes and 18 seconds long.-History and characteristics:...
   
   " – 10:20
   • From No. 4 Chart Album Deep Purple in Rock
     Deep Purple in Rock
     Deep Purple in Rock is an album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in June 1970. It was their fourth studio album and the first with the classic Mk II lineup. Rod Evans and Nick Simper had been fired in June 1969 and were replaced by Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, respectively...
     
      
6. "Woman from Tokyo" – 5:51
   • From No. 4 Chart Album Who Do We Think We Are
     Who Do We Think We Are
     -Side two:-Bonus tracks on the Remastered edition CD re-issue:-Personnel:* Ian Gillan - vocals, harmonica* Ritchie Blackmore - guitar* Roger Glover - bass* Jon Lord - keyboards* Ian Paice - drums-Additional personnel:* Produced by Deep Purple...
     
      

Side two

7. "Highway Star" – 6:07
   • From No. 1 Chart Album Machine Head
     Machine Head (album)
     Machine Head is the sixth studio album released by the English rock band Deep Purple. It was recorded through December 1971 in Montreux, Switzerland, and released in March 1972....
     
      
8. "Space Truckin'
   Space Truckin'
   "Space Truckin" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple. It is the seventh and final track on the Machine Head album. Its lyrics talk of space travel and it showcases the vocal abilities of singer Ian Gillan and powerful drumming of Ian Paice...
   
   " – 4:33
   • From No. 1 Chart Album Machine Head
     Machine Head (album)
     Machine Head is the sixth studio album released by the English rock band Deep Purple. It was recorded through December 1971 in Montreux, Switzerland, and released in March 1972....
     
      
9. "Burn
   Burn (Deep Purple song)
   "Burn" is a song by British rock band Deep Purple. It was released on the album of the same name in 1974, and was the first song by the Mark III lineup.The song remained the band's concert opener for the next two years, taking over from "Highway Star". It opened Deep Purple's set on the California...
   
   " (Ritchie Blackmore
   Ritchie Blackmore
   Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
   
   /David Coverdale
   David Coverdale
   David 'Jack' Coverdale is an English rock singer, most famous for his work with the his own hard rock band Whitesnake which achieved massive commercial success.-Early life:...
   
   /Glenn Hughes/Jon Lord
   Jon Lord
   Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...
   
   /Ian Paice
   Ian Paice
   Ian Anderson Paice is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the English rock band Deep Purple. As of Jon Lord's departure in 2002, he is the only founding member of the band who never stopped performing with the group, and the only member to appear on every album the band has...
   
   ) – 6:02
   • From No. 3 Chart Album Burn 
10. "Stormbringer" (Ritchie Blackmore
    Ritchie Blackmore
    Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
    
    /David Coverdale
    David Coverdale
    David 'Jack' Coverdale is an English rock singer, most famous for his work with the his own hard rock band Whitesnake which achieved massive commercial success.-Early life:...
    
    ) – 4:06
    • From No. 6 Chart Album Stormbringer
      Stormbringer (album)
      -Side Two:-35th anniversary bonus tracks:-Personnel:* David Coverdale - lead vocals* Ritchie Blackmore - guitar* Glenn Hughes - bass, vocals* Jon Lord - organ, keyboards* Ian Paice - drums-Additional personnel:...
      
       
11. "Demon's Eye" – 5:22
    • From No. 1 Chart Album Fireball
      Fireball (album)
      -Side two:-Bonus tracks on the 25th anniversary CD re-issue:-side one:-Side two:-Personnel:* Ian Gillan - vocals* Ritchie Blackmore - guitar* Roger Glover - bass* Jon Lord - keyboards, Hammond organ* Ian Paice - drums-Additional personnel:...
      
       
12. "Smoke on the Water
    Smoke on the Water
    "Smoke on the Water" is a song by the British hard rock band Deep Purple. It was first released on their 1972 album Machine Head. In 2004, the song was ranked number 426 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time, and in March 2005, Q magazine placed "Smoke on the Water"...
    
    " – 5:40
    • From No. 1 Chart Album Machine Head
      Machine Head (album)
      Machine Head is the sixth studio album released by the English rock band Deep Purple. It was recorded through December 1971 in Montreux, Switzerland, and released in March 1972....
      
       

CD Tracklisting

All tracks composed by Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice except where indicated.

1. "Black Night (Single Version)" (2002 Digital Remaster)
2. "Speed King (Edit)" (2010 Digital Remaster)
3. "Fireball" (1996 Digital Remaster)
4. "Hush" (Joe South
   Joe South
   Joe South is a multi-talented American singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Career:...
   
   ) (1998 Digital Remaster)
5. "Strange Kind Of Woman" (2002 Digital Remaster)
6. "Child In Time" (1995 Digital Remaster)
7. "When A Blind Man Cries" (1997 Remix)
8. "Woman From Tokyo" (2000 Digital Remaster)
9. "Highway Star" (1997 Digital Remaster)
10. "Space Truckin'" (1997 Digital Remaster)
11. "Burn" (Ritchie Blackmore
    Ritchie Blackmore
    Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
    
    /David Coverdale
    David Coverdale
    David 'Jack' Coverdale is an English rock singer, most famous for his work with the his own hard rock band Whitesnake which achieved massive commercial success.-Early life:...
    
    /Glenn Hughes/Jon Lord
    Jon Lord
    Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...
    
    /Ian Paice
    Ian Paice
    Ian Anderson Paice is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the English rock band Deep Purple. As of Jon Lord's departure in 2002, he is the only founding member of the band who never stopped performing with the group, and the only member to appear on every album the band has...
    
    ) (2004 Digital Remaster)
12. "Stormbringer" (Ritchie Blackmore
    Ritchie Blackmore
    Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
    
    /David Coverdale
    David Coverdale
    David 'Jack' Coverdale is an English rock singer, most famous for his work with the his own hard rock band Whitesnake which achieved massive commercial success.-Early life:...
    
    ) (2009 Digital Remaster)
13. "Soldier Of Fortune" (Ritchie Blackmore
    Ritchie Blackmore
    Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
    
    /David Coverdale
    David Coverdale
    David 'Jack' Coverdale is an English rock singer, most famous for his work with the his own hard rock band Whitesnake which achieved massive commercial success.-Early life:...
    
    ) (2009 Digital Remaster)
14. "Demon's Eye" (1996 Digital Remaster)
15. "You Keep On Moving (Single Edit)" (David Coverdale
    David Coverdale
    David 'Jack' Coverdale is an English rock singer, most famous for his work with the his own hard rock band Whitesnake which achieved massive commercial success.-Early life:...
    
    /Glenn Hughes) (2002 Digital Remaster)
16. "Smoke On The Water" (1997 Digital Remaster)

DVD

1. "Jon Lord discusses 'Hush'"
2. "Hush (Playboy After Dark, 1968)"
3. "Jon Lord discusses arriving in the US for the first time"
4. "Jon Lord discusses miming for German TV"
5. "'Speed King' (Vicky Leandros show, German TV, 1970)"
6. "Jon Lord discusses the writing of 'Child In Time'"
7. "Child In Time (new clip)"
8. "Jon Lord discusses the power of 'Child In Time'"
9. "Jon Lord discusses the recording of 'Black Night'"
10. "'Black Night' (classic 1970 video clip)"
11. "Jon Lord discusses 'Fireball'"
12. "'Fireball' (German TV performance on Disco ZDF, 1971)"
13. "Jon Lord discusses the Fireball album"
14. "Jon Lord discusses the writing of 'Strange Kind Of Woman'"
15. "'Strange Kind Of Woman' (Top Of The Pops, BBC, 1971)"
16. "Jon Lord discusses 'Demon's Eye'"
17. "'Demon's Eye' (Music Today, RBB Berlin)"
18. "Jon Lord discusses 'Highway Star'"
19. "'Highway Star' (Beat Club, German TV, 1971)"
20. "Jon Lord discusses 'Never Before'"
21. "'Never Before' (classic 1970s video clip)"
22. "Jon Lord discusses 'Smoke On The Water' and the story behind it"
23. "'Smoke On The Water' (Hofstra University, 1973)"
24. "Jon Lord discusses the choice of singles"
25. "Jon Lord discusses 'Woman From Tokyo'"
26. "'Woman From Tokyo' (new clip)"
27. "'Made in Japan' / 'Space Truckin (new clip from Made In Japan footage)"
28. "Jon Lord discusses 'Burn'"
29. "'Burn' (London, 1974)"
30. "Jon Lord discusses 'You Keep On Moving'"
31. "'You Keep On Moving'"
32. "Jon Lord discusses 'Stormbringer'"
33. "'Stormbringer' (new clip)"
34. "'You Keep On Moving' (new clip)"

Deep Purple

On Tracks 1-3, 5-10, 14 & 16 (CD):

• Ritchie Blackmore
  Ritchie Blackmore
  Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
  
   - Guitar
• Ian Gillan
  Ian Gillan
  Ian Gillan is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan also fronted his own band, had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath, and sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd...
  
   - Vocals
• Roger Glover
  Roger Glover
  Roger David Glover is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. Glover is best known as the bassist and lyricist for the hard rock band, Deep Purple.-Early career:...
  
   - Bass
• Jon Lord
  Jon Lord
  Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...
  
   - Organ, Keyboards
• Ian Paice
  Ian Paice
  Ian Anderson Paice is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the English rock band Deep Purple. As of Jon Lord's departure in 2002, he is the only founding member of the band who never stopped performing with the group, and the only member to appear on every album the band has...
  
   - Drums and Percussion

On Track 4 (30th Anniversary Edition)

• Ritchie Blackmore
  Ritchie Blackmore
  Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
  
   - Guitar
• Rod Evans
  Rod Evans
  Rod Evans is a former English singer and was a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968. He provided vocals for the group's first three albums, including the hit singles "Hush" and "Kentucky Woman". He was replaced by Ian Gillan in 1969.-Early career:Before joining Deep Purple, Evans played together...
  
   - Vocals
• Jon Lord
  Jon Lord
  Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...
  
   - Hammond Organ, Backing Vocals
• Ian Paice
  Ian Paice
  Ian Anderson Paice is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the English rock band Deep Purple. As of Jon Lord's departure in 2002, he is the only founding member of the band who never stopped performing with the group, and the only member to appear on every album the band has...
  
   - Drums and Percussion
• Nick Simper
  Nick Simper
  Nicholas John Simper is a bass guitarist, best known as a founding member of Deep Purple.-Biography:...
  
   - Bass, Backing Vocals

On Tracks 11-13 (CD):

• Ritchie Blackmore
  Ritchie Blackmore
  Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
  
   - Guitar
• David Coverdale
  David Coverdale
  David 'Jack' Coverdale is an English rock singer, most famous for his work with the his own hard rock band Whitesnake which achieved massive commercial success.-Early life:...
  
   - Lead Vocals
• Glenn Hughes - Bass, Vocals
• Jon Lord
  Jon Lord
  Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...
  
   - Keyboards
• Ian Paice
  Ian Paice
  Ian Anderson Paice is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the English rock band Deep Purple. As of Jon Lord's departure in 2002, he is the only founding member of the band who never stopped performing with the group, and the only member to appear on every album the band has...
  
   - Drums and Percussion

• On Track 15 (30th Anniversary Edition)

• Tommy Bolin
  Tommy Bolin
  Thomas Richard "Tommy" Bolin was an American-born guitarist who played with Zephyr , The James Gang , and Deep Purple , in addition to doing solo work...
  
   - Guitar
• David Coverdale
  David Coverdale
  David 'Jack' Coverdale is an English rock singer, most famous for his work with the his own hard rock band Whitesnake which achieved massive commercial success.-Early life:...
  
   - Lead Vocals
• Glenn Hughes - Bass, Vocals
• Jon Lord
  Jon Lord
  Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...
  
   - Keyboards
• Ian Paice
  Ian Paice
  Ian Anderson Paice is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the English rock band Deep Purple. As of Jon Lord's departure in 2002, he is the only founding member of the band who never stopped performing with the group, and the only member to appear on every album the band has...
  
   - Drums and Percussion

• Mastered by Nick Webb at Abbey Road Studios
  Abbey Road Studios
  Abbey Road Studios is a recording studio located at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, its present owner...
  
  
• Compiled by EMI
  EMI
  The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
  
   in conjunction with Ian Paice

Chart positions

Chart	Year	Peak position
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	1980	1

Certifications

External links

• Overview of Deepest Purple