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Mark I and II

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Released
  
December 1973

Length
  
78:04

Artist
  
Deep Purple

Producer
  
Derek Lawrence

Recorded
  
1968–1972

Mark I & II (1973)
  
24 Carat Purple (1975)

Release date
  
December 1973

Label
  
EMI Electrola

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Genres
  
Heavy metal, Psychedelic rock

Similar
  
Deep Purple albums, Heavy metal albums

Mark I & II is a 1973 UK only compilation album by Deep Purple. It contains material originally released between 1968 and 1973. This double LP was released after Ian Gillan had left Deep Purple in June 1973.

Contents

This is the first album with the single A-sides "Emmaretta", "Black Night", "Strange Kind of Woman" and the B-side "When a Blind Man Cries" in the UK. "Woman from Tokyo" is the single edit and "Highway Star" is the Made in Japan live version.

Track listing

All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice except where indicated.

Mark I

Side one
  1. "Hush" (Joe South) – 4.22
  2. "Mandrake Root" (Ritchie Blackmore/Rod Evans/Jon Lord) – 6.03
  3. "Why Didn't Rosemary?" (Blackmore/Lord/Evans/Nick Simper/Ian Paice) – 4.56
  4. "Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts) – 7.21
Side two
  1. "Wring That Neck" (Blackmore/Lord/Simper/Paice) – 5.11
  2. "Emmaretta" (Lord/Blackmore/Evans) – 2.58
  3. "Help!" (Lennon/McCartney) – 6.02
  4. "Chasing Shadows" (Lord/Paice) – 5.31

Mark II

Side three
  1. "Black Night" – 3.29
  2. "Speed King" – 5.49
  3. "Strange Kind of Woman" – 4.00
  4. "Into the Fire" – 3.29
  5. "When a Blind Man Cries" – 3.29
Side four
  1. "Smoke on the Water" – 5.49
  2. "Woman from Tokyo" – 2.44
  3. "Highway Star" – 6.46

Personnel

Mark I
  • Rod Evans – lead vocals
  • Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
  • Jon Lord – organ, backing vocals
  • Nick Simper – bass, vocals
  • Ian Paice – drums
    • Mark II
  • Ian Gillan – lead vocals
  • Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
  • Jon Lord – keyboards, organ
  • Roger Glover – bass, vocals
  • Ian Paice – drums, percussion

    • Songs

    1Hush4:22
    2Mandrake Root6:03
    3Why Didn't Rosemary4:56

    References

    Mark I & II Wikipedia
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