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The Mark II Purple Singles

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Released
  
1979

Length
  
37:00

Artist
  
Deep Purple

Label
  
Purple Records

Recorded
  
1969 - 1972

Producer
  
Deep Purple

Release date
  
1979

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The Mark II Purple Singles (1979)
  
Deepest Purple The Very Best of Deep Purple (1980)

Genres
  
Hard rock, Rock music, Heavy metal

Similar
  
Deep Purple albums, Hard rock albums

The Mark II Purple Singles is a compilation album by Deep Purple. The album was released in 1979. The tracks were recorded between 1969 and 1972. A version with purple vinyl is also available. The original sleeve notes by Geoff Barton claimed that "Smoke on the Water" was a different recording to "the other officially available live version" from Made in Japan, although it is the same recording, edited.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice.

Side one
  1. "Smoke on the Water" - 5:12 (live version from Made in Japan, edited)
  2. "Black Night" - 4:56 (live version recorded in Japan 1972)
  3. "Child in Time" - 9:52 (live version from Made in Japan, edited)
Side two
  1. "Woman from Tokyo" - 4:28 (A-side from Who Do We Think We Are, edited)
  2. "Never Before" - 3:30 (A-side from Machine Head, edited)
  3. "When a Blind Man Cries" - 3:29 (B-side from the Machine Head sessions)
  4. "Painted Horse" - 5:18 (outtake from the Who Do We Think We Are sessions)

Deep Purple

  • Ian Gillan – vocals, harmonica
  • Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
  • Jon Lord – organ, keyboards
  • Roger Glover – bass
  • Ian Paice – drums
  • References

    The Mark II Purple Singles Wikipedia