Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple
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Review scores | |
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AllMusic | [3] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[4] |
Robert Christgau | B[5] |
Smash Hits | 5/10[6] |
Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple is a compilation album by the English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1980 on LP. 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 No. 1 album. In 1984 this compilation additionally was published on CD.
It was at one point the longest album ever released as a single LP. Being a 60+ minute vinyl LP, Warner Brothers Records lowered the volume considerably, as well as altering the EQ on all tracks to fit both sides equally.
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All songs from this album, along with several others added, appeared on the 1998 UK album 30: Very Best of Deep Purple, released by EMI, and the 2000 US album The Very Best of Deep Purple, released by Rhino.
In 2010 a 30th Anniversary Edition of this compilation was released (25 October in the UK and 2 November in the US). It contains four additional tracks, two of them from the Mark I & IV eras, plus a bonus DVD containing previously unreleased video footage and an exclusive track-by-track commentary from founding member Jon Lord.
Track listing
All titles composed by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, except where indicated.
- Side one
- "Black Night" – 3:28 (7-inch single, 1970)
- "Speed King" (Edited version) – 5:04 (from the album Deep Purple in Rock, 1970)
- "Fireball" – 3:25 (from the album Fireball, 1971)
- "Strange Kind of Woman" – 3:52 (7-inch single, 1971)
- "Child in Time" – 10:20 (from the album Deep Purple in Rock)
- "Woman from Tokyo" – 5:51 (from the album Who Do We Think We Are, 1973)
- Side two
- "Highway Star" – 6:07 (from the album Machine Head, 1972)
- "Space Truckin'" – 4:33 (from the album Machine Head)
- "Glenn Hughes, Lord, Paice) – 6:02 (from the album Burn, 1974)
- "Stormbringer" (Blackmore, Coverdale) – 4:06 (from the album Stormbringer, 1974)
- "Demon's Eye" – 5:22 (from the album Fireball)
- "Smoke on the Water" – 5:40 (from the album Machine Head)
30th Anniversary Edition
CD track listing
All titles composed by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, except where indicated
- "Black Night" (Single version) – 3:27 (2002 Digital Remaster)
- "Speed King" (Edited version) – 5:00 (2010 Digital Remaster)
- "Fireball" – 3:23 (1996 Digital Remaster)
- "Hush" (Joe South) – 4:13 (1998 Digital Remaster)
- "Strange Kind of Woman" – 3:51 (2002 Digital Remaster)
- "Child in Time" – 10:15 (1995 Digital Remaster)
- "When a Blind Man Cries" – 3:30 (1997 Remix)
- "Woman from Tokyo" – 5:49 (2000 Digital Remaster)
- "Highway Star" – 6:07 (1997 Digital Remaster)
- "Space Truckin'" – 4:33 (1997 Digital Remaster)
- "Burn" (Blackmore, Glenn Hughes, Lord, Paice) – 6:02 (2004 Digital Remaster)
- "Stormbringer" (Blackmore, Coverdale) – 4:06 (2009 Digital Remaster)
- "Soldier of Fortune" (Blackmore, Coverdale) – 3:15 (2009 Digital Remaster)
- "Demon's Eye" – 5:19 (1996 Digital Remaster)
- "You Keep on Moving" (Single edit) (Coverdale, Hughes) – 4:28 (2002 Digital Remaster)
- "Smoke on the Water" – 5:40 (1997 Digital Remaster)
Note: Track 11, "Burn", falsely is declared as single edit on the CD-case inlay. In fact it is the album version.
DVD
- "Jon Lord discusses 'Hush'"
- "Hush (Playboy After Dark, 1968)"
- "Jon Lord discusses arriving in the US for the first time"
- "Jon Lord discusses miming for German TV"
- "'Speed King' (Vicky Leandros show, German TV, 1970)"
- "Jon Lord discusses the writing of 'Child in Time'"
- "Child in Time (new clip)"
- "Jon Lord discusses the power of 'Child in Time'"
- "Jon Lord discusses the recording of 'Black Night'"
- "'Black Night' (Classic 1970 video clip)"
- "Jon Lord discusses 'Fireball'"
- "'Fireball' (German TV performance on Disco ZDF, 1971)"
- "Jon Lord discusses the Fireball album"
- "Jon Lord discusses the writing of 'Strange Kind of Woman'"
- "'Strange Kind of Woman' (Top of the Pops, BBC, 1971)"
- "Jon Lord discusses 'Demon's Eye'"
- "'Demon's Eye' (Music Today, RBB Berlin)"
- "Jon Lord discusses 'Highway Star'"
- "'Highway Star' (Beat Club, German TV, 1971)"
- "Jon Lord discusses 'Never Before'"
- "'Never Before' (Classic 1970s video clip)"
- "Jon Lord discusses 'Smoke on the Water' and the story behind it"
- "'Smoke on the Water' (Hofstra University, 1973)"
- "Jon Lord discusses the choice of singles"
- "Jon Lord discusses 'Woman From Tokyo'"
- "'Woman from Tokyo' (New clip)"
- "'Made in Japan' / 'Space Truckin' (New clip from Made in Japan footage)"
- "Jon Lord discusses 'Burn'"
- "'Burn' (California Jam, 1974)"
- "Jon Lord discusses 'You Keep on Moving'"
- "'You Keep on Moving'"
- "Jon Lord discusses 'Stormbringer'"
- "'Stormbringer' (New clip)"
Personnel
All songs are performed by Deep Purple in different line-ups (Mark I–IV). The track numbers in the following listing correspond to the 30th Anniversary Edition CD.
On Tracks 1–3, 5–10, 14 & 16: Deep Purple Mark II
- Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar
- Ian Gillan – Vocals
- Roger Glover – Bass
- Jon Lord – Organ, Keyboards
- Ian Paice – Drums and Percussion
On Track 4: Deep Purple Mark I
- Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar
- Rod Evans – Vocals
- Jon Lord – Hammond Organ, Backing Vocals
- Ian Paice – Drums and Percussion
- Nick Simper – Bass, Backing Vocals
On Tracks 11–13: Deep Purple Mark III
- Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar
- David Coverdale – Lead Vocals
- Glenn Hughes– Bass, Vocals
- Jon Lord – Keyboards
- Ian Paice – Drums and Percussion
On Track 15: Deep Purple Mark IV
- Tommy Bolin – Guitar
- David Coverdale – Lead Vocals
- Glenn Hughes– Bass, Vocals
- Jon Lord – Keyboards
- Ian Paice – Drums and Percussion
Original album compiled by EMI in conjunction with Ian Paice and mastered by Nick Webb at Abbey Road Studios.
Charts
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7] | 5 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] | 78 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] | 32 |
UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 1 |
US Billboard 200[11] | 148 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[12] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[13] | Gold | 25,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[14] | Gold | 250,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[16] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Accolades
Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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Creem | United States | "Annual Reader Poll – Best Reissue"[17] | 1980 | 6 |
References
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- All Media Network. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Deep Purple". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (21 August – 3 September 1980): 30.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4703b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Deep Purple | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Deep Purple Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Platinum and Gold Albums 1982". Kent Music Report. 28 February 1983. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via Imgur.
- ^ "Austrian album certifications – Deep Purple – Deepest Purple" (in German). IFPI Austria.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Deep Purple; 'Deepest Purple')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^ "British album certifications – Deep Purple – Deepest Purple". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "American album certifications – Deep Purple – Deepest Purple". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Creem – Annual Reader Poll – Best Reissue – 1980". Q. Retrieved 10 February 2009.