Deep Purple - Machine Head (Stereo)

Description

Machine Head is the sixth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple. It was recorded in December 1971 in Montreux, Switzerland, and released on 25 March 1972 on Purple Records. It is the band's third album to feature the Mark II line-up of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. Previous recording sessions had been slotted into the group's gigging schedule. This time, Deep Purple wanted to dedicate time to record an album away from the typical studio environment, hoping it would result in a sound closer to their live shows. They hired the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio for recording and block-booked the Montreux Casino as a venue, but during a Frank Zappa concert immediately before the sessions, the casino burned to the ground after an audience member fired a flare gun into the ceiling. After a week of searching for an alternative venue, including a session at a nearby theatre that was abandoned due to noise complaints, the band managed to book the Grand Hotel, closed for the winter, and converted it into a live room suitable for recording. These events, particularly the casino fire, became the inspiration for the song "Smoke on the Water". Machine Head became Deep Purple's most commercially successful album, topping the charts in several countries, including the UK. Influential in the development of heavy metal, it continues to be viewed favourably by music critics and has been reissued several times.

Release Info

Artist: Deep Purple
Label: Universal Music International
Format: Stereo
Country: Europe
Label: Universal Music International
Released: 2024-03-29
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock

Tracklist

LP 2024 Remix
A1 Highway Star
A2 Maybe I'm A Leo
A3 Pictures Of Home
A4 Never Before
B1 Smoke On The Water
B2 Lazy
B3 When A Blind Man Cries
B4 Space Truckin'
2024 Remix
CD1-1 Highway Star
CD1-2 Maybe I'm A Leo
CD1-3 Pictures Of Home
CD1-4 Never Before
CD1-5 Smoke On The Water
CD1-6 Lazy
CD1-7 Space Truckin'
CD1-8 When A Blind Man Cries (B-Side)
2024 Remaster
CD1-9 Highway Star
CD1-10 Maybe I'm A Leo
CD1-11 Pictures Of Home
CD1-12 Never Before
CD1-13 Smoke On The Water
CD1-14 Lazy
CD1-15 Space Truckin'
In Concert '72
CD2-1 Introduction
CD2-2 Highway Star
CD2-3 Strange Kind Of Woman
CD2-4 Maybe I'm A Leo
CD2-5 Smoke On The Water
CD2-6 Never Before
CD2-7 Lazy
CD2-8 Space Truckin'
CD2-9 Lucille
CD2-10 Maybe I'm A Leo (Soundcheck)
Montreux '71
CD3-1 Swiss Yodel
CD3-2 Speed King
CD3-3 Strange Kind Of Woman
CD3-4 Into The Fire
CD3-5 Child In Time
CD3-6 Paint It Black
CD3-7 Wring That Neck (Hard Road)
CD3-8 Black Night
CD3-9 Lucille
2024 Atmos Remix
BR-1 Highway Star
BR-2 Maybe I'm A Leo
BR-3 Pictures Of Home
BR-4 Never Before
BR-5 Smoke On The Water
BR-6 Lazy
BR-7 Space Truckin'
BR-8 When A Blind Man Cries (B-Side)
1974 U.S. Quad Mix
BR-9 Highway Star
BR-10 Maybe I'm A Leo
BR-11 Pictures Of Home
BR-12 Never Before
BR-13 Smoke On The Water
BR-14 Lazy
BR-15 Space Truckin'
5.1 Mixes
BR-16 When A Blind Man Cries
BR-17 Maybe I'm A Leo
BR-18 Lazy