Deep Purple Listen Learn Read On
2002 6x CD, Box Set
Hard Rock
Classic Rock
Prog Rock

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EMI
artwork, design Easy On The Eye
tracks 1.04, 1.11 - 1.18, 2.01 bass guitar Nick Simper
tracks 1.06 - 1.07, 2.02 - 2.15, 3.01 - 3.03, 3.05 - 3.10, 4.01 - 4.11 bass guitar Roger Glover
tracks 1.08, 4.12 - 4.13, 5.01 - 5.05, 6.01 - 6.13 bass guitar, vocals Glenn Hughes
compiled by [compilation] Nigel Reeve
compiled by [compilation] Simon Robinson
compiled by [compilation] Tim Chacksfield
tracks 1.02 - 1.03, 2.01 - 2.18, 3.01 - 3.03, 3.05 - 3.10, 4.01 - 4.13, 5.01 - 5.05, 6.01 - 6.13 drums Ian Paice
tracks 2.05, 2.06 engineer Dave Siddle
tracks 2.05, 2.06, 4.03 - 4.05, 4.09 - 5-01, 6.01 - 6.05 engineer Martin Birch
tracks 2.05, 2.06 engineer [re-mix 2001] Jonathan Allen
executive-producer Tony Edwards
tracks 1.01, 1.11 - 1.18, 2.01 - 2.15, 3.01 - 3.03, 3.05 - 3.10, 4.01 - 4.13, 5.01 - 5.05, 6.01 - 6.05 guitar Ritchie Blackmore
tracks 6.06 - 6.13 guitar Tommy Bolin
tracks 1.05, 1.11 - 1.18, 2.01 - 2.15, 3.01 - 3.10, 4.01 - 4.13, 5.01 - 5.05, 6.01 - 6.13 keyboards Jon Lord
liner notes [additional material] Chris Charlesworth
liner notes [box set notes] Simon Robinson
tracks 6.01 to 6.03 mixed by Gary Ladinsky
tracks 6.04 mixed by [2002] Guy Massey
tracks 3.01 mixed by [2002] Peter Mew
tracks 1.07 producer David Balfe
tracks 2.10, 2.14, 2-15, 3.07 - 3.10, 4.03 - 4.05, 4.09 - 5.02, 6.01 - 6.05 producer Deep Purple
tracks 1.11 - 2.02 producer Derek Lawrence
tracks 1.10 producer Eddie Kramer
tracks 1.05 producer Gus Dudgeon
tracks 1.01 producer Joe Meek
tracks 1.07 producer Les Reed
tracks 2.08, 2.09 producer Malcolm Brown
tracks 4.07, 6.08, 6.09, 6.13 producer Martin Birch
tracks 2.11 - 2.13 producer Mike Franks
tracks 2.11 - 2.13 producer Mike Harding
tracks 6.10 - 6.12 producer Nick Watson
tracks 2.03, 2.04 producer Paul Williams
tracks 4.07 producer Pete Dauncey
tracks 1.02, 1.03 producer Phil Jay
tracks 6.06, 6.07 producer Robert Simon
tracks 1.08 producer Roger Quested
tracks 1:06, 1.09, 2.07, 3.01 - 3.03, 3.05, 3.06, 4.01, 4.02, 4.08, 5.03, 5.04 producer Unknown Artist
tracks 1.04 producer Walter J. Ridley
remastered by [studio remastering] Peter Mew
tracks 1.09, 4.12 - 4.13, 5.01 - 5.05, 6.01 - 6.03, 6.05 - 6.07, 6.09, 6.11 - 6.13 vocals David Coverdale
tracks 1.06 - 1.07, 2.02 - 2.05, 2.08 - 2.13, 2.15, 3.01, 3.03, 3.05 - 3.10, 4.01 - 4.11 vocals Ian Gillan
tracks 1.02 - 1.03, 1.11 - 1.18, 2.01 vocals Rod Evans
tracks 6.10 vocals Tommy Bolin
Phonographic Copyright (p) EMI Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) EMI Records Ltd.
Remastered At Abbey Road Studios
Glass Mastered At EMI Uden
Pressed By EMI Uden
Tracks taken :
1.01 from single A-side ( 1964 ). Featuring Blackmore guitar solo.
1.02 & 1.03 from single A and B-side ( 1966 ). Featuring Rod Evans and Ian Paice. First time on CD.
1.04 from single A-side ( 1966 ). Featuring Nick Simper.
1.05 from LP compilation V / A Blues Anytime Vol.3 - An Anthology Of British Blues ( 1968 ). Featuring Jon Lord.
1.06 from single A-side ( 1967 ). Featuring Ian Gillan and Roger Glover.
1.07 from single B-side of Lucky Sunday ( 1968 ). Featuring Ian Gillan and Roger Glover.
1.08 from LP Medusa ( 1970 ). Featuring Glenn Hughes.
1.09 this 1971 demo is David Coverdale's only known pre-Purple studio session.
1.10 from LP Going Back To Colorado ( 1971 ). Featuring Tommy Bolin.
1.11 & 1.12 from LP Shades Of Deep Purple ( 1968 ).
1.13 to 1.15 from LP The Book Of Taliesyn ( 1968 ). Released in UK in 1969.
1.16 out-take from The Book Of Taliesyn . First issued as CD / 2-LP credited to Ritchie Blackmore ‎ Connoisseur Rock Profile Collection Volume One in 1989. This mix from the 2000 remastered reissue.
1.17 from single A-side ( 1969 ). From the 2000 remastered reissue of Deep Purple ( 1969 )
1.18 from only US single B-side of Emmaretta ( 1969 ). From the 2000 remastered reissue of Deep Purple ( 1969 ).
2.01 from LP Deep Purple ( 1969 )
2.02 from single A-side ( 1969 ). Gillan and Glover's first recording with Deep Purple. Newly remastered.
2.03 from BBC session, August 11, 1969. Previously unreleased.
2.04 from BBC session, August 11, 1969. First time on CD.
2.05 & 2.06 recorded live September 24, 1969, at the Royal Albert Hall, London. From the special edition 2-CD of Concerto For Group And Orchestra ( 1969 ) issued in 2002.
2.07 recorded live October 4, 1969, at Casino de Montreux, Switzerland. Previously unreleased.
2.08 & 2.09 from BBC session, October 31, 1969. Previously unreleased.
2-10 out-take from In Rock ( 1970 ). First issued on LP compilation Powerhouse ( 1977 ). Finally in CD on 25th Anniversary reissue ( 1995 ).
2-11 to 2.13 from BBC session, April 21, 1970. Previously unreleased.
2.14 from 1995 CD 25th Anniversary reissue of In Rock ( 1970 ).
2.15 from LP In Rock ( 1970 ). This Glover's remix from 1995 CD 25th Anniversary reissue.
3.01 recorded live July 11, 1970, at Aachen Reiterstadion, Germany. Rare 4-track recording only known in bootleg version. Previously unreleased.
3.02 from BBC session, September 23, 1970. Originally issued as EP B-side of New Live & Rare - Vol. 3 in 1980. First time in CD.
3.03, 3.05 and 3.06 from BBC session, September 23, 1970. Previously unreleased.
3.04 Jon Lord interviewed by BBC's Brian Matthew. Previously unreleased.
3.07 out-take of LP Fireball ( 1971 ). Previously unreleased.
3.08 to 3.10 from LP Fireball ( 1971 ).
4.01 & 4.02 from German TV live, September 1971. First time in CD.
4.03 & 4.04 from 1974 Machine Head Quadrophonic mix. First time on CD.
4.05 recorded during Machine Head sessions. Originally released as single B-side of Never Before in 1972. This Glover's remix from 1997 Anniversary CD.
4.06 from BBC Paris Theatre in concert, March 9, 1972. From 2-LP In Concert ( 1980 ).
4.07 from Tokyo Budokan, Japan, live, August 17, 1972. From 21st Anniversary remixed of Live In Japan ( 1993 ).
4.08 from Osaka Festival Hall, Japan, live, August 16, 1972. First time in CD.
4.09 & 4.10 from LP Who Do We Think We Are ( 1973 ).
4.11 from LP Who Do We Think We Are ( 1973 ). This Glover's remix was left off the 2000 remastered CD edition due to lack of room. First time in CD.
4.12 to 5.01 from LP Burn ( 1974 ). Remastered for this set from original album.
5.02 from single B-side of Might Just Take Your Life ( 1974 ). Remastered for this set from original album.
5.03 from Ontario Speedway, California, live, April 6, 1974. From CD California Jamming - Live 1974 ( 1996 ).
5.04 from San Diego Sports Arena, California, live, April 9, 1974. Previously unreleased.
5.05 from Kilburn Gaumont, London, live, May 22, 1974. Previously unreleased.
6.01 to 6.03 from Stormbringer US Quadrophonic mix. Mixed at Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA. First time in CD.
6.04 from LP Stormbringer ( 1974 ). Instrumental version recorded in Germany then the vocals were added later in USA. Previously unreleased.
6.05 from Palais Des Sports, Paris, France, live, April 7, 1975. From 2-CD Mk III • The Final Concerts ( 1996 )
6.06 from California live rehearsal, June 1975. From CD Days May Come And Days May Go (The California Rehearsals, June 1975) ( 2000 ).
6.07 from California live jam, June 1975. From CD Days May Come And Days May Go (The California Rehearsals, June 1975)
( 2000 ).
6.08, 6.09 and 6.13 from LP Come Taste The Band ( 1975 ). Remastered from the original tapes.
6.10 from Tokyo Budokan, Japan, live, December 15, 1975. From LP Last Concert In Japan ( 1977 ).
6.11 & 6.12 from Longbeach Arena, California, live, February 27, 1976. From 2-CD On The Wings Of A Russian Foxbat • Live In California Long Beach Arena 1976 ( 1995 ).

Gatefold box set (fourfold) comes with a separate 120 pp. booklet (right).

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Catalog numbers:
• Box Set: 7243 5 40973 2 4
• Disc One (CD1): 5409742
• Disc Two (CD2): 5409752
• Disc Three (CD3): 5409762
• Disc Four (CD4): 5409772
• Disc Five (CD5): 5409782
• Disc Six (CD6): 5410052
Barcode: 7 24354 09732 4
Rights Society: BEL/BIEM
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