tracks 1, 2 bass Nick Simper tracks 3 to 12, 15 bass Roger Glover tracks 13, 14 bass, vocals Glenn Hughes compilation producer [produced for release by] Simon Robinson compilation producer [produced for release by], liner notes David McLees compilation producer [project assistance] Brian Schuman compilation producer [project assistance] Emily Cagan design Cabalka Studio drums Ian Paice executive-producer Tony Edwards guitar Ritchie Blackmore keyboards Jon Lord liner notes Dave van Heusen liner notes Greg Burk photography by David Redfern photography by Fin Costello photography by GDR photography by London Features International photography by Retna photography by [cover photo], art direction Hugh Brown producer [sound produced by] Bill Inglot remastered by [remastering] Bill Inglot remastered by [remastering] Dan Hersch research [assistance] Simon Robinson research [assistance] Steve Woolard supervised by [editorial supervision] Steven Chean supervised by [project supervision] Gary Peterson supervised by [project supervision] Jo Motta tracks 13, 14 vocals David Coverdale tracks 3 to 12, 15 vocals Ian Gillan tracks 1, 2 vocals Rod Evans Record Company AOL Time Warner Phonographic Copyright (p) Warner Bros. Records Inc. Copyright (c) Warner Bros. Records Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) Rhino Entertainment Company Copyright (c) Rhino Entertainment Company Phonographic Copyright (p) PolyGram Records, Inc. Licensed From Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd. Licensed From Polymedia Remastered At DigiPrep Manufactured By Warner Music Canada Ltd Distributed By Warner Music Canada Ltd Glass Mastered At Technicolor, Guadalajara, Mexico Pressed By Technicolor, Guadalajara, Mexico Matrix/runout is completely different from other Canadian releases.
Track 1: Hush. Tetragrammaton single #T-1503 (6/68); Pop #4. Included on the album Shades Of Deep Purple, Tetragrammaton #T-102 (7/68); LPs #24. Produced by Derek Lawrence. Track 2: Kentucky Woman (Single Version). Tetragrammaton single [edit] #T-1508 (10/68); Pop #38. The original full-length version was included on the album The Book Of Taliesyn, Tetragrammaton #T-107 (10/68); LPs #54. Produced by Derek Lawrence. Track 3: Black Night. Warner Bros. single #WB-7405 (6/70 & 11/70); Pop #66. Black Night was originally issued as a single only. Produced by Deep Purple for Edwards/Coletta Productions. Track 4: Speed King (U.S. Album Version). From the domestic release of the album Deep Purple In Rock, Warner Bros. #WS-1877 (9/70); LPs #143. Produced by Deep Purple for Edwards/Coletta Productions. A longer version was first issued as Harvest [U.K.] single #HAR-5020 (5/70) & included on the U.K. release of the album Deep Purple In Rock (6/70). Track 5: Child In Time. From the album Deep Purple In Rock, Warner Bros. #WS-1877 (9/70); LPs #143. Produced by Deep Purple for Edwards/Coletta Productions. Track 6: Strange Kind Of Woman. Warner Bros. single #WB-7493 (5/71). Included on the domestic release of the album Fireball, Warner Bros. #BS-2564 (7/71); LPs #32. Produced by Deep Purple for Edwards/Coletta Productions. Track 7: Fireball. From the album Fireball, Warner Bros. #BS-2564 (7/71); LPs #32. Produced by Deep Purple for Edwards/Coletta Productions. Also issued as Warner Bros. single #WB-7528 (9/71). Track 8: Demon's Eye. From the U.K. release of the album Fireball (8/71). Produced by Deep Purple for Edwards/Coletta Productions. Also issued as Harvest [U.K.] single #HAR-5045 (10/71). Demon's Eye was originally only on the U.K. release of Fireball. Produced by Deep Purple for Edwards/Coletta Productions. Track 9: Highway Star. From the album Machine Head, Warner Bros. #BS-2607 (3/72); LPs #7. Produced by Deep Purple for Edwards/Coletta Productions. An edited version was issued as Warner Bros. single #WB-7634 (9/72). Track 10: Smoke On The Water. From the album Machine Head, Warner Bros. #BS-2607 (3/72); LPs #7. Produced by Deep Purple for Edwards/Coletta Productions. An edited version was issued as Warner Bros. single #WB-7710 (5/73); Pop #4. Track 11: Space Truckin'. From the album Machine Head, Warner Bros. #BS-2607 (3/72); LPs #7. Produced by Deep Purple for Edwards/Coletta Productions. Track 12: Woman From Tokyo. From the album Who Do We Think We Are, Warner Bros. #BS-2678 (12/72); LPs #15. Produced by Deep Purple. An edited version was issued as Warner Bros. singles #WB-7672 (1/73); Pop #80 & #WB-7737 (8/73); Pop #60. Track 13: Burn. From the album Burn, Warner Bros. #W-2766 (2/74); LPs #9. Produced by Deep Purple. An edited version was issued as Warner Bros. single #PUR-7809 (4/74); Pop #105. Track 14: Stormbringer. From the album Stormbringer, Warner Bros. #PR-2832 (11/74); LPs #20. Produced by Deep Purple & Martin Birch. Also issued as Warner Bros. single #PRS-8069 (1/75). Track 15: Knocking At Your Back Door. From the album Perfect Strangers, Mercury #824-003 (11/84); LPs #17. Produced by Roger Glover & Deep Purple. An edited version was issued as Mercury single #880-477 (12/84); Pop #61.
Note: All selections are full-length album versions, except where indicated otherwise.
Special Thanks: Gregg Geller, Bruce Payne & Shawn Amos.
A Very Special Thanks to all the members of Deep Purple, past and present: Ritchie Blackmore, Tommy Bolin, David Coverdale, Rod Evans, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord, Steve Morse, Ian Paice, Joe Satriani, Nick Simper & Joe Lynn Turner.