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Rhino Records, Warner Archives
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.

All Selections ℗ 1972, 1974 & 2000 Warner Bros. Records Inc., except Hush & Kentucky Woman under license from Deep Purple (Overseas) Limited. Knocking At Your Back Door ℗ 1984 PolyGram Records, Inc. under license from PolyMedia, a Division of PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc.
This compilation ℗ & © 2000 Warner Bros. Records Inc. & Rhino Entertainment Company.
Manufactured and distributed by Warner Music Canada Ltd. An AOL Time Warner Company.
Barcode: 0 81227 97992 8 (Text)
Barcode: 081227979928 (Scanned)
Matrix / Runout: (619973) 74.4.R279799 01 0001 (Variant 1)
Mastering SID Code: L779 (Variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI KKNP (Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: (619973) 74.4.R279799 05 0001 (Variant 2)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L247 (Variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI KK7N (Variant 2)