tracks 1-5 to 1-9 arranged by [string], arranged by [woodwind] Jon Lord art direction, artwork [box and book cover art] Hugh Brown art direction, design Sevie Bates tracks 1-10 to 3-6, 4-1 to 4-14 bass Roger Glover tracks 3-7 to 3-15 bass, vocals Glenn Hughes tracks 1-1 to 1-9 bass, vocals Nick Simper compilation producer [produced for release by] Simon Robinson compilation producer [produced for release by], liner notes David McLees tracks 4-6, 4-7 congas, harmonica Ian Gillan coordinator [a&r editorial coordination] Elizabeth Pavone drums Ian Paice tracks 2-1 to 2-9 engineer Alan O'Duffy tracks 1-11 to 1-15 engineer Andy Knight tracks 1-1 to 1-10 engineer Barry Ainsworth tracks 4-11 engineer Bill Kennedy tracks 4-13, 4-14 engineer Darren Schneider tracks 3-11, 3-12 engineer Gary Ladinsky tracks 3-11, 3-12 engineer Gary Webb tracks 4-11 engineer Hans Gemperle tracks 3-7 to 3-9 engineer Ian Paice tracks 4-11 engineer Jason Corsaro tracks 2-10 to 2-15 engineer Jeremy Gee tracks 4-13, 4-14 engineer Keith Andrews tracks 2-1 to 2-9 engineer Louis Austin tracks 1-11 to 3-6, 3-10, 3-13 to 3-15 engineer Martin Birch tracks 4-1 to 4-5, 4-8 to 4-10 engineer Nick Blagona tracks 4-6, 4-7 engineer Nick Davis tracks 4-11, 4-12 engineer Pat Regan tracks 1-11 to 1-15 engineer Phil McDonald tracks 4-8 to 4-10 engineer Roger Glover tracks 4-6, 4-7 engineer Simon Metcalfe executive-producer Tony Edwards tracks 1-1 to 3-13, 4-1 to 4-12 guitar Ritchie Blackmore tracks 4-13, 4-14 guitar Steve Morse tracks 3-14, 3-15 guitar, vocals Tommy Bolin keyboards Jon Lord liner notes Jim Ladd liner notes Mick Wall liner notes Tim Joseph photography by Corbis photography by David Redfern photography by Everett Collection photography by Fin Costello photography by Harvey Shield photography by Jon Burlan photography by London Features International photography by Neal Preston photography by Peter Carrette photography by Retna photography by Simon Robinson tracks 1-10 to 1-15, 2-1 to 4-7, 4-13, 4-14 producer Deep Purple tracks 1-1 to 1-9 producer Derek Lawrence tracks 3-11 to 3-15 producer Martin Birch tracks 4-12 producer Pat Regan tracks 4-1 to 4-11, 4-14 producer Roger Glover tracks 4-11 producer Thom Panunzio producer [sound produced by] Bill Inglot tracks 1-16 producer, engineer Sveriges Radio tracks 1-17 producer, engineer Unknown Artist remastered by [remastering] Bill Inglot remastered by [remastering] Dan Hersch research [assistance] Deep Purple Appreciation Society Archives research [assistance] Jo Motta research [assistance] Simon Robinson research [assistance] Steve Woolard supervised by [editorial supervision] Steven Chean supervised by [project supervision], other [discographical annotation] Gary Peterson tracks 4-6, 4-7 synthesizer Roger Glover tracks 3-7 to 3-15 vocals David Coverdale tracks 1-10 to 3-6, 4-1 to 4-7, 4-11 to 4-14 vocals Ian Gillan tracks 4-8 to 4-10 vocals Joe Lynn Turner tracks 1-1 to 1-7 vocals Jon Lord tracks 1-1 to 1-9 vocals Rod Evans Phonographic Copyright (p) Warner Bros. Records Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) Rhino Entertainment Company Copyright (c) Warner Bros. Records Inc. Copyright (c) Rhino Entertainment Company Recorded At Pye Studios Recorded At De Lane Lea Studios Recorded At I.B.C. Studios Recorded At Abbey Road Studios Recorded At Olympic Studios Recorded At Grand Hotel, Montreux Recorded At Festival Hall, Osaka Recorded At Budokan Recorded At Walldorf Studio Recorded At Montreux Conference Centre Recorded At Rosenberg Studio Recorded At Musicland Studios Recorded At Eishalle Liebenau, Graz Recorded At Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken Recorded At Palais Des Sports, Paris Recorded At Horizons, Stowe, Vermont Recorded At The Playhouse, Stowe, Vermont, USA Recorded At Valle Hovin, Oslo Recorded At Hook End Manor Recorded At Konserthuset, Stockholm Recorded At Greg Rike Productions Recorded At Power Station Recorded At Bearsville Studios Recorded At Red Rooster Studios Recorded At Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle Licensed From Warner Bros. Records Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd. Licensed From Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd. Phonographic Copyright (p) PolyGram Records, Inc. Licensed From Polymedia Phonographic Copyright (p) BMG Music Licensed From BMG Special Products Phonographic Copyright (p) Giant Records Licensed From Giant Records Phonographic Copyright (p) CMC International Records Licensed From CMC International Records Recorded By Rolling Stones Mobile Recorded By Le Mobile Includes a 56 pages booklet with liner notes, discography annotations and photos.
Track 1-1: Hush. [U.S.] Tetragrammaton single #T-1503 (6/68); Pop #4. [U.K.] Parlophone single #R-5708 (6/68). Included on the album Shades Of Deep Purple (7/68). Track 1-2: Help. From the album Shades Of Deep Purple (7/68). Track 1-3: Shadows (Demo, 1968). First issued on the album The Anthology (6/85). Track 1-4: Love Help Me (Instrumental Demo, 1968). This version first issued on the album The Anthology (6/85). Track 1-5: Kentucky Woman (Single Version). [U.S.] Tetragrammaton single #T-1508 (10/68); Pop #38. [U.K.] Parlophone single #R-5745 (11/68) [withdrawn]. Full-length version included on the album The Book Of Taliesyn. Track 1-6: Anthem. From the album The Book Of Taliesyn (12/68). Track 1-7: River Deep-Mountain High (Single Version). [U.S.] Tetragrammaton single #T-1514 (1/69); Pop #53. Full-length version included on the album The Book Of Taliesyn. Track 1-8: Emmaretta. [U.S.] Tetragrammaton single #T-1519 (2/69); Pop #128. [U.K.] Parlophone single #R-5763 (2/69). Track 1-9: The Bird Has Flown (Single Version). [U.S.] Tetragrammaton single #T-1519 (2/69). Alternate [later] version included on the album Deep Purple. Track 1-10: Hallelujah (I Am The Preacher). [U.S.] Tetragrammaton single #T-1537 (7/69); Pop #108. [U.K.] Harvest single #HAR-5006 (7/69). Track 1-11: Speed King (Full-Length U.K. Version). [U.K.] Harvest single #HAR-5020 (5/70). Included on the album Deep Purple In Rock [U.K. issue] (6/70). Edited version [w/o intro] included on U.S. release of Deep Purple In Rock. Track 1-12: Child In Time. From the album Deep Purple In Rock (6/70). Track 1-13: Cry Free (Outtake, 1970/Roger Glover Remix). First issued on the album Powerhouse (11/77). This remix from the album Deep Purple In Rock (25th Anniversary Edition), Harvest [U.K.] #DEEPP-1 (6/95). Track 1-14: Black Night (Full-Length U.K. Version). [U.K.] Harvest single #HAR-5020 (5/70). [U.S.] Warner Bros. single #WB-7405 (6/70 & 11/70); Pop #66. Track 1-15: Jam Stew (Outtake, 1970). First issued on the album Deep Purple In Rock (25th Anniversary Edition), Harvest [U.K.] #DEEPP-1 (6/95). Track 1-16: Into The Fire (Live, 1970). This version first issued on the album Scandinavian Nights (10/88). Track 1-17: No No No (Live, 1971). This version first issued on the album Ritchie Blackmore/Rock Profile Vol. 1 [various artists], Connoisseur [U.K.] #RP-VSOP-143 (10/89).
Track 2-1: Strange Kind Of Woman. [U.K.] Harvest single #HAR-5033 (2/71). [U.S.] Warner Bros. single #WB-7493 (5/71). Included on the album Fireball [U.S. issue] (7/71). Track 2-2: I'm Alone. [U.K.] Harvest single #HAR-5033 (2/71). [U.S.] Warner Bros. singles #WB-7493 (5/71) & #WB-7528 (9/71). Track 2-3: Fireball. From the album Fireball (7/71). [U.S.] Warner Bros. single #WB-7528 (9/71). [U.K.] Harvest single #HAR-5045 (10/71). Track 2-4: Demon's Eye. From the album Fireball [U.K. issue] (8/71). [U.K.] Harvest single #HAR-5045 (10/71). Track 2-5: Anyone's Daughter. From the album Fireball (7/71). Track 2-6: Fools. From the album Fireball (7/71). Track 2-7: No One Came. From the album Fireball (7/71). Track 2-8: Freedom (Outtake, 1971). First issued on the album The Anthology (6/85). Track 2-9: Slow Train (Outtake, 1971). First issued on the album Fireball (25th Anniversary Edition), EMI [U.K.] #DEEPP-2 (9/96). Track 2-10: Never Before. [U.S.] Warner Bros. single #WB-7572 (2/72). [U.K.] Purple single #PUR-102 (3/72). Included on the album Machine Head (3/72). Track 2-11: When A Blind Man Cries. [U.S.] Warner Bros. singles #WB-7572 (2/72) & #WB-7595 (4/72). [U.K.] Purple single #PUR-102 (3/72). Track 2-12: Highway Star. From the album Machine Head (3/72). [U.S.] Warner Bros. single #WB-7634 (9/72). Track 2-13: Smoke On The Water. From the album Machine Head (3/72). [U.S.] Warner Bros. single #WB-7710 (5/73); Pop #4. Track 2-14: Pictures Of Home. From the album Machine Head (3/72). Track 2-15: Space Truckin'. From the album Machine Head (3/72). Track 2-16: Painted Horse (Outtake, 1972). First issued on the EP New Live And Rare, Purple [U.K.] #PUR-135 (9/77). Also included on the album Powerhouse (11/77).
Track 3-1: Smoke On The Water (Live, 1972). This version from the album Made In Japan (12/72). [U.S.] Warner Bros. single #WB-7710 (5/73). Track 3-2: Lazy (Live, 1972). This version from the album Made In Japan (12/72). Track 3-3: Woman From Tokyo. From the album Who Do We Think We Are (12/72). [U.S.] Warner Bros. singles #WB-7672 (1/73); Pop #80 & #WB-7737 (8/73). [U.K.] Purple single #PUR-112 (2/73). Track 3-4: Mary Long. From the album Who Do We Think We Are (12/72). Track 3-5: Super Trouper. From the album Who Do We Think We Are (12/72). [U.S.] Warner Bros. singles #WB-7672 (1/73) & #WB-7737 (8/73). [U.K.] Purple single #PUR-112 (2/73). Track 3-6: Smooth Dancer. From the album Who Do We Think We Are (12/72). Track 3-7: Burn. From the album Burn (2/74). [U.S.] Warner Bros. single #PUR-7809 (4/74); Pop #105. Track 3-8: Might Just Take Your Life. From the album Burn (2/74). [U.S.] Warner Bros. single #PUR-7784 (2/74); Pop #91. [U.K.] Purple single #PUR-117 (3/74). Track 3-9: Sail Away. From the album Burn (2/74). Track 3-10: Coronarias Redig. [U.S.] Warner Bros. singles #PUR-7784 (2/74) & #PUR-7809 (4/74). [U.K.] Purple single #PUR-117 (3/74). Track 3-11: Stormbringer. From the album Stormbringer (11/74). [U.S.] Warner Bros. single #PRS-8069 (1/75). Track 3-12: Hold On. From the album Stormbringer (11/74). Track 3-13: Lady Double Dealer (Live, 1975). This version first issued on the album Made In Europe (10/76). Track 3-14: Gettin' Tighter. From the album Come Taste The Band (10/75). [U.S.] Warner Bros. single #PRS-8182 (2/76). Track 3-15: Comin' Home. From the album Come Taste The Band (10/75).
Track 4-1: Knocking At Your Back Door. From the album Perfect Strangers (10/84); Tks #7. [U.K.] Polydor single #POSP-739 (10/84). [U.S.] Mercury single #880-477 (12/84); Pop #61. Track 4-2: Perfect Strangers. From the album Perfect Strangers (10/84); Tks #12. [U.K.] Polydor single #POSP-719/#881-605 (1/85). Track 4-3: Son Of Alerik (7 Single Version). [U.K.] Polydor 7 single #POSP-719/#881-605 (1/85). Full-length version included on Polydor [U.K.] 12 single #POSPX-719/#881-605 (1/85). Track 4-4: Call Of The Wild. From the album The House Of Blue Light (1/87); Tks #14. [U.S.] Mercury single #885-617 (1/87). [U.K.] Polydor single #POSP-843 (2/87). Track 4-5: Bad Attitude (Single Version). [U.S.] Mercury single #885-820 (5/87). Full-length version included on the album The House Of Blue Light (1/87); Tks #14. Track 4-6: Hard Lovin' Woman (Live, 1987). This version from the album Nobody's Perfect (6/88). Track 4-7: Hush '88 (Live, 1988). This version from the album Nobody's Perfect (6/88); Tks #44. [U.K.] Polydor single #PO-4/#887-636 (6/88). Track 4-8: King Of Dreams (Single Version). [U.K.] RCA/BMG single #PD-49247/#49248 (10/90). Full-length version included on the album Slaves And Masters (10/90); Tks #6. Track 4-9: Fire In The Basement. From the album Slaves And Masters (10/90); Tks #20. [U.K.] RCA/BMG single #PD-49247/#49248 (10/90). Track 4-10: Slow Down Sister. [U.K.] RCA/BMG 12 single #PT-49212/#PD-49226 (3/91). Track 4-11: The Battle Rages On. From the album The Battle Rages On... (7/93); Tks #22. Track 4-12: Anya (Live, 1993). This version from the album Come Hell Or High Water (10/94). Track 4-13: A Castle Full Of Rascals. From the album Purpendicular (2/96). Track 4-14: Seventh Heaven. From the album Abandon (5/98).
Note: All selections are full-length album versions, except where indicated otherwise.
Tracks recorded: 1-1 & 1-2 at Pye Studios, London, May 1968. 1-3 & 1-4 at Pye Studios, London, March 1968. 1-5 to 1-7 at De Lane Lea Studios, London, August / September 1968. 1-8 & 1-9 at De Lane Lea Studios, London, December 1968. 1-10 at De Lane Lea Studios, London, June 7th, 1969. 1-11 to 1-15 at IBC Studios, De Lane Lea Studios & Abbey Road Studios, London, October 1969 / May 1970. 1-16 live for Swedish Radio's Tonkraft at Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, November 12th, 1970. 1-17 live for German TV's The Beat Club in Hamburg, Germany, September 1971. 2-1 to 2-9 at De Lane Lea Studios & Olympic Studios, London, September 1970 / June 1971. 2-10 to 2-15 with Rolling Stones Mobile at Grand Hotel, Montreux, Switzerland, December 1971. 2-16 & 3-3 to 3-6 with Rolling Stones Mobile in a villa outside of Rome, Italy, July / August 1972, & at Walldorf Village, Frankfurt, Germany, October 1972. 3-1 live at Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan, August 15th, 1972. 3-2 live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, August 17th, 1972. 3-7 to 3-9 with Rolling Stones Mobile at Montreux Conference Centre, Montreux, Switzerland, November 1973. 3-10 at Rosenberg Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark, December 10th & 11th, 1973. 3-11 & 3-12 at Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany, August 1974. 3-13 live most likely at Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany, April 5th, 1975. 3-14 & 3-15 at Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany, August 1975. 4-1 to 4-3 with Le Mobile at Horizons, Stowe, VT, July / August 1984. 4-4 & 4-5 with Le Mobile at The Playhouse, Stowe, VT, May / June 1986. 4-6 live at Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway, August 22nd, 1987. 4-7 at Hook End Manor, Oxfordshire, UK, February 26th, 1988. 4-8 to 4-10 at Greg Rike Studios, Altamonte Springs, FL & The Power Station, New York City, NY, 1990. 4-11 at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY, Red Rooster Studios, Tutzing, Germany & Greg Rike Studios, Altamonte Springs, FL, November 1992 / February 1993. 4-12 live at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany, October 16th, 1993. 4-13 at Greg Rike Studios, Altamonte Springs, FL, June / October 1995. 4-14 at Greg Rike Studios, Altamonte Springs, FL, 1997 / 1998.
Original Recordings Produced by Derek Lawrence, Deep Purple, Edwards/Coletta Productions, Martin Birch, Jeff Griffin, Pete Dauncey, Roger Glover, Swedish Radio, Thom Panunzio & Pat Regan.
Produced for Release by David McLees & Simon Robinson. Executive Procuder: Tony Edwards. Sound Produced by Bill Inglot.
Special Thanks: Gregg Geller, Jo Motta, Holger Nollau, Eric Hokenson, Eric McLees, Mark Welch, Jerry Bloom & Bruce Payne.
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, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 & 1999 Warner Bros. Records Inc., produced under license from Warner Bros. Records Inc., except: Hush, Help, Kentucky Woman, Anthem, River Deep-Mountain High, Emmaretta, The Bird Has Flown and Hallelujah (I Am The Preacher); Shadows, Love Help Me, Cry Free, Jam Stew, Into The Fire, No No No, Freedom, Slow Train and Painted Horse ℗ 1999 Deep Purple (Overseas) Limited, under license from Deep Purple (Overseas) Limited. Knocking At Your Back Door and Perfect Strangers ℗ 1984 PolyGram Records, Inc.; Son Of Alerik ℗ 1999 PolyGram Records, Inc.; Call Of The Wild and Bad Attitude ℗ 1987 PolyGram Records, Inc.; Hard Lovin' Woman and Hush '88 ℗ 1988 PolyGram Records, Inc., under license from PolyMedia, a Division of PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc. King Of Dreams and Fire In The Basement ℗ 1990 BMG Music; Slow Down Sister ℗ 1999 BMG Music; Anya ℗ 1994 BMG Music, courtesy of BMG Music/The RCA Records Label, under license from BMG Special Products. The Battle Rages On ℗ 1993 Giant Records, licensed from Giant Records. A Castle Full Of Rascals ℗ 1996 CMC International Records and Seventh Heaven ℗ 1998 CMC International Records, licensed from CMC International Records.