Machine Head (album)
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| Studio album by Deep Purple | ||
| Released | March, 1972 | |
| Recorded | December 6, 1971 – December 21, 1971 Montreux, Switzerland |
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| Genre | Hard rock Heavy metal |
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| Length | 37:25 (Original LP) 96:34 (1997 2CD edition) |
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| Label | EMI (UK) Warner Bros. Records (US) |
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| Producer(s) | Deep Purple | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Deep Purple chronology | ||
| Fireball (1971) |
Machine Head (1972) |
Made in Japan (1972) |
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Machine Head is the third Mk II (sixth overall) Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded at the Grand Hotel Montreux, Switzerland in December 1971 with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio and released in March 1972. The album is often cited as being very influential in the development of the heavy metal music genre. It is Deep Purple's most successful recording, topping the charts in several countries following its release.
In 2001 Q magazine named it as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums of All Time.
Machine Head is also the subject of one of the Classic Albums series of documentaries about the making of famous albums.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice.
[edit] Original release on vinyl
- "Highway Star" – 6:05
- "Maybe I'm a Leo" – 4:51
- "Pictures of Home" – 5:03
- "Never Before" – 3:56
- "Smoke on the Water" – 5:40
- "Lazy" – 7:19
- "Space Truckin'" – 4:31
[edit] 25th anniversary reissue on CD
[edit] Disc one: 1997 remixes
- "Highway Star" – 6:39
- "Maybe I'm a Leo" – 5:25
- "Pictures of Home" – 5:21
- "Never Before" – 3:59
- "Smoke on the Water" – 6:18
- "Lazy" – 7:33
- "Space Truckin'" – 4:52
- "When a Blind Man Cries" – 3:33
[edit] Disc two: remastered
- "Highway Star" – 6:08
- "Maybe I'm a Leo" – 4:52
- "Pictures of Home" – 5:08
- "Never Before" – 4:00
- "Smoke on the Water" – 5:42
- "Lazy" – 7:24
- "Space Truckin'" – 4:35
[edit] 25th anniversary bonus tracks
- "When a Blind Man Cries" (original B-side) – 3:32
- "Lazy" (Quadrophonic Mix) – 6:57
- "Maybe I'm a Leo" (Quadrophonic Mix) – 5:00
[edit] Credits
- Ian Gillan – vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore – lead guitar
- Jon Lord – piano, organ, keyboards
- Roger Glover – bass
- Ian Paice – drums
[edit] Engineers
Rolling Stones Mobile Studio - recorded in Montreux, Switzerland
- Engineer – Martin Birch
- Assistant – Jeremy (Bear) Gee
- Technician – Nick Hampton
- Equipment – Ian Hansford, Rob Cooksey, Colin Hart
- Photography – Shephard Sherbell
- Cover Design – R. Glover, J. Coletta
