The Very Best of Deep Purple

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The Very Best of Deep Purple is a single disc compilation album by Deep Purple. It was released in 2000 by Rhino/Warner. It features tracks for MK I, MKII and MK III of Deep Purple.

[edit] Track Listing

1. "Hush" (South)
2. "Kentucky Woman" [Single Version] (Diamond)
3. "Black Night"
4. "Speed King" [US album version]
5. "Child in Time"
6. "Strange Kind of Woman"
7. "Fireball"
8. "Demon's Eye"
9. "Highway Star"
10. "Smoke on the Water"
11. "Space Truckin'"
12. "Woman from Tokyo"
13. "Burn" (Blackmore/Coverdale/Paice/Lord)
14. "Stormbringer" (Blackmore/Coverdale)
15. "Knocking at Your Back Door" (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover)

• All tracks written by Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Paice/Lord except where noted otherwise.

[edit] Personnel

• Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar
• Ian Paice - Drums
• Jon Lord - Keyboards
• Rod Evans - Vocals on tracks 1-2
• Nick Simper - Bass on tracks 1-2
• David Coverdale - Vocals on tracks 13-14
• Glenn Hughes - Bass, vocals on tracks 13-14
• Ian Gillan - Vocals
• Roger Glover - Bass

[edit] Miscellanea

• This compilation is supposed to be a single disc alternative to the more comprehensive "Shades" 4 disc collection. All the tracks were remastered simultaneously for inclusion in both sets.

• The set is essentially a new version of previous compilation "Deepest Purple", which was released in 1980, with 3 additional songs, two from MK I and one from the reunited MK II.

• The disc bypasses the material from the MK IV lineup, and a features slightly different versions of a few of the tracks.