Purple Passages
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| Compilation album by Deep Purple | |||||
| Released | November, 1972 | ||||
| Recorded | 1968 - 1969 | ||||
| Genre | Hard Rock | ||||
| Length | 69:12 (2LP) | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | ||||
| Producer | Derek Lawrence | ||||
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Purple Passages is a 1972 compilation album by Deep Purple featuring their best songs from the 1960's. It features classics such as "Hush" and "Kentucky Woman". This is a US only compilation of material released in 1968 and 1969 on the Tetragrammaton label.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Original release on vinyl (2 LP)
- "And The Address" (Blackmore/Lord) - 4.53
- "Hey Joe" (trad., arr. Lord/Evans/Simper/Paice/Blackmore) - 6.57
- "Hush" (Joe South) - 4.20
- "Emmeretta" (Lord/Blackmore/Evans) - 2.58
- "Chasing Shadows" (Lord/Paice) - 5.31
- "The Bird Has Flown" (Evans/Blackmore/Lord) - 5.30
- "Why Didn't Rosemary?" (Blackmore/Lord/Evans/Simper/Paice) - 5.00
- "Hard Road (Wring That Neck)" (Blackmore/Lord/Simper/Paice) - 5.11
- "The Shield" (Blackmore/Evans/Lord) - 6.02
- "Mandrake Root" (Blackmore/Evans/Lord) - 6.03
- "Kentucky Woman" (Neil Diamond) - 4.44
- "April" (Blackmore/Lord) - 12.03
[edit] Credits
- Ritchie Blackmore - lead guitar
- Rod Evans - vocals
- Jon Lord - organ, keyboards, vocals
- Ian Paice - drums
- Nick Simper - bass guitar, vocals
