The Early Years (Deep Purple album)

The Early Years
Compilation album by Deep Purple
Released 1 March 2004
Recorded 1968–1969
Genre Hard rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock
Length 77:05
Label EMI
Producer Derek Lawrence
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The Early Years is a 2004 compilation album by the British hard rock band Deep Purple. This is a compilation of material released in 1968 and 1969 and includes unreleased mixes and new mixes of tracks from the same period.

Track listing

  1. "And the Address" (remix) (Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord) – 4:33
  2. "Hush" (monitor mix) (Joe South) – 4:11
  3. "Mandrake Root" (Blackmore, Rod Evans, Lord) – 6:09
  4. "I'm So Glad" (remix) (Skip James) – 6:19
  5. "Hey Joe" (remix) (Billy Roberts) – 7:13
  6. "Kentucky Woman" (alternate take) (Neil Diamond) – 5:30
  7. "Listen, Learn, Read On" (Blackmore, Evans, Lord, Ian Paice) – 4:01
  8. "Shield" (Blackmore, Evans, Lord) – 6:03
  9. "Wring That Neck" (BBC session) (Blackmore, Lord, Nick Simper, Paice) – 4:40
  10. "Anthem" (Evans, Lord) – 6:28
  11. "The Bird Has Flown" (Evans, Blackmore, Lord) – 5:32
  12. "Blind" (remix) (Lord) – 5:28
  13. "Why Didn't Rosemary?" (Blackmore, Lord, Evans, Simper, Paice) – 5:01
  14. "Lalena" (instrumental version) (Donovan) – 5:09

Credits

Deep Purple

Additional personnel

References

  1. ↑ Campbell, Al. "The Early Years - Deep Purple | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 January 2012.