Deep Purple in Rock
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| In Rock | |||||
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| Studio album by Deep Purple | |||||
| Released | June, 1970 | ||||
| Recorded | August 1969 - May 1970 IBC, De Lane Lea & Abbey Road Studios |
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| Genre | Hard rock Heavy metal |
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| Length | 41:46 (Original LP) 78:27 (1995 CD edition) |
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| Label | Harvest Records (UK) Warner Bros. (US) |
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| Producer | Deep Purple | ||||
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| Image:Deep Purple in Rock - Anniversary edition.jpg 25th anniversary edition |
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In Rock is a hard rock album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in June 1970. It was their fourth studio album, and the first with the classic Mk II lineup. In Rock was their breakthrough album in Europe and would peak at #4 in the UK, remaining in the charts for months.
Their earlier work ranged from psychedelic hard rock to orchestra-driven tracks and covers that ranged from The Beatles to Neil Diamond, among others, but on this record there are no compromises. All tracks are credited to the working efforts of the five members of the band. "Speed King" and "Flight of the Rat" are prime examples of hard rock songs, and the band's new style. The 10-minute epic "Child in Time" is perhaps the most famous song from this record, and would be a concert staple for years to come.
Although "Into the Fire" and "Speed King" were featured on the set lists at the time, "Child in Time" was the only song from this album that was included on Made in Japan two years later (although "Speed King" was the usual encore and is featured on the expanded CD re-issue, as is "Black Night" which was included in the Deep Purple in Rock re-issue).
The cover depicts the band in a rock sculpture inspired by Mount Rushmore.
In some countries including Mexico, Deep Purple in Rock also included "Black Night", a single recorded during the sessions.
"Bloodsucker" was re-recorded in 1998 for the Abandon album as "Bludsucker" and was reprised live on the world tour.
In 2000 Q magazine placed the album at number 78 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever.
Jon Lord used both the Leslie speaker, and a Marshall amplifier with his Hammond organ, therefore the organ sound varies a lot throughout the songs. (Example: "Living Wreck" - Leslie speaker, "Hard Lovin' Man" - Marshall amplifier).
Ritchie Blackmore used a Gibson guitar on "Child in Time", not his usual Fender Stratocaster. This album is his favorite, along with Machine Head.
In 2000, The Minus 5 released an album also titled In Rock. On the spine of the digipak case is a small picture of Mount Rushmore.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.
- "Speed King" – 5:49
- - Just a few roots, replanted
- "Bloodsucker" – 4:10
- - A particularly nasty sort of fellow, there are lots of us
- "Child in Time" – 10:14
- - The story of a loser - it could be you
- "Flight of the Rat" – 7:51
- - Just to remind you there are other ways of turning on
- "Into the Fire" – 3:28
- - ...out of the frying pan
- "Living Wreck" – 4:27
- - It takes all sorts - support your local groupie
- "Hard Lovin' Man" – 7:11
- - For Martin Birch - catalyst
[edit] 25th anniversary bonus tracks
- "Black Night" (original single version) – 3:27
- "Studio Chat (1)" – 0:28
- "Speed King" (piano version) – 4:14
- "Studio Chat (2)" – 0:25
- "Cry Free" (Roger Glover Remix) – 3:20
- "Studio Chat (3)" – 0:05
- "Jam Stew" (Unreleased instrumental) – 2:30
- "Studio Chat (4)" – 0:40
- "Flight of the Rat" (Roger Glover remix) – 7:53
- "Studio Chat (5)" – 0:31
- "Speed King" (Roger Glover remix) – 5:52
- "Studio Chat (6)" – 0:23
- "Black Night" (Unedited Roger Glover remix) – 4:47
[edit] Personnel
- Ian Gillan - vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
- Roger Glover - bass
- Jon Lord - keyboards
- Ian Paice - drums
[edit] Engineers
- Andy Knight - IBC Studios (tracks 1, 3, 5 and 6)
- Martin Birch - De Lane Lea (tracks 4 and 7)
- Phil McDonald - Abbey Road Studios (track 2)
- Peter Mew - Original album remastering
- Roger Glover - Oversaw the mixing of the extra tracks
- Tom Bender and Jason Butera - Additional studio work
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