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"Never Before" Single by Deep Purple from the album Machine Head B-side "When a Blind Man Cries" Released March 18, 1972 Format 7" Recorded December 6–21, 1971
Montreux, SwitzerlandGenre Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock Length 3:30 (single version)
4:01 (album version)Label EMI (UK)
Warner Bros. Records (US)Writer(s) Ritchie Blackmore
Ian Gillan
Roger Glover
Jon Lord
Ian PaiceProducer Deep Purple Deep Purple singles chronology "Fireball"
(1971)"Never Before"
(1972)"Smoke on the Water"
(1973)Machine Head track listing "Pictures of Home"
(3)"Never Before"
(4)"Smoke on the Water"
(5)"Never Before" is a song by British rock band Deep Purple, which appears on their 1972 album Machine Head.
This was originally the only single from the album besides "Smoke on the Water", with "When a Blind Man Cries" as a B-side, which surprised fans[citation needed] as the album contained hits such as "Lazy", "Space Truckin' " and "Highway Star".
A promo video for "Never Before" was made in 1972, Deep Purple's only one in the seventies. The single mix of the song is an edit of the album version and lasts 3:30.
Live performances
"Never Before" has rarely been performed live. The only live recording of this song appears on Deep Purple In Concert, which was recorded at the time of the single release, a week or so before Machine Head was released.
Deep Purple performed "Never Before" on tour in 2004, when they played the whole Machine Head album.
Personnel
- Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
- Ian Gillan – vocals
- Roger Glover – bass guitar
- Jon Lord – keyboards
- Ian Paice – drums
Covers
Gary Barden covered the song on his 2011 cover album Rock 'n' Roll My Soul.
Categories:- Deep Purple songs
- 1972 singles
- Songs written by Ian Gillan
- Songs written by Roger Glover
- Songs written by Ritchie Blackmore
- Songs written by Jon Lord
- Songs written by Ian Paice
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