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Deep Purple in Rock 
Studio album by Deep Purple Released 3 June 1970 Recorded August 1969 - May 1970
IBC, De Lane Lea & Abbey Road StudiosGenre Hard rock, heavy metal Length 43:30 (Original LP)
78:27 (1995 CD edition)Label Harvest (UK)
Warner Bros. (US)Producer Deep Purple Deep Purple chronology Deep Purple
(1969)Deep Purple in Rock
(1970)Fireball
(1971)Alternative cover 
25th anniversary editionProfessional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]BBC (favourable) [2] George Starostin (12/15) [3] Deep Purple in Rock (also known as In Rock) is an 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. Rod Evans (vocals) and Nick Simper (bass) had been fired in June 1969 and were replaced by Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, respectively. Deep Purple in Rock was their breakthrough album in Europe and would peak at #4 in the UK, remaining in the charts for months. (The band's prior MK I albums had been much better received in North America than in their homeland.) The album was supported by the hugely successful In Rock World Tour which lasted 15 months.
Although this was the first studio album to feature the MK II lineup of the band, it was this lineup that had earlier recorded the live Concerto for Group and Orchestra. The album was also preceded by two singles, the first studio recordings that Gillan made with Deep Purple. The first single was a Greenaway-Cook composition called "Hallelujah", which flopped. The second single, "Black Night", fared much better as it rose all the way to #2 on the UK charts.
In 2005 the album won the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Award (given by the British monthly magazine Classic Rock) in the category Classic Album. The award was presented to Ian Gillan, Ian Paice and Jon Lord.
Contents
Change in direction
Deep Purple's 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 all tracks are credited to the five members of the band. "Speed King" and "Flight of the Rat" are hard rock songs and the 10-minute epic "Child in Time", perhaps the most famous song from this record, 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 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 ES-335 guitar on "Child in Time", not his usual Fender Stratocaster. This album is his favorite, along with Machine Head.
Later editions
In some countries, including Mexico, Deep Purple in Rock also included "Black Night", a single recorded during the sessions.
The US release of the album cut the intro to "Speed King", lasting just over a minute. It remains edited on the standard Warner Bros. US release, but is restored to full length on the 25th anniversary package.
In 1995 a remastered and revised 25th anniversary edition of the album was released by EMI. The remastering and remixing job was overseen by Roger Glover. The album features a number of bonus songs including previously unreleased jams.
On 21 July 2009 audiophile label Audio Fidelity released a remastered version of Deep Purple in Rock on a limited edition 24 karat gold CD. Mastering for the CD was performed by Steve Hoffman. This release follows the original 7-track format with no bonus tracks.
Track listing
All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.
Original vinyl release
- Side one
No. Title Length 1. "Speed King" 5:52 2. "Bloodsucker" 4:11 3. "Child in Time" 10:16 - Side two
No. Title Length 4. "Flight of the Rat" 7:53 5. "Into the Fire" 3:29 6. "Living Wreck" 4:30 7. "Hard Lovin' Man" 7:10 Bonus tracks on the CD re-issue
No. Title Length 8. "Black Night" (original single version) 3:27 9. "Studio Chat (1)" 0:28 10. "Speed King" (piano version) 4:14 11. "Studio Chat (2)" 0:25 12. "Cry Free" (Roger Glover remix) 3:20 13. "Studio Chat (3)" 0:05 14. "Jam Stew" (unreleased instrumental) 2:30 15. "Studio Chat (4)" 0:40 16. "Flight of the Rat" (Roger Glover remix) 7:53 17. "Studio Chat (5)" 0:31 18. "Speed King" (Roger Glover remix) 5:52 19. "Studio Chat (6)" 0:23 20. "Black Night" (unedited Roger Glover remix) 4:47 Song information
Speed King
Main article: Speed KingAs the liner notes for the LP allude (“A few roots…replanted”), “Speed King” is an ode to early rock-and-roll, with frequent references to songs performed by Little Richard (“Good Golly Miss Molly”, “Tutti-Frutti” and “Lucille”), as well as Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry. The original UK version of the album includes the full introductory instrumental, featuring a blistering Blackmore guitar passage blending into a quieter Lord organ piece, but the U.S. version did not include the intro. The hard-rocking song features a mid-section “call-and-answer” solo exchange between Blackmore and Lord, which presaged their live performances for years to come. It was regularly played at concerts during the Mark II era, starting as an opener, but more frequently performed as an encore.
Bloodsucker
Another hard rocker featuring a mid-section exchange between Blackmore and Lord, with Gillan literally screaming out the final verse. The Mark VI version of Deep Purple (featuring Steve Morse on guitar) re-recorded this song on their 1998 release Abandon, with the revised title of “Bludsucker”.
Child in Time
Main article: Child in TimeConsidered one of the epic songs of the Mark II era, especially prior to the release of the iconic “Smoke on the Water” in 1972, “Child in Time” goes from quiet sadness to bombastic rocker and back again in a track running over 10 minutes. Lord’s organ is most prominent in the quieter parts, as he plays a chord structure inspired by (some say, “stolen from”)[4] a song by It's a Beautiful Day titled “Bombay Calling.” Gillan’s vocals start out softly, evolve into howling and lastly demonstrate his ability to “scream in tune”. Blackmore then launches into a searing guitar solo running over two minutes, before the first verse repeats and the song comes to a crashing end. It would be a concert staple for every version of Deep Purple that included Gillan.
Flight of the Rat
A hard rock song featuring a straight-ahead structure of three main power chords. Unlike the call-and-answer solo structure of “Speed King” and “Bloodsucker”, Blackmore and Lord are each accorded their own extended solos on this song. This song was rarely performed live.
Into the Fire
A staple of early Mark II concerts, the song starts with a hooky introductory riff and two main chords which are octaves of each other. Features a phased and unusually slow guitar solo by Ritchie.
Living Wreck
A straight-ahead rocker that tells the story of a love affair that fails miserably to live up to expectations. "Living Wreck" was released as the B-side of the "Black Night" single in the UK. As with “Flight of the Rat”, live recordings of this song are rare.
Hard Lovin’ Man
Two power chords kick off the album’s closer, before Glover’s bass provides the rhythmic intro. Blackmore’s guitar is folded in, then Paice and Lord join in before the vocals start.
Chart positions
Year Chart Position 1971 Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 1 1970 Norwegian Record Charts 5 Personnel
- Ian Gillan – vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore – lead guitar
- Roger Glover – bass guitar
- Jon Lord – organ
- Ian Paice – drums
- 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
Sales accomplishments
RIAA certification[5] (United States)
Date Designation Total Sales 27 July 2001 Gold 500,000 BPI certification (United Kingdom)
Date Designation Total Sales 1 March 1984 Silver[6] 60,000 References
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Deep Purple in Rock at Allmusic
- ^ BBC review
- ^ George Starostin review
- ^ Ian Gillan on Deep Purple: The Interview picture disc, 1984.
- ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum database". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=deep%20purple&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ^ "BPI certified awards Silver". http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=22338. Retrieved 21 February 2009.[dead link]
Preceded by
Pearl by Janis JoplinAustralian number-one album
21 June - 4 July 1971Succeeded by
Cocker Happy by Joe CockerCategories:- Deep Purple albums
- 1970 albums
- Harvest Records albums
- Warner Bros. Records albums
- English-language albums
- Albums produced by Ritchie Blackmore
- Albums produced by Ian Gillian
- Albums produced by Roger Glover
- Albums produced by Jon Lord
- Albums produced by Ian Paice
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