The Deep Purple Singles A's and B's

Infobox Album |
Name = The Deep Purple Singles A's and B's
Type = Compilation Album
Artist = Deep Purple


Released = January, 1993 EMI October, 1978 Harvest
Recorded = 1968 - 1975
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 77:06 (1993 CD edition) 47:25 (1978 LP)
Label = EMI (1993) Harvest (1978)
Producer = Deep Purple Derek Lawrence
Reviews =
Last album = "Slaves & Masters" (1990)
This album = "The Deep Purple Singles A's and B's" (1993)
Next album = "The Battle Rages On" (1993)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Singles A's and B's (1978) cover
Type = studio


Lower caption =

"The Deep Purple Singles A's and B's" contains the complete collection of Deep Purple's UK released singles. It's a sort of an updated version of the old The Deep Purple Singles: A's & B's 1978. This is a compilation of material by Mks I, IIa, III and IV from 1968 - 1976.

Track listing

All songs written by Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice except where indicated.

1993 CD version

#"Hush" (Joe South) – 4:24
#"One More Rainy Day" (Lord/Evans) – 3:38
#"Kentucky Woman" (Neil Diamond) – 4:04
#"Emmaretta" (Blackmore/Evans/Lord) – 3:00
#"The Bird Has Flown" (Blackmore/Evans/Lord) – 2:54
#"Hallelujah" (Greenaway/Cook) – 3:44
#"Speed King" (early take, demo version with piano) – 4:26
#"Black Night" – 3:28
#"Strange Kind of Woman" – 3:49
#"I'm Alone" – 3:06
#"Fireball" – 3:21
#"Demon's Eye" – 5:12
#"Never Before" (single edit) – 3:30
#"When a Blind Man Cries" – 3:32
#"Smoke on the Water" (single edit) – 3:48
#"Black Night (live)" – 4:59
#"Might Just Take Your Life" (single edit) (Blackmore/Lord/Coverdale/Paice) – 3:35
#"Coronarias Redig" (Blackmore/Lord/Paice) – 4:54
#"You Keep On Moving" (single edit) (Coverdale/Hughes) – 4:29
#"Love Child" (Bolin/Coverdale) – 3:04

=1978 Vinyl version=

# "Hush" (South) - 4:25
# "One More Rainy Day" (Lord/Evans)- 3:38
# "Emmaretta" (Lord/Blackmore/Evans) - 2:59
# "Wring That Neck" (Lord/Blackmore/Simper/Paice) - 5:12 (Paice's name is misspelt "Price" on the vinyl release)
# "Hallelujah" (Greenaway/Cook) - 3:42
# "April" part 1 (Blackmore/Lord) - 3:57
# "Black Night" - 3:27
# "Speed King" - 4:25 (Demo version with piano)
# "Strange Kind of Woman" - 3:47
# "I'm Alone" - 3:05 (b-side from the "Strange Kind of Woman" single)
# "Demon's Eye" - 5:12
# "Fireball" - 3:23

Credits

Deep Purple

* Ritchie Blackmore - guitar: tracks 1-16
* Ian Gillan – vocals, harmonica : tracks 6-16
* Roger Glover – bass guitar : tracks 6-16
* Jon Lord - organ, keyboards, backing vocals
* Ian Paice - drums

* Rod Evans - lead vocals : tracks 1-5
* Nick Simper - bass guitar, backing vocals : tracks 1-5

* David Coverdale - vocals : tracks 17-20
* Glenn Hughes - bass guitar, vocals : tracks 17-20
* Tommy Bolin - guitar : tracks 19-20

* 1993 version compiled by Simon Robinson of the [http://www.deep-purple.net DPAS]