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Machine Head

UK March 1972 Purple Records TPSA-7504 (1e064-93261) [1LP]
US March 1972 Warner Bros BS-2607 [1LP]
Germany March 1972 Purple Records 1c072-93261-1 [1LP]
Japan March 1972 Warner Bros P-8224W [1LP]
France March 1972 Purple Records TPSA-7504 (2c064-93261) [1LP]
UK 1972 Purple Records Q4TPSA-7504 [1LP; quadrophonic mix]
Italy 1972 Purple Records 3c064-93261 [1LP]
Germany 1972 Purple Records/Club Sonderauflage 28659 SHZE344A [1LP]
Germany 1972 Purple Records HÖR ZU SHZE344 [1LP]
UK 1972? Purple Records TC-TPSA-7504 (0c244-93261) [1MC]
EEC 19-- Purple Records 1a064-93261 (5c064-93261) [1LP]
Germany May 1976 Purple Records 1c244-93261-4 [1MC]
France 1978 Purple Records DC-12 (066-93261) [1LP; purple vinyl]
Germany 19-- EMI Records SHEZE-344 [1LP]
UK February 1985 EMI/Harvest EG-26-0345-0 [1LP; picture]
Sweden 1985 Scandinavian Music 15-5218 [1LP; part of a 13LP box]
UK 198- EMI Records CDP-7-46242-2 [1CD]
Japan 199- WEA Japan 20P2-2605 [1CD]
Canada 199- Warner Bros CD3100 [1CD]
Australia 199- EMI Australia CDDPB1 [1CD; part of 7CD Box]
Russia 1993 AnTrop/Santa 00527 [1LP; pirate]
Czechoslovakia 1994 Globus Records [1LP; pirate; green vinyl]
Japan 1996 Warner Bros WPCR-867 [1CD; remastered]
Japan 1997? Warner Bros WPCR-1750 [1CD]
UK September 1997 EMI Records 7243 8 59506 2 9 (CDDEEPP 3) [2CD; anniversary edition]
UK September 1997 EMI Records 7243 8 59506 1 2 [2LP; anniversary edition]
Italy 1997 EMI Italy 072 7243 8 59506 2 9 (CDDEEPP 3) [2CD; anniversary edition]
UK 1997 EMI Machpro 25 [2CD; promo anniversary edition]
Japan April 1998 Warner Bros (Cardboard Jacket Series) WPCR-1566 [1CD]
Japan 1999 Warner Bros WPCR-10192 [1CD; remastered; ordinary edition]


Original Issue



CD Issue




Anniversary Edition


Anniversary Box Cover


Additional Cover on
Anniversary Box


Anniversary Promo

Deep Purple's 6th studio album is performed by:

  • Ritchie Blackmore guitar
  • Ian Gillan vocals
  • Roger Glover bass guitar
  • Jon Lord organ, keyboards
  • Ian Paice drums

Recorded between 6th and 21st December 1971 at the Grand Hotel in Montreux using the Rolling Stones Mobile Unit. Engineered by Martin Birch; assisted by Jeremy (Bear) Gee. Technician: Nick [Watterton].

Album devised and produced by Deep Purple for Edwards Coletta Productions.

There's also a rockumentary (DVD/VHS) describing the making of this album.

TRACK LIST -- most releases

  1. Highway star (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 6.05
  2. Maybe I'm a Leo (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 4.51
    The quadrophonic release [see above] has a different guitar solo on this track.
  3. Pictures of home (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 5.03
  4. Never before (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 3.56
  5. Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 5.40
  6. Lazy (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 7.19
  7. Space truckin' (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 4.31

TRACK LIST -- anniversary edition

CD 1 : 1997 Remixes

  1. Highway star (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 6.39
    Remixed version.
  2. Maybe I'm a Leo (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 5.26
    Remixed version with a slightly new guitar solo.
  3. Pictures of home (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 5.22
    Remixed version with an original drum intro.
  4. Never before (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 3.59
    Remixed version.
  5. Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 6.18
    Remixed version with a different guitar solo and slightly different vocals.
  6. Lazy (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 7.33
    Remixed version with slightly different vocals.
  7. Space truckin' (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 4.52
    Remixed version.
  8. When a blind man cries (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 3.33
    Remixed version. Totally. In fact, this is the ultimate version.

CD 2 : Remastered

  1. Highway star (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 6.08
  2. Maybe I'm a Leo (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 4.52
  3. Pictures of home (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 5.07
  4. Never before (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 4.00
  5. Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 5.42
  6. Lazy (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 7.23
  7. Space truckin' (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 4.34
  8. When a blind man cries (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 3.32
  9. Maybe I'm a Leo (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 4.59
    Quadrophonic mix.
  10. Lazy (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 6.55
    Quadrophonic mix.