[% META title = 'The Deep Purple Discography' lineup = 'mk2b' releasetitle = 'Perfect Strangers' releasetype = 'album, regular, studio' %]
Perfect Strangers

Germany October 1984 Polydor 823777-1 [1LP]
Germany October 1984 Polydor 823777-2 [1CD; bonus track]
Germany October 1984 Polydor 823777-4 [1MC; bonus track]
Japan 1984 Polydor 25MM-0401 [1LP]
US 1984 Mercury (422-)824003-1 [1LP]
US 1984 Mercury 824003-2 [1CD; bonus track]
US 1984 Mercury 824003-4 [1MC; bonus track]
Poland 1984 Polydor/Baierle Records [Made for Sound-Pol] SPB CD 013 [1CD; bonus track]
Canada 1984? Polydor 824003-2 [1CD; bonus track]
Brazil 1984? Polydor 823777-1 [1LP]
Europe February 1985 Polydor POLHP-16-A [1LP; picture; bonus track]
Sweden 1985 Scandinavian Music 15-5218 [1LP; part of a 13LP box]
Canada 1987/88/89 Columbia House of Canada P2-23777-744367T [1CD; bonus track]
Italy 1991 De Agostini CDDEA-2265 [1CD; no bonus track]
Japan 199- Polydor POCP-2284 [1CD; bonus track]
Japan December 1998 Polydor (Cardboard Jacket Series) POCP-9164 [1CD; bonus track]
US 1999 Mercury Records 314546045-2 [1CD; remastered; two bonus tracks]
Japan December 1999 Polydor POCP-2645 [1CD; two bonus tracks?]


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Picture Album



CD Issue

Deep Purple's 11th studio album (= 'the re-union album') is performed by:

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

Recorded during early/mid 1984 at "Horizons" in Stowe, Vermont, using Le Mobile Studio. Creatively engineered by Nick Blagona; assisted by Cliff Bonnell, Ronald David, Bernd Reiger, Werner Walendowski and Drafi Deutscher. Mixed at Tennessee Tonstudio in Hamburg, Germany. Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound in New York.

Produced by Roger Glover and Deep Purple.

TRACK LIST -- most vinyl releases

  1. Knocking at your back door (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 7.00
  2. Under the gun (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 4.35
  3. Nobody's home (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan/Lord/Paice) 3.55
  4. Mean streak (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 4.20
  5. Perfect strangers (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 5.23
  6. A gypsy's kiss (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 4.40
  7. Wasted sunsets (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 3.55
  8. Hungry daze (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 4.44

TRACK LIST -- most CD issues, with a bonus track

  1. Knocking at your back door (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 7.00
  2. Under the gun (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 4.35
  3. Nobody's home (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan/Lord/Paice) 3.55
  4. Mean streak (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 4.20
  5. Perfect strangers (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 5.23
  6. A gypsy's kiss (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 4.40
  7. Wasted sunsets (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 3.55
  8. Hungry daze (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 4.44
  9. Not responsible (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 4.36

TRACK LIST -- some CD issues, with an additional bonus track

  1. Knocking at your back door (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 7.00
  2. Under the gun (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 4.35
  3. Nobody's home (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan/Lord/Paice) 3.55
  4. Mean streak (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 4.20
  5. Perfect strangers (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 5.23
  6. A gypsy's kiss (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 4.40
  7. Wasted sunsets (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 3.55
  8. Hungry daze (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 4.44
  9. Not responsible (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan) 4.36
  10. Son of Alerik (Blackmore) 10.07
    Instrumental studio jam.