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The House of Blue Light

Germany January 1987 Polydor 831318-1 [1LP]
Germany January 1987 Polydor 831318-2 [1CD; longer tracks]
Germany January 1987 Polydor 831318-4 [1MC; longer tracks]
Japan January 1987 Polydor 25MM-0556 [1LP]
US January 1987 Mercury 831318-1 [1LP]
US January 1987 Mercury 831318-2 [1CD; longer tracks]
Czeckoslovakia 1988 MS Supraphon 1132213zd [1LP]
Russia 1990 Melodija C60-27357-004 [1LP]
Japan 199- Polydor POCP-2285 [1CD]
Japan December 1998 Polydor (Cardboard Jacket Series) POCP-9165 [1CD]
Japan December 1999 Polydor POCP-2646 [1CD]
US 1999 Polydor/Mercury Records 314546162-2 [1CD; remastered]


Original Issue


CD Issue

Deep Purple's 12th studio album is performed by:

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

Recorded at the Playhouse in Stowe, Vermont, using Le Mobile Unit. Engineered by Nick Blagona; assisted by Guy Charbonneau. Mixed at Union Studios in Munich, Germany, by Harry Schnitzler. Mastered at Sterling Studios in New York by Greg Calbi.

Produced by Roger Glover and Deep Purple.

The second set of timings below refer to the original CD & cassette releases. These contained somewhat longer cuts -- see especially "Strangeways". However, there are reportedly CD reissues that contain the LP cuts; so beware.

TRACK LIST

  1. Bad attitude (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord) LP: 4.43 / CD: 5.04
  2. The unwritten law (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Paice) LP: 4.35 / CD: 4.54
  3. Call of the wild (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord) LP: 4.40 / CD: 4.48
  4. Mad dog (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover) LP: 4.31 / CD: 4.36
  5. Black & white (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord) LP: 3.44 / CD: 4.39
  6. Hard lovin' woman (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover) LP: 3.23 / CD: 3.25
  7. The Spanish archer (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover) LP: 4.57 / CD: 5.31
  8. Strangeways (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover) LP: 5.55 / CD: 7.36
  9. Mitzi Dupree (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover) LP: 5.02 / CD: 5.05
  10. Dead or alive (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover) LP: 4.44 / CD: 5.00