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Purple Passages

US November 1972 Warner Bros 2LS-2644 [2LP]
Japan 199- Warner Bros WPCD-5696 [1CD]


Original Issue




Japanese CD Issue

One of the very first Purple compilations, consisting of Mk I material.

TRACK LIST

  1. And the address (Blackmore/Lord) 4.53
  2. Hey Joe (trad., arr. Lord/Evans/Simper/Paice/Blackmore) 6.57
  3. Hush (Joe South) 4.20
  4. Emmeretta (Lord/Blackmore/Evans) 2.58
  5. Chasing shadows (Lord/Paice) 5.31
  6. The bird has flown (Evans/Blackmore/Lord) 5.30
  7. Why didn't Rosemary? (Blackmore/Lord/Evans/Simper/Paice) 5.00
  8. Hard Road/Wring that neck (Blackmore/Lord/Simper/Paice) 5.11
  9. The shield (Blackmore/Evans/Lord) 6.02
  10. Mandrake root (Blackmore/Evans/Lord) 6.03
  11. Kentucky woman (Neil Diamond) 4.44
  12. April (Blackmore/Lord) 12.03