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The Deep Purple (CD) Singles Bar

The singles are listed alphabetically according to the A sides.

ANY FULE KNO THAT clean version / ANY FULE KNO THAT album version
EEC 1998 EMI Switzerland CDP 520.503 [5" promo CD-single]
US 1998 BMG/CMC Records CMCDJ 87264-2 [5" promo CD-single]

  1. Any fule kno that (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) 4:27
    Radio edit.
  2. Any fule kno that (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) 4:27
    Album version.

Issued to promote Very Best Of (30th Anniversary Collection) 1998. The track comes from Abandon 1998.

ANYA edit / ONE MAN'S MEAT
Europe Jul 1993 RCA/BMG Records 74321-15419-2 [5" CD single]
Japan Jul 1993 RCA Records BVDP-87 [3" CD single]

  1. Anya (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord) 4.57
  2. One man's meat (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover) 4.38

Both tracks come from The Battle Rages on... 1993.

ANYA edit / TIME TO KILL excerpt / THE BATTLE RAGES ON excerpt / TALK ABOUT LOVE excerpt
Europe Jul 1993 RCA/BMG Records DP 001 [5" CD promo]

  1. Anya (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord) 4.57
    Single edit.
  2. Time to kill (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover) 2.09
    Excerpt from the album version.
  3. The battle rages on (Blackmore/Gillan/Lord/Paice) 1.51
    Excerpt from the album version.
  4. Talk about love (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover) 1.31
    Excerpt from the album version.

All tracks come from The Battle Rages on... 1993. This 4 track sampler accompanied a wooden promo box issued to promote the album.

ANYONE'S DAUGHTER live / SPEED KING live
Europe Oct 1994 RCA/BMG Records 74321-23502-2 [5" CD single; wrong title]
Europe Dec? 1994 RCA/BMG Records 74321-23502-2 [5" CD single; possibly with a corrected title]

Live tracks taken from the CD release of Come Hell or High Water 1994. The first batch of singles were misprinted "Anybody's daughter". Possibly this was (or wasn't) corrected.


Misprinted Sleeve

AVIATOR radio edit / AVIATOR original version / SOMEBODY STOLE MY GUITAR
EEC Sep 1996 BMG 74321 42111 2 [5" CD promo single]

  1. Aviator (Deep Purple) 3.59
    Radio edit.
  2. Aviator (Deep Purple) 5.20
  3. Somebody stole my guitar (Deep Purple) 4.09

All tracks come from Purpendicular 1996.

THE BATTLE RAGES ON
US Aug 1993 Giant Records PRO-CD-6359 [5" promo single]

One-track promo. Taken from The Battle Rages on... 1993.

BLACK NIGHT Glover remix
France 1995 EMI Records SPCD 1854 [5" CD single]

  1. Black night (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 3.38
    Special remix by Roger Glover.

One-track promo issued to promote the anniversary edition of In Rock 1995.

BLACK NIGHT Glover remix / BLACK NIGHT / SPEED KING matching mix
Europe Jun 1995 EMI Records 7243-8-82214-2-9 [5" CD single]
Germany Jun 1995 EMI Records 7243-8-82221-2-9 [5" CD single]

  1. Black night (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 3.38
    Special remix by Roger Glover.
  2. Black night (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 3.26
    Original single version.
  3. Speed king (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 4.22
    Special remix by Roger Glover.

Issued to promote the anniversary edition of In Rock 1995. Tracks 1 and 3 are specially remixed for this single.

BLACK NIGHT live / FIREBALL live
Australia August 1999 Thompson Music Management/Thames Talent (EAN: 9-327066-000012) [5" single; shaped as Australia]

  1. Black night (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  2. Fireball (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)

Recorded live in Melbourne, Australia, on 20th April 1999. Both tracks are taken from the live album Total Abandon (also video).

BLACK NIGHT edit / INTO THE FIRE
Japan 1998 Warner Bros WPCR-1583 [5" single]

Re-release of a Japanese single first issued on vinyl during the 70s. Original artwork retained. The tracks come from Deep Purple In Rock 1970.

BURN edit / CORONARIAS REDIG
Japan 1998 Warner Bros WPCR-1590 [5" single]

Re-release of a Japanese single first issued on vinyl during the 70s. Original artwork retained. The A side comes from Burn 1974; the B side is a non-album track.

DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH
US Nov 1996 CMC International BMG CMC DJ 87204-2 [5" CD promo single]

  1. Don't hold your breath 4.38

Single-track promo. This track appears as a bonus on the Japanese and US releases of Purpendicular 1996.

DON'T MAKE ME HAPPY edit / DON'T MAKE ME HAPPY album version
Europe 1998 EMI Switzerland CDP 519.979 [5" CD promo single]

  1. Don't make me happy 4.03
  2. Don't make me happy 4.55

This track comes originally from Abandon 1998 However, the album track is in mono (unintentionally so), while this promo is a stereo version.

FIRE IN THE BASEMENT
US 1990 BMG/RCA Records 3030-2-RDJ [5" CD promo single]

  1. Fire in the basement 4.43

Single track promo. Taken from Slaves & Masters 1990.

FIREBALL / ANYONE'S DAUGHTER
Japan 1998 Warner Bros WPCR-1585 [5" single]

Re-release of a Japanese single first issued on vinyl during the 70s. Original artwork retained. The tracks are taken from Fireball 1971.

HEY CISCO edit / LOOSEN MY STRINGS edit
US 1996 CMC International BMG CMCDJ 87209-2 [5" CD promo single]

  1. Hey Cisco 4.23
    Single edit.
  2. Loosen my strings 4.25
    Single edit.

Both tracks come from Purpendicular 1996.

HIGHWAY STAR edit / LAZY edit
Japan 1998 Warner Bros WPCR-1587 [5" single]

Re-release of a Japanese single first issued on vinyl during the 70s. Original artwork retained. The tracks come from Machine Head 1972.

HIGHWAY STAR / SMOKE ON THE WATER
Japan Oct 1993 Warner Pioneer WPCD-6342 [3" CD single]

  1. Highway star (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
    Studio version taken from Machine Head 1972.
  2. Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
    Studio version taken from Machine Head 1972.

According to Simon Robinson in Darker Than Blue (issue 47 p 29), this was [quot] issued on the strenght of the fact that a petrol company in Japan was using "Highway Star" to promote a new brand of petrol called Super Magnum on TV [end quot].

HUSH '88 live
US 1988 Mercury Rec CDP 16 [5" promo single]

  1. Hush '88 (South) 3.32

One-track promo single. Taken from the live album Nobody's Perfect 1988.

HUSH '88 live / DEAD OR ALIVE live
Japan 1988? Polydor [3" single]

  1. Hush '88 (South) 3.32
  2. Dead or alive (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover) 6.50

Both tracks are taken from the live album Nobody's Perfect 1988. The second appears on the cassette release only.

HUSH '88 live / DEAD OR ALIVE live / BAD ATTITUDE
Germany/US Jun 1988 Polydor 887636-2 [5" CD single]
Japan Aug 1988 Polydor P13P 37002 [3" CD single]

  1. Hush '88
  2. Dead or alive
  3. Bad attitude

All tracks are taken from the live album Nobody's Perfect 1988. However, the second track appears only on the cassette release, while the third appears only on the vinyl release.

JACK RUBY
France 1998 Hard Rock 18 [5" promo single]

Promo for Abandon 1998.

KING OF DREAMS edit / KING OF DREAMS
US Oct 1990 RCA/BMG Records 2744-2-RDJ [5" promo single]

  1. King of dreams (Blackmore/Glover/Turner) 3.52
    Single edit. Original version appears on Slaves & Masters 1990.
  2. King of dreams (Blackmore/Glover/Turner) 5.30
    Album version taken from Slaves & Masters 1990.

There's another promo single around that claims to have two versions of "King of Dreams" on it, but in fact it does not - see next entry below.

KING OF DREAMS / KING OF DREAMS [= FIRE IN THE BASEMENT (!)]
US Oct 1990 RCA/BMG Records 2703-2-RDJ [5" promo single]

  1. King of dreams (Blackmore/Glover/Turner) 5.30
  2. King of dreams (Blackmore/Glover/Turner) 4.44
    The second track has been mis-labelled. It is *not* "King of dreams" but actually "Fire in the basement"! Note though that there do exist pressings containing two versions of "King of Dreams" - see entry above.

Both tracks are album versions taken from Slaves & Masters 1990.

KING OF DREAMS edit / FIRE IN THE BASEMENT / KING OF DREAMS album edit
Germany Oct 1990 RCA/BMG Records PD-49248 [5" CD single]

All tracks come from Slaves & Masters 1990.

LADY DOUBLE DEALER / YOU CAN'T DO IT RIGHT
Japan 1998 Warner Bros WPCR-1591 [5" single]

Re-release of a Japanese single first issued on vinyl during the 70s. Original artwork retained. The tracks come from Stormbringer 1974.

LOVE CONQUERS ALL edit / LOVE CONQUERS ALL edit
Germany 1990 RCA Records PB-49213 [5" promo CD single]

Same track (single edit) on both sides. Original version appears on Slaves & Masters 1990.

LOVE CONQUERS ALL edit / LOVE CONQUERS ALL
US 1991 BMG/RCA Records 2810-2-RDJ [5" promo single]

The track comes from Slaves & Masters 1990.

LOVE CONQUERS ALL edit / SLOW DOWN SISTER
Japan Feb 1991 BMG/RCA Records BVDP-27 [3" CD single]

  1. Love conquers all (Blackmore/Glover/Turner) 3.23
    Single edit. Original version appears on Slaves & Masters 1990.
  2. Slow down sister (Blackmore/Glover/Turner) 5.56
    Non-album studio track recorded suring the Slaves & Masters sessions in 1990.

LOVE CONQUERS ALL edit / TRUTH HURTS / SLOW DOWN SISTER
Germany Feb 1990 RCA Records PD 49226 [5" CD single]

The first two tracks come from Slaves & Masters 1990. The third track is a non-album track recorded during the same sessions.

NEVER BEFORE edit / WHEN A BLIND MAN CRIES
Japan 1998 Warner Bros WPCR-1586 [5" single]

Re-release of a Japanese single first issued on vinyl during the 70s. Original artwork retained. The A side comes from Machine Head 1972; the B side is a non-album track.

SMOKE ON THE WATER live edit / SMOKE ON THE WATER edit
Japan 1998 Warner Bros WPCR-1589 [5" single]

Re-release of a Japanese single first issued on vinyl during the 70s. Original artwork retained. The single was originally released to promote Machine Head 1972 as well as Made In Japan 1972/73.

SMOKE ON THE WATER live radio edit / SMOKE ON THE WATER live edit
Netherlands 1991 EMI Records CDSI 2042452 [5" CD single]

  1. Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 3.55
    Radio edit of a live recording taken from Made in Japan 1972.
  2. Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 6.45
    Same as above, except it's a bit longer.

Issued to promote the Deep Purple Anthology 1991.

SMOKE ON THE WATER radio mix / ENHANCED VIDEO (SMOKE ON THE WATER)
Australia 2000 Thompson Music Management/Thames Talent (EAN: 6-97593-00006-9) [5" single; shaped as a DP-logo]

Recorded live in Melbourne, Australia, on 20th April 1999. Both tracks come from the album Total Abandon. The second track is an MPEG-version taken from the video.

SMOKE ON THE WATER / SMOKE ON THE WATER live / SMOKE ON THE WATER live
Denmark 1995 EMI-Medley 7243-8-81990(2-5) [5" CD single]

  1. Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Lord/Paice) 5.38
    Studio version taken from Machine Head 1972.
  2. Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Lord/Paice) 7.30
    Live version taken from Made in Japan 1972.
  3. Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Lord/Paice) 3.44
    This is the single edit of track 1 above. It is *not*, as claimed on the sleeve, a live version with Mk III.

This was issued to promote the release of a Danish compilation The Best of Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water 1995. Note that all credits are wrong - Glover's name is missing!

SMOKE ON THE WATER edit / SMOKE ON THE WATER live / SMOKE ON THE WATER remastered
Spain 1998 EMI Records PE 98011 [5" CD promo single]

  1. Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 3.48
    Single edit. Original version appears on Machine Head 1972.
  2. Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 7.37
    Live version taken from Made in Japan 1972.
  3. Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 5.42
    Remastered studio version taken from the anniversary edition of Machine Head 1972.

Spanish promo issued to promote the 25th anniversary edition of Made in Japan 1995.

SMOKE ON THE WATER edit / WRING THAT NECK / APRIL (PART 1) / PAINTED HORSE
Germany 1993 EMI Electrola 560-7243-8-80461-2-1 [5" CD single]

  1. Smoke on the water 5.40
    Although this is claimed to be an edited version, it is not. It's the album version taken from Machine Head 1972.
  2. Wring that neck 5.11
    Instrumental studio track taken from The Book of Taliesyn 1968.
  3. April (Part 1) 3.56
    Instrumental studio track taken from Deep Purple 1969.
  4. Painted horse 5.17
    Non-album studio track recorded during the Who Do We Think We Are sessions in 1972.

This was issued to promote the CD compilation Singles A's & B's 1993.

SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE SCREAMING edit / VAVOOM: TED THE MECHANIC / SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE SCREAMING
US late 1996 BMG Records CD-PRO [5" CD promo single]

Both tracks come from Purpendicular 1996.

STRANGE KIND OF WOMAN edit / I'M ALONE
Japan 1998 Warner Bros WPCR-1584 [5" single]

Re-release of a Japanese single first issued on vinyl during the 70s. Original artwork retained. The tracks come from Fireball 1971.

STRANGE KIND OF WOMAN edit / STRANGE KIND OF WOMAN live
Spain 1998 EMI Records PE 98035 [5" CD promo single]

  1. Strange kind of woman (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
    Single edit. Original version appears on Who Do We Think We Are 1973.
  2. Strange kind of woman (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
    Live version.

Spanish promo issued to promote the 25th anniversary edition of Made in Japan 1995.

TALK ABOUT LOVE
US Aug 1993 Giant Records PRO-CD-6543 [5" promo single]

Contains just one track and it comes from The Battle Rages on... 1993.

TIME TO KILL edit / NASTY PIECE OF WORK
Europe Jul 1993 RCA/BMG Records 74321-16270-2 [5" CD single]

Both tracks come from The Battle Rages on... 1993.

THE TURTLE ISLAND SHUFFLE studio jam
UK 1996 Dick Pimple Appreciation Society/RPM Records [5" CD single]

Title: Dick Pimple - Music from Turtle Island

  1. The Turtle Island shuffle (Severe/Glasnodol/Goole/Spencer/Nail)

Contains just one track: a non-album studio jam performed by Dick Pimple, that is, Mo St. Severe (banjo), Udo Glasnodol jr. (pianola), Rev. Reg Coole (fundament), Diana Spencer (kit), and Nigal Nail (carpenter). Recorded during the Purpendicular sessions in 1996. Sold through mail-order by RPM Records.

WHATSERNAME edit
US 1998 BMG/CMC Records CMCDJ 87275-2 [5" promo CD-single]

  1. Whatsername (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) 4:11

One-track promo. The track comes from Abandon 1998.

WOMAN FROM TOKYO edit / SUPER TROUPER
Japan 1998 Warner Bros WPCR-1588 [5" single]

Re-release of a Japanese single first issued on vinyl during the 70s. Original artwork retained. The tracks come from Who Do We Think We Are 1973.

YOU KEEP ON MOVING edit / COMIN' HOME
Japan 1998 Warner Bros WPCR-1592 [5" single]

Re-release of a Japanese single first issued on vinyl during the 70s. Original artwork retained. The tracks come from Come Taste The Band 1975.

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