Deep Purple in Rock [LP]

by Deep Purple

Overview

After satisfying all of their classical music kinks with keyboard player Jon Lord's overblown Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Deep Purple's soon to be classic Mark II version made its proper debut and established the sonic blueprint that would immortalize this lineup of the band on 1970's awesome In Rock. The cacophony of sound (spearheaded by Ritchie Blackmore's blistering guitar solo) introducing opener "Speed King" made it immediately obvious that the band was no longer fooling around, but the slightly less intense "Bloodsucker" did afford stunned listeners a chance to catch their breaths before the band launched into the album's epic, ten-minute tour de force, "Child in Time." In what still stands as arguably his single greatest performance, singer Ian Gillan led his bandmates on a series of hypnotizing crescendos, from the song's gentle beginning through to its ear-shattering climax and then back again for an even more intense encore that brought the original vinyl album's seismic first side to a close. Side two opened with the searing power chords of "Flight of the Rat" -- another example of the band's new take-no-prisoners hard rock stance, though at nearly eight minutes, it too found room for some extended soloing from Blackmore and Lord. Next, "Into the Fire" and "Living Wreck" proved more concise but equally appealing, and though closer "Hard Lovin' Man" finally saw the new-look Deep Purple waffling on a bit too long before descending into feedback, the die was cast for one of heavy metal's defining albums. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia

Product Details

Release Date:	02/12/2016
Label:	Rhino / Warner Bros.
UPC:	0825646035083
Rank:	40693

Tracks

1. Speed King
2. Bloodsucker
3. Child in Time
4. Flight of the Rat
5. Into the Fire
6. Living Wreck
7. Hard Lovin' Man

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Deep Purple   Primary Artist
Ian Paice   Drums
Ian Gillan   Vocals,Harmonica
Roger Glover   Bass,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass)
Ritchie Blackmore   Guitar
Jon Lord   Organ,Keyboards

Technical Credits

Andy Knight   Engineer,Recording
Steve Hoffman   Mastering
Ian Paice   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Ian Gillan   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Deep Purple   Concept,Arranger,Composer,Producer
Roger Glover   Mixing,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Phil McDonald   Engineer
Martin Birch   Engineer,Recording
Mike Brown   Photography
Ritchie Blackmore   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Lee Herschberg   Digital Mastering
Jon Lord   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Andy Pearce   Remastering Engineer
Tom Bender   Engineer
Simon Robinson   Liner Notes
Tim Joseph   Transcription
Jason Butera   Assistant Engineer
Kevin Michael Gray   CD Preparation
Ernie Campagna   Production Coordination
Matt Wortham   Remastering Engineer
Alan Hall   Photography
Philip McDonald   Recording