The Very Best of Deep Purple
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The Very Best of Deep Purple is a single disc compilation album by Deep Purple. It was released in 2000 by Rhino/Warner. It features tracks for MK I, MKII and MK III of Deep Purple.
[edit] Track Listing
- "Hush" (South)
- "Kentucky Woman" [Single Version] (Diamond)
- "Black Night"
- "Speed King" [US album version]
- "Child in Time"
- "Strange Kind of Woman"
- "Fireball"
- "Demon's Eye"
- "Highway Star"
- "Smoke on the Water"
- "Space Truckin'"
- "Woman from Tokyo"
- "Burn" (Blackmore/Coverdale/Paice/Lord)
- "Stormbringer" (Blackmore/Coverdale)
- "Knocking at Your Back Door" (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover)
- All tracks written by Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Paice/Lord except where noted otherwise.
[edit] Personnel
- Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar
- Ian Paice - Drums
- Jon Lord - Keyboards
- Rod Evans - Vocals on tracks 1-2
- Nick Simper - Bass on tracks 1-2
- David Coverdale - Vocals on tracks 13-14
- Glenn Hughes - Bass, vocals on tracks 13-14
- Ian Gillan - Vocals
- Roger Glover - Bass
[edit] Miscellanea
- This compilation is supposed to be a single disc alternative to the more comprehensive "Shades" 4 disc collection. All the tracks were remastered simultaneously for inclusion in both sets.
- The set is essentially a new version of previous compilation "Deepest Purple", which was released in 1980, with 3 additional songs, two from MK I and one from the reunited MK II.
- The disc bypasses the material from the MK IV lineup, and a features slightly different versions of a few of the tracks.
