Deep Purple "A Fire In The Sky (3CDS, Japan, Rhino Records, WPCR-18081~3)"

A Fire In The Sky is a 3cds compilation album, released September 26th, 2017.

Tracklist:

Disc 1

1. Hell to Pay (radio edit) 05:12  
2. Vincent Price 04:48   
3. Wrong Man 04:54  
4. Rapture of the Deep 05:56
5. Sun Goes Down 04:11
6. Any Fule Kno That 04:30  
7. Sometimes I Feel like Screaming 07:31   
8. Vavoom: Ted The Mechanic 04:17  
9. The Battle Rages On 05:56  
10. King of Dreams 05:27  
11. Call of the Wild 04:37  
12. Bad Attitude (radio edit) 04:45
13. Knocking at Your Back Door 07:04  
14. Perfect Strangers 05:29  

Time:  01:14:37  

Disc 2

1. You Keep on Moving (single edit) 05:21   
2. Dealer (2010 Kevin Shirley Remix) 03:56  
3. Stormbringer 04:07
4. Soldier of Fortune 03:15   
5. Mistreated 07:28  
6. Might Just Take Your Life 04:39   
7. Burn (US single edit) 06:01   
8. Rat Bat Blue 05:26  
9. Woman from Tokyo (single edit) 05:51   
10. Space Truckin' 04:35  
11. Smoke on the Water 05:41  
12. When a Blind Man Cries 03:31  

Time:  59:51  

Disc 3

1. Highway Star 06:09  
2. Demon's Eye 05:21  
3. Fireball 03:24
4. Strange Kind of Woman 03:52  
5. Child in Time 10:17
6. Speed King (U.S. album edit) 04:21
7. Black Night (single version) 03:27  
8. Hallelujah 03:42  
9. Emmaretta (2012 Stereo Mix) 03:26  
10. The Bird Has Flown (Early Version - 2012 Stereo Mix) 03:04  
11. Wring That Neck (aka "Hard Road") (stereo mix) 05:13  
12. Kentucky Woman (Neil Diamond cover) (stereo mix) 04:44
13. Mandrake Root (stereo mix) 05:58
14. Hush (Billy Joe Royal cover) 04:12   

Time:  01:07:10  

Housed in gatefold with sticker

Deep Purple "Whoosh! (CD+DVD, Digipak, Germany, earMusic, 0214135EMU)"

Whoosh! is the twenty-first studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released on 7 August 2020. Although he appeared on their next album Turning to Crime, this is the last studio album of original material to feature longtime guitarist Steve Morse, who left the band in July 2022.

The group collaborated with producer Bob Ezrin, who had also worked on their previous two albums. They enjoyed the recording and production. Its release was promoted by a series of press statements from singer Ian Gillan, such as "Another album?! Whoosh?!! Gordon Bennett!!!". He explained the album's title was chosen for its onomatopoeic qualities, and "when viewed through one end of a radio-telescope, describes the transient nature of humanity on Earth". He also said fans should simply listen to the album as an enjoyable experience.

The album was originally set to be released on 12 June 2020, but was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gillan said that was because distribution lines for physical media should wait until lockdowns eased and restrictions lifted.

Three songs from the album were released as digital singles, beginning with "Throw My Bones". The third, "Nothing at All", deals with the themes of Mother Nature, man's response to climate change and - in its accompanying music video - plastic pollution.

The instrumental "And the Address" first appeared as the opening track on the band's 1968 debut album Shades of Deep Purple. The only musician to feature on both recordings was drummer Ian Paice.

The album is divided into "Act 1" (tracks 1 to 6) and "Act 2" (tracks 7 to 12), with "Dancing In My Sleep" being a bonus track present on all editions. However, the double LP does not abide by this division, as "What the What" is the last track on side 2.

There is also a CD+DVD "limited edition" (in mediabook packaging) that includes a full performance of Live At Hellfest 2017 (92 min), and "Roger Glover and Bob Ezrin in conversation (60 min)." This is also included in the Whoosh Box Set. 

The album received generally favourable reviews. Several publications noticed the album contained relatively short tracks and praised the economical songwriting style. A review in NME said the album sounded nothing like contemporary music of 2020, but suggested that "maybe that's a good thing".

With a peak position of number 4, it was the band's highest-charting studio album in the United Kingdom for 46 years.

Tracklist:

Disc 1 (CD)

1. Throw My Bones 03:39   
2. Drop the Weapon 04:23  
3. We're All the Same in the Dark 03:44
4. Nothing at All 04:42  
5. No Need to Shout 03:30  
6. Step by Step 03:34  
7. What the What 03:32   
8. The Long Way Round 05:39   
9. The Power of the Moon 04:08   
10. Remission Possible 01:38  
11. Man Alive 05:35
12. And the Address 03:35
13. Dancing in My Sleep 03:51

Time:  51:30  

Disc 2 (DVD)

1. Roger Glover and Bob Ezrin in conversation 01:08:33  
2. Time for Bedlam 04:55  
3. Fireball 03:26  
4. Bloodsucker 04:10  
5. Strange Kind of Woman 07:50  
6. Uncommon Man 06:44  
7. The Surprising 06:07  
8. Lazy 07:57  
9. Birds of Prey 05:58  
10. Hell to Pay 05:15  
11. Don Airey's Keyboard Solo 05:19  
12. Perfect Strangers 06:12  
13. Space Truckin' 05:03  
14. Smoke on the Water 07:41  
15. Hush (Billy Joe Royal cover) 07:39  
16. Black Night 07:53  

Time:  02:40:42  

Live in Hellfest was previously released under the name The Infinite Live Recordings, Vol. 1.

DVD is NTSC, audio is LPCM for the concert, and AC-3 224 kbps for the interview.

Track duration and DVD track list is not printed on the release.

Thanks to:

Max Vaccaro, Bob Ezrin, Matt Clark, Kat Rallis, Sally Long, Kim Markovchick, Anja Obersteller, Alisja Schustereit, Lena Steffens, Isabelle Albrecht and Alina Schütze.

The Deep Purple worldwide team.

Ian Gillan thanks:

Phil Banfield, Maryann Spencer, Sally Long and Matt Clark.

Roger Glover thanks:

Vigier Excess 'Roger Glover Original' and Fender Precision basses.

TC Electronic Blacksmith amplification & effects.

Mickey Lee Soule, Kat Rallis, all the crew on the road.

My family.

Ian Paice thanks:

Pearl drums, Paiste cymbals, Remo drumheads, ProMark sticks, Protection Racket softcases, Hardcase hardcases, May mic system, AKG mics, Beyer Dynamic mics & headphones, HK Stage Monitors, RCF monitors, Klipsch Speakers and Roland Corporation, Chris Ranson and Simone Mezzano.

Steve Morse thanks:

Janine, Marije, Bill, Katya, Ernie Ball, Eddie Trunk, Musicman, Engl. TC Electronic, Dimarzio, Steinberg, Presonus, my family, Sterling Ball, Tommy Alderson, Derek, Brian and Scott Ball and all the loyal supporters.

Don Airey thanks:

Mike Airey, Clive Botterill at Hammond Services UK, Mike Swain at MLS Electronics, J.S. Bach, the Nashville Gang and my family.

Bob Ezrin thanks:

Special thanks to Sound Check;

Faryal Ganjhei at Henson Recording Studios;

Donny DaSilva at Noble Street Studios,

and Richard Evatt at The Sanctuary, Nassau Bahamas.

Publishers:

Deep Purple Live Limited (PRS)

Dislocated Music Publishing, Ltd. (PRS)

Dregs Music (BMI)

Ezrinized Tunes/SOCAN

Notting Hill Music (UK) (PRS)

Rugged Music, Ltd. (ASCAP)

except "And The Address": Hec Music Ltd.,

Deep Purple Live Limited as Exclusive Administrator

for Rugged Music, Ltd. and Dislocated Music Publishing, Ltd.

Deep Purple Management:

Thanks to Bruce and Barbara for all their services in the past.

Roger Glover And Bob Ezrin In Conversation:

Recorded at British Grove Studios in London, November 2019.

Deep Purple - Live At Hellfest 2017:

Recorded live at Hellfest, Val de Moine, Clisson, France on June 16, 2017.

"Time For Bedlam", "The Surprising" & "Birds Of Prey" published by Notting Hill Music (UK) (PRS), Dislocated Music Publishing, Ltd. (PRS), Dregs Music (BMI), Rugged Music, Ltd. (ASCAP), Deep Purple Live Limited, Ezrin Music/Irving Music Inc. (BMI).

Deep Purple Live Limited as Exclusive Administrator for Rugged Music, Ltd., Dislocated Music Publishing, Ltd. and Dregs Music.

"Uncommon Man" & "Hell To Pay" published by Notting Hill Music (UK) (PRS), Dislocated Music Publishing, Ltd. (PRS), Rugged Music, Ltd. (ASCAP), Deep Purple Live Limited, Ezrin Music/Irving Music Inc. (BMI).

"Fireball", "Bloodsucker", "Strange Kind Of Woman", "Lazy" & "Space Truckin'" published by HEC Music.

"Perfect Strangers" published by Deep Purple Live Limited & Pussy Music Ltd.

"Smoke On The Water" & "Black Night" published by Henrees Music Co.

"Peter Gunn" published by Northridge Music Company.

"Hush" published by Bike Music.

℗ & © 2020 Edel Germany GmbH. earMUSIC is a project of Edel.

Made in Germany by Optimal Media GmbH.

Recording information:

Mixed at Anarchy Studios, Nashville, TN, USA; Anarchy Studios, Nassau, Bahamas; and The British Grove, London, England.

Recorded at The Tracking Room, Nashville, TN, USA.

Vocal and Additional Recording at Noble Street Studios, Toronto, Canada; Anarchy Studios, Nashville, TN, USA; Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Bob Ezrin – producer, mixing, percussion, backing vocals

Julian Shank – engineer, mixing

Alex Krotz, Jamie Sickora – engineers

Zach Pepe – engineer assistant

Justin Cortelyou – mixing, tracking

Jason Elliott, Justin Francis – mixing

Bryce Robertson – tracking assistant

Eric Boulanger – mastering

John Metcalfe – orchestral arrangements on "Man Alive"

Alan Umstead – conductor on "Man Alive"

Nick Spezia – orchestra recording on "Man Alive"

Ben Wolf – band photography

Elena Saharova – landscape photography

Jekyll & Hyde – cover art, design

Additional credits for Man Alive:

Orchestra Recording at Ocean Way Studios, Nashville, TN, USA.

Mastered at The Bakery, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Roger Glover And Bob Ezrin In Conversation:

Recorded at British Grove Studios in London in November 2019.

Deep Purple - Live At Hellfest 2017:

Recorded live at Hellfest, Val de Moine, Clisson, France on June 16th, 2017.

Deep Purple "Infinite - The Gold Edition (2CDS, Digipak, Germany, earMusic, 0212395EMU)"

Infinite (stylised as infinite) is the twentieth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released on 7 April 2017.

A reviewer of Sputnikmusic commented "For all we know inFinite may very well be Deep Purple’s final stand and for what is worth, it cannot be compared with anything that the legendary act released in their heydays. However, try to think of bands that play like Deep Purple and you will probably fail to recognize even one. inFinite with all its limitations is an apotheosis of character and talent, the work of a group of men who feel comfortable in their own skin and comfortable with each other, which is weird to even fathom when we come to think of the history of the band. At the end of the day if this is how this story ends, it is a happy end after all." Paul Lester of Louder Sound stated "InFinite works best when Purple do what they do best: extrapolate and alchemize the blues and take it to new progressive heights".

Tracklist:

Disc 1

1. Time for Bedlam 04:34
2. Hip Boots 03:23
3. All I Got Is You 04:42  
4. One Night in Vegas 03:23   
5. Get Me Outta Here 03:58  
6. The Surprising 05:57  
7. Johnny's Band 03:51   
8. On Top of the World 04:01  
9. Birds of Prey 05:47   
10. Roadhouse Blues (The Doors cover) 06:00  

Time:   45:36  

Disc 2 - Live at Hellfest 2017

1. Time for Bedlam 04:59  
2. Fireball 03:26  
3. Bloodsucker 04:11  
4. Strange Kind of Woman 07:41  
5. Uncommon Man 06:40  
6. The Surprising 06:01  
7. Lazy 07:47  
8. Birds of Prey 05:46  
9. Perfect Strangers 07:10  
10. Space Truckin' 05:02  
11. Smoke on the Water 06:40  
12. Peter Gunn / Hush (Billy Joe Royal cover) 07:40  
13. Black Night 07:25  

Time:  01:20:28  

Comes in a gatefold sleeve with 24-page booklet.

On sticker:

The international success

The #1 album

Limited gold edition on 2CD

With bonus concert

"Live At Hellfest 2017"

Over 80 min.

Previously unreleased

Recording information:

Mixed at Anarchy Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Recorded at The Tracking Room and Anarchy Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Additional engineering in Nashville.

Vocals recorded at Noble Street Studios, Toronto, Canada.

Additional recording at X-Level Studios, Stockholm, Sweden.

Additional recording at Doron Plascow Studios, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Additional keyboards overdubs recorded at Headline Studios, Harston, UK.

Justin Cortelyou – engineer, mixing

Bryce Roberts – additional engineering

Crispin Day – additional vocal recordings

Trevor Anderson – additional vocal recordings

Cody Robertson – assistant engineering

Tommy Denander – additional engineering

Doron Plascow – additional engineering

Piers Mortimer – additional engineering

Live At Hellfest 2017:

Recorded live at Hellfest, Val de Moine, Clisson, France on June 16, 2017.

Mixed at Anarchy Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Mastered at Chameleon Studios, Hamburg, Germany.

Deep Purple "Shades 1968-1998 (4CDS Boxed Set, Long Box, USA, Warner Bros. Records, R2 75566)"

Shades 1968–1998 is a 4 CD-Box-Set by the British hard rock band Deep Purple. It was released on 16 March 1999. It spans their career from 1968 to 1998. This box set contains rare edits and singles which are remastered along with album versions of their biggest hits.

Track listing

Disc one: 1968 - 1971

1. "Hush" - 4:27
2. "Help!" - 6:03
3. "Shadows" (Demo 1968) - 3:30
4. "Love Help Me" (Instrumental Demo 1968) - 3:25
5. "Kentucky Woman" (Single Version) - 4:14
6. "Anthem" - 6:32
7. "River Deep, Mountain High" (Single Version) - 2:37
8. "Emmaretta" - 3:00
9. "The Bird Has Flown" (Single Version) - 2:53
10. "Hallelujah" - 3:47
11. "Speed King" (Full Length UK Version) - 5:53
12. "Child in Time" - 10:21
13. "Cry Free" (Roger Glover remix) - 3:23
14. "Black Night" (Full-Length U.K.version) - 3:27
15. "Jam Stew" (Outtake 1970) - 2:33
16. "Into the Fire" (Live 10/24/1970) - 4:20
17. "No No No" (Live 9/1971) - 7:16

Disc two: 1971 - 1972

1. "Strange Kind of Woman" - 4:03
2. "I'm Alone" - 3:04
3. "Fireball" - 3:24
4. "Demon's Eye" - 5:21
5. "Anyone's Daughter" - 4:45
6. "Fools" - 8:19
7. "No One Came" - 6:27
8. "Freedom" (Outtake 1971) - 3:36
9. "Slow Train" (Outtake 1971) - 5:35
10. "Never Before" - 4:02
11. "When a Blind Man Cries" - 3:34
12. "Highway Star" - 6:09
13. "Smoke on the Water" - 5:42
14. "Pictures of Home" - 5:07
15. "Space Truckin'" - 4:35
16. "Painted Horse" (1972 Outtake) - 5:15

Disc three: 1972 - 1976

1. "Smoke on the Water" (Live 8/15/1972) - 7:13
2. "Lazy" (Live 8/17/1972) - 10:34
3. "Woman from Tokyo" - 5:50
4. "Mary Long" - 4:26
5. "Super Trouper" - 2:56
6. "Smooth Dancer" - 4:11
7. "Burn" - 6:02
8. "Might Just Take Your Life" - 4:39
9. "Sail Away" - 5:51
10. "Coronarias Redig" - 4:55
11. "Stormbringer" - 4:08
12. "Hold On" - 5:09
13. "Lady Double Dealer" (Live 4/5/1975) - 4:17
14. "Gettin' Tighter" - 3:37
15. "Comin' Home" - 3:53

Disc four: 1984 - 1998

1. "Knocking at Your Back Door" - 7:07
2. "Perfect Strangers" - 5:28
3. "Son of Alerik" (7″ Single Version) - 5:28
4. "Call of the Wild" - 4:53
5. "Bad Attitude" (Single Version) - 4:03
6. "Hard Lovin' Woman" (live 8/22/1987) - 4:05
7. "Hush '88" (live 2/26/1988) - 3:32
8. "King of Dreams" (Single Version) - 4:50
9. "Fire in the Basement" - 4:43
10. "Slow Down Sister" - 5:58
11. "The Battle Rages On" - 5:57
12. "Anya" (live 10/16/1993) - 12:11
13. "A Castle Full of Rascals" - 5:11
14. "Seventh Heaven" - 5:23

Includes a 56 pages booklet with liner notes, discography annotations and photos.

Mk 1: 1968-1969 - Ritchie Blackmore, Rod Evans, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Nick Simper

Mk 2: 1969-1973 - Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice

Mk 3: 1973-1975 - Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice

Mk 4: 1975-1976 - Tommy Bolin, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice

Mk 2(b): 1984-1989 Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice

Mk 5: 1990-1992 - Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Lynn Turner, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice

Mk 2(c): 1992-1993 Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice

Mk 7: 1994-2002 Steve Morse, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice

Mk 8: 2002–Present Steve Morse, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Don Airey, Ian Paice