Deep Purple "Purpendicular (2009 Reissue, Blu-Spec CD, Japan, BMG Japan, BVCP 20006)"

Purpendicular is the fifteenth studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released on 5 February 1996. It is their first album with guitarist Steve Morse from Dixie Dregs, who replaced Ritchie Blackmore. The album entered the UK Charts on 17 February 1996, where it peaked at No. 58.

It was recorded at Greg Rike Productions, Orlando, Florida, February to October 1995 and engineered by Darren Schneider and Keith Andrews. It had a more experimental approach than previous albums. The arrangement to "The Aviator", for example, employed an acoustic folk/country arrangement that had not previously been heard on the band's previous work. Several of the songs, such as "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" featured smaller keyboard parts, and mainly center on the guitar parts. Another new addition to the guitar playing was the use of pinch harmonics, very notably used on "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" and "Somebody Stole My Guitar". "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" and "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" remained regular features in Deep Purple's live setlist in recent tours.

Like the title of the band's following album, Abandon, Purpendicular is a pun; in this case, based on the band's name and the word "Perpendicular".

Tracklist:

1. Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic 04:16  
2. Loosen My Strings 05:57   
3. Soon Forgotten 04:47   
4. Sometimes I Feel like Screaming 07:29   
5. Cascades: I'm Not Your Lover 04:43  
6. The Aviator 05:20   
7. Rosa's Cantina 05:10
8. A Castle Full of Rascals 05:11   
9. A Touch Away 04:36   
10. Hey Cisco 05:53  
11. Somebody Stole My Guitar 04:09   
12. The Purpendicular Waltz 04:45   
13. Untitled 00:04  
14. Don't Hold Your Breath 04:40  

Time:   01:07:00  

Recording information:

Produced by Deep Purple

Recorded at Greg Rike Productions, Altamonte Springs, Florida, USA.

Mixed at Parc Studios, Orlando, FL

Mastered at Masterdisk, New York, New York, USA.

Darren Schneider, Keith Andrews – engineers, mixing at Parc Studios, Orlando, Florida

Adam Barber – assistant engineer

Greg Calbi – mastering at Masterdisk, New York