Deep Purple "Mark I & II"

Mark I & II is a 1973 compilation album by Deep Purple, released by EMI's German subsidiary Electrola. It contains material originally released between 1968 and 1973. This double LP was released after Ian Gillan had left Deep Purple in June 1973.

This is the first album to feature the single A-sides "Emmaretta", "Black Night", and "Strange Kind of Woman", the B-side "When a Blind Man Cries", and the single edit of "Woman from Tokyo". "Highway Star" is the Made in Japan live version.

Track listing

All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice except where indicated.

Mark I

Side one

1. "Hush" (Joe South) – 4.22
2. "Mandrake Root" (Ritchie Blackmore/Rod Evans/Jon Lord) – 6.03
3. "Why Didn't Rosemary?" (Blackmore/Lord/Evans/Nick Simper/Ian Paice) – 4.56
4. "Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts) – 7.21

Side two

1. "Wring That Neck" (Blackmore/Lord/Simper/Paice) – 5.11
2. "Emmaretta" (Lord/Blackmore/Evans) – 2.58
3. "Help!" (Lennon/McCartney) – 6.02
4. "Chasing Shadows" (Lord/Paice) – 5.31

Mark II

Side three

1. "Black Night" – 3.29
2. "Speed King" – 5.49
3. "Strange Kind of Woman" – 4.00
4. "Into the Fire" – 3.29
5. "When a Blind Man Cries" – 3.29

Side four

1. "Smoke on the Water" – 5.49
2. "Woman from Tokyo" – 2.44
3. "Highway Star" – 6.46

One of the early releases contained an edited version of "Woman from Tokyo". Most releases contain the full album version.

Tracks 1-2, 4, 7, taken from "Shades of Deep Purple"

Track 5 taken from "The Book of Taliesyn"

Tracks 3, 6, 8 taken from "Deep Purple"

Tracks 9-10, 12 taken from "Deep Purple in Rock"

Track 11 taken from "Fireball"

Tracks 13-14 taken from "Machine Head"

Track 15 taken from "Who Do We Think We Are"

Track 16 taken from "Made in Japan", recorded Live 16.08.1972 in Osaka, Japan