SOME STUPID WITH A FLARE GUN
BURNED THE PLACE TO THE GROUND..
Machine Head
is the sixth
studio album
by English
Rock band
Deep Purple
It was recorded in
December 1971
in Montreux,
Switzerland,
and released on
March 30th 1972,
by Purple Records.
It is the band's
third album
to feature the
Mark II
line-up of
Ritchie Blackmore,
Ian Gillan,
Roger Glover,
Jon Lord
and
Ian Paice.
Previous
recording sessions
had been slotted into
the group's
gigging schedule.
This time,
Deep Purple
wanted to dedicate time
to record an
album away from
the typical
studio environment,
hoping it would result
in a sound closer to
their live shows.
They used the Rolling Stones
Mobile Studio for
recording and
block-booked the
Montreux Casino
as a venue,
but during a
Frank Zappa and
The Mothers of Invention concert
immediately
before the sessions,
the casino burned
to the ground
after an
audience member
fired a flare gun
into the ceiling.
After a week of
searching for an
alternative venue,
including a session
at a nearby theatre
that was abandoned
due to noise complaints,
the band managed to
book the
Grand Hotel,
closed for the winter,
and converted it into a
live room suitable
for recording.
These events,
particularly the
casino fire,
became the inspiration
for the song
"Smoke on the Water".
Machine Head
became Deep Purple's
most commercially
successful album,
topping the charts
in several countries,
including the UK.
Influential in the
development of
heavy metal,
it continues to be
viewed favorably
by music critics
and has been
reissued several times.
It is widely considered
one of the greatest
and most influential
rock albums of all time.
TRACK LIST
CD 1
(2012 Remixes)
Highway Star
Maybe I'm A Leo
Pictures Of Home
Never Before
Smoke On The Water
Lazy
Space Truckin'
When A Blind Man Cries
CD 2
Roger Glover's
(1997 Remixes)
Highway Star
Maybe I'm A Leo
Pictures Of Home
Never Before
Smoke On The Water
Lazy
Space Truckin'
When A Blind Man Cries
CD 3
Original Album
Quad Sq Stereo
Highway Star
Maybe I'm A Leo
Pictures Of Home
Never Before
Smoke On The Water
Lazy
Space Truckin'
When A Blind Man Cries
BONUS TRACKS
Smoke On The Water
(US A-Side Edit)
Lazy
(Japanese B-Side)
Highway Star
(Just Vocals)
Smoke on the Water
(Just Vocals)
When A Blind Man Cries
(Just Vocals)
CD 4
In Concert '72
(2012 Remix)
Introduction
Highway Star
Strange Kind Of Woman
Maybe I'/m A Leo
Smoke On The Water
Never Before
Lazy
Space Truckin
Maybe I'm a Leo
(Soundcheck)
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