Purple Passages
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| Released | September 1972 (US)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1968–1969 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock,progressive rock,hard rock[2] | |||
| Length | 69:12 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Derek Lawrence | |||
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Purple Passagesis a 1972 double-LP compilation album byDeep Purplereleased in North America, Venezuela and Japan only, featuring material originally released in 1968 and 1969 on theTetragrammatonlabel. It features classics such as "Hush"and"Kentucky Woman".It was issued in Japan oncompact discin 1993.
This compilation included some alternate mixes of "The Bird Has Flown" and "Why Didn't Rosemary?", with the former having a clean intro instead of a fade-in on the album version. It also included the final Purple Mk. I single "Emmaretta" for the first time on LP. Original lead singerRod Evanswent on to front the popular 1970s bandCaptain Beyond.
Track listing
[edit]Side one
[edit]- "And the Address"(Blackmore/Lord) – 4.53
- "Hey Joe"(trad., arr. Lord/Evans/Simper/Paice/Blackmore) – 6.57
- "Hush"(Joe South) – 4.20
- "Emmaretta" (Lord/Blackmore/Evans) – 2.58
Side two
[edit]- "Chasing Shadows" (Lord/Paice) – 5.31
- "The Bird Has Flown" (Evans/Blackmore/Lord) – 5.30
- "Why Didn't Rosemary?" (Blackmore/Lord/Evans/Simper/Paice) – 5.00
Side three
[edit]- "Hard Road (Wring That Neck)" (Blackmore/Lord/Simper/Paice) – 5.11
- "The Shield" (Blackmore/Evans/Lord) – 6.02
- "Mandrake Root"(Blackmore/Evans/Lord) – 6.03
Side four
[edit]- "Kentucky Woman"(Neil Diamond) – 4.44
- "April" (Blackmore/Lord) – 12.03
Credits
[edit]Deep Purple
[edit]- Rod Evans– vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore– lead guitar
- Jon Lord– organ, keyboards, vocals
- Nick Simper– bass guitar, vocals
- Ian Paice– drums
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[3] | 52 |
| USBillboard200[4] | 57 |
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] | 60 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[6] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^"Great Rock Discography".p. 210.
- ^Deep Purple early years: Seventy Seven Minutes In Prog Rock Heaven
- ^"Top RPM Albums: Issue 4236".RPM.Library and Archives Canada.Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^"Deep Purple Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005(in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo:Oricon Entertainment.2006.ISBN4-87131-077-9.
- ^"Purple Power"(PDF).Cash Box. 30 December 1972. p. 20.Retrieved10 January2021– via American Radio History.
