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Machine Head [25th Anniversary Edition - U.K.]
Release Date: 1997
Label: EMI

Led Zeppelin's fourth album, Black Sabbath's Paranoid, and Deep Purple's Machine Head have stood the test of time as the Holy Trinity of English hard rock and heavy metal, serving as the fundamental blueprints followed by virtually every heavy rock & roll band since the early '70s. And, though it is probably the least celebrated of the three, Machine Head contains the "mother of all guitar riffs" -- and one of the first learned by every beginning guitarist -- in "Smoke on the Water." Inspired by real life events in Montreux, Switzerland, where Deep Purple were recording the album when the Grand Hotel was burned to the ground during a Frank Zappa concert, neither the song, nor its timeless riff, should need any further description. However, Machine Head was anything but a one-trick pony, introducing the bona fide classic opener "Highway Star," which epitomized all of Deep Purple's intensity and versatility while featuring perhaps the greatest soloing duel ever between guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and organist Jon Lord. Also in top form was singer Ian Gillan, who crooned and exploded with amazing power and range throughout to establish himself once and for all as one of the finest voices of his generation, bar none. Yes, the plodding shuffle of "Maybe I'm a Leo" shows some signs of age, but punchy singles "Pictures of Home" and "Never Before" remain as vital as ever, displaying Purple at their melodic best. And finally, the spectacular "Space Truckin'" drove Machine Head home with yet another tremendous Blackmore riff, providing a fitting conclusion to one of the essential hard rock albums of all time. [EMI's 25th Anniversary U.K. edition was issued as a two-CD set. Disc one contained the 1997 remixed version of the album, while disc two featured the original recordings, along with a few bonus quadrophonic mixes and B-sides.] Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Highway Star [1997 Remix]	Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice	6:39
2	Maybe I'm a Leo [1997 Remix]	Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice	5:26
3	Pictures of Home [1997 Remix]	Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice	5:21
4	Never Before [1997 Remix]	Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice	3:59
5	Smoke on the Water [1997 Remix]	Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice	6:18
6	Lazy [1997 Remix]	Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice	7:33
7	Space Truckin' [1997 Remix]	Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice	4:52
8	When a Blind Man Cries [1997 Remix]	Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice	3:32
9	Highway Star	Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice	6:08
10	Maybe I'm a Leo	Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice	4:52
11	Pictures of Home	Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice	5:06
12	Never Before	Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice	4:00
13	Smoke on the Water	Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice	5:42
14	Lazy	Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice	7:22
15	Space Truckin'	Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice	4:34
16	When a Blind Man Cries [Original B-Side][*]	Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice	3:32
17	Maybe I'm a Leo [Quadrophonic Mix][*]	Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice	4:58
18	Lazy [Quadrophonic Mix][*]	Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice	6:54