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Deep Purple: Deep Purple in Rock

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Artist: Deep Purple
Title: Deep Purple in Rock
Released: 1970.03.21
Label: EMI Records
Time: 41:46
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Appears with: Ritchie Blackmoore
Category: Rock
Rating: ******.... (6/10)
Media type: CD
Purchase date:  2001.03.20
Price in €: 9,99
Web address: www.deep-purple.com

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[1] Speed King (Blackmore/Gillan/GloverLord/Paice) - 4:24
[2] Bloodsucker (Blackmore/Gillan/GloverLord/Paice) - 4:16
[3] Child In Time (Blackmore/Gillan/GloverLord/Paice) - 10:20
[4] Flight Of The Rat (Blackmore/Gillan/GloverLord/Paice) - 7:58
[5] Into The Fire (Blackmore/Gillan/GloverLord/Paice) - 3:30
[6] Living Wreck (Blackmore/Gillan/GloverLord/Paice) - 4:34
[7] Hard Lovin' Man (Blackmore/Gillan/GloverLord/Paice) - 7:11

Bonus Tracks:
[9] Studio Chat 1
[10] Speed King (Piano Version)
[11] Studio Chat 2
[12] Cry Free
[13] Studio Chat 3
[14] Jam Stew
[15] Studio Chat 4
[16] Flight Of The Rat (Roger Glover Remix)
[17] Studio Chat 5
[18] Speed King (Roger Glover Version)
[19] Studio Chat 6
[20] Black Night (Unedited Roger Glover Remix) 

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Ian Gillan - Harmonica, Arranger, Producer, Concept
Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar , Arranger, Producer, Concept
Roger Glover - Synthesizer, Bass, Mixing, Arranger, Producer, Concept
Jon Lord - Keyboards, Arranger, Producer, Concept
Ian Paice - Drums, Arranger, Producer, Concept

Martin Birch - Engineer
Andy Knight - Engineer
Phil McDonald - Engineer
Tom Bender - Engineer
Jason Butera - Assistant Engineer
Simon Robinson - Liner Notes, Compilation
Mike Brown - Photography
Alan Hall - Photography
Tim Joseph - Transcription

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1987 CD Warner Brothers 2-1877
1987 CS Warner Brothers M5-1877
1970 LP Harvest SHVL-777
1970 LP Warner Brothers 1877
1970 CD Warner Brothers 1877
1990 CS Warner Brothers 1877
1998 CD EMI 34019
1999 CD Import 10190



After satisfying all of their classical music kinks with keyboard player Jon Lord's overblown Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Deep Purple's soon-to-be classic Mark II lineup made their proper debut on 1970's awesome In Rock. The cacophony of sound (led by Ritchie Blackmore's blistering guitar solo), which introduces the opener "Speed King," makes it immediately obvious that the band is no longer fooling around. The slightly less intense "Bloodsucker" allows for some breathing room before the band embarks on the album's epic, ten-minute tour de force "Child in Time." In what is arguably his greatest performance, singer Ian Gillan leads the band on a series of crescendos, from the song's gentle beginning through to its ear-shattering climax, and back again to an even more intense encore. With searing power chords, "Flight of the Rat" is another example of the band's new hard-rock stance; though at nearly eight minutes, it too finds room for some extended soloing from Blackmore and Lord. "Into the Fire" and "Living Wreck" are more concise but equally appealing, and despite the closer "Hard Lovin' Man," which waffles on a bit before descending into feedback, this is still an essential album.

Ed Rivadavia, All-Music Guide



Deep Purple in Rock gilt als einer der Klassiker des Hardrock, völlig zurecht. Nicht davor und kaum danach haben es die Briten-Rocker Deep Purple in dieser Konsequenz geschafft, die Essenz ihres Genres für die Ära derart komprimiert und packend auf den Punkt zu bringen wie auf ihrem fünften Album anno 1970. Nach dem von Jon Lord veranlaßten philharmonischen Seitensprung Concerto For Group And Orchestra übernahm bei dem britischen Quintett Rocker und Gitarrist Ritchie Blackmore das Zepter. Zwar hat Lord's virtuoses Tastenspiel nach wie vor eine tragende Funktion inne, etwa im von Ian Gillans Falsett-Gesang geprägten "Child In Time" oder in "Living Wreck". Aber dominierender ist eindeutig Riff-Meister Blackmore, der sich im knalligen "Into The Fire", im turbomäßig getunten "Speed King" oder in "Black Night" so richtig austoben kann. Die zum 25jährigen Jubiläum 1995 erschienene, remasterte "Anniversary Edition" wartet mit einer Reihe, für den Fan besonders reizvoller, Zugaben auf: Einige eingestreute "Studio-Chats" gewähren kurze Einblicke hinter die Studiokulissen; animierender indes sind fünf Song-Varianten wie "Speed King" als etwas gedämpftere Piano-Version oder "Flight Of The Rat" in Roger Glovers Remix. Ein (deutlich aufgewerteter) Meilenstein.

Claus Böhm, Amazon.de



Vor 25 Jahren brachten Deep Purple ihr Album In Rock auf den Markt. Grund genug für die Plattenfirma, den Meilenstein mit einer "Anniversary Edition" zu würdigen. Da liegt der Verdacht nahe, daß die Fans mal wieder mit einer exklusiven Silberscheibe geködert werden sollen, die sich bei genauerer Betrachtung als clever verpackte Antiquität outet. Falsch: Diese phonstarke Festorgie ist wirklich der Hammer. Seit ihrem Start 1968 schöpfte die Band ihr kreatives Potential aus den Grabenkämpfen zwischen dem "Klassiker" Jon Lord und dem "Headbanger" Ritchie Blackmore. Deep Purple In Rock markierte 1970 den Sieg für Blackmore und den Hardrock. Diese Entscheidung bekam Deep Purple verdammt gut: Das Album mit den Knallern Speed King und Child In Time hielt sich 76 Wochen in den deutschen Charts, davon zwölf auf Platz eins. Neben den frisch remasterten Hits bietet die Jubiläums-Edition sieben Bonussongs, deren Bearbeitung Bassist Roger Glover betreute. Das rarste Sammlerstück ist eine Pianoversion von Speed King. Außerdem gibt's zwei Titel, die zwar während der Sessions für die Originalplatte eingespielt, aber erst auf der LP Powerhouse veröffentlicht wurden. Dazu vier Glover-Remixe, historischer Studio-Smalltalk und ein detailreiches Booklet für Fans. Ein audiophiler Tip ist Deep Purple In Rock aber auch im Geburtstagsgewand nicht. Glover erinnert sich, warum: "Die Nadeln der Aussteuerungsinstrumente waren damals ständig im roten Bereich." ** Klang.: 02-03

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Speed King

Good Golly, said little Miss Molly
When she was rockin' in the house of blue light
Tutti Frutti was oh so rooty
When she was rockin' to the east and west
Lucille was oh so real
When she didn't do her daddies will
Come on baby, drive me crazy--do it, do it

     I'm a speed king you go to hear me sing
     I'm a speed king see me fly

Saturday night and I just got paid
Gonna fool about ain't gonna save
Some people gonna rock some people gonna roll
Gonna have a party to save my soul
Hard headed woman and a soft hearted man
They been causing trouble since it all began
Take a little rice take a little beans
Gonna rock and roll down to New Orleans

[repeat first two stanzas in inverse order]


Bloodsucker

Gotta black breast Chinese eyes
Got an English brain that's gonna make me wise
Got a long story that I wanna tell
To a rhythm that I know so well
Really got a lot of lovin' that I wanna give
Baby I'm a mystery but you know I gotta live
I tried another but she didn't want to know

Take a hold now if you can
Take a lesson from a hard lovin' man
I'm a long way from where I wanna go
Guess I'll stay awhile I really love you so
How's about another sip of all the wine you got
Take a tip from me and give it here I'll drink the lot
I'm not a winey, I'm a puttin' on a show

You really really grab me but I've gotta move
Before they know I'm here and spread the news
Maybe in while when I've moved around
I can find a way to pay you back your twenty pounds
Really got a lot of lovin' that I wanna give
Baby I'm a mystery but you know I gotta live
I tried another but she didn't want to know


Child in Time

Sweet child in time you'll see the line
The line that's drawn between the good and the bad
See the blind man shooting at the world
Bullets flying taking toll
If you've been bad, Lord I bet you have
And you've been hit by flying lead
You'd better close your eyes and bow your head
And wait for the ricochet


Flight of the Rat

Spread the word around
The rat is leaving town
The message is a song
The misery is gone

Once I had a dream
To sing before the queen
She didn't want to know
She wouldn't see the show

What a fright
I couldn't do it right
Oh what a night

Mystic demons fly
All about the sk
With memories of a clown
The saddest show in town

When I was seventeen
Me mother said to me
Be careful what you touch
You shouldn't take so much

I blew my mind
She was so kind
I could have cried

In my mind
I had to fin
A kind of new way
Of being oh so cool
Like a blue blooded
Well studded
English fool

Speak about the past
Times are changing fast
Once I was so weak
I couldn't even speak

Shaking put a curse
Nothing could be worse
Walking through the door
Who could ask for more

Now I'm free
And I can see
That I am me

Spread the word around
The rat is leaving town
The message is a song
The misery is gone

Shaking out a curse
Nothing could be worse
Walking through the door
Who could ask for more

Now I'm free
And I can see
That I am me

Please stay away


Into the Fire

Take the trouble to decide the things you do
Will not be the things that don't appeal to you
See the mess your makin' can't you see your fakin'
Gonna make it hard for you, you're gonna--into the fire

Turn on the mandrake that was given to you
See if you can make it like the others do
Feel the blood a knockin' when you're finger poppin'
Gonna make it hard for you, you're gonna--into the fire

Stop your bleeding mind before it's over and done
Listen very closely to the message I've sung
Feel the blood a knockin' when you're finger poppin'
Gonna get a message through, you're gonna--into the fire


Living Wreck

It takes all sorts - support your local groupie.
You came along for a weekend
But you only stayed for one night
You pulled off your hair
You took out your teeth
Oh I almost died of fright
You'd better do something for your own sake
Yes it's a shame
Ah you know you're a living wreck

You said you were a virgin
Full of promise and mystery
But I know that you
Would bring me down
'Cos everyone calls you big G
You'd better do something for your own sake
Yes it's a shame
Ah you know you're a living wreck


Hard Lovin' Man

For Martin Birch - catalyst.
Break my back with hard lovin'
Take my hand and keep movin'
Don't slow down we're nearly there now
Oh can you stand the pain
I'm a hard lovin' man

What's your name?  It's alright now
Trick or treat we're uptight now
Wanna feel ya I wanna hear ya
Oh here we go again
I'm a hard lovin' man

Come back here it's not over
Can't you see there's still time girl
I can last make if fast now
Oh gotta catch a train
I'm a hard lovin' man

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