Deep Purple - The Mark II Purple Singles (Compilation Album) (1979)
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Deep Purple - The Mark II Purple Singles (Compilation Album)
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Side one
"Smoke on the Water" - 5:12 (live version from Made in Japan, edited)
"Black Night" - 4:56 (live version recorded in Japan 1972)
"Child in Time" - 9:52 (live version from Made in Japan, edited)
Side two
"Woman from Tokyo" - 4:28 (A-side from Who Do We Think We Are, edited)
"Never Before" - 3:30 (A-side from Machine Head, edited)
"When a Blind Man Cries" - 3:29 (B-side from the Machine Head sessions)
"Painted Horse" - 5:18 (outtake from the Who Do We Think We Are sessions)
Deep Purple Band Members / Musicians
Ian Gillan – vocals, harmonica
Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
Jon Lord – organ, keyboards
Roger Glover – bass
Ian Paice – drums
The Mark II Purple Singles is a compilation album by Deep Purple. The album was released in 1979. It claimed to be MkII not just because it was the second line-up of the band but also because it was the second Deep Purple singles album after Singles As & Bs. The tracks were recorded between 1969 and 1972. A version with purple vinyl is also available.
The original sleeve notes by Geoff Barton claimed that "Smoke on the Water" was a different recording to the one from Made in Japan. He wrote: "Blackmore chooses to play the solo straight, without the embellishments that, for me, marred the other officially available live version [on Made In Japan]." In fact it is the same recording, edited.
