When a Blind Man Cries. It was used as the B-Side on the Never Before single, and later used as a bonus track on the anniversary edition version of the album.
Machine Head was Deep Purple's sixth studio album, and third to feature the MK II lineup. It was released in March 1972, and features Ian Gillan on vocals, Ritchie Blackmore on guitar, Roger Glover on bass, Ian Paice on drums, and Jon Lord on keyboards. This was the third of four albums to feature the MK II lineup, though they would reunite in the 80s and record additional material.
There are two main releases. The first is just the album, with no bonus tracks. It's a single-disc version. The other release is an anniversary edition package. It contains the complete original album remastered, with When a Blind Man Cries as a bonus track, plus quadraphonic mixes of two tracks. The second disc in this package features remixed versions of the seven album tracks, plus a remix of When a Blind Man Cries.
Yes. Nearly every man who has ever played in Deep Purple has recorded some sort of material outside the band.
Ian Gillan formed his own band, called the Ian Gillan Band. The band experimented with a lot of jazz-rock fusion sounds, but these were ultimately commercial failures. He later shortened the name of the group to Gillan and went back to straight-up rock. When this band also tanked commercially, he became the lead vocalist for Black Sabbath (Ozzy Osbourne had left three years prior), and recorded one album with them - Born Again in 1983. After Sabbath disbanded, Gillan returned to Deep Purple. Aside from a brief hiatus in the late 80s/early 90s, he has been back with the band ever since.
Ritchie Blackmore formed the band Rainbow. The lineup was constantly changing, with Blackmore the only constant member. Numerous talented musicians played in the band at different times, including Ronnie James Dio, Graham Bonnet, Joe Lynn Turner, Cozy Powell, Bob Daisley, Roger Glover (ex-Deep Purple), Don Airey (later a Deep Purple member himself), and Jimmy Bain. Rainbow disbanded in the 80s when Blackmore rejoined the reunited Deep Purple. After leaving Deep Purple for good in the 90s, he reformed Rainbow for a single album, but they disbanded as quickly as they had gotten back together. For the last decade, he has been performing medieval folk music in Blackmore's Night, a band he formed with his lover, Candice Night.
Roger Glover has produced music for a ton of other musicians. He produced Sin After Sin, Judas Priest's first album on a major label. He teamed up with Ritchie Blackmore in 1979 as a member of Rainbow and rejoined the reformed Deep Purple in 1984 and has been a member again ever since.
Ian Paice has been in all incarnations of Deep Purple, past and present. He is the only member of the band who has played on every album the band has ever put out. He also played on several Whitesnake and Gary Moore albums.
Jon Lord began a solo career when Deep Purple ultimately disbanded. He released his first solo album, Sarabande, in the mid-70s. He played in the reformed Deep Purple until 2002, but ultimately left the band to pursue other interests.
Ian Gillan formed his own band, called the Ian Gillan Band. The band experimented with a lot of jazz-rock fusion sounds, but these were ultimately commercial failures. He later shortened the name of the group to Gillan and went back to straight-up rock. When this band also tanked commercially, he became the lead vocalist for Black Sabbath (Ozzy Osbourne had left three years prior), and recorded one album with them - Born Again in 1983. After Sabbath disbanded, Gillan returned to Deep Purple. Aside from a brief hiatus in the late 80s/early 90s, he has been back with the band ever since.
Ritchie Blackmore formed the band Rainbow. The lineup was constantly changing, with Blackmore the only constant member. Numerous talented musicians played in the band at different times, including Ronnie James Dio, Graham Bonnet, Joe Lynn Turner, Cozy Powell, Bob Daisley, Roger Glover (ex-Deep Purple), Don Airey (later a Deep Purple member himself), and Jimmy Bain. Rainbow disbanded in the 80s when Blackmore rejoined the reunited Deep Purple. After leaving Deep Purple for good in the 90s, he reformed Rainbow for a single album, but they disbanded as quickly as they had gotten back together. For the last decade, he has been performing medieval folk music in Blackmore's Night, a band he formed with his lover, Candice Night.
Roger Glover has produced music for a ton of other musicians. He produced Sin After Sin, Judas Priest's first album on a major label. He teamed up with Ritchie Blackmore in 1979 as a member of Rainbow and rejoined the reformed Deep Purple in 1984 and has been a member again ever since.
Ian Paice has been in all incarnations of Deep Purple, past and present. He is the only member of the band who has played on every album the band has ever put out. He also played on several Whitesnake and Gary Moore albums.
Jon Lord began a solo career when Deep Purple ultimately disbanded. He released his first solo album, Sarabande, in the mid-70s. He played in the reformed Deep Purple until 2002, but ultimately left the band to pursue other interests.
Yes. It was called Made in Japan, and it is universally hailed as one of the greatest live rock albums ever recorded. It was reissued with a bonus disc of three extended encores, and more recently, a three-disc set entitled Live In Japan was released, featuring the three complete shows these performances were pulled from.
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