Classic Albums: Deep Purple – The Making of Machine Head is a DVD documentary about the making of the Machine Head

Machine Head (album)

Machine Head is the sixth studio album released by the English rock band Deep Purple. It was recorded through December 1971 in Montreux, Switzerland, and released in March 1972....

album by Deep Purple

Deep Purple

Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...

. It is part of the Classic Albums

Classic Albums

Classic Albums is a documentary series about pop and rock albums that are considered the best or most distinctive of a well-known band or musician or that exemplify a stage in the history of music.-Format:...

 series, released by Isis Productions/Eagle Rock Entertainment. The DVD does manage to unite the band under one single film, however this is only achieved via separate interviews at various locations. It also features interviews with the album's engineer Martin Birch

Martin Birch

Martin Birch is a British rock and heavy metal music producer, who became renowned for engineering and producing albums by the British rock bands Deep Purple and Iron Maiden....

 and music journalists.

Chapter Selection

1. Introduction
2. "Highway Star"
3. "Smoke on the Water
   Smoke on the Water
   "Smoke on the Water" is a song by the British hard rock band Deep Purple. It was first released on their 1972 album Machine Head. In 2004, the song was ranked number 426 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time, and in March 2005, Q magazine placed "Smoke on the Water"...
   
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4. "Pictures of Home
   Pictures of Home
   Pictures of Home is a song by the British hard rock group Deep Purple, from their 1972 album Machine Head. It begins with a drum introduction by Ian Paice and features a fast paced, driving guitar riff and bass line with several instrumental solos....
   
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5. "Space Truckin'
   Space Truckin'
   "Space Truckin" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple. It is the seventh and final track on the Machine Head album. Its lyrics talk of space travel and it showcases the vocal abilities of singer Ian Gillan and powerful drumming of Ian Paice...
   
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6. "Never Before
   Never Before
   "Never Before" is a song by British rock band Deep Purple, which appears on their 1972 album Machine Head.This was originally the only single from the album besides "Smoke on the Water", with "When a Blind Man Cries" as a B-side, which surprised fans as the album contained hits such as "Lazy",...
   
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7. "When a Blind Man Cries
   When a Blind Man Cries
   "When a Blind Man Cries" is a song by British rock band Deep Purple, originally only available as the B-side of the single "Never Before", released in 1972...
   
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Bonus Interviews

1. No Smoke Without Fire
2. The Beast
3. Make Everything Louder
4. "Black Night
   Black Night
   "Black Night" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple, first released as a single in June 1970 and later included on the 25th Year Anniversary version of their 1970 album, In Rock. The song became a hit following its release, peaking at #2 on UK charts, and to this day remains Deep Purple's...
   
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5. Keep on Space Truckin'
6. "Maybe I'm a Leo
   Maybe I'm A Leo
   "Maybe I'm a Leo" is a song by the British rock group Deep Purple, from their 1972 album Machine Head.- History :Roger Glover says: "I wrote the riff to "Maybe I’m A Leo" after hearing John Lennon’s "How Do You Sleep?". I liked the idea that the riff didn’t start on the down beat, like 99% of riffs...
   
   "'s Off Beat
7. Break a Leg, Frank
8. Roger's Machine Head
9. "Never Before" Original 1972 Promo

External links

• Machine Head documentary http://www.thehighwaystar.com/specials/mhdvd/