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Listen, Learn, Read On is a box set released 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...

in 2002.

A collection of 74 tracks (around a quarter of which were unreleased prior to the album) across six CDs, all subject to extensive mastering at EMI's Abbey Road Studios

Abbey Road Studios

Abbey Road Studios is a recording studio located at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, its present owner...

. The set starts with a selection of early tracks by the members of the band before they were in Purple.

The box set also houses a format book written by Deep Purple archivist Simon Robinson, which tells the band's story via 120 pages of text, with pictures, cuttings, memorabilia, musician profiles and discographies.

This monster set is certainly the most luxurious collection on the band ever issued, and was twice runner up in 'best box set' category in Record Collector

Record Collector

Record Collector is the United Kingdom's longest-running monthly music magazine. It distributes both within the UK and worldwide. It started in 1979.-The early years:...

's annual poll.

Listen, Learn, Read On has been deleted by EMI

EMI

The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

, and is no longer in production.

Track listing

All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore

Ritchie Blackmore

Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...

, Ian Gillan

Ian Gillan

Ian Gillan is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan also fronted his own band, had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath, and sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd...

, Roger Glover

Roger Glover

Roger David Glover is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. Glover is best known as the bassist and lyricist for the hard rock band, Deep Purple.-Early career:...

, Jon Lord

Jon Lord

Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...

and Ian Paice

Ian Paice

Ian Anderson Paice is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the English rock band Deep Purple. As of Jon Lord's departure in 2002, he is the only founding member of the band who never stopped performing with the group, and the only member to appear on every album the band has...

except where indicated.

Disc one: Pre Purple and Mk 1

"Keep a Knockin'
Keep A-Knockin'
"Keep A-Knockin' " is a popular song from the late 1920s, possibly written by Perry Bradford. Variations were recorded by James "Boodle It" Wiggins in 1928, Lil Johnson in 1935, Milton Brown in 1936 and Louis Jordan in 1939...

" (Penniman
Little Richard
Richard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...

) 2:34
- The Outlaws
  The Outlaws (UK band)
  The Outlaws were an English instrumental band that recorded in the early 1960s. One time members included Ritchie Blackmore, Chas Hodges, Bobby Graham, Ken Lundgren, Mick Underwood, Reg Hawkins , Billy Kuy and others....
  
  [feat. Ritchie Blackmore
  Ritchie Blackmore
  Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
  
  ]
"You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (Roger Lewis) 3:28
- M.I. Five [feat. Rod Evans
  Rod Evans
  Rod Evans is a former English singer and was a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968. He provided vocals for the group's first three albums, including the hit singles "Hush" and "Kentucky Woman". He was replaced by Ian Gillan in 1969.-Early career:Before joining Deep Purple, Evans played together...
  
  , Ian Paice
  Ian Paice
  Ian Anderson Paice is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the English rock band Deep Purple. As of Jon Lord's departure in 2002, he is the only founding member of the band who never stopped performing with the group, and the only member to appear on every album the band has...
  
  ]'
"Only Time Will Tell" (Lewis) 2:11
- M.I. Five [feat. Evans, Paice]
"Send For that Girl" (Rowland Barter) 2:42
- Johnny Kid & the Pirates
  Johnny Kidd and the Pirates
  Johnny Kidd & The Pirates were an English rock 'n' roll group led by singer/songwriter Johnny Kidd. They scored numerous hit songs from the late 1950s to the early 1960s, including the rock & roll classics 'Shakin' All Over' and 'Please Don't Touch', but their influence far outshines their chart...
  
  [feat. Nick Simper
  Nick Simper
  Nicholas John Simper is a bass guitarist, best known as a founding member of Deep Purple.-Biography:...
  
  ]
"Porcupine Juice" (Gus Dudgeon/Lord) 3:13
- Santa Barbara Machine Head [feat. Jon Lord
  Jon Lord
  Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...
  
  ]
"I Can See Through You" (Roger Glover) 3:23
- Episode Six
  Episode Six
  Episode Six was a British vocal pop-rock group during the mid 1960s. The band was not well known, but foreshadowed the arrival of Deep Purple in late 1960s...
  
  [feat. Ian Gillan
  Ian Gillan
  Ian Gillan is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan also fronted his own band, had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath, and sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd...
  
  , Roger Glover
  Roger Glover
  Roger David Glover is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. Glover is best known as the bassist and lyricist for the hard rock band, Deep Purple.-Early career:...
  
  ]
"Mr. Universe" (Hal David/Gillan) 4:17
- Episode Six [feat. Gillan, Glover]
"Medusa" (Hughes) 5:40
- Trapeze
  Trapeze (band)
  Trapeze were an English rock band formed in March 1969, by vocalist John Jones and guitarist/keyboardist Terry Rowley , with guitarist Mel Galley, singer/bassist Glenn Hughes, and drummer Dave Holland...
  
  [feat. Glenn Hughes]
"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" is a song written and sung by Robert Lamm while in the rock band Chicago and recorded for their debut album The Chicago Transit Authority ....

" (Robert Lamm
Robert Lamm
Robert William Lamm is an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter who came to fame as a founding member of the pop rock band Chicago...

) 3:17
- The Government [feat. David Coverdale
  David Coverdale
  David 'Jack' Coverdale is an English rock singer, most famous for his work with the his own hard rock band Whitesnake which achieved massive commercial success.-Early life:...
  
  ]
"See My People Come Together" (Bolin) 6:07
- Zephyr
  Zephyr (band)
  Zephyr was a blues-based hard rock band formed in 1969 in Boulder, Colorado by guitarist Tommy Bolin, keyboardist John Faris, David Givens on bass guitar, Robbie Chamberlin on drums and Candy Givens on vocals. Although the charismatic performances by Candy Givens were originally the focal point for...
  
  [feat. Tommy Bolin
  Tommy Bolin
  Thomas Richard "Tommy" Bolin was an American-born guitarist who played with Zephyr , The James Gang , and Deep Purple , in addition to doing solo work...
  
  ]
"Hush" (South
Joe South
Joe South is a multi-talented American singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Career:...

) 4:13
"Help
Help! (song)
"Help!" is a song by The Beatles that served as the title song for both the 1965 film and its soundtrack album. It was also released as a single, and was number one for three weeks in both the United States and the United Kingdom....

" (Lennon/McCartney
Lennon/McCartney
The Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership is one of the best-known and most successful musical collaborations in history...

) 6:00
"Shield" (Lord/Blackmore/Evans) 6:01
"Listen, Learn, Read On" (Blackmore/Lord/Evans/Paice) 4:00
"Kentucky Woman
Kentucky Woman
"Kentucky Woman" is a 1967 song written and originally recorded by Neil Diamond. Another well-known version is the 1968 recording by Deep Purple....

" (Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond
Neil Leslie Diamond is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present....

) 4:41
"Playground" (Blackmore/Lord/Simper/Paice) 4:31 (The Book of Taliesyn
The Book of Taliesyn
- Side two :- Bonus tracks on the CD re-issue :- Personnel :* Rod Evans - lead vocals* Ritchie Blackmore - guitar* Nick Simper - bass, backing vocals* Jon Lord - Hammond organ, keyboards, backing vocals, string arrangements on "Anthem"* Ian Paice - drums...

out-take)
"Emmaretta" (Blackmore/Lord/Evans) 2:58 (single A-side)
"The Bird Has Flown" (Blackmore/Lord/Evans) 2:51 (US single B-side)

Disc two: Mk 1 and Mk 2

"Why Didn't Rosemary" (Blackmore/Lord/Evans/Simper/Paice) 5:02
"Hallelujah" (Greenaway
Roger Greenaway
Roger Greenaway , is a popular English songwriter, best known for his collaborations with Roger Cook.-Career:...

/Cook
Roger Cook (songwriter)
Roger Cook is an English songwriter who has written many hits for other recording artists. He has also had a successful recording career in his own right.-Early life:Cook was born in Fishponds, Bristol, England...

) 3:40 (single A-side)
"Ricochet" 3:04 (BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

session Aug 11 1969)
"The Bird Has Flown" (Blackmore/Lord/Evans) 3:03 (BBC session)
"Hush (South)" 4:16 (Live, Royal Albert Hall
Concerto for Group and Orchestra
The Concerto for Group and Orchestra is a concerto composed by Jon Lord, with lyrics written by Ian Gillan. It was first performed by Deep Purple and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Arnold on 24 September 1969 and released on vinyl in December 1969. The release was the first...

, 24 Sep 1969)
"Concerto Third Movement reprise" (Lord) 5:36 (Live, Royal Albert Hall)
"Wring that Neck" (Lord/Blackmore/Simper/Paice) 20:43 (Live, Montreux
Live in Montreux 69
Live in Montreux 69 is a live album by English rock band Deep Purple, recorded October 4, 1969 in Montreux, released in 2006. It was recorded in the Montreux Casino that burned down two years later....

Casino, Oct 4 1969)
"Jam Stew" 3:54 (BBC session Oct 31, 1969)
"Speed King
Speed King
"Speed King" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple from their 1970 album Deep Purple in Rock. The song is one of the loudest from the album, and featured some of the band's greatest amount of improvisation in a studio recorded song, on both the original version and later live versions...

" 3:23 (BBC session)
"Cry Free" 3:08 (Deep Purple in Rock
Deep Purple in Rock
Deep Purple in Rock is an album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in June 1970. It was their fourth studio album and the first with the classic Mk II lineup. Rod Evans and Nick Simper had been fired in June 1969 and were replaced by Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, respectively...

out-take)
"Hard Lovin' Man" 4:12 (BBC session Apr 21 1970)
"Bloodsucker" 3:14 (BBC session)
"Living Wreck" 2:58 (BBC session)
"Studio Chat / Jam" 0:40
"Flight of the Rat" 7:53 (95 remix)

Disc three: Mk 2

"Mandrake Root
Mandrake Root
"Mandrake Root" is a song by Deep Purple that is featured on their debut album Shades of Deep Purple. The title is in reference to the hallucinogenic mandrake plant, but is also the name of a pre-Purple band that Blackmore was trying to form in Germany when he got the call from Deep Purple's...

" (Blackmore/Evans) 30:02 (Live, Stockholm, Nov 12, 1970)
"Grabsplatter" 4:30 (BBC session Sep 23 1970)
"Child in Time
Child in Time
"Child in Time" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple. Featured on their 1970 album Deep Purple in Rock, the song is 10 minutes and 18 seconds long.-History and characteristics:...

" 10:47 (BBC session)
"Jon Lord Interview" 1:35
"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...

" 3:28 (BBC session)
"Into the Fire" 3:48 (BBC session)
"Fools" 5:19
"Fireball
Fireball (song)
"Fireball" is the opening song of the album of the same name by the English hard rock band Deep Purple. It was Deep Purple's second single release in 1971....

" 3:23
"No One Came" 6:24
"Demon's Eye" 6:08 (96 remix)

Disc four: Mk 2 and Mk 3

"No No No" 7:16 (Live, Beat Club, German TV Sep 1971)
"Highway Star" 6:08 (Live, Beat Club)
"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"...

" 5:49 (Quad Mix UK 1974)
"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",...

" 4:01 (Quad Mix)
"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...

" 3:27 (97 remix)
"Strange Kind of Woman
Strange Kind of Woman
Strange Kind of Woman is a song by British rock band Deep Purple that was originally released as a follow up single after "Black Night" in early 1971. The song also became a hit, peaking at #8 on UK charts, and later appeared on the re-release of their 1971 album Fireball...

" 8:44 (BBC in Concert
Deep Purple In Concert
Deep Purple in Concert is an album by British hard rock band Deep Purple, of two concerts recorded by the BBC for their "In Concert" live series, recorded in 1970 and 1972. First released in 1980 in the UK, with the current US edition being made available in 2001...

, Paris Theatre
Paris Theatre
The Paris Theatre was a former cinema located in Lower Regent Street, London, which was converted into a theatre by the BBC for radio broadcasts...

Mar 9 1972)
"Lazy
Lazy (Deep Purple song)
"Lazy" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple from their 1972 album Machine Head. A live performance of the song can be found on the album Made in Japan, released later the same year....

" 11:13 (Live, Tokyo
Made in Japan (album)
Made in Japan is a double live album by English rock band Deep Purple, recorded during their first tour of Japan in August 1972. It was originally released in December 1972, with a U.S...

, Aug 17 1972)
"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...

" 5:47 (Live, Osaka, Aug 16 1972)
"Woman from Tokyo" 6:24 (99 remix)
"Smooth Dancer" 4:08
"Mary Long" 4:26 (99 remix)
"Burn
Burn (Deep Purple song)
"Burn" is a song by British rock band Deep Purple. It was released on the album of the same name in 1974, and was the first song by the Mark III lineup.The song remained the band's concert opener for the next two years, taking over from "Highway Star". It opened Deep Purple's set on the California...

" (Blackmore/Lord/Paice/Coverdale) 6:00
"Might Just Take Your Life" (Blackmore/Lord/Paice/Coverdale) 4:36

Disc five: Mk 3

"Sail Away" (Blackmore/Coverdale) 5:47
"Coronarias Redig" (Blackmore/Lord/Paice) 4:52 (single B-side)
"You Fool No One" (Blackmore/Lord/Paice/Coverdale) 18:58 (Live, Ontario
California Jamming
California Jamming is a live album by British hard rock band Deep Purple, recorded in 1974 and originally released in 1996, it was re-released as a remastered edition in 2003 with the bonus track "Lay Down, Stay Down"....

Speedway, Apr 6 1974)
"Mistreated" (Blackmore/Coverdale) 12:02 (Live, San Diego
Perks and Tit
Perks & Tit is a live album released by Deep Purple, recorded at the San Diego Sports Arena on April 9 1974 during the band's U.S tour in support of Burn. It was released in 2004 in celebration of its 30th anniversary and 29 years after this incarnation of the group dissolved...

Sports Arena, Apr 9 1974)
"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...

" 29:52 (Live, Kilburn
Live in London (Deep Purple album)
Live in London is a live album from Deep Purple. It was recorded on 22 May 1974 at Gaumont State in Kilburn by the BBC for radio broadcast, but was unreleased on vinyl until 1982...

Gaumont, May 22, 1974)

Disc six: Mk 3 & Mk 4

"Stormbringer" (Blackmore/Coverdale) 4:04 (Quad Mix)
"Soldier of Fortune" (Blackmore/Coverdale) 3:14 (Quad Mix)
"Hold On" (Coverdale/Hughes/Lord/Paice) 5:08 (Quad Mix)
"High Ball Shooter" (Blackmore/Coverdale/Hughes/Lord/Paice) 4:30 (Instrumental mix)
"The Gypsy" (Blackmore/Coverdale/Hughes/Lord/Paice) 5:43 (Live, Paris
Live in Paris 1975
Live in Paris 1975 is a live album by British hard rock band Deep Purple, recorded in 1975 in Paris and meant to be released before the Come Taste the Band album, but was not released until 2001 by Purple Records....

Palais des Sports, Apr 7 1975)
"Drifter" (Bolin/Coverdale) 3:58 (California live rehearsal
Days May Come and Days May Go
- Days May Come:The 1975 Rehearsals,Volume 1 :Days May Come and Days May Go: The 1975 California Rehearsals is a compilation album by Deep Purple, released in 2000 ....

, June 1975)
"Dance to the Rock 'n' Roll" (Bolin/Coverdale/Hughes/Lord/Paice) 10:59 (California live rehearsal, Jam)
"This Time Around/Owed to 'G'" (Hughes/Lord; Bolin) 6:06
"Love Child" (Bolin/Coverdale) 3:03
"Wild Dogs" (Bolin/Tesar) 5:54 (Live, Tokyo Budokan
This Time Around: Live in Tokyo
This Time Around: Live in Tokyo is a live album from Deep Purple. After the band's demise in 1976, a live album called Last Concert in Japan was released in 1977. It was compiled from shows the band did in Tokyo in December 1975...

, Dec 15 1975)
"Lady Luck" (Cook/Coverdale) 3:24 (Live, Long Beach
King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Deep Purple in Concert
King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Deep Purple in Concert is a live album taken from a Deep Purple performance originally broadcast on the King Biscuit Flower Hour, released in July 1995. The album was released in the U.K. under the title On the Wings of a Russian Foxbat...

Arena, Feb 27 1976)
"Gettin' Tighter" (Bolin/Hughes) 13:18 (Live, Long Beach Arena)
"You Keep on Movin'" (Coverdale/Hughes) 5:18

Personnel

Mk 1: 1968-1969 - Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore
Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...

, Rod Evans
Rod Evans
Rod Evans is a former English singer and was a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968. He provided vocals for the group's first three albums, including the hit singles "Hush" and "Kentucky Woman". He was replaced by Ian Gillan in 1969.-Early career:Before joining Deep Purple, Evans played together...

, Jon Lord
Jon Lord
Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...

, Ian Paice
Ian Paice
Ian Anderson Paice is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the English rock band Deep Purple. As of Jon Lord's departure in 2002, he is the only founding member of the band who never stopped performing with the group, and the only member to appear on every album the band has...

, Nick Simper
Nick Simper
Nicholas John Simper is a bass guitarist, best known as a founding member of Deep Purple.-Biography:...
Mk 2: 1969-1973 - Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan also fronted his own band, had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath, and sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd...

, Roger Glover
Roger Glover
Roger David Glover is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. Glover is best known as the bassist and lyricist for the hard rock band, Deep Purple.-Early career:...

, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
Mk 3: 1973-1975 - Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale
David Coverdale
David 'Jack' Coverdale is an English rock singer, most famous for his work with the his own hard rock band Whitesnake which achieved massive commercial success.-Early life:...

, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
Mk 4: 1975-1976 - Tommy Bolin
Tommy Bolin
Thomas Richard "Tommy" Bolin was an American-born guitarist who played with Zephyr , The James Gang , and Deep Purple , in addition to doing solo work...

, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice

External links

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