Shades 1968-1998
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Shades 1968-1998 is a 4 CD-Box-Set by Deep Purple
. It was released on March 16, 1999. It spans their career from 1968 to 1998. This box set contains rare edits and singles which are remastered along with album versions of their biggest hits.
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 was released on March 16, 1999. It spans their career from 1968 to 1998. This box set contains rare edits and singles which are remastered along with album versions of their biggest hits.
Disc one: 1968 - 1971
- "Hush" - 4:27
- "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....
" - 6:03 - "Shadows" (Demo 1968) - 3:30
- "Love Help Me" (Instrumental Demo 1968) - 3:25
- "Kentucky WomanKentucky 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....
" (Single Version) - 4:14 - "Anthem" - 6:32
- "River Deep, Mountain High" (Single Version) - 2:37
- "Emmaretta" - 3:00
- "The Bird Has Flown" (Single Version) - 2:53
- "Hallelujah" - 3:47
- "Speed KingSpeed 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...
" (Full Length UK Version) - 5:53 - "Child in TimeChild 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:...
" - 10:21 - "Cry Free" (mix) - 3:23
- "Black NightBlack 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...
" (Full-Length U.K.version) - 3:27 - "Jam Stew" (Outtake 1970) - 2:33
- "Into the Fire" (Live 10/24/1970) - 4:20
- "No No No" (Live 9/1971) - 7:16
Disc two: 1971 - 1972
- "Strange Kind of WomanStrange Kind of WomanStrange 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...
" - 4:03 - "I'm Alone" - 3:04
- "FireballFireball (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....
" - 3:24 - "Demon's Eye" - 5:21
- "Anyone's Daughter" - 4:45
- "Fools" - 8:19
- "No One Came" - 6:27
- "Freedom" (Outtake 1971) - 3:36
- "Slow Train" (Outtake 1971) - 5:35
- "Never BeforeNever 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",...
" - 4:02 - "When a Blind Man CriesWhen 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...
" - 3:34 - "Highway Star" - 6:09
- "Smoke on the WaterSmoke 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"...
" - 5:42 - "Pictures of HomePictures of HomePictures 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....
" - 5:07 - "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...
" - 4:35 - "Painted Horse" (1972 Outtake) - 5:15
Disc three: 1972 - 1976
- "Smoke on the Water" (Live 8/15/1972) - 7:13
- "LazyLazy (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....
" (Live 8/17/1972) - 10:34 - "Woman from Tokyo" - 5:50
- "Mary Long" - 4:26
- "Super Trouper" - 2:56
- "Smooth Dancer" - 4:11
- "BurnBurn (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...
" - 6:02 - "Might Just Take Your Life" - 4:39
- "Sail Away" - 5:51
- "Coronarias Redig" - 4:55
- "Stormbringer" - 4:08
- "Hold On" - 5:09
- "Lady Double Dealer" (Live 4/5/1975) - 4:17
- "Gettin' Tighter" - 3:37
- "Comin' Home" - 3:53
Disc four: 1984 - 1998
- "Knocking at Your Back Door" - 7:07
- "Perfect StrangersPerfect Strangers (Deep Purple song)"Perfect Strangers" is a song by the British hard rock band Deep Purple. It is the title track of their 1984 album Perfect Strangers.The words tell of the sorrow of remaining "perfect strangers" after the end of a relationship. It is one of the few Deep Purple songs not to feature a guitar or organ...
" - 5:28 - "Son of Alerik" (7″ Single Version) - 5:28
- "Call of the Wild" - 4:53
- "Bad Attitude" (Single Version) - 4:03
- "Hard Lovin' Woman" (live 8/22/1987) - 4:05
- "Hush '88" (live 2/26/1988) - 3:32
- "King of Dreams" (Single Version) - 4:50
- "Fire in the Basement" - 4:43
- "Slow Down Sister" - 5:58
- "The Battle Rages On" - 5:57
- "Anya" (live 10/16/1993) - 12:11
- "A Castle Full of Rascals" - 5:11
- "Seventh Heaven" - 5:23
Personnel
- Mk 1: 1968-1969 - Ritchie BlackmoreRitchie BlackmoreRichard 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 EvansRod EvansRod 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 LordJon LordJonathan 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 PaiceIan PaiceIan 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 SimperNick SimperNicholas John Simper is a bass guitarist, best known as a founding member of Deep Purple.-Biography:... - Mk 2: 1969-1973 - Ritchie Blackmore, Ian GillanIan GillanIan 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 GloverRoger GloverRoger 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 CoverdaleDavid CoverdaleDavid '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 BolinTommy BolinThomas 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 - Mk 2(b): 1984-1989 Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
- Mk 5: 1990-1992 - Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Lynn TurnerJoe Lynn TurnerJoe Lynn Turner , is an American rock singer, known for his works with Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Deep Purple. From the late 1990s, he continued to perform in a large number of solo albums and other studio projects...
, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice - Mk 2 (c): 1992-1993 Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
- Mk 7: 1994-2002 Steve MorseSteve MorseSteven J. "Steve" Morse is an American guitarist and composer, best known for his work in the hard rock band Deep Purple since 1994. He began his career to form the unique styled instrumental rock band Dixie Dregs in the 1970. Morse's musical inspiration comes from country, funk, jazz fusion, and...
, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice