Stormbringer (album)
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| Studio album by Deep Purple | ||||
| Released | December 10, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | August 1974 Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany |
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| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock[1] | |||
| Length | 36:31 (Original LP) 65:30 (2009 CD edition) |
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| Label | EMI/Purple (UK) Warner Bros. (US) |
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| Producer | Martin Birch & Deep Purple |
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35th anniversary CD slipcase
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Stormbringer is the ninth studio album by Deep Purple, released in November 1974. On this album, the soul and funk elements that were only hinted at on Burn are much more prominent. Ritchie Blackmore would leave after the making of this album, returning later during the recording of the Perfect Strangers album.
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[edit] Album cover and title
The cover image of Stormbringer is based on a photo. On July 8, 1927 a tornado near the town of Jasper, Minnesota was photographed by Lucille Handberg.[3] Her photograph has become a classic image,[4] and was used and edited for the album's cover. The same photograph was used for Siouxsie and the Banshees album Tinderbox in 1986.
Stormbringer is also the name of a magical sword described in several novels by Michael Moorcock. David Coverdale has denied knowledge of this until shortly after recording the album.[5] A few years later, Moorcock collaborated with Blue Öyster Cult to write "Black Blade", a song that actually was about the sword Stormbringer.[6]
According to Glenn Hughes, the slurred gibberish that is spoken by David Coverdale at the beginning of the track just prior to the first verse is the same backwards dialogue that Linda Blair's character utters in the film The Exorcist when she is questioned by the priest.[7]
[edit] Reissues
In 1990, the album was remastered and re-released in the US by Metal Blade Records with distribution by Warner Bros.
This record has been the object of much renewed interest: Friday Music label released it stateside on July 31, 2007 (along with Made in Europe and Come Taste the Band). It is unclear which tapes were used as a source for this release, but the label's website claims that the album has been digitally remastered (but not expanded).
Additionally EMI (Deep Purple's label for much of the world outside the US) worked with Glenn Hughes on a remastered, expanded version of the album (much like the one done with Burn) which includes bonus remixes/alternate takes. Originally due in fall 2007, it was ultimately released on February 23, 2009 as a "35th Anniversary Edition" for the European/international market only. The release has been expanded into a limited edition 2 disc set: the first disc is the full remastered album along with the new remixes, and the second disc is a DVD containing the quadraphonic mix in 4.1 audio as originally released in the USA back in 1975. Once the CD/DVD edition sells out a single CD edition will follow it. A limited double gatefold vinyl edition was also released.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord and Ian Paice, except as noted
[edit] Original vinyl release
- Side One
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Stormbringer" | Blackmore, Coverdale | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Love Don't Mean a Thing" | 4:23 | |
| 3. | "Holy Man" | Coverdale, Hughes, Lord | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Hold On" | Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice | 5:05 |
- Side Two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Lady Double Dealer" | Blackmore, Coverdale | 3:19 |
| 6. | "You Can't Do It Right (With the One You Love)" | Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes | 3:24 |
| 7. | "High Ball Shooter" | 4:26 | |
| 8. | "The Gypsy" | 4:13 | |
| 9. | "Soldier of Fortune" | Blackmore, Coverdale | 3:14 |
[edit] 35th anniversary bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 10. | "Holy Man" (Glenn Hughes remix) | Coverdale, Hughes, Lord | 4:32 |
| 11. | "You Can't Do It Right" (Glenn Hughes remix) | Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes | 3:27 |
| 12. | "Love Don't Mean a Thing" (Glenn Hughes remix) | 5:07 | |
| 13. | "Hold On" (Glenn Hughes remix) | Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice | 5:11 |
| 14. | "High Ball Shooter" (instrumental) | 4:30 |
[edit] Personnel
- Deep Purple
- Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
- David Coverdale - vocals
- Glenn Hughes - bass, vocals
- Jon Lord - organ, keyboards
- Ian Paice - drums
- Additional personnel
- Recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich in August and mixed at The Record Plant, Los Angeles during September 1974
- Engineered by Martin Birch; assisted by Mack and Hans
- Mixed by Martin Birch and Ian Paice; assisted by Gary Webb and Garry Ladinsky
- Produced by Deep Purple and Martin Birch
- 35th Anniversary Edition digital mastering and remastering by Peter Mew at Abbey Road Studios, London
- Remixes for the "35th Anniversary Edition" mixed by Glenn Hughes with Peter Mew at Abbey Road Studios, London, November 3, 2006
- "High Ball Shooter" (Instrumental) mixed by Gary Massey at Abbey Road Studios, London, April 2002
- Original Quad mix by Gary Ladinsky at The Record Plant, October 1973
- Reformated for 5.1 surround sound by Peter Mew at Abbey Road Studios, London, February 2008 [5]
[edit] Sales accomplishments
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| France (SNEP)[8] | Gold | 100,000* |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | Silver | 60,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[10] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone |
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[edit] References
- ^ "AllMusic: album overview Stormbringer". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r5337.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Tornado Historical Photos and Information
- ^ Lane, F.W. The Elements Rage (David and Charles 1966), plate 11: "The classic photograph of a tornado"
- ^ a b (2009) Album notes for Stormbringer 35th Anniversary Edition by Deep Purple. EMI.
- ^ See Michael Moorcock's post on the Moorcock's Miscellany forum: [1].
- ^ "Episode 31". Spicks and Specks. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 August 2009.
- ^ "French album certifications – Deep Purple – Stormbringer" (in French). InfoDisc. http://www.infodisc.fr/Certif_Album.php. Select DEEP PURPLE and click OK
- ^ "British album certifications – Deep Purple – Stormbringer". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Enter Stormbringer in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
- ^ "American album certifications – Deep Purple – Stormbringer". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Stormbringer%22. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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