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Machine Head (album)

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Machine Head is the third Mk II (sixth overall) Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded in Montreaux, Switzerland in December 1971 and released in March 1972. The album has been very influential in the development of heavy metal music.

In 2001 Q magazine named it as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time.

Track listing

(all songs written by Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)

Disc one

  1. "Highway Star" - 6:08
  2. "Maybe I'm A Leo" - 4:52
  3. "Pictures Of Home" - 5:08
  4. "Never Before" - 4:00
  5. "Smoke on the Water" - 5:42
  6. "Lazy" - 7:24
  7. "Space Truckin'" - 4:35

25th Anniversary Edition bonus tracks;

  1. "When a Blind Man Cries" 3:32
  2. "Maybe I'm a Leo" (Quadrophonic Mix) 5:00
  3. "Lazy" (Quadrophonic Mix) 6:57

Disc Two: 1997 Remixes

  1. "Highway Star" 6:39
  2. "Maybe I'm a Leo" 5:25
  3. "Pictures of Home" 5:21
  4. "Never Before" 3:59
  5. "Smoke on the Water" 6:18
  6. "Lazy" 7:33
  7. "Space Truckin'" 4:52
  8. "When a Blind Man Cries" 3:33

Personnel

Engineers

Rolling Stones Mobile Unit - recorded in Montreux, Switzeland

  • Engineer - Martin Birch
  • Assistant - Jeremy (Bear) Gee
  • Technician - Nick
  • Equipment - Ian Hansford, Rob Cooksey, Colin Hart
  • Photography - Shephard Sherbell
  • Cover Design - R. Glover, J. Coletta
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