Deep Purple Machine Head

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - "Smoke On The Water" - Rated 434/500!
The 1972 Hard Rock Classic featuring "Smoke on the Water" and "Highway Star", mastered by Kevin Gray at Acoustech Mastering on 180 gram HQ vinyl!
The definitive '70s heavy metal album, featuring the smash hit song, "Smoke On The Water". With the classic lineup of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Ian Paice, Machine Head Features some of Deep Purple's biggest hits and most popular songs.
Mastered by Kevin Gray at AcousTech Mastering on 180 gram HQ Vinyl!
Machine Head is the sixth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple. It was recorded in December 1971 in Montreux, Switzerland, and released on 30 March 1972, by Purple Records. It is the band's third studio album to feature the Mark II line-up of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, and Ian Paice.
Previous recording sessions had been slotted into the group's gigging schedule. This time, Deep Purple wanted to dedicate time to record an album away from the typical studio environment, hoping it would result in a sound closer to their live shows. They used the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio for recording and block-booked the Montreux Casino as a venue, but during a Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention concert immediately before the sessions, the casino burned to the ground after an audience member fired a flare gun into the ceiling. After a week of searching for an alternative venue, including a session at a nearby theatre that was abandoned due to noise complaints, the band managed to book the Grand Hotel, closed for the winter, and converted it into a live room suitable for recording. These events, particularly the casino fire, became the inspiration for the song "Smoke on the Water".
Machine Head became Deep Purple's most commercially successful album, topping the charts in several countries, including the UK. Influential in the development of heavy metal, it continues to be viewed favourably by music critics and has been reissued several times. It is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential rock albums of all time.
"Keyboardist Lord claimed that the working title for this song was 'Durh Durh Durh' a transliteration of the riff that some beginner guitarist is probably trying out for the first time right now. The lyrics tell the story of a fan shooting a flare gun during a 1971 Frank Zappa show at the Casino in Montreux, Switzerland, setting the venue ablaze." - Rolling Stone

Features:

• 180g LP
• Series Back To Black
• Mastered by Kevin Gray at AcousTech Mastering
• Gatefold Sleeve
• Made in EU

Musicians:

• Ritchie Blackmore, guitar
• Ian Gillan, vocals, harmonica
• Roger Glover, bass
• Jon Lord, keyboards, Hammond organ
• Ian Paice, drums, percussion

Selections:

Side A
1. Highway Star
2. Maybe I'm A Leo
3. Pictures Of Home
4. Never Before
Side B
1. Smoke On The Water
2. Lazy
3. Space Truckin'