Artist: DEEP PURPLE
Album: MACHINE HEAD ANNIVERSARY 2CD EDIT. (2CD)

Release date: 1972/ 1997
Media type: CD

Machine Head is the sixth Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded at the Grand Hotel Montreux, Switzerland in December 1971 with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, and released in March 1972.

The album is often cited as being very influential in the development of the heavy metal music genre. It is Deep Purple's most successful recording, topping the charts in several countries following its release. In 2001 Q magazine named it as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums of All Time.

The conditions in which the original recordings were made are quite outstanding. Hiring the Rolling Stones Mobile One equipment and studios, the band recorded the entirety of the tracks in a Montreux hotel facility, with no overdubs. The "Smoke on the Water" lyrics' citation "Frank Zappa and the Mothers" refers to Zappa's show at a nearby casino. The casino burned down a few days before the start of scheduled Machine Head recording sessions.

A song entitled "When a Blind Man Cries" was recorded during these sessions, but not included on the album. Instead, it was used as a the B-side on the "Never Before" single. The song appears as a bonus track on the album's 25th anniversary edition.

The supporting tour for Machine Head included a trip to Japan that would later become the double-live Made in Japan album.

All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.

TRACKLIST CD1:
Disc one: The 1997 Remixes

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

TRACKLIST CD1:
Disc two: The Remasters

"Highway Star" – 6:08
"Maybe I'm a Leo" – 4:52
"Pictures of Home" – 5:08
"Never Before" – 4:00
"Smoke on the Water" – 5:42
"Lazy" – 7:24
"Space Truckin'" – 4:35

25th anniversary bonus tracks:
"When a Blind Man Cries" (original B-side) – 3:32
"Maybe I'm a Leo" (Quadrophonic mix) – 5:00
"Lazy" (Quadrophonic mix) – 6:57

LINE-UP:

Ritchie Blackmore – guitars
Ian Gillan – vocals, harmonica
Jon Lord – hammond organ, piano, keyboards
Ian Paice – drums
Roger Glover – bass