Deep Purple Machine Head ( 180g vinyl LP )

Release date: 30-06-2015(1972)

2015 EU reissue ( 180g vinyl LP ) +download - The 1972 Hard Rock Classic featuring "Smoke on the Water" and "Highway Star". The definitive '70s heavy metal album, featuring the smash hit song, “Smoke On The Water.” Plus, maybe most important of all, 'Machine Head' provided a titanic riff via "Smoke on the Water" which still sparks every young guitar player's dreams. With the classic lineup of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Ian Paice.

Tracks:
A1 Highway Star
A2 Maybe I'm A Leo
A3 Pictures Of Home
A4 Never Before

B1 Smoke On The Water
B2 Lazy
B3 Space Truckin'

"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

That this hurtled Deep Purple to stardom might have been enough. But it featured bona fide classics like "Highway Star" and "Space Truckin'" too. Plus, maybe most important of all, 'Machine Head' provided a titanic riff via "Smoke on the Water" which still sparks every young guitar player's dreams. =ultimateclassicrock=