Deep Purple in Rock
by Deep Purple
- Type: Album
- Released: 5 June 1970
- Label: Harvest, Warner Bros. (US
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 42:11
- Community rating: 4.3/5 from 18 ratings
Artists on this release: Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Deep Purple in Rock' marked the studio debut of the band's Mark II lineup and a deliberate, aggressive shift to a heavier sound designed to capture their live energy. The album is defined by the dynamic interplay between Ritchie Blackmore’s powerful guitar riffs and Jon Lord’s distorted organ, propelled by a formidable rhythm section and Ian Gillan's wide-ranging vocals. Self-produced by the band, its loud, raw sound and collaboratively written tracks established it as a foundational work of the hard rock and heavy metal genres.
Genres
Descriptors: classic, distorted, blistering, chugging, dynamic
Tracklist
- Speed King (04:23)
- Bloodsucker (04:16)
- Child in Time (10:20)
- Flight of the Rat (07:57)
- Into the Fire (03:30)
- Living Wreck (04:34)
- Hard Lovin' Man (07:11)
Credits
- Ian Gillan - vocals, performer, composer, writer
- Ritchie Blackmore - guitars, performer, composer, writer
- Roger Glover - bass, performer, composer, writer, remixing
- Jon Lord - organ, keyboards, performer, composer, writer
- Ian Paice - drums, performer, composer, writer
- Deep Purple - producer, arranged by, concept by, composed by, written-by
- Nesbit, Phipps & Froome - artwork
- Edwards Coletta Productions - cover design
- Philip McDonald - engineer [abbey road]
- Martin Birch - engineer [de lane lea]
- Andy Knight - engineer [ibc]
- Ian (Bige) Hansford - equipment
- Mick (Egg) Angus - equipment
- Alan Hall - photography
- Mike Brown - photography