Deep Purple – Machine Head (VG/VG+)
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Machine Head is an LP by Deep Purple from 1972 released on the Purple Records label.
About this album
Machine Head is Deep Purple’s hard rock landmark, a lean, powerful album that helped define the genre’s blueprint in 1972. Recorded in Montreux, Switzerland, and produced by the band with engineer Martin Birch, it distils the group’s live force into a tightly focused studio set built on riff power, organ fire and extended instrumental attack. Smoke on the Water became one of rock’s most recognisable songs, while Highway Star and Space Truckin’ show the band at full throttle. Its influence on hard rock and heavy metal has endured for decades, making it one of Deep Purple’s essential statements.
Genre: Metal
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Deep PurpleLabel: Purple Records – Q4TPSA 7504Format: LP, Album, QuadraphonicUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1972Genre: MetalStyle: Heavy MetalA1 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'