Deep Purple - In Rock: 25th Anniversary (UK)

1995 release on EMI, the 25th anniversary edition of their classic 1970 album 'In Rock'. Features the original eight tracks plus 12 bonus tracks, all digitally remastered & on afull color picture CD. The clear jewel case lid is embossed with replica autographs of the band's members at the time inblack. The bonus tracks include studio outtakes, Roger Glover remixes and studio chat by the band! Contains 'Speed King', 'Child In Time' and 'Black Night'. The full title is 'In Rock: 25th Anniversary Edition'. Album Description

collector's piece

I'm a big and constant Purple fan and finally added this edition to my collection. There is no comments on this. In Rock is a brilliant foundation-stone of hard rock. We know it. Just some words about this recording I have got.Let me quote [...]
"A remixed and extended anniversary edition was first issued with a slaughtered version of "Living wreck" and a prematurely cut-off version of "Hard lovin' man". This was soon corrected though. In case of doubt, according to Simon Robinson (in DTB 48:7), one way to tell a corrected release from a faulty one is by reading the shiny side of the actual disc: the faulty one says "EMI Swindon" while the corrected one says "EMI Uden". We are told by fans that discs printed with "EMI UK" also are faulty. Happy hunting!"
When I first saw a booklet with the faulty track length printed I got goose bumps, then I found EMI Uden on shiny side and listening of record approves that this is the correct one. On the one hand this is a little strange to get the faulty booklet along with the correct recording today but on the other hand this is a real collector's piece.
Btw, sound quality of this edition is very good. I have to say it once again: Happy hunting!

July 11, 2008

The transition is sharp as a metal knife.

This album demonstrates the transition of a jam heavy protoprog rock band into a metal pioneer band.
June 23, 2008

Deep Purple MKII blows-up out of the block!!!

Aloha Deep Purple fans everywhere!!!

The orignal american release opens with "Speed King" sprinting out of the blocks into the field of what rock music was then being piped through FM-bandwaves, much being "mellow", though as many recall Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath had already been introduced to world and we were hungry for more rock musical muscle and prowess as was being flaunted in the then "bring it" times. The opening track intro, on this remaster, has been restored and explodes(an animated video would showing the original Mount Rushmore site exploding leaving the "In Rock" visage in its place as the quieter part of this intro reps the rocks falling away?) deceptively lulling the listner into chill-mode only to throw-up the lights as the familiar chords of the american intro slash all opening aural expectations - individual preference aside, I gotta say it sounds great and may have changed the way we heard the album back then but it wouldn't have changed an iota of the humongous talent that was about take the unsuspecting world by the ears and hold their attention for the better part of the next 4-albums that would follow from this line-up MKII.

For fans who had this album, this will take you back to why you listened in the first place; to those who never heard them, never heard this album or who are looking back to search out some of the roots, you will either be grabbed from the onset, require a full-listen or perhaps possibly wonder what the hoopla was about. Bottomline for me is this is vintage-rock and as with most vintage rock, please keep that volume on 11 and by the way, there are no backwards messages or occult leanings here just straight-forward rock and no filler. On a personal note, the best rocking bands were also funky and Deep Purple were no exception.

The bonus tracks on this 25th Anniversary release make for a great value and great listening, though neither add nor take from the remastered original album tracks. They do give a glimpse into what they might have done had the technology been available. If you had an older brother or sister who liked them then, buy this and have them over for a barbeque, put this on, let the party begin. April 14, 2008

Deep Purple in real rock

the best album of 1970, with epical Child In Time.
for me Child In Time is the best ever hard rock song.
and Gillan here proves that he's unchangable, that he's much more better than Robert Plant or Freddie. April 6, 2008

Great classic rock album

All the songs are great, for all the people who owns the 25th Anniversary edition, correct me if I'm wrong, I bought the CD, played it and find out that the song Living Wreck skips twice on the intro of the song, I sent it back twice for a replacement and I have the same problem with the CD. Beside this minor problem I love Deep Purple In Rock. Long live rock and roll!!!!!!!!!!!!! April 3, 2008

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