The Many Faces Of Deep Purple (Various Artists)

Artist:  Deep Purple
Origin:  Hertford, England
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock

Original line-up: (Mark I)

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitar
Rod Evans:  Vocals
Nick Simper:  Bass
Jon Lord:  Keyboards, Organ
Ian Paice:  Drums

Classic line-up:  (Mark II)

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitar
Ian Gillan:  Vocals
Roger Glover:  Bass
Jon Lord:  Keyboards, Organ
Ian Paice:  Drums

Third line-up:  (Mark III)

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitar
David Coverdale:  Vocals
Glenn Hughes:  Bass
Jon Lord:  Keyboards, Organ
Ian Paice:  Drums

Fourth line-up:  (Mark IV)

Jon Lord:  Keyboards, Organ
Tommy Bolin:  Guitar
David Coverdale:  Vocals
Glenn Hughes:  Bass
Ian Paice:  Drums

Still have more line-up to Mark VIII

Mark VIII line-up:

Ian Paice:  Drums
Ian Gillan:  Vocals
Roger Glover:  Bass
Don Airey:  Keyboards, Organ
Steve Morse:  Guitar

Deep  Purple are an England Hard Rock Band formed in Hertford in 1968, the original line-up by Jon Lord (Keyboards, Organ), Ritchie Blackmore (Guitar), Rod Evans (Vocals), Nick Simper (Bass) and Ian Paice (Drums), The band has gone through many line-up changes, but their most commercially successful from the send line-up (Mark II), featured Ian Gillan (Vocals), Joh Lord (Organ, Keyboards), Ritchie Blackmore (Guitar), Roger Glover (Bass), and Ian Paice (Drums), and Mark III line-up, features Joh Lord (Organ, Keyboards), Ritchie Blackmore (Guitar), David Coverdale (Vocals), Glenn Hughes (Bass), and Ian Paice (Drums). Deep Purple are considered to be one of the pioneers among Hard Rock and Heavy Metal as well as Progressive Rock Band, but the band's sound to Hard Rock in 1970, together with Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, and have been referred as The British Hard Rock and Heavy Metal from early to mid of 70s, and in 1975 were listed in Guinness Book of World Records as "The Globe's Loudest Band".  In 2012, Deep Purple were nominated for induction into The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.

Title:  The Many Faces Of Deep Purple (Box Set) (2014)
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock
Label:  Music Brokers
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

Disc 1:   Smoke On The Water

 1.  Vulture Blood (by Warhorse-"Nicky Simper") (5:10)
 2.  Lazy (by Jon Lord Blues Project)  (4:47)
 3.  Red Skies (by Energy-"Tommy Bolin")
 4.  Smoke On The Water (by Ian Gillan)  (7:14)
 5.  It's Only Life (by Roger Glover)  (5:05)
 6.  Piece Of My Heart (by Glenn Hughes)  (4:02)
 7.  River (by Quatermass II-"Don Airey)  (5:21)
 8.  The Seeker (by Joe Lynn Turner/Leslie West)  (3:22)
 9.  Heartbreaker (by Steve Morse)  (4:27)
10. Bargain (by Ian Paice)  (5:24)
11. Dancing Madly Backwards (On A Sea Of Air)(by Captain 
      Beyond-"Rod Evans) (4:42)
12. Train Kept A Rollin' (by Screaming Lord Sutch & The 
      Savages-"Ritchie Blackmore")  (2:48)

Disc 2:  Child In Time

 1.  Child In Time (by Gillan-"Ian Gillan") (6:57)
 2.  Space Truckin' (by Ian Paice/William Shatner) (4:24)
 3.  Fireball (by Funky Junction-"Thin Lizzy") (3:22)
 4.  Jungle Love (by Steve Morse/Joe Lynn Turner) (3:26)
 5.  Just Another Day (by Fandango-"Joe Lynn Turner") (3:56)
 6.  Sad Eyes (by Vargas Blues Band/Glenn Hughes) (4:38)
 7.  Back At The Chicken Shack (by Jon Lord Blues Project) (6:10)
 8.  Back In Time (by Warhorse-"Nicky Simper") (7:49)
 9.  Wild Dogs (Acoustic Version)(by Tommy Bolin) (4:48)
10. For The Love Of Money (by Nektar/Ian Paice & Nektar) (7:40)
11. Long Road (by Quatermass II-"Don Airey") (5:49)
12. Distant Sun (by Captain Beyond-"Rod Evans") (4:45)

Disc 3:  Black Night

 1.  Strange Kind Of Woman (by Funky Junction-"Thiny Lizzy")
      (3:28)
 2.  Rocky Road Blues (by Fandango-"Joe Lynn Turner") (5:01)
 3.  Black Night (by Vargas, Bogert & Appice, feat. Paul Shortino
      (4:28)
 4.  No Laughing In Heaven (by Ian Gillan)  (4:03)
 5.  Pictures Of Home (by Jon Lord) (8:16)
 6.  Space Oddity (by Ritchie Blackmore, William Shatner & 
      Candice Night)  (4:50)
 7.  Hoka-Hay! (by Energy-"Tommy Bolin")  (7:01)
 8.  Speed King (by Funky Junction-"Thin Lizzy") (5:19)
 9.  My Turn (by Roger Glover)  (3:27)
10. You Keep Me Hangin' On (by Vanilla Fudge)  (3:45)
11. River Deep, Mountain High (by Ike & Tina Turner)  (3:27)
12. Deep Purple (by Nino Tempo & April Stevens) (2:45)

The Many Faces Of Deep Purple (Box Set) is a journey through the inner world of Deep Purple, that all band members played with other groups and a unique retrospective of Deep Purple's career and line-up, one of the most influential bands in rock culture!, was released on March 17, 2014 by Music Brokers.  For fans of Deep Purple and Music Collectors.