Deep Purple – In Rock
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- Ian Gillan – vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore – guitars
- Roger Glover – bass
- Jon Lord – organ
- Ian Paice – drums
Written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.
1 LP, Gatefold jacket
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Friday Music
Original Label : Warner Bros.
Recorded October 1969 – March 1970 in London at IBC Studio (A1, A3, B2-3), De Lane Lea Studio (B1, B4), Abbey Road Sudio (A 2)
Engineered by Andy Knight (A1, A3, B2-3), Phillip McDonald (A 2), Martin Birch (B1, B4)
Produced by Deep Purple
Remastered by Peter Mew at Friday Music Studio
Cover design by Edwards Coletta Productions
Photography by Mike Brown, Alan Hall
Originally released in June 1970
Reissued in June 2011
Side A:
- Speed King
- Bloodsucker
- Child In Time
Side B:
- Flight Of The Rat
- Into The Fire
- Living Wreck
- Hard Lovin' Man
Awards:
Guitarist Magazine Top 50 Most Influential Guitar Albums of All Time Ever – Ranked 8
Q Magazine 50 Best Albums of The '70's – Ranked 48
Classic Rock Magazine 100 Greatest British Rock Album Ever – Ranked 13
Kerrang! 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time – Ranked 15
Kerrang! 100 Best British Rock Albums Ever – Ranked 56
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
Reviews:
“After satisfying all of their classical music kinks with keyboard player Jon Lord's overblown Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Deep Purple's soon to be classic Mark II version made its proper debut and established the sonic blueprint that would immortalize this lineup of the band on 1970's awesome In Rock. The cacophony of sound (spearheaded by Ritchie Blackmore's blistering guitar solo) introducing opener "Speed King" made it immediately obvious that the band was no longer fooling around, but the slightly less intense "Bloodsucker" did afford stunned listeners a chance to catch their breaths before the band launched into the album's epic, ten-minute tour de force, "Child in Time." In what still stands as arguably his single greatest performance, singer Ian Gillan led his bandmates on a series of hypnotizing crescendos, from the song's gentle beginning through to its ear-shattering climax and then back again for an even more intense encore that brought the original vinyl album's seismic first side to a close. Side two opened with the searing power chords of "Flight of the Rat" -- another example of the band's new take-no-prisoners hard rock stance, though at nearly eight minutes, it too found room for some extended soloing from Blackmore and Lord. Next, "Into the Fire" and "Living Wreck" proved more concise but equally appealing, and though closer "Hard Lovin' Man" finally saw the new-look Deep Purple waffling on a bit too long before descending into feedback, the die was cast for one of heavy metal's defining albums.” AllMusic Review by Eduardo Rivadavia
Ratings:
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.46 / 5