Deepest Purple: The Very Best Of Deep Purple

This compilation ℗ 1980 EMI Records Ltd. © 1980 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ Original sound recordings made by HEC Enterprises Limited (tracks 1-5 & 11) ℗ Original sound recordings made by Deep Purple (Overseas) Limited (tracks 6-10 & 12) Mastered at EMI Abbey Road Studios on the new Neumann VMS 80, in order to enhance volume and quality. All tracks feature the Mark II line-up of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Pace except tracks 9 and 10 which feature the Mark III line-up of David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes who replaced Gillan and Glover. All tracks published B. Feldman & Co. Ltd./T/AS Hec.Music. Except tracks 9 and 10 Deep Purple Music (Overseas) Ltd. All these recordings are studio cuts. Compiled by EMI Records in conjunction with Ian Paice. Tracks 2 & 5 taken from No. 4 chart album "[url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1439-Deep-Purple-Deep-Purple-In-Rock]In Rock[/url]" Tracks 3 & 11 taken from No. 1 chart album "[m=1632]" Track 6 taken from No. 4 chart album "[m=2392]" Tracks 7, 8 & 12 taken from No. 1 chart album "[m=1843]" Track 9 taken from No. 3 chart album "[m=2534]" Track 10 taken from No. 7 chart album "[m=2641]" Made in Italy Digital Mastering Standard jewel case, 4-page folded insert with credits and timed tracklist. Later version with Mould SID code and without "CDP" in the matrix string: [r=1011259].