Early Purple

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Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Hard Road
engineer:
Barry Ainsworth (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Derek Lawrence (British producer)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (on 1968-08-19)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Simper (on 1968-08-19)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1968-08-19)
Hammond organ:
Jon Lord (on 1968-08-19)
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-08-19)
recording of:
Wring That Neck (also known as "Hard Road") (on 1968-08-19)
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Ian Paice and Nick Simper
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
3.35:15
A2Chasing Shadows
engineer:
Barry Ainsworth (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Derek Lawrence (British producer)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (from 1969-01 until 1969-03)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Simper (from 1969-01 until 1969-03)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (from 1969-01 until 1969-03)
Hammond organ:
Jon Lord (from 1969-01 until 1969-03)
background vocals:
Jon Lord (from 1969-01 until 1969-03) and Nick Simper (from 1969-01 until 1969-03)
lead vocals:
Rod Evans (from 1969-01 until 1969-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HEC Enterprises Ltd. (in 1969, in 2000)
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1969-01 until 1969-03)
recording of:
Chasing Shadows (from 1969-01 until 1969-03)
writer:
Jon Lord and Ian Paice
publisher:
HEC Music
3.255:32
A3One More Rainy Day
engineer:
Barry Ainsworth (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Derek Lawrence (British producer)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (on 1968-05-13)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Simper (on 1968-05-13)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1968-05-13)
Hammond organ and background vocals:
Jon Lord (on 1968-05-13)
lead vocals:
Rod Evans (on 1968-05-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HEC Enterprises Ltd. (in 1968)
recorded at:
Pye Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-13)
recording of:
One More Rainy Day (on 1968-05-13)
writer:
Rod Evans and Jon Lord
publisher:
as HEC Music Ltd and B Feldman & Co Ltd T (publisher est. 1946)
3:15
A4Why Didn’t Rosemary
engineer:
Barry Ainsworth (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Derek Lawrence (British producer)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (from 1969-01 until 1969-03)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Simper (from 1969-01 until 1969-03)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (from 1969-01 until 1969-03)
Hammond organ:
Jon Lord (from 1969-01 until 1969-03)
lead vocals:
Rod Evans (from 1969-01 until 1969-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HEC Enterprises Ltd. (in 1969, in 2000)
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1969-01 until 1969-03)
recording of:
Why Didn’t Rosemary? (from 1969-01 until 1969-03)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Rod Evans, Jon Lord, Ian Paice and Nick Simper
publisher:
HEC Music
3.355:00
B1aExposition
engineer:
Barry Ainsworth (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Derek Lawrence (British producer)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (in 1968-08)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Simper (in 1968-08)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1968-08)
Hammond organ:
Jon Lord (in 1968-08)
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-08)
recording of:
Exposition (in 1968-08)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Ian Paice and Nick Simper
is based on:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
is based on:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto
2:54
B1bWe Can Work It Out
engineer:
Barry Ainsworth (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Derek Lawrence (British producer)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (in 1968-08)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Simper (in 1968-08)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1968-08)
Hammond organ and background vocals:
Jon Lord (in 1968-08)
lead vocals:
Rod Evans (in 1968-08)
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-08)
cover recording of:
We Can Work It Out (in 1968-08)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1965) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1965)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
4:13
B2April
engineer:
Barry Ainsworth (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Derek Lawrence (British producer)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (from 1969-02-28 until 1969-03)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Simper (from 1969-02-28 until 1969-03)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (from 1969-02-28 until 1969-03)
Hammond organ:
Jon Lord (from 1969-02-28 until 1969-03)
lead vocals:
Rod Evans (from 1969-02-28 until 1969-03)
strings arranger:
Jon Lord
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HEC Enterprises Ltd.
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1969-02-28 until 1969-03)
recording of:
April (from 1969-02-28 until 1969-03)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Jon Lord
publisher:
HEC Music
12:00