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Machine Head
Studio album by Deep Purple
Released	March, 1972
Recorded	December 6, 1971 – December 21, 1971, Montreux, Switzerland
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	37:25 (original LP) 96:34 (1997 2CD edition)
Label	EMI/Purple (UK) Warner Bros. (US)
Producer	Deep Purple
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Deep Purple chronology
Fireball (1971) Machine Head (1972) Who Do We Think We Are (1973)
Alternate cover
25th anniversary CD slipcase

Machine Head is the third Mk II (sixth overall) Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded at the Grand Hotel Montreux, Switzerland in December 1971 with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, and released in March 1972.

The album is often cited as being very influential in the development of the heavy metal music genre. It is Deep Purple's most successful recording, topping the charts in several countries following its release.

In 2001 Q magazine named it as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums of All Time.

Machine Head is also the subject of one of the Classic Albums series of documentaries about the making of famous albums.

Machine Head was also released on the multichannel formats Super Audio CD (2003) and DVD-Audio (2001).

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 25th anniversary reissue on CD 1.1.1 Disc one: The 1997 Remixes 1.1.2 Disc two: The Remasters 1.1.2.1 25th anniversary bonus tracks 2 Personnel 2.1 Additional personnel 3 External links

All songs written by Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.

1. "Highway Star" – 6:05
2. "Maybe I'm a Leo" – 4:51
3. "Pictures of Home" – 5:03
4. "Never Before" – 3:56
5. "Smoke on the Water" – 5:40
6. "Lazy" – 7:19
7. "Space Truckin'" – 4:31

1. "Highway Star" – 6:39
2. "Maybe I'm a Leo" – 5:25
3. "Pictures of Home" – 5:21
4. "Never Before" – 3:59
5. "Smoke on the Water" – 6:18
6. "Lazy" – 7:33
7. "Space Truckin'" – 4:52
8. "When a Blind Man Cries" – 3:33

1. "Highway Star" – 6:08
2. "Maybe I'm a Leo" – 4:52
3. "Pictures of Home" – 5:08
4. "Never Before" – 4:00
5. "Smoke on the Water" – 5:42
6. "Lazy" – 7:24
7. "Space Truckin'" – 4:35

8. "When a Blind Man Cries" (original B-side) – 3:32
9. "Maybe I'm a Leo" (Quadrophonic mix) – 5:00
10. "Lazy" (Quadrophonic mix) – 6:57

• Ian Gillan – vocals, harmonica
• Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
• Roger Glover – bass guitar
• Jon Lord – keyboards
• Ian Paice – drums

• Martin Birch – engineering
• Jeremy (Bear) Gee – assistant
• Nick Hampton – technician
• Ian Hansford, Rob Cooksey, Colin Hart – equipment
• Martin Birch and Deep Purple – mixing
• Shephard Sherbell – photography
• Roger Glover, John Coletta – cover design
• Peter Denenberg, Roger Glover – remixing
• Peter Mew – remastering

• Overview of Machine Head

v • d • e Deep Purple
Ian Gillan · Steve Morse · Roger Glover · Don Airey · Ian Paice Jon Lord · Ritchie Blackmore · David Coverdale · Glenn Hughes · Rod Evans · Nick Simper · Tommy Bolin · Joe Lynn Turner · Joe Satriani
Studio albums	Shades of Deep Purple (1968) · The Book of Taliesyn (1968) · Deep Purple (1969) Deep Purple in Rock (1970) · Fireball (1971) · Machine Head (1972) · Who Do We Think We Are (1973) · Burn (1974) · Stormbringer (1974) · Come Taste the Band (1975) · Perfect Strangers (1984) · The House of Blue Light (1987) · Slaves & Masters (1990) · The Battle Rages On (1993) · Purpendicular (1996) · Abandon (1998) · Bananas (2003) · Rapture of the Deep (2005)
Live albums	Concerto for Group and Orchestra · Made in Japan  · Made in Europe · Last Concert in Japan · Deep Purple in Concert · Live in London · Scandinavian Nights · Nobody's Perfect · In the Absence of Pink: Knebworth '85 · Live in Japan · Come Hell or High Water · King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Deep Purple in Concert · California Jamming · Mk III: The Final Concerts · Live at the Olympia '96 · Gemini Suite Live · In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra · Total Abandon: Live in Australia · Deep Purple: Extended Versions · Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy · This Time Around: Live in Tokyo · The Soundboard Series · Live in Paris 1975 · Inglewood - Live in California · Space Vol 1 & 2 · Perks and Tit / Live in San Diego 1974 · Just Might Take Your Life · Live in Stockholm · Live in Europe 1993 · Live at Montreux 1996 · Live in Montreux 69 · Live in Denmark 1972 · They All Came Down to Montreux
Videos and DVDs	Concerto for Group and Orchestra · Live in Concert 72/73 · California Jam / Live in California 74 · Rises Over Japan · Special Edition EP · Come Hell or High Water · Bombay Calling · Live at Montreux 1996 · In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra · Total Abandon Australia '99 · New, Live & Rare · Perihelion · Live Encounters · Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head  · They All Came Down to Montreux
Compilation albums	Purple Passages · 24 Carat Purple · Powerhouse  · When We Rock, We Rock, and When We Roll, We Roll  · The Mark II Purple Singles · Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple · The Anthology · The Deep Purple Singles A's and B's · 30: Very Best of Deep Purple · Shades 1968-1998  · Days May Come and Days May Go · Listen, Learn, Read On · Winning Combinations: Deep Purple and Rainbow · The Early Years · The Platinum Collection
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