EMI has set an October 8 European release date for the 40th-anniversary edition of
DEEP PURPLE's classic 1972 album,
"Machine Head". This five-disc special edition will be accompanied with a fully illustrated 60-page hardback booklet, housed in a luxury box.
Contents include:
* CD1:
"Machine Head" original album 2012 remaster
* CD2: 1997 remix by
DEEP PURPLE bassist
Roger Glover* CD3: Original album Quad SQ stereo (2012 remaster)
* CD4: "In Concert '72" - 2012 Mix (recorded live at Paris Theatre, London on March 9, 1972)
* DVD: 2012 high-resolution remaster and surround mix
Booklet features:
* Detailed essays from original bassist
Roger Glover and
Mojo magazine editor
Phil Alexander.
* Quotations from
DEEP PURPLE fans
Mikael Åkerfeldt,
Luke Morley,
Sebastian Vettel,
Eddie Jordan,
Brian Tatler,
Janick Gers and
Peter Hook.
* An interview with famed photographer
Didi Zill, whose photos of the legendary recording sessions in Switzerland illustrate the booklet.
