Machine Head by Deep Purple is an iconic heavy rock album and would be highly regarded even if it didn’t feature that riff from Smoke On The Water.
It has formed the base for the Deep Purple live set ever since it was released in 1972.
I grew up with it as a seven track album but I’m going to focus on it as an eight track because I like When A Blind Man Cries that was added as a bonus – it had been the B side for the single from the album, Never Before.
The list has been updated for the following albums:
- Live In Denmark
- Deep Purple In Concert
- Made in Japan
- Live In Japan
- Live In Paris
1 – Highway Star – 6:39
- Live In Denmark – 1 March 1972 – Highway Star – 8:30
- Deep Purple In Concert – London, 9 March 1972 – Highway Star – 8:32
- Made in Japan – August 1972 – Highway Star – 6:43
- Live In Japan – Osaka 15 August 1972 – Highway Star – 7:37
- Live In Japan – Osaka 16 August 1972 – Highway Star – 7:07
- Live In Japan – Tokyo 17 August 1972 – Highway Star – 7:15
- Live In Paris – 7 April 1975 – Highway Star – 11:33 (Mark III)
2 – Maybe I’m a Leo – 5:25
- Deep Purple In Concert – London, 9 March 1972 – Maybe I’m a Leo – 6:17
3 – Pictures of Home – 5:21
4 – Never Before – 3:59
- Deep Purple In Concert – London, 9 March 1972 – Never Before – 4:34
5 – Smoke on the Water – 6:18
- Deep Purple In Concert – London, 9 March 1972 – Smoke on the Water – 7:09
- Made in Japan – August 1972 – Smoke on the Water – 7:36
- Live In Japan – Osaka 16 August 1972 – Smoke on the Water – 7:25
- Live In Japan – Tokyo 17 August 1972 – Smoke on the Water – 7:06
- Live In Paris – 7 April 1975 – Smoke on the Water – 11:10 (Mark III)
6 – Lazy – 7:33
- Live In Denmark – 1 March 1972 – Lazy – 11:56
- Deep Purple In Concert – London, 9 March 1972 – Lazy – 10:22
- Made in Japan – August 1972 – Lazy – 10:27
- Live In Japan – Osaka 15 August 1972 – Lazy – 10:26
- Live In Japan – Osaka 16 August 1972 – Lazy – 10:21
- Live In Japan – Tokyo 17 August 1972 – Lazy – 11:16
7 – Space Truckin’ – 4:52
- Live In Denmark – 1 March 1972 – Space Truckin’ – 23:48
- Deep Purple In Concert – London, 9 March 1972 – Space Truckin’ – 21:46
- Made in Japan – August 1972 – Space Truckin’ – 19:54
- Live In Japan – Osaka 15 August 1972 – Space Truckin’ – 21:35
- Live In Japan – Osaka 16 August 1972 – Space Truckin’ – 20:13
- Live In Japan – Tokyo 17 August 1972 – Space Truckin’ – 19:19
- Live In Paris – 7 April 1975 – Space Truckin’ – 21:21 (Mark III)
8 – When a Blind Man Cries – 3:33
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Machine Head is an album that the mark 2 version of Deep Purple are rightly very proud of and it continues to provide songs that are an essential part of the Deep Purple live experience.
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