16 June 2012

Deep Purple "24 Carat Purple" (1975)

24 Carat Purple (compilation)
release date: May 1975
format: vinyl
[album rate: 3,5 / 5]
producer: Deep Purple
label: EMI Electrola - nationality: England, UK

Track highlights: A) 1. "Woman From Tokyo" - 2. "Fireball" - 3. "Strange Kind of Woman" (live) - 5. "Black Night" (live) - - B) 2. "Smoke on the Water" (live) - 3. "Child in Time" (live)

Compilation album by Deep Purple originally released on Purple Records is the collection of some of the band's biggest hits.
It's hard to argue with the selection of songs here, but the inclusion of 4 live versions seem a bit odd and all of these are included on the Made in Japan live album, which makes it even stranger.
[ allmusic.com 4 / 5 stars ]