Hard Road

~ Release by Deep Purple (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

"Kentucky Woman" (track 9 on cd 4) is not a remix but the alternate take, found out by listening to both versions, the text in the booklet is wrong about this. It's the same song as on The Early Years

Annotation last modified on 2019-09-30 19:22 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Shades of Deep Purple (mono mix)
▶ CD 2: Shades of Deep Purple (stereo mix)
▶ CD 3: The Book of Taliesyn (mono mix)
▼ CD 4: The Book of Taliesyn (stereo mix)
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1Listen, Learn, Read On
engineer:
Barry Ainsworth (engineer)
producer:
Derek Lawrence (British producer)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (from 1968-08 until 1968-10)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Simper (from 1968-08 until 1968-10)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (from 1968-08 until 1968-10)
Hammond organ and background vocals:
Jon Lord (from 1968-08 until 1968-10)
vocals:
Rod Evans (from 1968-08 until 1968-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HEC Enterprises Ltd.
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1968-08 until 1968-10)
recording of:
Listen, Learn, Read On (from 1968-08 until 1968-10)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Rod Evans, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
2.654:04
2Wring That Neck
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 (on 1968-08-19)
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Ian Paice and Nick Simper
45:15
3Kentucky Woman
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 and background vocals:
Jon Lord (on 1968-08-19)
vocals:
Rod Evans (on 1968-08-19)
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-08-19)
cover recording of:
Kentucky Woman (on 1968-08-19)
lyricist:
Neil Diamond
composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1967)
3.64:45
4Exposition / We 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)
vocals:
Rod Evans (in 1968-08)
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-08)
recording of:
Exposition / We Can Work It Out (in 1968-08)
7:08
5Shield
engineer:
Barry Ainsworth (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Derek Lawrence (British producer)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (on 1968-08-01)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Simper (on 1968-08-01)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1968-08-01)
Hammond organ and background vocals:
Jon Lord (on 1968-08-01)
vocals:
Rod Evans (on 1968-08-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HEC Enterprises Ltd.
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-08-01)
recording of:
Shield (on 1968-08-01)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Rod Evans and Jon Lord
36:07
6Anthem
engineer:
Barry Ainsworth (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Derek Lawrence (British producer)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (on 1968-08-01)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Simper (on 1968-08-01)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1968-08-01)
Hammond organ, mellotron and background vocals:
Jon Lord (on 1968-08-01)
vocals:
Rod Evans (on 1968-08-01)
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 (on 1968-08-01)
recording of:
Anthem (on 1968-08-01)
writer:
Rod Evans and Jon Lord
6:33
7River Deep, Mountain High
producer and mixer:
Derek Lawrence (British producer)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (on 1968-10-10)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Simper (on 1968-10-10)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1968-10-10)
Hammond organ and background vocals:
Jon Lord (on 1968-10-10)
vocals:
Rod Evans (on 1968-10-10)
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-10-10)
cover recording of:
River Deep – Mountain High (on 1968-10-10)
writer:
Jeff Barry (in 1966), Ellie Greenwich (in 1966) and Phil Spector (in 1966)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Mecolico Music, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Company, Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and 日本アブコ音楽出版
3.510:11
8Playground (instrumental outtake)
engineer:
Barry Ainsworth (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Derek Lawrence (British producer)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (on 1968-08-18)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Simper (on 1968-08-18)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1968-08-18)
Hammond organ:
Jon Lord (on 1968-08-18)
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-08-18)
recording of:
Playground (on 1968-08-18)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Ian Paice and Nick Simper
4:34
9Kentucky Woman (alternate take)
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 and background vocals:
Jon Lord (on 1968-08-19)
vocals:
Rod Evans (on 1968-08-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) and HEC Enterprises Ltd.
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-08-19)
cover recording of:
Kentucky Woman (on 1968-08-19)
lyricist:
Neil Diamond
composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1967)
5:32
10Oh No No No (studio outtake)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1968-12)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (in 1968-12)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Simper (in 1968-12)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1968-12)
Hammond organ:
Jon Lord (in 1968-12)
vocals:
Rod Evans (in 1968-12)
cover recording of:
Oh No No No (in 1968-12)
writer:
Bert Russell Berns and Mike Leander
4:24
11Playground (remixed instrumental outtake)
engineer:
Barry Ainsworth (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Derek Lawrence (British producer)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (on 1968-08-18)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Simper (on 1968-08-18)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1968-08-18)
Hammond organ:
Jon Lord (on 1968-08-18)
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-08-18)
recording of:
Playground (on 1968-08-18)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Ian Paice and Nick Simper
4:31
12River Deep, Mountain High (US single edit)
producer and mixer:
Derek Lawrence (British producer)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (on 1968-10-10)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Simper (on 1968-10-10)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1968-10-10)
Hammond organ and background vocals:
Jon Lord (on 1968-10-10)
vocals:
Rod Evans (on 1968-10-10)
recorded at:
De Lane Lea Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-10-10)
cover recording of:
River Deep – Mountain High (on 1968-10-10)
writer:
Jeff Barry (in 1966), Ellie Greenwich (in 1966) and Phil Spector (in 1966)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Mecolico Music, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Company, Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and 日本アブコ音楽出版
2:39
▶ CD 5: Deep Purple