Machine Head is one of the GREAT records of the classic rock era.

I have pre-ordered my copy. I've been a Purplehead since I received "Fireball" in 1970 for my 16th birthday. Nothing they do goes unnoticed by me, even though I'm almost 70. Great Review !!

Highway Star, to me, doesn't get as much love as it should. It is one of the best car songs. Of course, the best part is Ritchie and Jon competing with each other, racing down the highway and changing gears on every turn. Damn, I love this song.

@graemeking7336

4 ай бұрын

Nissan named a vehicle after that song.

@Diagnoc

4 ай бұрын

Of course the song is extraordinary.

@otnoirhc

3 ай бұрын

I think When a blind man cries is criminally underrated

I've got an original vynil of this album handed down from my older brother. He painted the ceiling in his bedroom purple at the time. 😂

You don’t need it. You want it.

Thank you for sharing. I will be purchasing. 7 when it was released, but had my older brother rocking it for me. Great memories.

@classicalbum

4 ай бұрын

Enjoy!

lf you're hearing" Machine Head " it's for the first time it's stunning . lf you're hearing it for the 100th times it's still a mindblower . lf you've heard it countless times it's still a brilliant album . Yet of all their albums" ln Rock" is the best album they ever created . Up there with Black Sabbath's debut as one of the best heavy Rock albums ever along with Led Zeppelin' first . All three are timeless .

I was 16 in 1972 when I bought my first DP album, Machine Head. It was serendipity to listen to "Lazy" for the very first time.

Video idea: Ten out of print albums/catalogues that need to be reissued.

I have a picture disc of Machine Head . Came with a poster of Blackmore unfortunately I no longer have the poster, bought it at the record store I worked at in the 80's. This set looks awesome!

A thing of beauty.

Great review as always, love this album and the band were on fire during this time, nearly quite literally, the live 72 stuff I've had for a while now on double album, its very meaty and raw, I love to hear what the've done with the 5.1 and Atmos mixes, love the use of the words bollocks and organ in the same sentence really gets the point across, think I must part with my money for this piece of rock history.

Sounds like a must have Thanks for the good review 🙏

Thanks so much for taking the time to review this amazing band!!!

@classicalbum

4 ай бұрын

No problem!

I saw a video of Roger Glover talking about this 50th edition. In the booklet, there is picture of Roger and Ian Gillan and he said that is where they are writing the lyrics for Smoke on the Water. It almost brought tears to my eyes. When I played guitar and sang in a band in the 1970's, the crowd always loved this song and they would bug us to play it (which we did!)

So awesome! Appropriate you’re wearing AC/DC for Deep Purple. One of the greatest albums of all time. As Ian says at the end of smoke, break a leg Frank. It doesn’t get any better for a remix. Hearing new sounds in songs you know by heart. And I thank you.

Killer album. Ian may be the best rock singer ever !

Great review of one of the great classic album by Deep Purple.I have to check out this new album.

Thank you for a great review. Have been thinking about this one for sometime, the review sold it for me and ordered from Amazon France.

Already ordered this , thanks for the review.

Deep Purple rules. I want it.

Great review, but love all your reviews. This is the set I want.

Nice one. After watching your review. I dug out my Deep Purple Machine Head [1997 Remix] CD. Loaded it onto my iPod and and turned up the volume on the headphones. Great Stuff.

Beautiful. Great review. Thank you. I'll be purchasing one.

Lovely review and thanks for very detailed review. Wishes from India.

On order! It's an absolute must!

Just rediscovering this album again. Love the remix. Absolutely brilliant classic album. Great review. 👍

Please restore portion of review where shrink-wrap is returned to original placement and condition. A very valuable skill.

I was at school in the seventies so there was two bands and you had to nail your colours to one of them. It was either Deep Purple or Zeppelin .Blackmore or Page . I went with the latter , but Deep Purple are a fantastic outfit .

@jesusmiquiabas9085

4 ай бұрын

Same choice for me though i never cared much for purple.

@stevenjohnston2263

4 ай бұрын

You went for Page over Blackmore? Blimey.

@davidburke8311

4 ай бұрын

I was there too. In school in Aston. Birmingham. Guess who my idol was? Mr Iommi. Still is. But the time was so diverse - you could be into mahavishnu, groundhogs, man, Priest (used to see them at the Railway- underage of course!) I think I lived thru the best days of rock ever. A shame....​@@stevenjohnston2263

@ricardoluistomasone4663

4 ай бұрын

TE EQUIVOCASTES !! Hahah

I wish they'd done a super extra mega deluxe version of "Perfect strangers" instead since it should be it's 40th anniversary in 2024. "Machine Head" has had several treatments like this over the years and I personally think it's time to lift the eyes to other Deep Purple albums especially the 80s and 90s stuff that seem almost forgotten these days...

@ricardoluistomasone4663

4 ай бұрын

ASI ES👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I need to get that. Looks fantastic !! 😍

@classicalbum

4 ай бұрын

You should!

@deepzepp4176

4 ай бұрын

@@classicalbum Do you think they may release this as CD only/vinyl only set in the future?

Great review!

Thanks for showing us each pages from the booklet. I'm a Tidal listener and they offer this edition in their playlist, but it is mentioned that "the record company does not authorize the playback of these titles." I hope, in some time, the house will authorize it. Let's think this way! Machine Head is for me one of the best rock records of all time with Led Zep: 2, 4, PG; ACDC: Back a black; Van Halen: 1; Pink Floyd: DSOTM, WYWH, Animals; and a few other records. Please do detailed SOUND reviews where the recording of each instrument/voice is analyzed carefully.

Also the Blu-ray edit with the original mix of smoke on the water is identical to the super audio CD

Hi Barry. This was a really brilliant album looking back and this definitely looks like a quality product and of a very high quality. Enjoyed this one. All the best. Dave✅✅

I’ve only heard the new mix of Smoke On The Water, and have to say, I really like it. I hope Dweezle Zappa can work on some more Purple albums. In Rock, Burn, Fireball, and Strombringer could all do with a little face lift. Really excited to hear the rest of this mix.

@classicalbum

4 ай бұрын

I love it, played it to my daughter last night

What a fantastic video have a good weekend ❤😊

@classicalbum

4 ай бұрын

Same to you

The Dweezil remix sounds so clear and focused. I’ve listened to Machine Head countless times over the years and this release will add to that. Brilliant.

I wonder which solos they used for 'Highway Star' and 'Lazy'. Many years ago I was surprised when I heard the different versions between the SQ mix and the later releases.

" Maybe I'm A Leo " Sound check was issued on the Remix "In Concert 72" C.D around 2014.

Great review...convinces me to buy it .

….excellent professional review, thank you Sir 🍻 we were spinning this and Edgar Winters ‘whits trash’ in early 70’s and pissing off our folks. I was about 14. One of my all time favorites 🎸🙌🏼 great memories

It'll be interesting to see what Dweez does with the mix. I think the last one I bought was the one you mentioned with the extra disc with the b-sides and "Glover Mixes", that specifically said in the liner notes, that THIS will be the last time they do another remix/remaster. 😅

Got to have it.

You just wonder how much great music has been lost in past mixes. They really knew how to record back then - the oil crisis of the 70s caused really poor mixes because of very thin vinyl. Your enthusiastic review with your very calm voice speaks volumes! (Hey, that's a nice line😂)

@derhandtrommler

4 ай бұрын

oil crisis had no bearing at all. It was sheer record company cheepnis ( as Frank Zappa put it ) Remember RCA's "dynaflex" records ? Super thin and guaranteed to warp. They ruined the last few Guess Who records with that crap.

Listened to it for the 1st time in years. Such a solid album. The re-mix sounds great

The Roger Glover remix is THE remix to get.

@calyx12001

3 ай бұрын

Agreed! It's mastered a bit loudly but it's not overcompressed and it kicks major ass. This new 2024 Dweezil remix, IMHO, is not very good nor is the new remaster. Too loud and overly compressed (in the remix you can hear the different instruments pumping and breathing...vying for supremacy in a mix where there is no room to breathe). If you want to hear the original mix in all it's modern digital glory, listen to the HDTracks files in 24 bit 96K resolution. Sorry to step on anyone's toes but, lately, there are too many people throwing their hats into the 'remixing classic albums' arena who aren't necessarily qualified for the job and they don't all do a particularly good job or do the material justice. But, again, that's my personal opinion. Your mileage may vary.

I love that album! The best one they ever did. Still, I do not want new re-mixes of classic rockmusic. I want to hear the music as it sounded historically.

There's a modicum of poetic justice to the idea that Dweezil would be the one who remastered this record. His father's misadventures in Montrose were a part of what inspired the writing of "Smoke on the Water".

@drumsybatabamboom8022

4 ай бұрын

Misadventures?! Frank was responsible for an orderly evacuation of the venue!

@ericbgordon1575

4 ай бұрын

I'm referring to how he was injured, @@drumsybatabamboom8022.

Barry, you don't have to justify keeping the sticker, its part of the set, you have to!

Bought my first copy the 3th of July 1975 together with Fireball. Bought that year six DP albums . Nice boxset , though would have liked a nice hardbook included the likes of the Blondie one or Lee Hazelwood. Still have this book of Jon Lord published by Rufus Stone Ltd Editions . One that is signed by Rick Wakeman . Fantastic book.

Great review

I have a Machine Album with a different mix i.e. different guitar solos etc. Not sure why its different or when i got it(70's-80's?) It's definitely a keeper. Thanks for the great review. M.H. is 2nd favorite Purple album next to In Rock.

Hi, Nice unboxing video, I not sure that I will jump of this. I do love this classic Album, since purchasing the original LP back in 72, over the decades I really have invested in the Album. I must have at least 6 different CD versions including all the past remasters and super deluxe editions, and the LP (Vinyl) again I have at I think 7 versions including Japanese releases, anniversary editions and remasters. So I am a little unsure if I really need this unless it appears in the bargin bin.

@seabud6408

4 ай бұрын

I have many versions too but I can tell from the remix of Smoke .. already out, that I will enjoy Dweezil’s work on this. However I liked the dry sound of the original .. quite modern sounding now as a lot of bands cut out overuse of reverb. Zeppelin’s albums can sound over produced to me now but I suppose that is part of what Pave brought to them.

@raymondmitchell7582

4 ай бұрын

@@seabud6408 Hi, yes I took the plunge and I have ordered the Box set, should have it next week sometime. I too am a massive Zeppelin fan. The remasters Jimmy put out a few years ago are good, But I must admit do go back the the original Pressing (Vinyl) and I think I prefer those ?

Poly lined sleeves - is the attraction that they don’t build up static as the disc slides in and out(?)

Oooh, didn't see this one coming. And released on my birthday, to boot. I know what I'm gonna gift myself this year. Thanks for the announcement and review my man.

Excelente Video. Como consiguió una copia antes del lanzamiento el 29 de marzo???

Nice box set. Wish they offered a all vinyl box set as I no longer listen or own cds anymore.

I remember a Free, Deep Purple tour of Australia in the early seventies. Deep Purple were the headliners, and it was post Fireball, from memory. I was down the front at Festival Hall here in Melbourne; Free were absolutely sensational. Then Deep Purple came on; a couple of songs in Gillan walked off stage after some altercation with Blackmore, who then spun his guitar around his head and (as I recall) that was the end of the show. In other words, they were bloody awful! 😂 I stopped listening to them soon after: too much “rock”, not enough “roll”for me, and my Rolling Stones obsession continued. However, I love your reviews and all power to Deep Purple fans everywhere!! (Jon Lord…still love him!!)

@BigSky1

4 ай бұрын

I’ll take Free over Deep Purple every time. A more soulful, singer, guitarist and bass player. Simon Kirk was no Ian Paice but he was right for Free.

@liammccaul6587

4 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, man they had such a groove. Also, I very much never seen a bass player move like Andy Fraser…I think there was so much space and air in their music that you just HAD to move to it. Paul Rogers really moved on stage as well. Yes, Free: why is it that we don’t talk about them more?? I also much preferred them to Deep Purple (and the heavier ROCK bands), and I think in my case it was because I was 11 in ‘63, and that music with it’s rock and ROLL really dictated what my true love in music would always be. Totally agree with you about Simon Kirke…god he could play, not adding fills to every space that didn’t need filling!

@BigSky1

4 ай бұрын

@@liammccaul6587 Fraser and Roger’s had decided to end the band before the Tour of Australia and Japan in May ‘71 but had to commit to do the gigs. They just weren’t getting on anymore musically. This really affected Koss badly as the band were his life and he had no other interests or hobbies apart from drugs which he proceeded to hit after the tour was over. They were on the verge of becoming massive but could not see it because Highway and The Stealer had not sold like Fire And Water and Alright Now had. A great shame. They tried to put it all back together in early ‘72 for Koss’ sake but it was too late as he was lost to addiction. Such a great shame as Free At Last and Heartbreaker do have great moments but Koss could not perform as he did on stage anymore as he was always tempted by the hangers on giving him something to intoxicate and incapacitate him rendering him unable to play well.

Great review as always! Only thing I was waiting to hear was how the drums sound in the new mix? Quite often in new mixes the impact of the drums can get buried when other instruments are enhanced! Just curious 😊

@richardgrant418

4 ай бұрын

Excellent point! While DP’s drumming wasn’t a feature like LZ’s it’s still a foundation of good hard rock

Damn U purple! Great review.

Hmmm. I think I already have this album.

Great review but i wish they would give 'Fireball' a similar reissue.

@classicalbum

4 ай бұрын

That would be cool

I prefer the Roger Glover remix (more clarity, more space), the Dweezil Zappa version feels a bit dense and overproduced to my taste... They (Roger Glover) should do a remix of Fireball and In Rock.🤘😎

Big deep purple fan first saw them perform at Long Beach arena 1971 which is also available on remastered vinyl saw purple again 1972 at Anaheim convention center Santana was the opening act pre-order this 50th anniversary last week when I saw Ian paice on KZread promoting it by the way you didn't mention about the quality of the vinyl you mentioned in a earlier video that you don't have tt the record companies that give you the promotion vinyl should also give you a TT so you can inform your audience the quality of the vinyl before we purchase it

Thanks for the review. It’s been a “long haul” for long time DP fans over the 50 plus years since Mk.2 made their first studio album. I say “long haul” because some of the “rock cognoscenti” - at certain points during those decades - tended to “look down their noses” at DP. Aficionados never paid much heed to those snooty critics - nevertheless, it is gratifying now that the “golden period” of DP is more widely recognised as being “truly golden” - Tweezil Zappa is a son of Frank Zappa, as most of us know, and Frank Zappa’s reputation as a musical innovator was “right up there” so to have Tweezil do the re-mix of “Machine Head” does, I think, lay to rest, once and for all, the idea that DP were just “upstarts” not worthy of mention in the same breathe as Led Zeppelin or Cream !

The 60th anniversary edition will be even more amazing!!

@classicalbum

4 ай бұрын

And more expensive

@dang75790

4 ай бұрын

I'm waiting for the 100th anniversary

@MrTarkus1

4 ай бұрын

Let's pre-order!! 🙃

@sundance8744

4 ай бұрын

@@dang75790 Would you buy it for me to be laid on my grave?

@wiltswonder

4 ай бұрын

And two years late 😂

I do love the thin slipcase style box, however I have no use for cds or dvds anymore. I wish they'd offer a deluxe vinyl version of this.

🎶When you're lazy, you just stay in bed. When you're LAZY, you just stay in bed.🎶

Their best album.

@lucalone

4 ай бұрын

Second best after IN ROCK.

@jameswarren3421

4 ай бұрын

​@@lucalone @GaryBook Please try THE BOOK OF TALIESYN

@lucalone

4 ай бұрын

@@jameswarren3421Taliesyn is my actual Nr. 3 Deep Purple album of all time^^ Anthem is a masterpiece !!!

@jameswarren3421

4 ай бұрын

@GaryBook Please try THE BOOK OF TALIESYN

ESTOY LOCO PARA COMPRARLO DEEP PURPLE ES MI ALMA!!🎸🎸🎸🤟🏻🤟🏻

March 29th for the states

how does the vinyl sound? quiet vinyl? i assume a digital step involved

I have the 2018 limited edition purple vinyl edition which apparently fetches nearly 100 usd. And sounds phenomenal, especially when comparing to an OG press. I wonder if This 50th anniversary press sounds any better than mine. I just can’t imagine it sounding any better tbh

I hope this is available without the vinyl, because I haven't bought an LP since Michael Jackson's BAD back in the 80s, and I'm not about to start buying them again.

Esperando que el contenido del box set llegue a Spotify

Deep Purple i love u.

I love the 2024 remix of smoke particularly the end section and everyone should definitely check out the new smoke video as well! Having said that, not sure I will be shelling out £89 for more versions of these songs however much I love them.

@deepzepp4176

4 ай бұрын

I agree, £89 is a stretch. I personally could do without the vinyl. Hopefully they’ll do separate sets at some point.

@richardgrant418

4 ай бұрын

Puzzled - if you don’t have the box set how/ where were you able to hear any of the remix? I’d want to hear a few myself before shelling out for this

@deepzepp4176

4 ай бұрын

@@richardgrant418 Type in Deep Purple Smoke On The Water 2024 remix, and it should come up. They have done a rather cool animation video to go with it.

@peteblanchard5696

4 ай бұрын

The 2024 remix of smoke is on Spotify and the new video is on KZread.

@deepzepp4176

4 ай бұрын

@@richardgrant418 Type in Deep Purple Smoke On The Water 2024 remix, and you can have a listen. It has a rather cool animated video with it as well.

Is there a chance just to get the studio remix on vinyl without that remaining box content? Really have no use for the CDs.

@classicalbum

4 ай бұрын

I don't know as yet.

I have many versions of MH but I can tell from the remix of Smoke .. already out, that I will enjoy Dweezil’s work on this. (especially the surround mix) However I always liked the dry sound of the original .. quite modern sounding now as a lot of bands from the 80’s/90’s cut out overuse of reverb (Rick Rubin’s production on “Electric”.. by The Cult). Zeppelin’s albums can sound over produced to me now but I suppose that is part of what Page brought to them. Will be nice to see Purple and this monumental album getting some love again. The best live rock band .. ever IMO

Looks good, but £90!

@classicalbum

4 ай бұрын

It is dear

@robertcook2572

4 ай бұрын

​@@classicalbumDon't call me dear

@AnthonyWilliams-ew3wp

4 ай бұрын

I’d pay £190

OOooooooohhhh....you're one of those guys...Smoke on the water worshippers I always obnoxiously ran into in school...yeeesh....

It is 52 years old right? Two years late. Brings back memories because I saw them in 1972 Montreal Forum ,excellent concert with ELF (DIO).

@richardgrant418

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I was puzzled about the 50th coming out after 52 years. Maybe the purple powers that be work on a different calendar 🤣🤣

I want to have a copy

Can't wait to hear the new mix and peruse the package, but wasn't Machine Head released 52 years ago?

Call me crazy, but shouldn’t the 50th anniversary of Machine Head have been released 2 years ago…..in its actual 50th anniversary year.

@smythharris2635

4 ай бұрын

The music industry, well known for its precision in every respect.😅

On the fence here. This is my favorite album by them and of course already have it and never said to myself " the mixing could have been better". I'm also not a fan of CDs. Maybe if this set had also included a live LP and a hard cover photo album would I buy. I just don't see a reason to purchase an lp I already have.

👍

Have we gone back in time?

The strange thing is the 5.1 mix comprises just three tracks and one is a b side. Very odd.

So how does the Blu ray sound? And the vinyl?

@classicalbum

4 ай бұрын

I don't have 5.1 system or a vinyl player

If it was £49, I would consider.

$79 on Amazon

How come ur closing shot shows the box sealed? Did u review this before listening?

@classicalbum

4 ай бұрын

I have two copies. One for opening, one to raffle

What does the Montreux 71 disc sound like...is it good quality 🤔

@classicalbum

4 ай бұрын

I mention it in the video

@user-fp4fz6zy5d

4 ай бұрын

@@classicalbum looks a great set Great channel you have 👍

A great set for the money, and sound quality is very important, but … Smoke on the Water on Made in Japan is far and away there KILLER for the performance. How good is the performance here?

blue ray 96/24 audio?

50th anniversary released a few years too late? Brilliant!

I don't have a Blu-ray just a regular DVD would be fine

Nothing will match buying the very first original release back in 1972 when I was in high school. Oh the thrill of it all.. when we first heard the opening lines to Smoke on the water for the first time. . I would not want to buy this and spoil my memory of the original. However, this looks very nice and expensive and what is the purpose of this then to only re-hash something that was done eons ago and will never be the same in my humble opinion. BUT, it's good to support the old masters.