The Early Years is a 2004 compilation album by the English hard rock band Deep Purple. This is a compilation of material released in 1968 and 1969 and includes unreleased mixes and new mixes of tracks from the same period.
Track listing
- "And the Address" (remix) <small>(Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord)</small> â 4:33
- "Hush" (monitor mix) <small>(Joe South)</small> â 4:11
- "Mandrake Root" <small>(Blackmore, Rod Evans, Lord)</small> â 6:09
- "I'm So Glad" (remix) <small>(Skip James)</small> â 6:19
- "Hey Joe" (remix) <small>(Billy Roberts)</small> â 7:13
- "Kentucky Woman" (alternate take) <small>(Neil Diamond)</small> â 5:30
- "Listen, Learn, Read On" <small>(Blackmore, Evans, Lord, Ian Paice)</small> â 4:01
- "Shield" <small>(Blackmore, Evans, Lord)</small> â 6:03
- "Wring That Neck" (BBC session) <small>(Blackmore, Lord, Nick Simper, Paice)</small> â 4:40
- "Anthem" <small>(Evans, Lord)</small> â 6:28
- "The Bird Has Flown" <small>(Evans, Blackmore, Lord)</small> â 5:32
- "Blind" (remix) <small>(Lord)</small> â 5:28
- "Why Didn't Rosemary?" <small>(Blackmore, Lord, Evans, Simper, Paice)</small> â 5:01
- "Lalena" (instrumental version) <small>(Donovan)</small> â 5:09
Personnel
Deep Purple
Additional personnel
References