Style-Genre: Hardrock; Pop; Rock ;

see:
ARTWOODS; Santa Barbara Machine Head ; EPISODE SIX;  Maze  ;  Lord Sutch ;  Flowerpot Men ; Zephyr ;
Outlaws (UK) - Joe Meek ; Ashton-Lord ;  PAL ;  WHITESNAKE ; TRAPEZE ; IAN GILLAN BAND;  RAINBOW ;
Black Sabbath ;  J.L.Turner ; Elf ; James Gang ; Hughs Thrall ; Dixie Dreggs ; Captain Beyond ; Warhorse ;
Nick Simper's Fandango ;


Musicians:
MK II   (1970-1972)
JOHN LORD - keyboards, voc. (ex-Artwoods) ; IAN GILLAN - voc. (ex-Episode Six);
RITCHIE BLACKMORE - guitar, voc. (ex-Outlaws, Mandrake Root ,Lord Sutch , pre-Rainbow);
ROGER GLOVER - bass (ex-Episode Six) ; IAN PAICE - drums (ex-Maze) ;

MK III
In 1973 lineup changed:
DAVID COVERDALE - vocals  replaced Gillan & GLENN HUGHES - bass, voc. (ex-Trapeze) he replaced Glover;
RITCHIE BLACKMORE - guitar, voc. (ex-Outlaws, Mandrake Root;Lord Sutch, pre-Rainbow);
JOHN LORD - keyboards, voc. (ex-Artwoods) ; IAN PAICE - drums (ex-Maze) ;

Next change was in 1975 with new guitarplayer TOMMY BOLIN  (ex-Zephyr; James Gang) ;
The group split in spring 1976 and it was silence till 1984.
MK I  (1968-1969): Nick Simper - bass, voc.; Rod Evans (ex-Maze) - lead vocals;

Produced by: Jeff Griffin (1970) & Pete Dauncey (1972) ; Engineers: Tony Wilson (1970) & Adrian Revill (1972); for BBC
Cover design: JSimon Robinson; Photos: Robert Ellis (front) & Dieter Zill (inside & back) from: Didi & His ABC Boys;

BBC - Recordings 1970 & 1972

Side One      Composed by: Blackmore-Gillan-Glover-Lord-Paice  ...if not shown...
Speed King    6:20
Wring that Neck  (Blackmore-Lord-Simper-Paice) 18:30

Side Two
Child in Time   10:15
Mandrake Root  (Blackmore-Evans-Lord) 17:20

Side Three
Highway Star   6:29
Strange Kind of Woman   8:34
Lazy   8:57
Never Before  3:48

Side Four
Space Truckin   21:02
Lucille (Collins-Penniman)  7:20

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Original Release unplayed - printed inner-sleeves   new