Deep Purple Mark 1 line-up: Rod Evans - vocals; Jon Lord - keyboards; Ritchie Blackmore - guitar; Nick Simper - bass; Ian Paice - drums.
Deep Purple Mark 2 line-up: Ian Gillan - vocals; Jon Lord - keyboards; Ritchie Blackmore - guitar; Roger Glover - bass; Ian Paice - drums.
Disc 1:
Tracks 1 to 3 recorded at BBC, Studio 1, 201 Piccadilly, London, UK on 18-06-1968.
Track 4 recorded at BBC, Studio 5, Maida Vale, London, UK on 25-06-1968.
Tracks 5 to 10 recorded at BBC, Studio 4, Maida Vale, London, UK on 14-01-1969.
Tracks 11 & 12 recorded at BBC, Studio 5, Maida Vale, London, UK on 24-06-1969.
Tracks 13 to 15 recorded at BBC, Studio 2, Aeolian Hall, London, UK on 30-06-1969.
Disc 2:
Tracks 1 & 2 recorded at BBC, Studio 2, Aeolian Hall, London, UK on 11-08-1969.
Tracks 3 & 4 recorded at BBC, Studio 4, Maida Vale, London, UK on 31-10-1969.
Tracks 5 to 7 recorded at BBC, Studio 5, Maida Vale, London, UK on 21-04-1970.
Tracks 8 to 12 recorded at BBC, Studio T1, Shepherds Bush, London, UK on 23-09-1970.
Publishing credits:
CD 1 tracks 1 and 15 composed by South and published by BMG Music Publishing Ltd., tracks 2 and 4 composed by Blackmore/Lord, track 3 composed by Lennon/McCartney and published by Northern Songs Ltd., tracks 5, 11 and 13 composed by Blackmore/Evans/Lord/Paice, track 6 composed by Blackmore/Evans/Lord, track 7 composed by Blackmore/Evans/Lord/Simper, track 8 spoken word/Copyright Control, track 9 composed by Roberts and published by Carlin Music Corp., track 10 composed by Russell/Leander and published by Copyright Control, track 12 composed by Leitch and published by Donovan Music Ltd. and track 14 composed by James and published by TRO-Essex Music. Tracks 2, 4 - 7, 11 and 13 published by B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. t/as Hec Music Ltd.
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CD 2 all tracks composed by Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice and published by Hec Music Ltd. except track 10 published by B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. t/as Hec Music Ltd. and track 2 composed by Blackmore/Evans/Lord and published by B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. t/as Hec Music Ltd. and track 8 spoken word/Copyright Control.
CD 1 tracks 1 - 4 ℗ 1968, CD 1 tracks 5 - 15, CD 2 tracks 1 - 4 ℗ 1969 and CD 2 tracks 5 - 12 ℗ 1970. The copyright in this sound recording is owned by the BBC. Released by arrangement with BBC Music.
Photographs: Nico van der Stamm (MAI) / Wolfgang Heilemann (Interstar) / Easy On The Eye / Darker Than Blue Ltd. Disclaimer: These recordings have been remastered to ensure the highest possible sound quality. However some tracks, included for their historical significance, do not exhibit the usual fidelity of studio recordings.