Deep Purple ‎– Machine Head
Label:
Purple Records ‎– TPSA 7504, Purple Records ‎– IE 064 o 93261
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, 1st Press
Country:
UK
Released:
25 Mar 1972
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Hard Rock
 
Tracklist
Position    Title/Credits    Duration
A1    Highway Star    6:05
A2    Maybe I'm A Leo    4:51
A3    Pictures Of Home    5:03
A4    Never Before    3:56
B1    Smoke On The Water    5:40
B2    Lazy    7:19
B3    Space Truckin'    4:31
Companies, etc.
Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
Made By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
Published By – HEC Music Ltd.
Published By – Feldman
Recorded By – Rolling Stones Mobile
Pressed By – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Record Company – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Credits
Composed By – Gillan*, Paice*, Lord*, Blackmore*, Glover*
Cover [Design] – J. Coletta*, R. Glover*
Crew [Equipment] – Colin Hart (2), Ian Hansford, Rob Cooksey
Engineer – Martin Birch
Engineer [Assistant] – Jeremy (Bear) Gee*
Photography By – Shepard Sherbell
Producer – Deep Purple
Technician – Nick*
Written-By – Deep Purple
Notes
Original pressings have a laminated gatefold sleeve with date code of 7204.
Comes with fold out poster with the song lyrics to the album printed on it (with the catalogue number located top right of the poster).
Recorded in Montreux, Switzerland, in the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.
E.M.I. Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd.) Hayes · Middlesex · England
Primary identifiers for this pressing
1) No EMI credit on label, outer rim of label for first pressings has 'The Gramophone Co. Ltd' at 11 O'clock.
2) 'Made In Great Britain' on label
Label differs from Machine Head
in having Made In Great Britain at 6 O'Clock
Also lacks EMI credit at 12 O'Clock
Sleeve is exactly as per detailed images on this release
Label differs from Machine Head
in having Made In Great Britain at 6 O'Clock
(As Oppose to Germany)
Also lacks EMI credit at 12 O'Clock
On labels:
℗ 1972
On insert:
© 1972, reprinted by permission.
Matrix on labels are in parentheses.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: Britico
Rights Society: NCB
Rights Society: MCPS
Other (Date sleeve printed): 7204 TPS
Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): TPSA.7504A
Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): TPSA.7504B
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, stamped): TPSA 7504 A - 1U
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, stamped): TPSA 7504 B - 1U
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, stamped, var 2): TPSA 7504 A - 1U 1 MH
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, stamped, var 2): TPSA 7504 B - 1U 1 AD
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, stamped, var 3): TPSA 7504 A - 1U C D H 3
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, stamped, var 3): TPSA 7504 B - 1U G G L 4 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, stamped, var 4): TPSA 7504 A - 1U MP 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, stamped, var 4): TPSA 7504 B - 1U OH 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, stamped, var 5): TPSA 7504 A - 1U RG 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, stamped, var 5): TPSA 7504 B - 1U AA 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, stamped, var 6): TPSA 7504 A - 1U GH 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, stamped, var 6): TPSA 7504 B - 1U AH 3
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, stamped, var 7): TPSA 7504 A - 1U PP 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, stamped, var 7): TPSA 7504 B - 1U GH 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, stamped, var 8): TPSA 7504 A - 1U GG 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, stamped, var 8): TPSA 7504 B - 1U UA