The Beginning of the Purple

Tracklist

• 1
  Kentucky Woman
  4:44
  3.6 ★
• 2
  Talk About Love
  4:08
  3.0 ★
• 3
  A Twist in the Tale
  4:17
• 4
  Solitaire
  4:42
  4.5 ★
• 5
  The Battle Rages On
  5:56
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Anya
  6:31
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Time to Kill
  5:51

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Release credits

• Barry Ainsworth
  engineer [1]
• Bill Kennedy
  engineer [2-7]
• Darren Schneider
  assistant [2-7]
• Derek Lawrence
  mix [1], producer [1]
• Devin Emke
  assistant [2-7]
• Hans Gemperle
  engineer [2-7]
• Ian Gillan
  lead vocals [2-7]
• Ian Paice
  drums (drum set)
• Jason Corsaro
  engineer [2-7]
• John Siket
  assistant [2-7]
• Jon Lord
  Hammond organ, background vocals [1], keyboard [2-7]
• Mark Conese
  assistant [2-7]
• Michael Reiter
  assistant [2-7]
• Nick Simper
  electric bass guitar [1]
• Pat Regan
  engineer [2-7], mix [2-7]
• Peter Beckerman
  assistant [2-7]
• Ritchie Blackmore
  electric guitar
• Rod Evans
  lead vocals [1]
• Roger Glover
  electric bass guitar [2-7], mix [2-7], producer [2-7]
• Thom Panunzio
  producer [2-7]
• Wally Walton
  assistant [2-7]
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Issues

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  The Beginning of the Purple

  CD
  2016