''The Mark II Purple Singles'' is a

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. The album was released in 1979. It claimed to be MkII not just because it was the second line-up of the band but also because it was the second Deep Purple singles album after Singles As & Bs. The tracks were recorded during 1971 and 1972. A version with purple vinyl is also available. The original sleeve notes by

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claimed that " Smoke on the Water" was a different recording to the one from ''

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''. He wrote: "Blackmore chooses to play the solo straight, without the embellishments that, for me, marred the other officially available live version n Made in Japan" In fact it is the same recording, edited.

Track listing

All songs written by Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice. ;Side one #" Smoke on the Water" – 5:12 (live version from ''

'', edited) #" Black Night" – 4:56 (live version recorded in Japan 1972) #"

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" – 9:52 (live version from ''Made in Japan'', edited) ;Side two #

" Woman from Tokyo" – 4:28 (A-side from '' Who Do We Think We Are'', edited) #" Never Before" – 3:30 (A-side from '' Machine Head'', edited) #"

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" – 3:29 (B-side from the ''Machine Head'' sessions) #"Painted Horse" – 5:18 (outtake from the ''Who Do We Think We Are'' sessions)

Personnel

Deep Purple

* Ian Gillan – vocals, harmonica * Ritchie Blackmore – guitar * Jon Lord – organ, keyboards * Roger Glover – bass * Ian Paice – drums

Charts

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mark II Purple Singles, The 1979 compilation albums Deep Purple compilation albums