Deep Purple: ristampa speciale per i 20 anni di “Rapture of the Deep”
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“Rapture Of The Deep” dei DEEP PURPLE compie 20 anni e viene celebrato con remix e remaster completi, un nuovo e sorprendente artwork e un CD/LP bonus con registrazioni inedite.
Questa nuova edizione include la nuova versione dell’album e un CD/LP bonus che contiene strumentali inedite e prove in studio registrate durante le fasi di composizione, offrendo una visione rara e senza filtri del lavoro creativo della band in studio.
Registrato su multitraccia nel 2005 e remixato nel 2025, è uno di quei rari casi in cui le registrazioni riemergono a distanza di decenni da archivi che si credevano perduti.
Tra i pezzi forti c’è il brano “Closing Note”, un pezzo inedito dell’ex chitarrista Steve Morse, registrato durante le sessioni dell’album e ora pubblicato ufficialmente per la prima volta.
I brani sono presenti esclusivamente sui formati fisici della ristampa, CD Digipak, 3LP (black, 180g), e Limited 3LP Transparent Sky-Blue. Con i Deep Purple che cavalcano il successo del loro ultimo disco “=1” è il momento giusto per (ri)scoprire l’album che ha segnato la strada dei Deep Purple nel 21° secolo.
Ascolta il remix di “Junkyard Blues”: https://deeppurple.
DEEP PURPLE – “Rapture Of The Deep – 20th Year Anniversary Remix”: https://deeppurple.
1. Money Talks
2. Things I Never Said*
3. Rapture of the Deep
4. Clearly Quite Absurd
5. MTV*
6. Back to Back
7. Wrong Man
8. Girls Like That
9. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
10. Don’t Let Go
11. Junkyard Blues
12. Before Time Again
*not on original studio album
Tracklist Bonus LP/CD – 2005 Studio Jams & Rehearsals
1. MTV
2. Money Talks
3. Back to Back
4. Before Time Began
5. Closing Note**
**unreleased instrumental track by Steve Morse
It’s no secret that Rapture of the Deep isn’t the first album that comes to mind when listing Deep Purple’s classics – and while it was met with interest at the time, it gradually faded from view. Despite solid sales, the album arrived during a period when there was little spotlight on the world of classic rock, and over the years, Rapture of the Deep developed into an overlooked chapter in Deep Purple’s rich discography.
It’s equally true that this record, and the story behind it, marked a turning point – the quiet beginning of a run that would eventually lead to four consecutive No. 1 albums (2013, 2017, 2020, 2024) and the kind of success few bands experience even once, let alone decades into their career.
New insights by Kerrang! founder and Classic Rock magazine writer Geoff Barton pull back the curtain on a time when Deep Purple were navigating an uncertain era in the music industry that saw the downfall of many once-great artist careers – and unravel the strange chemistry that gave birth to Deep Purple’s 18th studio album.
As bassist Roger Glover reflects: “We were going through a bit of a hard time when we started the songwriting and production of ‘Rapture of the Deep’ and, strangely enough, we didn’t have a record company at that point. Let’s face it, we were a bit lost (…).”
But from that uncertain moment emerged an album bursting with sharp songwriting, masterful playing, and pure Deep Purple grit.
Now, newly mixed with the supervision of Roger Glover, analogue-mastered at renowned Chameleon Studios in Hamburg, and presented with bold new artwork, Rapture of the Deep finally shines with clarity and colour. “It’s a new album now to me.”, says Roger Glover. Fans will hear it blooming for the first time.
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