Deep Purple on March 29th will be releasing a new deluxe edition of their 1972 masterpiece of an album Machine Head. Released originally 52 years ago the new super deluxe version is a 1LP, 3CD, 1 Blu-Ray Audio Disc featuring the 2024 remix of the album, which Dweezil Zappa did. It comes on Smokey Purple LP and CD as well as a 2024 remaster of the In Concert ’72 CD, Live from Montreux ’71 on CD and a Blu-Ray Disc with the 5.1 mixes, 1974 Quadio Mix, and the Dolby Atmos Immersive mixes of Machine Head.
That’s a lot of information but let’s just say this is for the audiophile Deep Purple fan. Roger Glover and Ian Paice of Deep Purple recently did an unboxing of it for Deep Purple’s YouTube channel.
Here’s a new animated music video for the iconic “Smoke on the Water” with the new mix featured on the deluxe edition of Machine Head.
