| Artist | Deep Purple |
|---|---|
| Cover | Purpendicular - Deep Purple.jpg |
| Released | 5 February 1996 |
| Recorded | February–October 1995 |
| Studio | Greg Rike Productions, Altamonte Springs, Florida |
| Genre | Hard rock |
| Length | 62:16 |
| Label | RCA |
| Producer | Deep Purple |
| Prev year | 1993 |
| Next year | 1998 |
Purpendicular is the fifteenth studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released on 5 February 1996.[1] It is their first album with guitarist Steve Morse from Dixie Dregs, who replaced Ritchie Blackmore. The album entered the UK Charts on 17 February 1996, where it peaked at No. 58.[2]
Recording
The album was recorded at Greg Rike Productions, Orlando, Florida from February to October 1995 and engineered by Darren Schneider and Keith Andrews. It had a more experimental approach than previous albums. The arrangement to "The Aviator" and "A Touch Away", employed an acoustic folk/celtic arrangement that had not been heard on the band's previous work since "Anyone's Daughter" from Fireball. Several of the songs such as "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" featured less keyboard, focusing on guitar. Morse introduced pinch harmonics to the band's sound, such as on "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" and "Somebody Stole My Guitar".[3] "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" and "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" remained regular features in Deep Purple's live setlist in recent tours.
Like the title of the band's following album, Abandon, Purpendicular is a pun; in this case, based on the band's name and the word "Perpendicular".
Personnel
- Deep Purple
- Ian Gillan – lead vocals, harmonica
- Steve Morse – guitars, backing vocals[4]
- Jon Lord – Hammond organ, Korg synthesiser, piano
- Roger Glover – bass
- Ian Paice – drums
- Production
- Darren Schneider, Keith Andrews – engineers, mixing at Parc Studios, Orlando, Florida
- Adam Barber – assistant engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] | 28 |
References
- ^ "Deep Purple albums"
- ^ "Deep Purple official charts"
- ^ Ladano, Mike (14 January 2015). "Review: Deep Purple - Purpendicular (1996 US bonus track)". Mike Ladano.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Steve Morse". Deep Purple. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.