Classic Albums - Machine Head

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Classic Albums - Machine Head

When British hard rock band Deep Purple released their MACHINE HEAD album in 1972, it almost immediately became part of the hard rock canon. Featuring the song that non-fans know them for, "Smoke On The Water," the album is still considered a classic. This documentary tells the story of the record's creation through interviews with the key personalities available.

A musical biography telling the incredible story of the making of the Deep Purple album ‘Machine Head’. The album that produced the rock masterpiece ‘Smoke On The Water’ and in 1972 brought worldwide super stardom to Deep Purple putting them at the pinnacle of seventies hard rock.

After the success of ‘In Rock’ and ‘Fireball’ the band decided on a European location to record their next album. They chose The Casino in Montreux in Switzerland only to see it burn down the night before recording was to begin. Out of the ashes of the Casino however was to come their most memorable song and their most successful album ever. With smoke literally wafting over the water of lake Geneva the band took up residence in the Grand Hotel and in the swiftly converted corridors and cupboards of the deserted Hotel recorded the album that was to become their tour de force. In exclusive interviews with Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice we take a track by track look at the making of the album. Martin Birch the original engineer and Roger Glover lead us through the original multitrack tapes. Ritchie, Jon and Roger demonstrate riffs and licks from the songs and explain the genesis of the songwriting.

Media	Music MDVD (Music-DVD)
Number of discs	1
Released	December 2, 2002
EAN/UPC	5034504925977
Label	LOCAL EREDV259
Genre	Rock
Dimensions	126 g (Weight (estimated))
Playtime	01:40:00
Region code	Region 0 (All regions)
Audio Format	Dolby Digital 2.0
Video Format	16:9
Primary Contributor	Deep Purple
Skuespiller	Deep Purple