This musical biography tells the story of the making of Deep Purple's classic album "Machine Head. Exclusive interviews with Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, John Lord and Ian Paice take us through a track by track making of the album. The performers demonstrate riffs & licks from the songs and explain the genesis of the songwriting. Also included are featured songs, archive footage of Deep Purple in concert, including American footage of "Smoke on the Water" and "Space Truckin'", TV performances and promotional videos, more.
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- Released
- Production
- Isis Productions
Keywords
- heavy metal
- rock band
- hard rock
- progressive rock
- blues rock
- deep purple
- 'machine head'
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Top Cast
Ritchie Blackmore as Self
Ian Gillan as Self
Roger Glover as Self
Jon Lord as Self
Ian Paice as Self
Martin Birch as Self
Chris Charlesworth as Self
Brad Tolinski as Self
Top Crew
Matthew Longfellow · Director
Nick De Grunwald · Producer
Martin R. Smith · Producer
Terry Shand · Executive Producer
Geoff Kempin · Executive Producer
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