The Early Years (David Coverdale album)

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The Early Years
Compilation album by David Coverdale
Released	July 29, 2003
Recorded	Various
Genre	Hard rock, blues-rock
Length	92:06
Label	Purple
Producer	Roger Glover
David Coverdale chronology
Into the Light (2000) The Early Years (2003) Into the Light: The Solo Albums (2024)

The Early Years is a double CD compilation album released in 2003 by David Coverdale of Deep Purple and Whitesnake, not to be confused with the Whitesnake compilation album The Early Years released in 2004. It contains his first two solo releases, White Snake, and Northwinds, released in 1977 and 1978, respectively. Both albums retain the bonus tracks found on the Spitfire reissues from 2000.^[1]