Deep Purple in Rock

Deep Purple in Rock
Studio album by
Deep Purple
Released5 June 1970 (1970-06-05)[1]
RecordedOctober 1969 – April 1970
StudioIBC, De Lane Lea, and Abbey Road, London
Genre
Length43:29
LabelHarvest
ProducerDeep Purple
Deep Purple chronology
Concerto for Group and Orchestra
(1969) 		Deep Purple in Rock
(1970) 		Fireball
(1971)
Singles from Deep Purple in Rock
  1. "Speed King"
    Released: May 1970
  2. "Black Night"
    Released: June 1970

Deep Purple in Rock is the fourth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released on 5 June 1970.[1] It was the first studio album recorded by the Mark II line-up of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.

Work on In Rock began shortly after Gillan and Glover joined the band in June 1969, with rehearsals at Hanwell Community Centre. The music was intended to be loud and heavy, and accurately represent the group's live show. Recording took place at various studios around London in between extensive touring, during which time songs and arrangements were honed into shape.

In Rock was the band's breakthrough album in Europe and peaked at No. 4 in the UK, remaining in the charts for over a year. By contrast, it underperformed in the US, where the band's Mark I albums had been more successful. An accompanying single, "Black Night" reached No. 2 in the UK, becoming their highest charting single there. The album has continued to attract critical praise as a key early example of the hard rock and heavy metal genres.

  1. ^ a b Robinson 1995, p. 17.
  2. ^ Thompson 2004, p. 77.
  3. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Fireball – Deep Purple | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2019. 1971's Fireball saw the band broadening out from the no-holds-barred hard rock direction of the previous year's cacophonous In Rock.
  4. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (3 June 2015). "How Deep Purple's 'In Rock' Set a Template for Everything That Followed". Ultimate Classic Rock. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019. Together, these songs make up one of metal's most defining and oft-copied statements.