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Reduced price due to a 5,5 cm seam split on upper spine

Extremely rare South African pressing. Not many hardrock and heavy metal albums have been pressed in Johannesburg, making this a very rare and sought after album.

This generous package from EMI is one of the better Deep Purple compilations. Singles As And Bs focuses on the group’s original period of recording (1968-1976) and dutifully collects all the single-oriented highlights from this era, including such hard-rocking classics as “Black Night,” and “Hush.” It also includes a number of non-album sides that make the package worthwhile for anyone seriously interested in the group. One of the most surprising aspects of this collection is that the B-sides are often just as good as the A-sides: “I’m Alone” is a hard-swinging rocker worthy of the band’s better-known hits. The album also allows re-evaluation of Deep Purple’s lesser-known material: A great example is “One More Rainy Day,” a catchy tune from the group’s oft-overlooked late-’60s period that weds a hook-laden pop melody to a combination of flowery organ riffs and Ian Paice’s hard-hitting drum fills. All in all, Singles As And Bs works both as a comprehensive primer on Deep Purple’s heyday and also as a consistent album worth of well-crafted hard rock.

Track listing:
1. Hush
2. One More Rainy Day
3. Emmaretta
4. Wring That Neck
5. Hallelujah
6. April Part 1
7. Black Night
8. Speed King
9. Strange Kind Of Woman
10. Im Alone
11. Demons Eye
12. Fireball