WHITESNAKE The Purple Album: Special Gold Edition David Coverdale Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of His Deep Purple Debut
24th August 2023David Coverdale was a relatively unknown 21-year-old singer-songwriter when he joined Deep Purple in 1973. He went on to record three classic albums alongside the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers before embarking on his musical journey a few years later with his band, Whitesnake.Â
Coverdale is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his Deep Purple debut this year with a special version of The Purple Album, Whitesnakeâs tribute to his three-year tenure with the legendary group. This newly remixed, remastered, and expanded edition of the 2015 album features previously unreleased recordings, including the very demo that secured Coverdaleâs spot with Deep Purple.
THE PURPLE ALBUM: SPECIAL GOLD EDITION arrives on October 13 as a 2-CD/Blu-ray set and a 2-LP set on resplendent gold vinyl. Pre-order both versions HERE. The new remix of âBurnâ is available today digitally.
Coverdale recorded The Purple Album with guitarist Reb Beach, bassist Michael Devin, guitarist Joel Hoekstra (on his first Whitesnake album), and drummer Tommy Aldridge, reappearing on a Whitesnake studio album for the first time since 1989âs Slip Of The Tongue. The band cherry-picked gems from Burn (1974), Stormbringer (1974), and Come Taste The Band (1975), delivering inspired takes on fan favorites like âLay Down Stay Down,â âLady Double Dealer,â and âYou Keep On Moving.â
The 2-CD/Blu-ray version of THE PURPLE ALBUM: SPECIAL GOLD EDITION goes beyond the original with the addition of live recordings and concert videos from The Purple Tour (âThe Gypsy,â âMistreatedâ), official music videos (âSail Away,â âYou Fool No Oneâ), and an assortment of previously unreleased material, including six alternate mixes of album tracks. The Blu-ray also offers a behind-the-scenes look at the album’s making and a song-by-song commentary by Coverdale.
An exciting addition to the upcoming collection is the four-song demo Coverdale submitted to Deep Purple, hoping to become the bandâs next singer. Recorded in 1972 with his former band, The Fabulosa Brothers, the reel-to-reel tape was extensively restored after Coverdale stumbled upon it among his late motherâs belongings. In the albumâs liner notes, Coverdale says: âI had no idea my Mam had the tapeâŚFor me, to open my Mamâs trunk of personal items, 30 years after her passing, was a gift from Heaven.â The collection also features several demos Coverdale recorded while working on songs for Deep Purpleâs 1974 album Stormbringer.
THE PURPLE ALBUM: SPECIAL GOLD EDITION
2-CD/Blu-ray Track Listing
CD One: 2023 Remix
âBurnâ
âLay Down, Stay Downâ
âLove Childâ
âHoly Manâ
âThe Gypsyâ
âLady Double Dealerâ
âMight Just Take Your Lifeâ
âMistreatedâ
âStormbringerâ
âSail Awayâ (Interpolating âElegy For Jonâ)Â
âYou Keep On Movingâ â featuring the Hook City Strings
âLady Luckâ
âComing Homeâ
âYou Fool No Oneâ (Interpolating âItchy Fingersâ) Dedicated in loving memory to Jeff BeckÂ
âSoldier Of Fortuneâ
CD Two
The Purple Tour Five Live
âBurnâ
âThe Gypsyâ
âMistreatedâ
âYou Fool No Oneâ
âSoldier Of Fortuneâ
Alternative Mixes
âHoly Manâ (Unzipped) *
âStormbringerâ (Punch In The Nuts Mix) *
âLove Childâ (Alternate Mix) *
âSoldier Of Fortuneâ â featuring Joel Hoekstra & The Hook City Strings *
âSoldier Of Fortuneâ â featuring The Hook City Strings *
âSoldier Of Fortuneâ (Instrumental) â featuring The Hook City Strings *
The 1972 DC Purple Audition Tape Featuring The Fabulosa Brothers
âEverybodyâs Talkinââ *
âGet Readyâ *
âLonely Town, Lonely Streetâ *
âDancing In The Streetâ *
1974 DC Demo Ideas For The Stormbringer Album *
Blu-ray
Purple Music Videos
âLady Double Dealerâ
âStormbringerâ
âSail Awayâ
âSoldier Of Fortuneâ
âThe Gypsyâ
âSoldier Of Fortuneâ â featuring Joel Hoekstra & The Hook City Strings*Â
âSoldier Of Fortuneâ â featuring The Hook City Strings*
Purplesnake Videos
âLay Down, Stay Downâ*
âHoly Manâ*
âYou Keep On Movingâ*
âYou Fool No Oneâ*
Live Clips
âBurnâ â Live âAtlantisâ Video
âBurn/Stormbringerâ â Live In The Still Of The Night
âSoldier Of Fortuneâ â Starkers In Tokyo
The Purple Tour Five Live
âBurnâ
âThe Gypsyâ
âMistreatedâ
âYou Fool No Oneâ
âSoldier Of Fortuneâ
The Purple Album: Behind The Scenes*
The Purple Album: Song-By-Song*
* Previously Unreleased
THE PURPLE ALBUM: SPECIAL GOLD EDITION
2-LP Track Listing
LP One
Side One
âBurnâ
âLay Down, Stay Downâ
âLove Childâ
âHoly Manâ
Side Two
âThe Gypsyâ
âLady Double Dealerâ
âMight Just Take Your Lifeâ
âComing Homeâ
LP Two
Side One
âStormbringerâ
âSail Awayâ (Interpolating âElegy For Jonâ)Â
âYou Keep On MovingâÂ
âLady Luckâ
Side Two
âMistreatedâ
âYou Fool No Oneâ (Interpolating âItchy Fingersâ) Dedicated in loving memory to Jeff BeckÂ
âSoldier Of Fortuneâ