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Release Date Friday 29th August 2025
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.
When ‘Rapture of the Deep’ was first released in 2005, it felt like the start of something
new. Twenty years on, it’s clear that it was – a crucial chapter in Deep Purple’s journey.
It’s no secret that ‘Rapture of the Deep’ isn’t the first album that comes to mind when
listing Deep Purple’s classics. But it’s equally true that this record – and the story behind
it – played a key role in shaping the band we know today.
New liner notes by Classic Rock’s Geoff Barton pull back the curtain on a time when Deep
Purple were without a label, without a safety net – navigating an uncertain era of the
music industry that saw the downfall of many once-great artist careers – and unravel the
chemistry that gave birth to Deep Purple’s 18 th studio album.
Now, newly mixed with the supervision of Roger Glover, analogue mastered at renown
Chameleon Studios in Hamburg, and presented with bold new artwork, ‘Rapture of the
Deep’ finally shines with clarity and colour. The band themselves now refer to it as a new
album. Fans will hear it blooming for the first time.
Listening to the album now, with the fresh sound, makes you realize that if you thought
this was a small release in the band’s rich discography, maybe it’s time to reconsider.
With Deep Purple riding high on the success of their latest No. 1 record ‘=1’, the time is
right to (re)discover the album that set the path for Deep Purple’s identity in the 21 st
century.
Tracklist CD & LP:
1. Money Talks
2. Things I Never Said*
3. Rapture of the Deep
4. Clearly Quite Absurd
5. MTV*
6. Back to Back
7. Wrong Man
8. GIrls Like That
9. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
10. Don’t Let Go
11. Junkyard Blues
12. Before Time Again
*not on original studio album
Tracklist Bonus LP/CD
1. MTV
2. Money Talks
3. Back to Back
4. Before Time Began
5. Closing Note**
**unreleased instrumental track by
Steve Morse
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