On April 9 EMI will release a 2 CD set called ‘Singles & E.P. Anthology ‘68-’80′.
The package features 35 single A’s and B’s, alternate takes and live versions, spanning from the “Hush” single back in June 1968, the last regular UK single “You Keep On Moving” in March 1976 to the “Smoke On The Water” archive release back in October 1980.
Besides a bunch of well known and widely available tunes, the disc set also includes some tracks not everyone might have in his / her CD collection:
* “Painted Horse”, an outtake from the “Who Do We Think We Are” sessions available on the 5″ “Smoke On The Water” CD-Single and the Japanese “New, Live & Rare” CD.
* “The Bird Has Flown”, a session performance done by MK II for the BBC and finally
* “Grabsplatter”, an outtake from the “In Rock” album, both available on the “Listen, Learn, Read On” 6CD set.
‘Singles & E.P. Anthology ‘68-’80′ is released as a 2CD jewel case with an 8 page colour booklet featuring liner notes by Simon Robinson and some rare sleeve illustrations.
Tracklist:
CD 1
1. Hush
2. One More Rainy Day
3. Kentucky Woman
4. Wring That Neck
5. Emmaretta
6. Bird Has Flown (US B-Side)
7. Help (French A-Side)
8. Hallelujah
9. April Part 1
10. Speed King (Dutch A-Side, Piano Version)
11. Black Night
12. Living Wreck (German B-Side)
13. Strange Kind Of Woman
14. I’m Alone
15. Fireball
16. Demon’s Eye
17. Never Before
18. When A Blind Man Cries
19. Lazy (Japanese B-Side)
CD 2
1. Smoke On The Water (Studio, US A-Side Edit)
2. Smoke On The Water (Live, US B-Side Edit)
3. Woman From Tokyo
4. Black Night (Live, German B-Side)
5. Might Just Take Your Life
6. Coronarias Redig
7. Burn (US/Japan 45 Edit)
8. Stormbringer (Italian A-Side)
9. You Keep On Moving
10. Love Child
11. Gettin’ Tighter (US A-Side/Italian B-Side)
12. Child In Time (Live)
13. Painted Horse
14. Mistreated (Live Edit)
15. The Bird Has Flown
16. Grabsplatter
