Am 25. Juli 2014 erscheint eine 5-CD-Box von DEEP PURPLE mit den ersten Alben der Band: Hard Road: The Mark 1 Studio Recordings 1968-69 enthält die Alben Shades Of Deep Purple, The Book Of Taliesyn jeweils im Mono- und Stereo-Mix sowie das Album Deep Purple mit acht zusätzlichen Tracks, darunter unveröffentlichte Versionen von Emmaretta, Why Didn’t Rosemary und This Bird Has Flown, die im Jahr 2012 gemixt wurden, sowie einige Single- und B-Seiten-Edits.
Die Tracklist:
CD1
Shades Of Deep Purple (Mono Mix)
01. “And The Address”
02. “Hush”
03. “One More Rainy Day”
04. “Prelude: Happiness/I’m So Glad”
05. “Mandrake Root”
06. “Help”
07. “Love Help Me”
10. “Hey Joe”
Bonus Tracks – Outtakes & Versions
11. “Shadows” (Album outtake)
12. “Love Help Me” (Instrumental version)
13. “Help” (Alternate take)
CD2
Shades Of Deep Purple (Stereo Mix)
01. “And The Address”
02. “Hush”
03. “One More Rainy Day”
04. “Prelude: Happiness/I’m So Glad”
05. “Mandrake Root”
06. “Help”
07. “Love Help Me”
08. “Hey Joe”
Bonus Tracks – Alternative mixes
09. “And The Address” (2003 Remix)
10. “Hush” (1968 Monitor Mix)
11. “I’m So Glad” (2003 Remix)
12. “Hey Joe” (2003 Remix)
CD3
The Book Of Taliesyn (Mono Mix)
01. “Listen, Learn, Read On”
02. “Wring That Neck”
03. “Kentucky Woman”
03. a. “Exposition”
03. b. “We Can Work It Out”
04. “Shield”
05. “Anthem”
06. “River Deep, Mountain High”
CD4
The Book Of Taliesyn (Stereo Mix)
01. “Listen, Learn, Read On”
02. “Wring That Neck”
03. “Kentucky Woman”
03. a. “Exposition”
03. b. “We Can Work It Out”
04. “Shield”
05. “Anthem”
06. “River Deep, Mountain High”
Bonus Tracks – Single Edits, Outtakes & Alternative mixes
07. “Playground” (Instrumental outtake)
08. “Kentucky Woman” (2003 remix)
09. “Oh No No No” (Studio outtake)
10. “Playground” (Remixed instrumental outtake)
11. “River Deep, Mountain High” (US Single Edit)
CD5
Deep Purple (All tracks stereo except where stated)
01. “Chasing Shadows”
02. “Blind”
03. “Lalena”
04. “Fault Line”
05. “The Painter”
06. “Why Didn’t Rosemary?”
07. “Bird Has Flown”
08. “April”
Bonus Tracks – Singles & Alternative mixes
09. “Emmaretta” (2012 Stereo mix – previously unreleased)
10. “The Bird Has Flown” (Early version, 2012 stereo mix – previously unreleased)
11. “Why Didn’t Rosemary?” (Early instrumental take – Previously unreleased)
12. “Blind” (2003 Remix)
13. “Lalena” (Instrumental)
14. “April (Part 1)” (Single B-side)
15. “Emmaretta” (Original single A-side)
16 . “The Bird Has Flown” (Original US single B-side)