24 Carat Purple

24 Carat Purple is the first compilation album of the hard rock band Deep Purple released worldwide on their own record company and the third in a long line of compilation albums. It was released in June 1975.

24 Carat Purple
Compilation album by Deep Purple
Released	1975
Recorded	1969–1972
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	53:02
Label	Purple
Producer	Deep Purple
Deep Purple compilations chronology
Mark I & II (1973) 24 Carat Purple (1975) Powerhouse (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The live version of "Black Night", here on LP for the first time, was recorded in Japan in 1972, and originally appeared as the B-side of "Woman From Tokyo".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.

Side one

No.	Title	Original Album	Length
1.	"Woman from Tokyo"	Who Do We Think We Are	5:49
2.	"Fireball"	Fireball	3:26
3.	"Strange Kind of Woman" (live)	Made in Japan	9:14
4.	"Never Before"	Machine Head	4:02
5.	"Black Night" (live)	B-side single, later appeared on the 25th anniversary of Made in Japan	4:59

Side two

No.	Title	Original Album	Length
6.	"Speed King"	Deep Purple in Rock	5:52
7.	"Smoke on the Water" (live)	Made in Japan	7:29
8.	"Child in Time" (live)	Made in Japan	12:19

Personnel

Deep Purple

• Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
• Ian Gillan – vocals
• Jon Lord – keyboards
• Roger Glover – bass guitar
• Ian Paice – drums
• Martin Birch - Engineer

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1975	United Kingdom	14
	Germany	34

Sales accomplishments

BPI certification (United Kingdom)

Date	Designation	Total Sales
1 November 1975	Silver[2]	60,000

References

1. Thompson, Dave. "Review 24 Carat Purple". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
2. "BPI certified awards Silver". Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2009.