Album Number Three Hundred Twenty Five. “Machine Head” is the sixth studio album released by Deep Purple. It was recorded in December 1971 at Montreux, Switzerland, and released on 25 March 1972 on Purple Records. My initial copy is a gatefold #warnerbrosrecords re-release - BSK 3100 (the best condition of my 3) My 2 other ones are BS 2607 and one even has the lyric sheet inset. #machinehead is #deeppurple's most commercially successful album, topping the charts in several countries, including number one in the UK. Influential in the development of traditional metal, it continues to be viewed favourably by music critics and has been reissued several times. As previous recording sessions had been slotted into the group's gigging schedule, Deep Purple wanted to dedicate time to record an album away from the typical studio environment, hoping it would result in a sound closer to their live shows. They hired the #rollingstonesmobile Studio for recording, and block-booked the #MontreuxCasino as a venue, but during a #frankzappa concert immediately before the sessions, the casino burned to the ground. After a week of searching for an alternative venue, including a session at a nearby theatre that was abandoned due to noise complaints, the band managed to book the #grandhotel, closed for the winter, and converted it into a live room suitable for recording. These events, particularly the casino fire, became the inspiration for the song "#smokeonthewater". #rockandroll #theseventies #nineteenseventytwo #jonlord #iangillan #ritchieblackmore #ianpaice #rogerglover #claudenobs https://www.instagram.com/p/CdBu0rYOis-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=