Speed King (original U.K. version with intro)
~ Recording by Deep Purple
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:54 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock | Deep Purple | Album |
| Harvest (UK based sub-label of EMI, re-activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | 1E 062 º 91442, SHVL 777 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:54 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock | Deep Purple | Album |
| Harvest (UK based sub-label of EMI, re-activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | 1C 062-91442 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:54 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock | Deep Purple | Album |
| Hör Zu | SHZE 288 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:54 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | P-10108-W |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:54 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock | Deep Purple | Album |
| Harvest (UK based sub-label of EMI, re-activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | SHVL 777 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:54 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | BP-80094 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:54 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock | Deep Purple | Album |
| Harvest (UK based sub-label of EMI, re-activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | 1006 |
| 2.2 | Speed King | 5:53 | Deep Purple | Mark I&II | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) | 1C 172-94 865/66 |
| 2.2 | Speed King | 5:53 | Deep Purple | Mark I&II | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) | C 188-94865/66 |
| 1.6 | Speed King | 5:48 | Deep Purple | 24 Carat Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | P-10029W |
| 1.6 | Speed King | 5:48 | Deep Purple | 24 Carat Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Purple Records (releases 1971-1979 , currently sub of EMI) | 0C 054 o 96424, TPSM 2002 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:54 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock | Deep Purple | Album |
| Harvest (UK based sub-label of EMI, re-activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | 1C 072-91442 |
| 1.6 | Speed King | 5:48 | Deep Purple | 24 Carat Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | P-6512W |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:54 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock | Deep Purple | Album |
| Fame (US EMI budget reissues), Harvest (UK based sub-label of EMI, re-activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | FA 3011 |
| 1.6 | Speed King | 5:48 | Deep Purple | 24 Carat Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Fame (US EMI budget reissues) | FA 41 31321 |
| 2.2 | Speed King | 5:50 | Deep Purple | Greatest Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 26 0452 5 |
| 1.7 | Speed King | 5:52 | Deep Purple | The Anthology | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Harvest (UK based sub-label of EMI, re-activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | EN 26 0612 3, PUR 1 |
| 1.7 | Speed King | 5:52 | Deep Purple | The Anthology | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Purple Records (releases 1971-1979 , currently sub of EMI) | PD 902, PD 902/3, PD 903 |
| 1.6 | Speed King | 5:52 | Deep Purple | 24 Carat Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CD-FA 3132, CDM 7 52020 2 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:54 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDP 7 46239 2 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:54 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock | Deep Purple | Album |
| Harvest (UK based sub-label of EMI, re-activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | CDP 74 6239 2 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:53 | Deep Purple | The Best of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.6 | Speed King | 5:50 | Deep Purple | 24 Carat Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 18P2-3133 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:54 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock (BIEM / MCPS) | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDP 7 46239 2 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:54 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock (BIEM / STEMRA) | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDP 7 46239 2 |
| 1.2 | Speed King | 5:52 | Deep Purple | Rock Times, Volume 8: 1969–1970 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Zounds | 27000282 A |
| 1.5 | Speed King | 5:52 | Deep Purple | Black Night: Best | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Phono Music Zounds (German Label releasing digitally remastered "Best Of CDs" within the ZOUNDS Best Of Series.) | CD 27200187 B |
| 2.2 | Speed King | 5:52 | Deep Purple | Rock Generation | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) | 686-7 95442 2 |
| 1.7 | Speed King | 5:53 | Deep Purple | The Compact Disc Anthology | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDS 7 96129 2 |
| 3.7 | Speed King (edit 1) | 5:47 | Deep Purple | Purple Chronicle | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Purple Records (releases 1971-1979 , currently sub of EMI), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCP 5650-52 |
| 1.3 | Speed King | 5:51 | Deep Purple | Greatest Hits 1970–72 | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Unison (Bulgarian) | CDP162 |
| 3.6 | Speed King | 5:50 | Deep Purple | In Rock / Machine Head / 24 Carat Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Fame (US EMI budget reissues) | 7243 8 3156 2 2, CDFABOX 3001 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:51 | Deep Purple | In Rock / Machine Head / 24 Carat Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Fame (US EMI budget reissues) | 7243 8 3156 2 2, CDFABOX 3001 |
| 1.3 | Speed King | 5:51 | Deep Purple | Platinum: The Ultimate Collection | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDDEEP (WR) 1 (8291612) |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:53 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock (anniversary edition) | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 8 34019 2 5 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:53 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock (anniversary edition) | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 8 34019 2 5 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:53 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock (anniversary edition) | Deep Purple | Album |
| WEA Japan (Japanese artists' imprint - used to be the "main" manufacturer of Warner Music Japan) | WPCR-888 |
| 3.7 | Speed King (edit 1) | 5:47 | Deep Purple | Purple Chronicle | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-1580~82 |
| 1.9 | Speed King | 5:53 | Deep Purple | 30: Very Best Of | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 4 96808 2 1 |
| 3.7 | Speed King (edit 1) | 5:47 | Deep Purple | Purple Chronicle | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Purple Records (releases 1971-1979 , currently sub of EMI), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCP 10187-9 |
| 1.11 | Speed King (full length U.K. version) | 5:53 | Deep Purple | Shades 1968–1998 | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 75566 |
| 2.1 | Speed King | 5:51 | Deep Purple | Harvest Festival | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Harvest (UK based sub-label of EMI, re-activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | 7243 5 21198 2 0 |
| 1.12 | Speed King | 5:52 | Deep Purple | Gold | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 07243 529434 25 |
| 1.6 | Speed King | 5:52 | Deep Purple | 24 Carat Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 534 6922, 7243 5 34692 2 1 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:53 | Deep Purple | In Rock (anniversary edition, Parlophone re-release) | Deep Purple | Album |
| Parlophone | 7243 8 34019 2 5 |
| 1.3 | Speed King | 5:52 | Deep Purple | Highway Star: Best of Deep Purple (gold CD) | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Zounds | 2700022014 |
| 5.2 | Speed King | 5:55 | Deep Purple | Singles Collection 1968–1976 | Deep Purple | Single + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 550 3892 |
| 1.6 | Speed King | 5:52 | Deep Purple | The Essential | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | |
| 2.1 | Speed King | 5:53 | Deep Purple | Fireball / In Rock | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 592 0252 |
| 1.5 | Speed King | 5:53 | Deep Purple | Purple Hits: The Best of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 7243 5846552 3, 7243 5846552 4, 7243 5846552 5 |
| 3.4 | Speed King | 5:51 | Deep Purple | The Rock Box: 54 Classic Rock Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | 571 9222 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:53 | Deep Purple | In Rock / Who Do We Think We Are? | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 8 64390 2 4 |
| 1.3 | Speed King | 5:50 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple Forever: The Very Best Of | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| 724359734026 | |
| 1.11 | Speed King | 5:51 | Deep Purple | The Platinum Collection | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 578591 2 7 |
| 1.11 | Speed King | 5:52 | Deep Purple | The Platinum Collection | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone | |
| 1.11 | Speed King | 5:51 | Deep Purple | The Platinum Collection (copy protected) | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 873577 2 3 |
| 1.6 | Speed King | 5:48 | Deep Purple | 24 Carat Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-12270 |
| 1.4 | Speed King | 5:53 | Deep Purple | Highway Stars | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | |
| 1.4 | Speed King | 5:53 | Deep Purple | The Collection | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | 264 7042 |
| 2.9 | Speed King | 5:52 | Deep Purple | A Breath of Fresh Air: A Harvest Records Anthology 1969-1974 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Harvest (UK based sub-label of EMI, re-activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | 0946 3 88613 2 4, SHTW 801 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:56 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock | Deep Purple | Album |
| Audio Fidelity | AFZ 051 |
| 1.11 | Speed King (1999 digital remaster) | 5:49 | Deep Purple | M!LF, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.4 | Speed King | 5:49 | Deep Purple | Essential | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 6802252 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:53 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| La Repubblica | [none] |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:53 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock (anniversary edition) | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 8 34019 2 5 |
| 1.2 | Speed King | 5:50 | Deep Purple | Metal Matters | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text) | 0825646250103 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | ?:?? | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock (remastered on 180g vinyl) | Deep Purple | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R1 1877 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:55 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock | Deep Purple | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:55 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock (2018 remaster) | Deep Purple | Album |
| Parlophone | |
| 1.1 | Speed King | ?:?? | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | RR1 1877 |
| 3.10 | Speed King | 5:49 | Deep Purple | The Hairy Bikers Road Trip | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music on Demand | 53893456 |
| 3.10 | Speed King | 5:49 | Deep Purple | The Hairy Bikers Road Trip | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music on Demand | |
| 1.6 | Speed King | 5:52 | Deep Purple | 24 Carat Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Fame (US EMI budget reissues), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CD-FA 3132, CDM 7 52020 2 |
| 1.9 | Speed King | 5:53 | Deep Purple | 30: Very Best Of (special collectors edition) | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 4 96808 2 1 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:54 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock (mastered by Nimbus) | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDP 7 46239 2 |
| 1.3 | Speed King | 5:51 | Deep Purple | Platinum: The Ultimate Collection | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation | |||
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.10 | Speed King | 5:55 | Deep Purple | Singles Collection 68/76 | Deep Purple | Single + Compilation |
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| 1.7 | Speed King | 5:53 | Deep Purple | Smoke on the Water, The Best of | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| SomeWax (Russian bootleg label) | SW314-2 |
| 1.1 | Speed King | 5:52 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock | Deep Purple | Album | |||
| 1.3 | Speed King | 5:51 | Deep Purple | Platinum 1 Greatest Hits 1970–72 | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation | [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | PB10041-2P-1 | |
| 1.3 | Speed King | 5:51 | Deep Purple | Their Hits 1968–1974 | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | K-976004 |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Speed King | 5:49 | Deep Purple | Essential | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
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Relationships
| engineer: | Martin Birch Andy Knight (UK engineer) Philip McDonald |
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| producer: | Deep Purple (English rock band) |
| drums (drum set): | Ian Paice (from 1969-10 until 1970-04) |
| electric bass guitar: | Roger Glover (from 1969-10 until 1970-04) |
| electric guitar: | Ritchie Blackmore (from 1969-10 until 1970-04) |
| Hammond organ: | Jon Lord (from 1969-10 until 1970-04) |
| vocals: | Ian Gillan (from 1969-10 until 1970-04) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | HEC Enterprises Ltd. (in 1995) |
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| recorded at: | IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1969-10 until 1970-04) |
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| recording of: | Speed King (from 1969-10 until 1970-04) |
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Related works
Speed King
| writer: | Ritchie Blackmore Ian Gillan Roger Glover Jon Lord Ian Paice |
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| publisher: | EMI Music Publishing France HEC Music Henrees Music co. EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30) ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Speed King / Good Times (order: 1) |
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| is based on: | Ricochet |