Never Before

~ Recording by Deep Purple

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Never Before3:56Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
  • GB1972-03-25
Purple Records (releases 1971-1979 , currently sub of EMI)IE 064 o 93261, TPSA 7504
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
Hör ZuSHZE 344
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
Warner-Pioneer Corporation (Japanese holding company, 1972–1991), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)P-8224W
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
Pathé Marconi EMI (record company, renamed EMI Pathé Marconi in 1986), Purple Records (releases 1971-1979 , currently sub of EMI)2C 064 93261
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)BS 2607
1.4Never Before3:58Deep PurpleMachine Head (quadraphonic)Deep PurpleAlbum
Purple Records (releases 1971-1979 , currently sub of EMI)Q4-TPSA-7504, Q4TPSA 7504
1.1Never Before4:00Deep PurpleNever BeforeDeep PurpleSingle
Purple Records (releases 1971-1979 , currently sub of EMI)PUR 102
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
Purple Records (releases 1971-1979 , currently sub of EMI)1E 064 o 93261, TPSA 7504
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)BS4 2607
1.4Never Before3:56Deep Purple24 Carat PurpleDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)P-10029W
1.4Never Before3:56Deep Purple24 Carat PurpleDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
Purple Records (releases 1971-1979 , currently sub of EMI)0C 054 o 96424, TPSM 2002
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
Purple Records (releases 1971-1979 , currently sub of EMI), EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002)1 C 244-93 261, 1C 244-93 261
1.4Never Before3:56Deep Purple24 Carat PurpleDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)P-6512W
1.4Never Before3:56Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
Purple Records (releases 1971-1979 , currently sub of EMI)1932611
1.4Never Before3:56Deep Purple24 Carat PurpleDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
Fame (US EMI budget reissues)FA 41 31321
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)P-10130W
1.4Never Before3:56Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
  • -1985
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Fame (US EMI budget reissues), Purple Records (releases 1971-1979 , currently sub of EMI)1C 238 15 7641 4
1.4Never Before3:56Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
Purple Records (releases 1971-1979 , currently sub of EMI), Fame (US EMI budget reissues)038 15 7641 1, 1C 038-15 7641 1
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)CDP 7 46242 2
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
  • JP1987-02-25
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)32XD-564
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
  • US1987-07-07
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)3100-2
1.4Never Before4:02Deep Purple24 Carat PurpleDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)CD-FA 3132, CDM 7 52020 2
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
  • JP1989-02-10
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)20P2-2605
1.4Never Before4:02Deep Purple24 Carat PurpleDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)18P2-3133
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)CDP 7 46242 2
3.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleIn Rock / Machine Head / 24 Carat PurpleDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Fame (US EMI budget reissues)7243 8 3156 2 2, CDFABOX 3001
2.4Never Before3:58Deep PurpleIn Rock / Machine Head / 24 Carat PurpleDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Fame (US EMI budget reissues)7243 8 3156 2 2, CDFABOX 3001
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
EMI Odeon Brazil368 746242 2
1.4Never Before3:56Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
  • JP1996-10-10
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), WEA Japan (Japanese artists' imprint - used to be the "main" manufacturer of Warner Music Japan)WPCR-867
3.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleWho Do We Think We Are / Fireball / Machine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
EMI France834770 2
2.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine Head (25th anniversary edition; made in UK)Deep PurpleAlbum
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 8 59506 2 9
2.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine Head (25th anniversary edition; made in EU)Deep PurpleAlbum
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 8 59506 2 9
2.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine Head (25th anniversary edition)Deep PurpleAlbum
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 8 59506 2 9, CDDEEPP 3
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
  • JP1998-04-15
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)WPCR-1566
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine Head (25th anniversary edition)Deep PurpleAlbum
  • US1998-11-17
Rhino (reissue label)R2 75622
2.3Never Before4:01Deep Purple30: Very Best OfDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 4 96808 2 1
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine Head (club edition)Deep PurpleAlbum
BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), Rhino (reissue label), Warner ArchivesD226435, R2 75622
2.10Never Before4:02Deep PurpleShades 1968–1998Deep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-03-16
Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)R2 75566
1.4Never Before4:02Deep Purple24 Carat PurpleDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)534 6922, 7243 5 34692 2 1
1.4Never Before4:02Deep PurpleThe EssentialDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-03-24
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
  • US2003-11-18
Rhino (reissue label)R1 75622
1.4Never Before4:01Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
  • JP2006-02-22
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)WPCR-12255
1.4Never Before3:56Deep Purple24 Carat PurpleDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2006-03-22
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)WPCR-12270
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
  • JP2008-09-17
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)WPCR-13112
3.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleThree Classic AlbumsDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), Rhino (reissue label), Warner Archives2564-2, 3100-2, OPCD-8455, R2 79799
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine Head (numbered, limited HDCD 24 KT gold CD edition)Deep PurpleAlbum
  • US2010-03-23
Audio FidelityAFZ 065
4.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleDeep PurpleDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
La Repubblica[none]
1.4Never Before3:58Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
  • XW2012-10-08
Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd.
1.4Never Before3:56Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
  • MX2012-10-12
  • GB2012-10-12
Parlophone
3.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleThe Audio Fidelity CollectionDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
Audio FidelityAFZB 019
4.4Never Before3:56Deep PurpleThe Complete Albums 1970–1976Deep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text)8122796348
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
  • XE2016-01-25
Purple Records (relaunched 1999)0600753635827, 3635827
1.4Never Before3:58Deep PurpleThe Vinyl Collection BoxsetDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2016-01-29
Universal Music Catalogue (aka UMC)5363581
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
  • JP2019-08-07
Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it)WPCR-18236
1.4Never Before3:56Deep PurpleMachine Head (180g vinyl)Deep PurpleAlbum
Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it)0081227562212, R1 75622
1.4Never Before4:02Deep Purple24 Carat PurpleDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
Fame (US EMI budget reissues), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)CD-FA 3132, CDM 7 52020 2
2.3Never Before4:01Deep Purple30: Very Best Of (special collectors edition)Deep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 4 96808 2 1
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7 46242 2
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)3100-2
1.4Never Before4:00Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)CD 3100
Promotion
1.4Never Before4:02Deep PurpleMachine HeadDeep PurpleAlbum
Bootleg
1.4Never Before3:58Deep PurpleMachine Head / BurnDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation
CD-MAXIMUM (Russian label)CDM 0299-226
1.10Never Before4:00Deep PurpleBest SelectionDeep PurpleAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

recorded in:Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (in 1971-12)
engineer:Martin Birch
producer:Deep Purple (English rock band)
drums (drum set):Ian Paice (in 1971-12)
electric bass guitar:Roger Glover (in 1971-12)
electric guitar:Ritchie Blackmore (in 1971-12)
Hammond organ:Jon Lord (in 1971-12)
vocals:Ian Gillan (in 1971-12)
remixer:Roger Glover
recorded at:Rolling Stones Mobile Studio in United Kingdom (in 1971-12)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/7Hak5ai4Zs9BR4OMrPZbgH [info]
recording of:Never Before (in 1971-12)

Related works

Never Before

writer:Ritchie Blackmore
Ian Gillan
Roger Glover
Jon Lord
Ian Paice