The Mule
~ 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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| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
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| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| Harvest (UK based sub-label of EMI, re-activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | SHVL 793 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| Harvest (UK based sub-label of EMI, re-activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | IE 064 o 92726, SHVL 793 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album | Harvest (UK based sub-label of EMI, re-activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | 1E 064 o 92726, SHVL 793 | |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| Harvest (UK based sub-label of EMI, re-activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | 3C 062-92 726 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:16 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | BS 2564 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | ?:?? | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | P-8092W |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:15 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| Harvest (UK based sub-label of EMI, re-activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | 192 7261 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:15 | Deep Purple | Fireball | 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) | 1C 038 1575621 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDP 7 46240 2 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:22 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 20P2-2604 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDP 7 46240 2 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball (25th anniversary edition) | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 8 53711 2 7 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball (25th anniversary edition) | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 8 53711 2 7 |
| 2.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Who Do We Think We Are / Fireball / Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI France | 834770 2 |
| 2.7 | The Mule (remastered album version) | 5:22 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (25º aniversario edición remasterizada) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 4 94190 2 5 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:22 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-1565 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball (deluxe edition) | Deep Purple | Album |
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| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:22 | Deep Purple | Fireball (30th anniversary) | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-10191 |
| 1.9 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Der Kommissar | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polymedia Catalogue Marketing | 545 084-2 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball (deluxe edition) | Deep Purple | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label), Warner Archives | R2 75651 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball / In Rock | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 592 0252 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:22 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-13111 |
| 4.5 | The Mule | 5:22 | Deep Purple | Three Classic Albums | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), Rhino (reissue label), Warner Archives | 2564-2, 3100-2, OPCD-8455, R2 79799 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| Friday Music | FRM 2564 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| Audio Fidelity | AFZ 098 |
| 2.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| La Repubblica | [none] |
| 2.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | The Audio Fidelity Collection | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Audio Fidelity | AFZB 019 |
| 3.5 | The Mule | 5:16 | Deep Purple | The Complete Albums 1970–1976 | Deep Purple | Album + 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 |
| 3.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | The Triple Album Collection | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone, Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text) | 825646184118 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:22 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it) | 081227991302, 2564-2 / 075992725422, R2 2564 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:22 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 2564-2 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:22 | Deep Purple | Fireball (anniversary edition) | Deep Purple | Album | |||
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDP 7 46240 2 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album | |||
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:22 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 2564-2 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball (twentyfifth anniversary edition) | Deep Purple | Album |
| Parlophone | 7243 8 53711 2 7, CDDEEPP 2 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDPM 7 46240 2 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDP 7 46240 2 |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball (25th anniversary edition) | Deep Purple | Album | EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 8 53711 2 7, CDDEEPP 2 | |
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:15 | Deep Purple | Fireball | 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) | 1A 038 1575621 |
| 2.7 | The Mule (remastered album version) | 5:22 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (25º aniversario edición remasterizada) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 4 94190 2 5 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (bootleg version of the real Warner Bros. Records label) | 20P2-2604 |
| 2.7 | The Mule | 5:22 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (25º aniversario edicion remasterizada) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| EMI (fake label; use for unofficial releases purporting to be on EMI) | 4 94190 2, 7243 4 94190 2 5 |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.5 | The Mule | 5:21 | Deep Purple | Fireball | Deep Purple | Album | |||
Relationships
| producer: | Deep Purple (English rock band) |
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| drums (drum set): | Ian Paice (from 1970-09 until 1971-06) |
| electric bass guitar: | Roger Glover (from 1970-09 until 1971-06) |
| electric guitar: | Ritchie Blackmore (from 1970-09 until 1971-06) |
| Hammond organ: | Jon Lord (from 1970-09 until 1971-06) |
| vocals: | Ian Gillan (from 1970-09 until 1971-06) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | HEC Enterprises Ltd. (in 1971) |
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| recording of: | The Mule (from 1970-09 until 1971-06) |
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Related works
The Mule
| 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: | You Fool No One / The Mule (order: 2) |
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