Purpendicular is the fifteenth studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released on 5 February 1996.
Recording
The album was recorded at Greg Rike Productions, Orlando, Florida from February to October 1995 and engineered by Darren Schneider and Keith Andrews. It had a more experimental approach than previous albums. The arrangement to "The Aviator", employed an acoustic folk/country arrangement that had not been heard on the band's previous work since "Anyone's Daughter" from
Fireball. Several of the songs such as "" featured less keyboard, focusing on guitar. Morse introduced
to the band's sound, such as on "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" and "Somebody Stole My Guitar".
"Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" and "Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic" remained regular features in Deep Purple's live setlist in recent tours.
Like the title of the band's following album, Abandon, Purpendicular is a pun; in this case, based on the band's name and the word "Perpendicular".
Track listing
Personnel
- Deep Purple
- Production
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Darren Schneider, Keith Andrews – engineers, mixing at Parc Studios, Orlando, Florida
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Adam Barber – assistant engineer
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Greg Calbi – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
Charts
