Album
Stormbringer
Stormbringer is Deep Purple's ninth studio album, released in November 1974 on Purple Records. It's the second and last record by the Mk III line-up, with David Coverdale on vocals and Glenn Hughes on bass and vocals, following Burn earlier the same year. The band had already shifted from the hard-edged approach of their early 1970s work, and the album's mix of hard rock, blues rock and funk rock shows that change clearly.
It also marks the final Deep Purple studio album with guitarist Ritchie Blackmore before he left in 1975. He returned for Perfect Strangers in 1984, so this record closes one chapter of his time in the band. If you're interested in how Purple sounded when Coverdale and Hughes shared the front line, it's a good place to hear them together.
Stormbringer: tracklist, credits and charts
9 tracks · 36:35Tracklist
- 1StormbringerRitchie Blackmore and David Coverdale4:03
- 2Love Don’t Mean a ThingBlackmore, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice4:23
- 3Holy ManCoverdale, Hughes, Lord4:28
- 4Hold OnCoverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice5:05
- 5Lady Double DealerRitchie Blackmore and David Coverdale3:19
- 6You Can’t Do It Right (With the One You Love)Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes3:24
- 7High Ball ShooterBlackmore, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice4:26
- 8The GypsyBlackmore, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice4:13
- 9Soldier of FortuneRitchie Blackmore and David Coverdale3:14
- Produced by
- Martin Birch, Deep Purple, Martin Birch & Deep Purple
- Recorded at
- Musicland Studios (Munich, Germany), Record Plant, Los Angeles, California
- Recorded
- August–September 1974
- Mixed by
- Martin Birch, Ian Paice, Glenn Hughes
- Mixed at
- The Record Plant
- Engineered by
- Martin Birch
- Labels
- Purple Records, Purple, Warner Bros. (US & Canada)
- Length
- 36:35
Line-up
- Ritchie Blackmore · electric guitar
- Glenn Hughes · electric bass guitar, vocals, lead vocals
- Jon Lord · keyboard, Hammond organ
- Ian Paice · drums (drum set)
- David Coverdale · lead vocals, vocals
Singles
- “You Can't Do It Right” · November 1974 (US)
- “Lady Double Dealer” · December 1974 (Japan)
- “Stormbringer” · January 1975
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1974–1975 | 6 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1974–1975 | 20 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1974–1975 | 2 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2009 | 2 |
| Austrian Albums · 1974–1975 | 4 |
| French Albums (SNEP) · 1974–1975 | 5 |
| Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi) · 1974–1975 | 5 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) · 1974–1975 | 6 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) · 1974–1975 | 6 |
| Spanish Albums (AFYVE) · 1974–1975 | 6 |
All 16 charts
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1974–1975 | 7 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1974–1975 | 8 |
| German Albums · 1974–1975 | 10 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1974–1975 | 18 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1974–1975 | 22 |
| Scottish Albums · 2009 | 92 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| France · 1975 | Gold |
| Sweden · 1975 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 1975 | Silver |
| United States · 1975 | Gold |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1974-11-08 vs 1974-12-06 (musicbrainz), 1974-12-10 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 6 December 1974 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 8 November 1974 | |
| Wikidata | 10 December 1974 | |
| US release | 6 December 1974 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | December 1974 | earliest UK or European date |
28 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | GB | — | other | |
| — | GB | EMI | 077779108428 | other |
| — | DE | — | other | |
| — | FR | — | other | |
| — | XE | — | 0077779108428 | other |
| 1974 | FR | Purple Records | other | |
| 1974 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| November 1974 | US | Purple Records | original | |
| November 1974 | DE | — | original | |
| December 1974 | GB | Purple Records | other | |
| 6 December 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| 1976 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| 1977 | DE | — | other | |
| 1989 | XE | EMI | 7777910842 | other |
| 1989 | NL | EMI | 7777910842 | other |
| 10 February 1989 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4988014726092 | other |
| 1990 | US | Metal Blade Records | 075992645621 | other |
| 22 March 2006 | JP | Purple Records | 4943674061761 | remaster |
| 31 July 2007 | US | Friday Music | 829421105626 | other |
| 17 September 2008 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4943674083275 | other |
| 2009 | GB | Purple Records | 5099926464213 | deluxe |
| 2009 | XE | EMI | 5099926464527 | deluxe |
| 23 February 2009 | GB | — | deluxe | |
| 14 April 2009 | — | EMI | 5099926464527 | remaster |
| 2016 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 081227945459 | deluxe |
| 2016 | XW | Rhino | other | |
| 27 April 2016 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4943674230570 | other |
| — | — | — | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×600 | upscaled |