Come Taste The Band

Come Taste the Band is the tenth studio album by the English rock band [a170355], originally released in November 7, 1975 and the first without [a309402]. It was co-produced and engineered by the band and longtime associate [a251596].

Performed by:

[a312317] • guitar, vocals / [a369909] • vocals / [a262410] • keyboards / [a261635] • drums / [a267270] • bass guitar, vocals

Single released: Track 3 - [m=625660] / Track 9 - [m=469634]

[a312317], who replaced [a309402] on guitar and is also the final of three albums to feature [a267270] on bass and [a369909] on lead vocals before he later left to record two solo albums that led to the formation of [a139982].

Generally the record is considered one of Deep Purple's lesser efforts, although it did sell reasonably well on release (#19 in the UK charts, and #43 in the US) and received a rave review in the leading British music paper, the New Musical Express. The album was certified Silver on 1 November 1975 by the BPI, selling 60,000 copies in the UK.

In 1990, the album was remastered and re-released in the US by Metal Blade Records and distributed by Warner Bros. It was re-released again on the Friday Music label on 31 July 2007 (along with Made in Europe and Stormbringer).

While the label's website claims that the album has been digitally remastered, it is unclear which tapes were used as a source for this remastering, but it is unlikely the original master tapes were used, as EMI had repeatedly claimed over the years that the master tapes of this album were missing.

In December 2009, the Deep Purple Appreciation Society (DPAS) reported the original multi-track masters had recently surfaced and that an official remastered version with bonus tracks (including remixes by Glenn Hughes and Kevin Shirley) was released on 25 October 2010.

The 2 x CD and 2 × Vinyl, LP Deluxe 35th Anniversary edition includes the original album in remastered form and a full album remix.

The CD edition includes a rare US single edit of "You Keep on Moving" on the first disc, and two unissued tracks on the second disc: "Same in LA" a three-minute out-take from the final release in 1975, and "Bolin/Paice Jam" a five-minute instrumental jam with Ian Paice and Tommy Bolin.