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Perfect Strangers

Deep Purple

Type:
Full-length
Release date:
November 12th, 1984
Catalog ID:
823 777-1
Label:
Polydor
Format:
12" vinyl (33⅓ RPM)
Reviews:
4 reviews (avg. 93%)
Side A
1. Knocking at Your Back Door 07:04   Show lyrics
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2. Under the Gun 04:38   Show lyrics
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3. Nobody's Home 03:59   Show lyrics
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4. Mean Streak 04:21   Show lyrics
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Side B
5. Perfect Strangers 05:28   Show lyrics
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6. A Gypsy's Kiss 05:12   Show lyrics
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7. Wasted Sunsets 03:55   Show lyrics
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8. Hungry Daze 04:58   Show lyrics
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Band members
Ritchie Blackmore Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-8)
Ian Gillan Vocals, Songwriting (tracks 1-8)
Roger Glover Bass, Songwriting (tracks 1-8)
Jon Lord (R.I.P. 2012) Keyboards, Organ, Songwriting (track 3)
Ian Paice Drums, Songwriting (track 3)
Miscellaneous staff
Roger Glover Producer
Nick Blagona (R.I.P. 2020) Engineering
Cliff Bonnell Engineering (assistant)
Ronald David Engineering (assistant)
Bernd Reiger Engineering (assistant)
Greg Calbi Mastering
Werner Walendowski Engineering (assistant)
Drafi Deutscher (R.I.P. 2006) Engineering (assistant)
George Bodnar (R.I.P. 2011) Photography
Mick Gregory Photography
Bill Levy Art direction
Craig Sprovach Logo concept, Design
Glenn Dean Logo illustration
George Corsillo Album design
Ritchie Blackmore Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-8)
Ian Gillan Vocals, Songwriting (tracks 1-8)
Roger Glover Bass, Songwriting (tracks 1-8)
Jon Lord (R.I.P. 2012) Keyboards, Organ, Songwriting (track 3)
Ian Paice Drums, Songwriting (track 3)
Roger Glover Producer
Nick Blagona (R.I.P. 2020) Engineering
Cliff Bonnell Engineering (assistant)
Ronald David Engineering (assistant)
Bernd Reiger Engineering (assistant)
Greg Calbi Mastering
Werner Walendowski Engineering (assistant)
Drafi Deutscher (R.I.P. 2006) Engineering (assistant)
George Bodnar (R.I.P. 2011) Photography
Mick Gregory Photography
Bill Levy Art direction
Craig Sprovach Logo concept, Design
Glenn Dean Logo illustration
George Corsillo Album design
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Official music videos:
- Perfect Strangers
- Knocking At Your Back Door.

All tracks by Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, except 3, by Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice.

Mark II members team up again.

Red Polydor labels, the center of which are black. Came with inner sleeve.

According to Ritchie Blackmore, the middle section of "Perfect Strangers" was originally composed as a jam at Rainbow around the time of the album "Difficult to Cure" (1981) as a tribute to Led Zeppelin's song "Kashmir."

Recording information:

Recorded digitally at Horizons, Stowe, Vermont with Le Mobile Studio, 1984.
Mixed at Tennessee Tonstudio, Hamburg, Germany.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.
Co-produced by Deep Purple.

Identifiers:

Rights Society: GEMA
Label Code: 0309
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped): 615 823 777 - 1 S 1 POLYGRAM 320
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped): 615 823 777 - 1 S 2 POLYGRAM 320

On the labels:
DIGITAL MASTER MIX
GEMA
LC 0309
(No information on the manufacturing country but "All rights..." texts are on German)

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