1970 - Released in June 1970 The first Deep Purple album with the Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice and Blackmore Lineup. This Deep Purple album has always been a favorite of mine. It was my first Deep Purple acquisition, for me Child In Time is the best ever hard rock song. Led Zeppelin II and Black Sabbath's Paranoid for these 3 albums are the foundations of late 60's/early 70's British Hard Rock.
SIDE A
SPEED KING
just a few roots, replanted
BLOODSUCKER
a particularly nasty sort of fellow,
there are lots of us
CHILD IN TIME
the story of a loser, it could be you
SIDE B
FLIGHT OF THE RAT
just to remind you there are other
ways of turning on
INTO THE FIRE
out of the frying pan...
LIVING WRECK
it takes all sorts
support your local groupie
HARD LOVIN' MAN
for Martin Birch, catalyst
Child In Time
Sweet child in time you'll see the line
The line that's drawn between the good and the bad
See the blind man shooting at the world
Bullets flying taking toll
If you've been bad, Lord I bet you have
And you've been hit by flying lead
You'd better close your eyes and bow your head
And wait for the ricochet
