The decision to fire Evans & Simper had already been finalized by the time this track was recorded, just Evans & Simper hadn't been informed that they were out yet! I'm not sure if the MkI lineup ever recorded a version of this track (I know that studio time was booked for MkI to reportedly try and put together a version of "Hallelujah") or not - I lean toward 'not', but have no irrefutable evidence either way - but there's absolutely no doubt that the then-fledgling MkII lineup certainly did! Despite both Gillan's & Glover's reservations reagrding the song, after it had received the 'Blackmore/Lord' treatment it took on a whole new dynamic that the original composers probably never envisioned, let alone intended!
Gillan's scream, approximately a minute-and-a-half into the track, was a monumental moment in Deep Purple's musical history - a signpost at the beginning of a whole new era for Deep Purple!
The decision to fire Evans & Simper had already been finalized by the time this track was recorded, just Evans & Simper hadn't been informed that they were out yet! I'm not sure if the MkI lineup ever recorded a version of this track (I know that studio time was booked for MkI to reportedly try and put together a version of "Hallelujah") or not - I lean toward 'not', but have no irrefutable evidence either way - but there's absolutely no doubt that the then-fledgling MkII lineup certainly did! Despite both Gillan's & Glover's reservations reagrding the song, after it had received the 'Blackmore/Lord' treatment it took on a whole new dynamic that the original composers probably never envisioned, let alone intended! Gillan's scream, approximately a minute-and-a-half into the track, was a monumental moment in Deep Purple's musical history - a signpost at the beginning of a whole new era for Deep Purple!