Come Taste the Band

Come Taste the Band is the tenth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released on 7 November 1975. It was co-produced and engineered by the band and longtime associate Martin Birch.

"Gettin' Tighter" redirects here. For the song by Tom Robinson & the Voice Squad, see Getting Tighter.

Come Taste the Band
Studio album by
Deep Purple
Released7 November 1975[1][2]
Recorded3 August – 1 September 1975
StudioMusicland (Munich)
Genre
Length37:16
LabelPurple
ProducerMartin Birch & Deep Purple
Deep Purple chronology
Stormbringer
(1974)		 Come Taste the Band
(1975)		 Perfect Strangers
(1984)
Singles from Come Taste the Band
  1. "Gettin' Tighter"
    Released: February 1976 (US)[4]
  2. "You Keep On Moving"
    Released: 12 March 1976 (UK)[5]

It was the final Deep Purple studio record prior to the band's initial disbandment in 1976, therefore making it the only studio album by the Mark IV line-up of Deep Purple, featuring Tommy Bolin (who replaced Ritchie Blackmore) on guitar, and the final of three albums to feature David Coverdale on lead vocals and Glenn Hughes on bass guitar/vocals: Bolin died shortly after the album's release, while neither Coverdale nor Hughes would be involved with the reactivated Deep Purple in 1984.

Release and reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
BBC Music(mixed)[7]
Blogcritics(average)[8]
Rolling Stone(favourable)[9]
Select[10]
Sputnikmusic[11]

The album sold reasonably well upon release (#19 in the UK charts,[12] and #43 in the US[13]). The album was certified Silver in November 1975 by the BPI, selling 60,000 copies in the UK.[14]

In recent years the album has received some critical reassessment "on its own merits", in part due to Bolin's contributions to the album.[15][16] Ian Gillan (who left the band just over two years prior), on the other hand, has stated that he does not view the album as a real Deep Purple album.[17] Lord praised the quality of the album years later in interviews, stating that "listening to it now, it's a surprisingly good album," while acknowledging, "the worst thing you can say about it is that, in most people's opinion, it's not a Deep Purple album."[18]

Record World said that the single "Gettin' Tighter" "shows the group at its best: rockin' up a storm."[19]

Released on 25 October 2010, the 2-CD Deluxe 35th Anniversary edition includes the original album in remastered form plus a rare US single edit of "You Keep On Moving" on the first disc, and a full album remix 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 Bolin and Ian Paice.[20]

After tours for this album concluded in March 1976, Deep Purple broke up for eight years. Tommy Bolin formed his own band that toured in support of Peter Frampton and Jeff Beck, but it was short-lived as he died of multiple drug intoxication in December 1976. Morphine, cocaine, lidocaine and alcohol were all found in his system.[21]

Track listings

All lead vocals by David Coverdale unless noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead VocalsLength
1."Comin' Home"Bolin, Coverdale, Paice 3:55
2."Lady Luck"Jeffrey Cook, Coverdale 2:48
3."Gettin' Tighter"Bolin, HughesHughes3:37
4."Dealer"Bolin, CoverdaleCoverdale, Bolin3:50
5."I Need Love"Bolin, Coverdale 4:23
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead VocalsLength
6."Drifter"Bolin, Coverdale 4:02
7."Love Child"Bolin, Coverdale 3:08
8."This Time Around / Owed to 'G'"Hughes, Lord / BolinHughes / Instrumental6:10
9."You Keep On Moving"Coverdale, HughesCoverdale, Hughes5:19
Total length:37:16

35th Anniversary Edition
Disc One: Original Album Remastered
No.TitleLength
1."Comin' Home"3:54
2."Lady Luck"2:48
3."Gettin' Tighter"3:36
4."Dealer"3:53
5."I Need Love"4:24
6."Drifter"4:05
7."Love Child"3:07
8."This Time Around / Owed to 'G'"6:13
9."You Keep On Moving"5:22
10."You Keep On Moving (Single edit)" (bonus track)4:32
Disc Two: 2010 Album Remixes
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Comin' Home" 4:08
2."Lady Luck" 2:46
3."Gettin' Tighter" 4:23
4."Dealer" 3:55
5."I Need Love" 5:16
6."You Keep On Moving" 5:18
7."Love Child" 3:05
8."This Time Around" 3:24
9."Owed to 'G'" 2:56
10."Drifter" 3:59
11."Same in LA" (previously unreleased)Coverdale, Hughes, Paice, Lord3:19
12."Bolin/Paice Jam" (previously unreleased)Bolin, Paice5:47
Total length:90:30

Personnel
Deep Purple
Production
  • Produced by Martin "The Wasp" Birch and Deep Purple
  • Engineered by Martin Birch
  • Final mix by Martin Birch and Ian Paice
  • Cover photography by Peter Williams
  • Remastered by Dave Schultz and Bill Inglot at Digiprep, Los Angeles
  • 2010 remix by Kevin Shirley at The Cave, Malibu, California
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig

Charts
Chart (1975-1976) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[22] 11
Danish Albums Chart[23] 18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[24] 12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] 29
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)[26] 7
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[27] 14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28] 6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[29] 6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[30] 16
UK Albums (OCC)[31] 19
US Billboard 200[32] 43

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22] Gold 20,000^
Czech[33] Gold 50,000[33]
United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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