Deep Purple Discography
Deep Purple. Perfect Strangers
Mk 2. Recorded Vermont USA July 10th - August 26th 1984. Charts:UK 5/US 17

1 Knockin' At Your Back Door / Under The Gun / Nobody's Home / Mean Streak

2 Perfect Strangers / A Gypsy's Kiss / Wasted Sunsets / Hungry Daze / Not Responsible *


Deep Purple. Perfect Strangers UK


VINYL EDITIONS

GREAT BRITAIN V1 : Polydor POLH 16 LP : Oct 29th 1984 SS LP

See photo. Record bag has lyrics + colour photo's. Bonus track * not included


Deep Purple. Perfect Strangers, Pic Disc


GREAT BRITAIN V2 : Polydor POLHP 16 : June 14th 1985 Pic Disc

See photo. Ltd edition picture disc issued at time of Knebworth show w. colour photo of band. Extra track * added.

USA : Mercury 824 003-1 M-1 : Nov 1st 1984 LP Sticker with names, tracks & "destiny brought them together - again" on.


Deep Purple. Perfect Strangers, Japan


JAPAN : Polydor 25MM 0401 : 1984 LP

Early copies had extra colour cover insert with photo and Japanese text (see photo).

All other vinyl editions substantially same as Great Britain except AUSTRALIA, and NEW ZEALAND (Polydor 823 777-1) which had a gatefold sleeve and SOUTH KOREA which had Under The Gun taken off.


Deep Purple. Perfect Strangers, Interview Album


SPECIAL ITEMS

DEEP PURPLE INTERVIEW • GREAT BRITAIN : Polydor DEEP 1A.1.420W : Nov 1984 LP

Plain sleeve. Sticker, numbered. Around 850 copies made. Interview w. Gillan, Lord, Paice and Glover done October 1984, Bedford by DJ Phil Easton

DEEP PURPLE - THE INTERVIEW ALBUM • AMERICA : Mercury SA 055 : Dec 1984 SS

Black w. logo in centre, title below. Tracks times & notes on back (see photo). Promo item for US radio stations. 4 tracks + interview w. Gillan, Lord, Blackmore, Paice and Glover done by Tommy Vance October 17th & 18th 1984, Bedford.


 

COMPACT DISC EDITIONS

GREAT BRITAIN : Polydor 823 777-2 CD : Oct 29th 1984 CD

CD (and cassette) contain bonus track*. CD inlay had some different pics on. Deleted in 1989. Resurfaced 1991 pressed in Germany. The one to go for is the REMASTERED EDITION, Polydor 546 045 2 EU 1999.