Deep Purple Release Remixed Single “Clearly Quite Absurd”

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As part of the upcoming Rapture of the Deep — 20th Anniversary Remix, Deep Purple today release a new single: a newly mixed and remastered version of “Clearly Quite Absurd,” backed with a previously unreleased instrumental studio rehearsal take of MTV.”

Listen to the remixed “Clearly Quite Absurd” here

Roger Glover today recalls, “‘Clearly Quite Absurd’ is a very unusual Deep Purple song, which I like. We’ve always liked being unusual. We don
t follow traditions, really. We are just who we are at a specific time.”

The single’s B-side, “MTV (2005 Studio Jam),” is a previously unheard instrumental take from an early rehearsal session — with Don Airey, Steve Morse, Roger Glover, and Ian Paice running through a track that later appeared as a bonus on select editions of Rapture of the Deep.

The single is a preview of the Rapture of the Deep — 20th Anniversary Remix, out worldwide on August 29, which includes a brand new mix of the full album, revised artwork, and a bonus disc filled with rare studio rehearsals and instrumental jams.

The album will be available as 2CD Digipak, 3LP Vinyl (black, 180g), and the strictly limited 3LP Transparent Sky-Blue Vinyl.

With Deep Purple riding high on the success of their latest No. 1 record =1, the time is right to (re)discover the album that set the path for Deep Purple in the 21st century.

Access the album here

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RAPTURE OF THE DEEP 20TH ANNIVERSARY REMIX TRAC KLISTING:
CD + LP:
“Money Talks”
“Things I Never Said”*
“Rapture of the Deep”
“Clearly Quite Absurd”
“MTV”*
“Back to Back”
“Wrong Man”
“Girls Like That”
“Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”
“Don’t Let Go”
“Junkyard Blues”
“Before Time Again” *Not on original studio album

BONUS LP+CD
2005 Studio Jams & Rehearsals:
“MTV”
“Money Talks”
“Back to Back”
“Before Time Began”
“Closing Note”**
**Unreleased instrumental track by Steve Morse

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FORMATS:
*2CD Digipak
*3LP (black, 180g, Gatefold)
*Ltd. 3LP (Transparent Sky-Blue, Gatefold)
*Digital

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