• Ritchie Blackmore lead guitar
• Rod Evans vocal
• Jon Lord organ + vocal [+ string arrangements]
• Ian Paice drums
• Nick Simper bass guitar + vocal

 

• plus a string section

 

 

Recorded from August to October 1968 at De Lane Lea Studios in London. Engineered by Barry Ainsworth.

Produced by Derek Lawrence.

 

TRACK LIST -- most releases

1. Listen, learn, read on (Blackmore/Lord/Evans) 3.59
2. Wring that neck (Blackmore/Lord/Simper/Paice) 5.08
   Titled "Hard Road" on the US releases.
3. Kentucky woman (Diamond) 4.39
4. Medley 6.56Shield (Lord/Blackmore/Evans) 5.59
   • Exposition (Blackmore/Lord/Simper/Paice)
   • We can work it out (Lennon/McCartney)
5. Shield (Lord/Blackmore/Evans)
6. Anthem (Lord/Evans) 6.25 
   With string arrangements by Jon Lord.
7. River deep, mountain high (Spector/Barry/Greenwich) 9.59

TRACK LIST -- remastered edition (2000)

1. Listen, learn, read on (Blackmore/Evans/Lord/Paice) 4.05
2. Wring that neck (Blackmore/Simper/Lord/Paice) 5.13
3. Kentucky woman (Diamond) 4.44
4. Medley 7.07Shield (Blackmore/Evans/Lord) 6.06
   • Exposition (Blackmore/Simper/Lord/Paice)
   • We can work it out (Lennon/McCartney)
6. Anthem (Lord/Evans) 6.31 
7. River deep, mountain high (Barry/Spector/Greenwich) 10.12

Bonus tracks on the remastered edition

8. Oh no no no (Russell/Leander) 4.25 
   Studio outtake.
9. It's all over (unknown) 4.14 
   Recorded live for the BBC show "Top Gear", January 1969.
10. Hey bop a re bop (Blackmore/Evans/Lord/Paice) 3.31 
    Early version of "The Painter". Recorded live for the BBC show "Top Gear", January 1969.
11. Wring that neck (Blackmore/Simper/Lord/Paice) 4.42 
    Recorded live for the BBC show "Top Gear", January 1969.
12. Playground (Blackmore/Simper/Lord/Paice) 4.29 
    Instrumental studio jam (remixed) recorded August 1968.