Deep Purple went through more than their share of personnel changes over the years.
In 1990, their lineup consisted of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (who had returned to the Purple fold in 1984 after leaving the band to form Rainbow following the release of Stormbringer in November 1974), singer Joe Lynn Turner, keyboardist/organist Jon Lord, drummer Ian Paice, and bassist Roger Glover.
Longtime Purple followers continued to hope that Blackmore -- who made promising contributions to the sound of 1984's reunion LP Perfect Strangers -- would help the band to reclaim the metal throne, but Slaves and Masters was hardly the album to further the cause.
The songwriting is weak and pedestrian, and most of the time, the once-mighty Purple (who were at least 16 years past their prime) sound like a generic Foreigner wannabe.
Even Blackmore's input can't save this consistently disappointing CD, which only the most thorough collectors will want.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King of DreamsRitchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Joe Lynn Turner | Deep Purple | Play | 05:28 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 2 | The Cut Runs DeepRitchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Joe Lynn Turner | Deep Purple | Play | 05:42 | 13 MB | 38 MB |
| 3 | Fire in the BasementRitchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Joe Lynn Turner | Deep Purple | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 4 | Truth HurtsRitchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Joe Lynn Turner | Deep Purple | Play | 05:14 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 5 | Breakfast in BedRitchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Joe Lynn Turner | Deep Purple | Play | 05:17 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 6 | Love Conquers AllRitchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Joe Lynn Turner | Deep Purple | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | FortunetellerRitchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Joe Lynn Turner | Deep Purple | Play | 05:48 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 8 | Too Much Is Not EnoughJoe Lynn Turner | Deep Purple | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | Wicked WaysRitchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Joe Lynn Turner | Deep Purple | Play | 06:33 | 15 MB | 47 MB |
| 46 mins | 107 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 323 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ritchie Blackmore | Composer, Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 2 | Nick Blagona | Audio Engineer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 3 | Greg Calbi | Mastering |
| 4 | Raymond d'Addario | Assistant Producer, Production Assistant |
| 5 | Deep Purple | Primary Artist |
| 6 | Roger Glover | Art Direction, Audio Production, Bass, Bass (Electric), Composer, Keyboards, Member of Attributed Artist, Mixing, Producer |
| 7 | Peter Hodgson | Engineer |
| 8 | Matthew "Boomer" La Monica | Engineer |
| 9 | Jesse Levy | Strings |
| 10 | Jon Lord | Composer, Keyboards, Member of Attributed Artist, Organ, String Arrangements |
| 11 | Ian Paice | Composer, Drums, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 12 | Thierry Thompson | Art Direction |
| 13 | Joe Lynn Turner | Composer, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals |
| 14 | Wally Walters | Engineer |
| 15 | Ralph Wernli | Art Direction, Art Enhancement |
| 16 | Dieter Zill | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |