Deep Purple has shared another preview of the upcoming 20th anniversary reissue of their 18th studio album, Rapture of the Deep.
The band has released a newly remixed and remastered version of the track “Clearly Quite Absurd,” along with a B-side, “MTV (2005 Studio Jam),” which is a previously unheard instrumental take from a rehearsal session.
Both songs are available now via digital outlets.
“‘Clearly Quite Absurd’ is a very unusual Deep Purple song, which I like. We’ve always liked being unusual,” Deep Purple’s Roger Glover shares. “We don’t follow traditions, really. We are just who we are at a specific time.”
Rapture of the Deep 20th Anniversary Remix, dropping Aug. 29, will feature a remixed version of the original album along with bonus material made up of never-before-heard instrumental takes and studio rehearsal recordings.
It will be available on CD, as a three-LP black vinyl and as a limited-edition three-LP transparent sky blue vinyl, available for preorder now.
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