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Machine Head

Machine Head is an album by Deep Purple, released in April 1972.

Track Listing

  1. "Highway Star" (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  2. "Maybe I'm A Leo" (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  3. "Pictures Of Home" (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  4. "Never Before" (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  5. "Smoke On The Water" (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  6. "Lazy" (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  7. "Space Truckin'" (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)


Machine Head is also the name of a
thrash metal band.


The term machine head refers to a type of tuning mechanism used with stringed instruments such as the guitar that uses worm gears to control the string tension.