© Deep Purple Overseas Ltd. 1978 ℗ Deep Purple Overseas Ltd. 1978 A Seabreeze Production

Lightly textured/embossed outer sleeve. Comes with obi and 4 page booklet, including lyrics in English, liner notes, track annotations in Japanese and two monochrome photos

Original first pressing with textured „Snakeskin“ cover and die-cut card lyric inner sleeve.

Recorded in Kingsway Recorders, London, Aug 3-17, and the evening of the 25th.
Vocals recorded at Musicland Studios, Munchen, Aug 26-30 after midnight.
Mixed in Kingsway Recorders, London, Sept 1-7, 1976.

The track “Blindman” (side 1, track 2) would reappear in a newly recorded version 3 years later on Whitesnake’s “Ready An’ Willing” LP (1980).

Month of release information from Record Collector Magazine April 1984 p.13