The Early Years (Deep Purple album)

 The Early Years is a 2004 compilation album by the English hard rock band Deep Purple. This is a compilation of material released in 1968 and 1969 and includes unreleased mixes and new mixes of tracks from the same period.

Track listing

 * 1) "And the Address" (remix)  (Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord)  – 4:33
 * 2) "Hush" (monitor mix)  (Joe South)  – 4:11
 * 3) "Mandrake Root"  (Blackmore, Rod Evans, Lord)  – 6:09
 * 4) "I'm So Glad" (remix)  (Skip James)  – 6:19
 * 5) "Hey Joe" (remix)  (Billy Roberts)  – 7:13
 * 6) "Kentucky Woman" (alternate take)  (Neil Diamond)  – 5:30
 * 7) "Listen, Learn, Read On"  (Blackmore, Evans, Lord, Ian Paice)  – 4:01
 * 8) "Shield"  (Blackmore, Evans, Lord)  – 6:03
 * 9) "Wring That Neck" (BBC session)  (Blackmore, Lord, Nick Simper, Paice)  – 4:40
 * 10) "Anthem"  (Evans, Lord)  – 6:28
 * 11) "The Bird Has Flown"  (Evans, Blackmore, Lord)  – 5:32
 * 12) "Blind" (remix)  (Lord)  – 5:28
 * 13) "Why Didn't Rosemary?"  (Blackmore, Lord, Evans, Simper, Paice)  – 5:01
 * 14) "Lalena" (instrumental version)  (Donovan)  – 5:09

Deep Purple

 * Rod Evans – lead vocals
 * Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
 * Jon Lord – organ, keyboards, backing vocals
 * Nick Simper – bass, backing vocals
 * Ian Paice – drums

Additional personnel

 * Produced by Derek Lawrence
 * Engineered by Barry Ainsworth
 * Digitally remastered and remixed by Peter Mew at Abbey Road Studios, London