30: Very Best of Deep Purple

Greatest hits album by Deep Purple

Released

3 November 1998

Genre

Hard rock, heavy metal

Length

77:45 (single CD version)

Deep Purple compilations chronology

Smoke on the Water: The Best Of
(1992)

30: Very Best of Deep Purple
(1998)

Smoke on the Water
(1998)

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30: Very Best of Deep Purple is a 1998 compilation album by English rock band Deep Purple, celebrating 30 years of the successful band. There are two CD versions of the album, a single CD and a double CD. The vinyl version was a double LP printed on purple vinyl, and the track listing was identical to the single CD version.

The single CD version concentrates on the greatest hits of Deep Purple through the years, and contains mostly edited single versions of the songs, for example "Child in Time" which was over ten minutes long in its original form on the album Deep Purple in Rock. The double CD "Special Collectors Edition" is more in-depth, containing full versions of all the songs.

The album was certified Gold on 2 December 2005 by the BPI, selling 100,000 copies in the UK. It peaked on the Australian charts at number 41.

All tracks written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice, except where noted.

^*sales figures based on certification alone
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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