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| "Never Before" | ||||
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Cover of the 1972 Italian single
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| SinglebyDeep Purple | ||||
| from the album Machine Head | ||||
| B-side | "When a Blind Man Cries" | |||
| Released | 17 March 1972[1] | |||
| Recorded | 6–21 December 1971 Montreux, Switzerland | |||
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| Length | 3:30 (Single version) 4:01 (Album version) | |||
| Label | EMI (UK) Warner Bros. Records (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice | |||
| Producer(s) | Deep Purple | |||
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"Never Before" is a song by English rock band Deep Purple, which appears on their 1972 album Machine Head. It was also released as a single and reached #35 in the UK.
A promo video was made for the song in 1972. The single version of the song is an edit of the album version and lasts 3:30.
"Never Before" has rarely been performed live. The only live recording of this song appears on Deep Purple in Concert, which was recorded at the time of the single release, a week or so before Machine Head was released.
Deep Purple performed "Never Before" on tour in 2004, when they played the whole Machine Head album.
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 80 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[2] | 45 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[2] | 4 |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 35 |
| West Germany (Official German Charts)[2] | 20 |
