Deep Purple - Oh Well

Thursday, time for a cover!

"Oh Well" is a song first recorded by the rock band FLEETWOOD MAC in 1969, composed by vocalist and lead guitarist Peter Green. It first appeared as a FLEETWOOD MAC single in various countries in 1969 and subsequently appeared on revised versions of that year's "Then Play On" album and the band's "Greatest Hits" album in 1971.

After the acclaimed release of “7 And 7 Is”, the first song revealed from their upcoming album “Turning To Crime”, DEEP PURPLE release their brand new single “Oh Well”.

“Oh Well” is a song originally written and recorded by FLEETWOOD MAC. It is accompanied by a music video that shows DEEP PURPLE on a very special mission.

Label and management would like to state that nobody from the band or crew, nor members of the media, were hurt during the shooting of the video in Germany in early October.

“Everyone knows ‘Oh Well’ is a great song,” Roger Glover says. “Steve did the demo for that one. You never quite know where it‘s gonna go with Steve because he is very inventive. Right up until the point, with a couple of verses in, it was pretty much the same as the original. And then, all of a sudden, it took off like a rocket… in some other space.”

“Turning to Crime” is the first studio album by DEEP PURPLE entirely made of songs not written by the band and previously recorded by other artists. It is produced by Bob Ezrin and will be released on earMUSIC on November 26, 2021.

Enjoy today's version of the classic tune "Oh Well"



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Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well

Oh Well it's Sunday again, that means it's time for a Classic again, a few days ago we played a tune called "Die" with the band Girls, the tune was inspired by today's tune.

"Oh Well" is a song recorded by Fleetwood Mac in 1969, and composed by vocalist and lead guitarist Peter Green. It first appeared as a Fleetwood Mac single in various countries in 1969, subsequently appearing on the Greatest Hits album in 1971. It later featured on the 1992 boxed set 25 Years - The Chain, and on the 2002 compilation album The Best of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. A slightly different version of the song was included on the 1998 compilation The Vaudeville Years.

"Oh Well" was composed in two parts, the first part being released as the A-side of the single and occasionally referred to as "Oh Well, Part 1". The B-side, "Part 2", was an entirely different, much longer instrumental piece with a classical influence. Both parts were released on the Then Play On album, fused together to form one long track of nearly nine minutes. At concerts, only the first part was played, and live versions of the song have been released on many Fleetwood Mac live albums throughout their career such as Live and Live at the BBC, as well on the B-sides of singles. After Green's departure, the song was sung by various other members, including Bob Welch, Lindsey Buckingham and Rick Vito.

"Oh Well, Part 1" has been viewed by some critics as one of the early crossovers between blues rock and heavy metal, along with songs by others such as Led Zeppelin. Although recorded on a multitrack recorder the song is not available in true stereo. Probably because the stereo master is lost or erased.

"Oh Well" has been covered on record by many other artists and groups, including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Gordon Giltrap, Joe Jackson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, The Rockets, Big Country, Tribe of Gypsies, Ratt and Tourniquet. The song was also played live by Jimmy Page performing with the The Black Crowes and released on his 2000 album Live at the Greek.



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