As part of the upcoming Rapture of the Deep – 20th Anniversary Remix, Deep Purple today release a new single: a newly mixed and remastered version of “Clearly Quite Absurd”, backed with a previously unreleased instrumental studio rehearsal take of “MTV”.
Roger Glover recalls in 2025: “’Clearly Quite Absurd’ is a very unusual Deep Purple song, which I like. We’ve always liked being unusual. We don’t follow traditions, really. We are just who we are at a specific time.”
The single’s B-side, “MTV (2005 Studio Jam)”, is a previously unheard instrumental take from an early rehearsal session – with Don Airey, Steve Morse, Roger Glover and Ian Paice running through a track that later appeared as a bonus on select editions of Rapture of the Deep.
LISTEN TO REMIXED ‘CLEARLY QUITE ABSURD’
The single is a preview of the Rapture of the Deep – 20th Anniversary Remix, [out worldwide on August 29], which includes a brand-new mix of the full album, revised artwork, and a bonus disc filled with rare studio rehearsals and instrumental jams.
The album will be available as 2CD Digipak, 3LP Vinyl (black, 180g), and the strictly limited 3LP Transparent Sky-Blue Vinyl.
With Deep Purple riding high on the success of their latest No. 1 record ‘=1’, the time is right to (re)discover the album that set the path for Deep Purple in the 21st century.
Tracklist CD & LP
Money Talks
Things I Never Said*
Rapture of the Deep
Clearly Quite Absurd
MTV*
Back to Back
Wrong Man
Girls Like That
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Don’t Let Go
Junkyard Blues
Before Time Again
*not on original studio album
Tracklist Bonus LP/CD
2005 Studio Jams & Rehearsals
MTV
Money Talks
Back to Back
Before Time Began
Closing Note**
**unreleased instrumental track by Steve Morse
