Highway Star (original version)
~ Recording by Deep Purple
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:05 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI) | IE 064 o 93261, TPSA 7504 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:09 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | BS 2607 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:09 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner–Pioneer Corporation (Japanese holding company, 1972–1991), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | P-8224W |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:09 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| Hör Zu | SHZE 344 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:05 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| Pathé Marconi EMI (record company, renamed EMI Pathé Marconi in 1986), Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI) | 2C 064 93261 |
| 1.2 | Highway Star (long version) | 6:05 | Deep Purple | Highway Star (long version) | Deep Purple | Single |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WB 7634 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:05 | Deep Purple | Highway Star / Lazy | Deep Purple | Single |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | P-1142W |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:09 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI) | 1E 064 o 93261, TPSA 7504 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:08 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | BS4 2607 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:05 | Deep Purple | Highway Star / Strange Kind of Woman | Deep Purple | Single |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | P-104W |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:05 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | P-10130W |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:09 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI Electrola (more likely the company trademark of EMI Electrola GmbH than an imprint), Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI) | 1 C 244-93 261 |
| 1.7 | Highway Star | 6:05 | Deep Purple | Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | 7C 062-63928 |
| 1.7 | Highway Star | 6:05 | Deep Purple | Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | EMTV 25, OC 062-63928 |
| 1.7 | Highway Star | 6:04 | Deep Purple | Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | PRK 3486 |
| 1.7 | Highway Star | 6:05 | Deep Purple | Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | 2C 068-63928 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:07 | Deep Purple | Machine Head / Who Do We Think We Are | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 4-25134, 9 25134-4 F |
| 1.7 | Highway Star | 6:07 | Deep Purple | Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | CDP 7 46032 2 |
| 1.8 | Highway Star | ?:?? | Deep Purple | In Rock / Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | PKH-7013 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:05 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI) | 1932611 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:10 | Deep Purple | Best | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| FM-002 | |
| 2.8 | Highway Star | 6:08 | Deep Purple | Greatest Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 26 0452 5 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:05 | Deep Purple | Hard Rock Heroes | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | 1552413 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:03 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI), Fame (US EMI budget reissues) | 038 15 7641 1, 1C 038-15 7641 1 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:03 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Fame (US EMI budget reissues), Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI) | 1C 238 15 7641 4 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:09 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | P-10130W |
| 2.4 | Highway Star | 6:07 | Deep Purple | The Anthology | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI) | PD 902, PD 902/3, PD 903 |
| 2.4 | Highway Star | 6:07 | Deep Purple | The Anthology | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | EN 26 0612 3, PUR 1 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:09 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | CDP 7 46242 2 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:08 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 32XD-564 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:08 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 3100-2 |
| 3.1 | Highway Star | ?:?? | Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | [none] |
| 1.6 | Highway Star | 6:06 | Deep Purple | The Best of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.7 | Highway Star | 6:07 | Deep Purple | Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 3486-2 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:09 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 20P2-2605 |
| 1.7 | Highway Star | 6:05 | Deep Purple | CD Collection | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner–Pioneer Corporation (Japanese holding company, 1972–1991) | PCS-16 |
| 1.2 | Highway Star | 6:05 | Deep Purple | Rock ’n’ Ride: 20 Years Of Hardrock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motorrad | |
| 1.7 | Highway Star | 6:07 | Deep Purple | Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | CDP 7 46032 2 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:07 | Deep Purple | Black Night: Best | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Phono Music Zounds (German Label releasing digitally remastered "Best Of CDs" within the ZOUNDS Best Of Series.) | CD 27200187 B |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | ?:?? | Deep Purple | Collection | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Harvest (UK based sub‐label of EMI, re‐activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | DPB1 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:09 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | CDP 7 46242 2 |
| 1.13 | Highway Star | 6:06 | Deep Purple | The Compact Disc Anthology | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | CDS 7 96129 2 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:10 | Deep Purple | Greatest Hits | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| KCTA | CTAS-045 |
| 1.11 | Highway Star | 6:10 | Deep Purple | The Best of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| CREATO-2024 | |
| 1.7 | Highway Star | 6:09 | Deep Purple | Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCP-4545 |
| 1.13 | Highway Star | 6:06 | Deep Purple | Anthology, Vol. 1 | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | CH 79611304 |
| 1.6 | Highway Star | 6:05 | Deep Purple | Greatest Hits | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Euro Star | ES 368 |
| 1.7 | Highway Star | 6:08 | Deep Purple | Purple Rainbows | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 845 534-2 |
| 1.2 | Highway Star | 6:07 | Deep Purple | Best | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Hanyang Records | HYL-2006 |
| 1.12 | Highway Star | 6:08 | Deep Purple | Dazed and Confused | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| The Medicine Label | 9 24533-2 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:08 | Deep Purple | Highway Star / Smoke on the Water | Deep Purple | Single |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPDP-6342 |
| 1.11 | Highway Star | 6:06 | Deep Purple | Purple Chronicle | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCP 5650-52 |
| 1.12 | Highway Star | 6:08 | Deep Purple | Dazed and Confused: Music From the Motion Picture | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| The Medicine Label, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 9 24533-2, D 104944 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:06 | Deep Purple | Greatest Hits 1970–72 | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Unison (Bulgarian) | CDP162 |
| 1.16 | Highway Star | 6:05 | Deep Purple | Hits 1: When You're Crazy for Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| WPCR-21 | |
| 2.1 | Highway Star | 6:08 | Deep Purple | 70’s Best Of: De Woodstock au Walkman | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Versailles (French label) | VER 475756 2 |
| 2.1 | Highway Star | 6:06 | Deep Purple | In Rock / Machine Head / 24 Carat Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Fame (US EMI budget reissues) | 7243 8 3156 2 2, CDFABOX 3001 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:08 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI Odeon Brazil | 368 746242 2 |
| 1.10 | Highway Star | 6:07 | Deep Purple | Platinum: The Ultimate Collection | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | CDDEEP (WR) 1 (8291612) |
| 1.7 | Highway Star | 6:08 | Deep Purple | Smoke on the Water | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.11 | Highway Star | 6:07 | Deep Purple | Smoke on the Water: The Best of (dutch pressing) | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation | EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 8 30268 2 1 | |
| 1.11 | Highway Star | 6:07 | Deep Purple | Smoke on the Water: The Best of (italian pressing) | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation | EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 8 30268 2 1 | |
| 1.17 | Highway Star | 6:06 | Deep Purple | Harley-Davidson: One for the Road | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) | 7243 8 30170 2 7 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:05 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), WEA Japan (Japanese artists' imprint - used to be the "main" manufacturer of Warner Music Japan) | WPCR-867 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:05 | Deep Purple | Highway Star: The Original Best | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (holding company - do not put releases here!) | 07243 8533092 6 |
| 3.1 | Highway Star | 6:08 | Deep Purple | Who Do We Think We Are / Fireball / Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI France | 834770 2 |
| 1.6 | Highway Star | 6:09 | Deep Purple | Easyriders, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Thump Records | |
| 2.1 | Highway Star | 6:08 | Deep Purple | Machine Head (25th anniversary edition) | Deep Purple | Album | EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 8 59506 2 9, CDDEEPP 3 | |
| 2.1 | Highway Star | 6:08 | Deep Purple | Machine Head (25th anniversary edition; made in EU) | Deep Purple | Album | EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 8 59506 2 9 | |
| 2.1 | Highway Star | 6:08 | Deep Purple | Machine Head (25th anniversary edition; made in UK) | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 8 59506 2 9 |
| 2.4 | Highway Star (remastered album version) | 6:09 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (25º aniversario edición remasterizada) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 4 94190 2 5 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:08 | Deep Purple | Machine Head | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-1566 |
| 1.11 | Highway Star | 6:06 | Deep Purple | Purple Chronicle | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-1580~82 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:09 | Deep Purple | Machine Head (25th anniversary edition) | Deep Purple | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 75622 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:07 | Deep Purple | Get Your Kicks on Route 66 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DOU 886712 |
| 1.11 | Highway Star | 6:08 | Deep Purple | Greatest Hits | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Old Records (Polish label) | OLDR 005-4 |
| 1.11 | Highway Star | 6:09 | Deep Purple | Harley-Davidson Road Songs, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Right Stuff (reissues; once EMI, now UMG) | 966872 |
| 1.3 | Highway Star | 6:10 | Deep Purple | Highway Rockin’ | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rebound Records (1990s budget reissue imprint) | 314 520 521-2 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:09 | Deep Purple | Machine Head (club edition) | Deep Purple | Album |
| BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), Rhino (reissue label), Warner Archives | D226435, R2 75622 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:07 | Deep Purple | Machine Head / Who Do We Think We Are | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.2 | Highway Star | 6:07 | Deep Purple | Pure Rock 1972 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| SR International | 33 902 8 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:07 | Deep Purple | Stars & Stripes | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DO 852312 |
| 1.11 | Highway Star | 6:06 | Deep Purple | Purple Chronicle | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCP 10187-9 |
| 2.12 | Highway Star | 6:09 | Deep Purple | Shades 1968–1998 | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 75566 |
| 1.4 | Highway Star | 6:07 | Deep Purple | Hard Rock Cafe: Rockin’ Down the Highway | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 75792 |
| 1.11 | Highway Star | 6:07 | Deep Purple | The Essential Collection | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | |
| 1.7 | Highway Star | 6:07 | Deep Purple | Triple M’s Best Ever Driving Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 5 20125 2 7 |
| 1.7 | Highway Star | 6:09 | Deep Purple | The Very Best of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.9 | Highway Star | 6:09 | Deep Purple | The Very Best of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 79799 |
| 1.2 | Highway Star | 6:06 | Deep Purple | Gold | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 07243 529434 25 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.12 | Highway Star | 6:08 | Deep Purple | Dazed and Confused | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| The Medicine Label | 74321166752, F: BM650 |
| 1.5 | Highway Star | 6:01 | Deep Purple | The Best Music Collection: Smoke on the Water | Deep Purple / Rainbow / Dio | Album + Compilation |
| De Agostini | DE 34067 |
| 1.2 | Highway Star | 6:07 | Deep Purple | Musikexpress 9: EMI | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Musikexpress | 9 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:13 | Deep Purple | Best | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Star Pack | S-045 |
| 1.7 | Звезда над шоссе | 6:04 | Deep Purple | Дым над водой (Рок-архив, ЛЗГ) | Дип Пёрпл | Album + Compilation |
| Мелодия | C60 26033 007 |
| 1.7 | Звезда над шоссе | 6:04 | Deep Purple | Дым над водой (Рок-архив, РЗГ) | Дип Пёрпл | Album + Compilation |
| Мелодия | С60 26033 007 |
| 1.7 | Звезда над шоссе | 6:04 | Deep Purple | Дым над водой (Архив популярной музыки, АЗГ) | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Мелодия | С60 26033 007 |
| 1.7 | Звезда над шоссе = Highway Star | 6:04 | Deep Purple | Дым над водой = Smoke on the Water (Архив популярной музыки, ЛЗГ) | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Мелодия | C60 26033 007 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:05 | Deep Purple | Machine Head / Burn | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| CD‐Maximum (Russian label) | CDM 0299-226 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:13 | Deep Purple | Hit Collection 2000 | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| DJ’s Club | [none] |
Relationships
| recorded in: | Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (in 1971-12) |
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| assistant engineer: | Jeremy Gee |
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| engineer and mixer: | Martin Birch |
| producer: | Deep Purple |
| drums (drum set): | Ian Paice (in 1971-12) |
| electric bass guitar: | Roger Glover (in 1971-12) |
| electric guitar: | Ritchie Blackmore (in 1971-12) |
| Hammond organ: | Jon Lord (in 1971-12) |
| lead vocals: | Ian Gillan (in 1971-12) |
| recorded at: | Rolling Stones Mobile Studio in United Kingdom (in 1971-12) |
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| sampled by: | Non Tradition Ball Head (Girl Talk remix) by Bad Brilliance |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/3uMmllZo1AfoEnVT4ENCD3 [info] |
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| recording of: | Highway Star (in 1971-12) |
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Related works
Highway Star
| writer: | Ritchie Blackmore Ian Gillan Roger Glover Jon Lord Ian Paice |
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| publisher: | EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) Glenwood Music Corp. HEC Music Henrees Music co. |
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| sub-publisher: | EMI Music Publishing France EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30) ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) |
| later translated parody versions: | Grauer Star |
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