Tracklist Hide Credits

1	The Battle Rages On = 紫の聖戦 Written-By – Gillan*, Paice*, Lord*, Blackmore*, Glover*	5:48
2	Lick It Up = リック・イット・アップ Written-By – Gillan*, Blackmore*, Glover*	3:50
3	Anya = アンヤ Written-By – Gillan*, Lord*, Blackmore*, Glover*	6:28
4	Talk About Love = トーク・アバウト・ラヴ Written-By – Gillan*, Blackmore*, Glover*	4:05
5	Time To Kill = タイム・トゥ・キル Written-By – Gillan*, Blackmore*, Glover*	5:44
6	Ramshackle Man = ラムシャックル・マン Written-By – Gillan*, Blackmore*, Glover*	5:32
7	A Twist In The Tale = ア・トゥイスト・イン・ザ・テイル Written-By – Gillan*, Blackmore*, Glover*	4:12
8	Nasty Piece Of Work = ナスティ・ピース・オブ・ワーク Written-By – Gillan*, Lord*, Blackmore*, Glover*	4:34
9	Solitaire = ソリテアー Written-By – Gillan*, Blackmore*, Glover*	4:35
10	One Man's Meat = ワン・マンズ・ミート Written-By – Gillan*, Blackmore*, Glover*	4:38

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – BMG Victor Inc.
• Manufactured By – BMG Victor Inc.
• Licensed To – BMG International
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – BMG Music
• Produced At – Bearsville Studios
• Recorded At – Bearsville Studios
• Recorded At – Red Rooster Studios
• Recorded At – Greg Rike Productions
• Mixed At – Sound On Sound, New York
• Mixed At – Ambient Recording Co.
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Published By – Blackmore Music Ltd.
• Published By – Rugged Music Ltd.
• Published By – Dislocated Music, Inc.
• Published By – Thames Overtures Ltd.

Credits

• Bass – Roger Glover
• Design [Package] – Reiner Design Consultants, Inc.
• Drums – Ian Paice
• Engineer – Bill Kennedy, Hans Gemperle, Jason Corsaro, Pat Regan
• Engineer [Assisted By] – Darren Schneider, Devin Emke, John Siket, Mark Conese, Mike Reiter*, Peter Beckerman, Wally Walton
• Graphics [Dragon Grafic By] – James Bradshaw
• Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
• Liner Notes [対訳] – 西森マリー*
• Liner Notes [解説] – 伊藤政則*, 広瀬和生
• Management – Thames Talent Ltd.
• Management [Assistant To Bruce Payne] – Lynn M. Martin
• Management [Financial Manager] – Barbara Fucigna
• Management [Manager] – Bruce Payne
• Management [Tour Manager] – Colin Hart
• Management [Travel Manager] – Diane Murphy
• Mastered By – George Marino
• Mixed By – Pat Regan
• Mixed By [With] – Roger Glover
• Organ, Keyboards – Jon Lord
• Producer – Roger Glover, Thom Panunzio
• Producer [Basic Tracks] – Thom Panunzio
• Production Manager – Raymond D'Addario
• Vocals – Ian Gillan

Notes

Issued in a standard jewel case with a white tray, housed in a plastic slipcase. Includes: an 8-page roll-fold colour booklet with English lyrics, credits and release information; a 16-page white and black booklet with Japanese/English track list, Japanese commentaries and lyrics; an extra 20-page colour booklet with the band's discography; and an obi.
The Japanese commentaries are credited as:
93.5.28 伊藤政則 / Masa-Ito
広瀬和生 / BURRN!
The translation of lyrics is credited on the obi as 対訳 : 西森マリー and in the booklet as 対訳 : Marie Nishimori

A subsequent issue The Battle Rages On... with the same Category does not include the slipcase or extra booklet.

From the back cover:
Basic Tracks produced [...] at Bearsville Studios

Manufactured by BMG Victor Inc., Tokyo, Japan. From master recordings owned or controlled by BMG Music [...] ℗ & © 1993 under exclusive license to BMG Internation./Made in Japan

From the disc face:
℗ 1993 BMG Music.

From the roll-fold colour booklet:
Recorded at: Bearsville Studios NY (Engineered by Bill Kennedy, assisted by Mike Reiter) ► Red Rooster Studios, Tutzing, Germany (Engineered by Hans Gemperle) ► Greg Rike Studios, Orlando, Fl. (Engineered by Jason Corsaro, assisted by Wally Walton and Darren Schneider)

Mixed by Pat Regan with Roger Glover at: Sound On Sound Recording, NY (Engineered by Pat Regan, assisted by John Siket, Devin Emke, Peter Beckerman) ► Ambient Recording Company, Stamford, CT (Engineered by Pat Regan, assisted by Mark Conese)

All songs published by Blackmore Music Ltd., Rugged Music Ltd., Dislocated Music, Inc. and administered by Thames Overtures Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988017 042366
• Barcode (Scanned, EAN-13): 4988017042366
• Other (Price including tax): 再 ¥2,500 (税込)
• Other (Price excluding tax): 税抜価格 ¥2,427
• Other: 再 95.7.26まで
• Other: 93 ・7 ・27 (93 ・7 ・27) ⓎⓍ
• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Matrix / Runout (Mirrored): BVCP-650- 1M 12 V

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
74321 15420 2	Deep Purple	The Battle Rages On... ‎(CD, Album)	RCA	74321 15420 2	Europe	1993
BVCP-650	Deep Purple	The Battle Rages On... ‎(CD, Album, Jew)	RCA	BVCP-650	Japan	1993
74321 15420 2	Deep Purple	The Battle Rages On... ‎(CD, Album + CD, Single + Box, Num, Promo)	RCA	74321 15420 2	Germany	1993
82876 55374 2	Deep Purple	The Battle Rages On... ‎(CD, Album, RE)	RCA	82876 55374 2	Russia	Unknown
74321 15420 2	Deep Purple	The Battle Rages On... ‎(CD, Album)	RCA	74321 15420 2	Europe	1993

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