Shortly after Deep Purple fell apart in 1976, David Coverdale recorded his solo debut White Snake, with Roger Glover as producer and guitarist Micky Moody, who later became a mainstay of the band Whitesnake. MCMLXXVII — Roman numerals for 1977, the year the record originally appeared — presents that debut in a new 2024 mix, made with recent audio-separation technology. The music moves between blues rock, hard rock and soul, bridging Coverdale's Deep Purple years and the later Whitesnake sound. On 'Lady', 'Blindman' and 'Peace Lovin' Man' he is heard above all as a soulful rock singer. The remix appeared in the same period as the CD box Into the Light: The Solo Albums, with which Coverdale brought renewed attention to his early solo work. This edition is an LP.