DAVID COVERDALE – NORTHWINDS LP –  Nr MINT DEEP PURPLE WHITESNAKE

David Coverdale – Northwinds
(Purple Records   1C06460414)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Inner Sleeve has 2 tiny splits

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for his work with Whitesnake, a hard rock band he founded in 1978. Before Whitesnake, Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976, after which he established his solo career. A collaboration with Jimmy Page resulted in a 1993 album that was certified Platinum. In 2016, Coverdale was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Deep Purple, giving one of the band’s induction speeches. Coverdale is known in particular for his powerful blues-tinged voice.

Northwinds is the second solo album by former Deep Purple singer David Coverdale, released in early 1978.

Originally entitled North Winds, the album leans more towards blues-based rock. Coverdale also touched on the genre in his previous album.

The original release of Northwinds contained eight tracks, with two more songs added on recent reissues. Four tracks (“Keep On Giving Me Love”, “Queen of Hearts”, “Only My Soul”, “Breakdown”) from this album would later be combined with the tracks from the EP Snakebite from his band Whitesnake, to form the album Snakebite.

A number of other titles, written by Coverdale, were published at the time, which have yet to be released. The titles include “It Would Be Nice”, “Love’s a Crazy Game”, and “Till the Sun Doesn’t Shine Anymore”.

Track listing

All songs were written by David Coverdale, except where indicated.

Side one

1. “Keep On Giving Me Love” (Coverdale, Micky Moody) – 5:16
2. “Northwinds” – 6:13
3. “Give Me Kindness” – 4:34
4. “Time & Again” – 4:02

Side two

5. “Queen of Hearts” (Coverdale, Moody) – 5:16
6. “Only My Soul” – 4:36
7. “Say You Love Me” – 4:21
8. “Breakdown” (Coverdale, Moody) – 5:15

Personnel

Musicians

• David Coverdale – lead vocals, piano (“Northwinds”), electric piano (“Give Me Kindness” and “Time and Again”)
• Micky Moody – guitars, backing vocals
• Tim Hinkley – keyboards, backing vocals
• Alan Spenner – bass
• Tony Newman – drums, percussion
• Roger Glover – synthesizer, clavinet, cowbell, production
• Graham Preskett – violin
• Lee Brilleaux – harmonica on “Keep On Giving Me Love”
• Ronnie James Dio, Wendy Dio – backing vocals on “Give Me Kindness”