Shades Of Deep Purple
(Harvest Records 1977 SHSM2016)
UK Pressing
G&L Sleeve in Excellent condition
– light crease across top edge & some light ringwear on back
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light pop/crackle)
Deep Purple are an English rock band 1968. The band has several line-up changes.
Their most famous line-up was Mark II and the members were Ian Gillan (vocals), Jon Lord (keyboards, backing vocals), Roger Glover (bass), Ian Paice (drums), and Ritchie Blackmore (guitar). Former and later members were Rod Evans (lead vocals) and Nick Simper (bass, backing vocals), David Coverdale (lead vocals), Glenn Hughes (bass, vocals), Tommy Bolin (guitar), Joe Lynn Turner (vocals), Steve Morse (guitar) and Don Airey (keyboards).
Shades of Deep Purple is the debut album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in July 1968 on Tetragrammaton in the United States and in September 1968 on Parlophone in the United Kingdom.
Track listing
Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “And the Address” | Blackmore, Lord | 4:38 | |
| 2. | “Hush” | Joe South | 4:24 | |
| 3. | “One More Rainy Day” | Lord, Evans | 3:40 | |
| 4. | “Prelude: Happiness/I’m So Glad” | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov[4] Skip James | 7:19 |
Side two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | “Mandrake Root” | Blackmore, Lord, Evans | 6:09 | |
| 6. | “Help” | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 6:01 | |
| 7. | “Love Help Me” | Blackmore, Evans | 3:49 | |
| 8. | “Hey Joe” | Billy Roberts | 7:33 |
Personnel
- Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
- Rod Evans – lead vocals
- Jon Lord – organ, keyboards, backing vocals
- Ian Paice – drums
- Nick Simper – bass, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Produced by Derek Lawrence
- Engineered by Barry Ainsworth
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