Deep Purple 2nd Press OZ LP Shades of Deep Purple NM ’71 Orange Parlophone
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Deep Purple 2nd Press OZ LP Shades of Deep Purple NM ’71 Orange Parlophone
Deep Purple
Shades of Deep PurpleRare Original OZ 2nd Pressing LP released in the early 70’s on the Orange & Black Parlophone Records label. Cat:PCSO 7055.
The usual perception of early Deep Purple is that it was a band with a lot of potential in search of a direction. And that might be true of their debut LP, put together in three days of sessions in May of 1968, but it's still a hell of an album. From the opening bars of "And the Address," it's clear that they'd gotten down the fundamentals of heavy metal from day one, and at various points the electricity and the beat just surge forth in ways that were startlingly new in the summer of 1968. Ritchie Blackmore never sounded less at ease as a guitarist than he does on this album, and the sound mix doesn't exactly favor the heavier side of his playing, but the rhythm section of Nick Simper and Ian Paice rumble forward, and Jon Lord's organ flourishes, weaving classical riffs, and unexpected arabesques into "I'm So Glad," which sounds rather majestic here. "Hush" was the number that most people knew at the time (it was a hit single in America), and it is a smooth, crunchy interpretation of the Joe South song. But nobody could have been disappointed with the rest of this record one can even hear the very distant origins of "Smoke on the Water" in "Mandrake Root," once one gets past the similarities to Jimi Hendrix's "Foxy Lady"; by the song's extended finale, they sound more like the Nice.
Tracks: And the address/ Hush/ One more rainy day/ Prelude: happiness/ I’m so glad/ Mandrake root/ Help/ Love help me/ Hey Joe.
Record is stunning and in Near Mint condition. Gloss cover has light ring wear and marks and a small sticker stain on back top right corenr and is in VG+ condition.
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