SHADES OF DEEP PURPLE Vinyl LP Record - Tetragrammaton T-102 - 1968 US pressing
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SHADES OF DEEP PURPLE Vinyl LP Record
1960s pressing on Tetragrammaton Records T-102
Record grading: Very Good Plus (VG+) Sleeve grading: Very Good (VG)
(based on Goldmine grading guide)
Vinyl is glossy with no obvious scratches or marks. It plays through nicely without any intrusive pops or clicks. Sleeve has a split on the spine and the inner sleeve has splits on two edges. The original owner has written his name on the record on the top right of the back cover. See photos for these defects. All-in-all though this is a really nice original copy of this 1968 LP.
I have several records listed and I'm happy to combine shipping to reduce costs if you'd like to buy more than one item.
Thanks for looking and let me know if you have any questions.
Shades of Deep Purple is the debut studio album by the 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. The band, initially called Roundabout, was the idea of former Searchers drummer Chris Curtis, who recruited Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore before leaving the project. The Mk. I line-up of the band was completed by vocalist/frontman Rod Evans, along with bassist Nick Simper and drummer Ian Paice, in March 1968.
After about two months of rehearsals, Shades of Deep Purple was recorded in only three days in May 1968 and contains four original songs and four covers, thoroughly rearranged to include classical interludes and sound more psychedelic. Stylistically, the music is close to psychedelic rock and progressive rock, two genres with an ever-growing audience in the late 1960s.
The album was not well received in the UK, where it sold very few copies and did not chart. In the US, on the other hand, it was a success and the single "Hush", an energetic rock track written by Joe South and originally recorded by Billy Joe Royal, became very popular at the time, reaching number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The good sales of the album and the intense radio play of the single contributed largely to the attention Deep Purple would get in their early US tours and also during the 1970s. Modern reviews of the album are generally positive and consider Shades of Deep Purple an important piece in the history of Deep Purple.
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