Deep Purple

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Shades of Deep Purple is the debut album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released in July 1968 on Tetragrammaton in the US and in September 1968 on Parlophone in the UK. 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 2 months of rehearsals, Shades of Deep Purple was recorded in only 3 days in May 1968 and contains 4 original songs and 4 covers, thoroughly rearranged to include classical interludes and sound more psychedelic. Stylistically, the music is close to psychedelic rock and progressive rock, 2 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. Deep Purple: Rod Evans – lead vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitars Nick Simper – bass, backing vocals Jon Lord – organ, backing vocals Ian Paice – drums 🔘 Side 1: And the Address Hush One More Rainy Day Prelude: Happiness / I'm So Glad 🔘 Side 2: Mandrake Root Help! Love Help Me Hey Joe

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Shades of Deep Purple is the debut album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released in July 1968 on Tetragrammaton in the US and in September 1968 on Parlophone in the UK. 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 2 months of rehearsals, Shades of Deep Purple was recorded in only 3 days in May 1968 and contains 4 original songs and 4 covers, thoroughly rearranged to include classical interludes and sound more psychedelic. Stylistically, the music is close to psychedelic rock and progressive rock, 2 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. Deep Purple: Rod Evans – writes and sings Jon Lord – writes, sings and plays the organ Nick Simper – writes, sings and plays the bass guitar Ritchie Blackmore – writes and plays the lead guitar Ian Paice – writes and plays the drums 🔘 Side 1: And the Address Hush One More Rainy Day Prelude: Happiness / I'm So Glad 🔘 Side 2: Mandrake Root Help Love Help Me Hey Joe

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. The Book of Taliesyn is the 2nd studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, recorded only 3 months after Shades of Deep Purple and released by Tetragrammaton Records in October 1968, just before their first US tour. The name for the album was taken from the 14th-century Book of Taliesin. The structure of the album is similar to that of their 1st, with 4 original songs and 3 rearranged covers; however, the tracks are longer, the arrangements more complex and the sound more polished than on Shades of Deep Purple. The music style is a mix of psychedelic rock, progressive rock and hard rock, with several inserts of classical music arranged by the band's keyboard player Jon Lord. Deep Purple's American record label aimed for a hippie audience, which was very influential in the US at the time, but the chart results of the album and singles were not as high as expected. This setback did not hinder the success of the 3-month US tour, when the band played in many important venues and festivals and received positive feedback from audiences and the press. Deep Purple were still an underground band which played in small clubs and colleges in the UK, largely ignored by the media and the public. The British record company EMI did not release The Book of Taliesyn until June 1969, on the new underground prog rock sub-label Harvest Records, and the album did not chart. Even the release of the new single "Emmaretta" and new dates in the UK in summer 1969 did not increase album sales or the popularity of Deep Purple in the UK. Perception of the album has changed in later years and it has been reviewed more favorably. Deep Purple: Rod Evans – lead vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitars Jon Lord – Hammond organ, backing vocals, string arrangement Nick Simper – bass, backing vocals Ian Paice – drums 🔘 Side 1: Listen, Learn, Read On Wring That Neck Kentucky Woman Exposition / We Can Work It Out 🔘 Side 2: The Shield Anthem River Deep, Mountain High

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Deep Purple, also referred to as Deep Purple III, is the 3rd studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released in June 1969 on Tetragrammaton Records in the US and only in September 1969 on Harvest Records in the UK. Its release was preceded by the single "Emmaretta" and by a long tour in the UK, whose dates were interspersed between the album's recording sessions. The music of this album is mostly original and a combination of progressive rock, hard rock and psychedelic rock, but with a harder edge and with the guitar parts in more evidence than in the past. This was due both to the growth of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore as a songwriter and to the conflicts within the band over the fusion of classical music and rock proposed by keyboard player Jon Lord and amply implemented in the band's previous releases. The band started their second US tour in April 1969 with little support from their almost-bankrupt American label and without an album to promote, because of a delay in the manufacturing of the new LP. During the tour, Deep Purple showed a remarkable progress as performers and a musical direction more oriented towards a heavier and louder sound than before. Doubts about the compatibility of vocalist Rod Evans with the hard rock music that other band members wanted to pursue brought about the decision to search for a substitute, which was found in Ian Gillan of the band Episode Six. Gillan had formed a songwriting duo with Episode Six's bassist Roger Glover, who was also invited to join Deep Purple and replace Nick Simper. The band's new line-up, identified as Mark II, debuted live in London on 10 July 1969. This was the least commercially successful of the 3 albums released by the band's Mark I line-up, and was ignored by critics upon its release. Modern reviews are generally positive, and remark on the variety of styles within the album and the boldness of the song arrangements. The album was issued in a stark gatefold sleeve, wrapped around with a segmented illustration from Hieronymus Bosch's painting The Garden of Earthly Delights. The label ran into difficulty over the use of the Museo del Prado-owned painting, which was incorrectly perceived in the US as being anti-religious, featuring immoral scenes, and was thus rejected or poorly stocked by many record shops. The original painting is in color, although it appeared on the LP in monochrome due to a printing error for the original layout, and the band opted to keep it that way. Deep Purple: Rod Evans – lead vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitars Nick Simper – bass, backing vocals Jon Lord – Hammond organ, piano, harpsichord, backing vocals, claves, string, woodwind Ian Paice – drums, timbales, maracas, cowbell, timpani 🔘 Side 1: Chasing Shadows Blind Lalena Fault Line The Painter 🔘 Side 2: Why Didn't Rosemary? Bird Has Flown April

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Deep Purple in Rock is the fourth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released on 5 June 1970. It was the first studio album recorded by the Mark II line-up of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. Work on In Rock began shortly after Gillan and Glover joined the band in June 1969, with rehearsals at Hanwell Community Centre. The music was intended to be loud and heavy, and accurately represent the group's live show. Recording took place at various studios around London in between extensive touring, during which time songs and arrangements were honed into shape. In Rock was the band's breakthrough album in Europe and peaked at No. 4 in the UK, remaining in the charts for over a year. By contrast, it under-performed in the US, where the band's Mark I albums had been more successful. An accompanying single, "Black Night" reached No. 2 in the UK, becoming their highest charting single there. The album has continued to attract critical praise as a key early example of the hard rock and heavy metal genres. Deep Purple: Ritchie Blackmore – guitar Ian Gillan – vocals Roger Glover – bass Jon Lord – organ Ian Paice – drums 🔘 Side One: Speed King Bloodsucker Child in Time 🔘 Side Two: Flight of the Rat Into the Fire Living Wreck Hard Lovin' Man

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Fireball is the fifth album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in 1971 and the second with the Mk II line-up. It was recorded at various times between September 1970 and June 1971. It became the first of the band's three UK No. 1 albums, while also hitting No. 1 in several other European countries like Germany, Austria or Sweden. In North America, it outperformed its predecessor, In Rock, reaching No. 32 in the US and No. 24 in Canada. Deep Purple: Ian Gillan – vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitars Roger Glover – bass Jon Lord – keyboards, Hammond organ Ian Paice – drums 🔘 Side One: Fireball No No No Demon's Eye Anyone's Daughter 🔘 Side Two: The Mule Fools No One Came

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Machine Head is the sixth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple. It was recorded in December 1971 at Montreux, Switzerland, and released on 25 March 1972 on Purple Records. As previous recording sessions had been slotted into the group's gigging schedule, Deep Purple wanted to dedicate time to record an album away from the typical studio environment, hoping it would result in a sound closer to their live shows. They hired the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio for recording, and block-booked the Montreux Casino as a venue, but during a Frank Zappa concert immediately before the sessions, the casino burned to the ground. After a week of searching for an alternative venue, including a session at a nearby theatre that was abandoned due to noise complaints, the band managed to book the Grand Hotel, closed for the winter, and converted it into a live room suitable for recording. These events, particularly the casino fire, became the inspiration for the song "Smoke on the Water". Machine Head is Deep Purple's most commercially successful album, topping the charts in several countries, including number one in the UK. Influential in the development of traditional metal, it continues to be viewed favourably by music critics and has been reissued several times. Deep Purple: Ian Gillan – vocals, harmonica Ritchie Blackmore – guitar Roger Glover – bass Jon Lord – keyboards, Hammond organ Ian Paice – drums, percussion 🔘 Side One: Highway Star Maybe I'm a Leo Pictures of Home Never Before 🔘 Side Two: Smoke on the Water Lazy Space Truckin'

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Made in Japan is a double live album by English rock band Deep Purple, recorded during their first tour of Japan in August 1972. It was originally released in December 1972, with a US release in April 1973, and became a commercial and critical success. The band were well known for their strong stage act, and had privately recorded several shows, or broadcast them on radio, but were unenthusiastic about recording a live album until their Japanese record company decided it would be good for publicity. They insisted on supervising the live production, including using Martin Birch, who had previously collaborated with the band, as engineer, and were not particularly interested in the album's release, even after recording. The tour was successful, with strong media interest and a positive response from fans. The album was an immediate commercial success, particularly in the US, where it was accompanied by the top five hit "Smoke on the Water", and became a steady seller throughout the 1970s. The album had a strong critical reception and continues to attract praise. A Rolling Stone readers' poll in 2012 ranked Made in Japan the sixth best live album of all time. Deep Purple: Ian Gillan – vocals, harmonica, percussion Ritchie Blackmore – lead guitar Jon Lord – organ, piano Roger Glover – bass guitar Ian Paice – drums 🔘 Side 1: Highway Star Child in Time 🔘 Side 2: Smoke on the Water The Mule 🔘 Side 3: Strange Kind of Woman Lazy 🔘 Side 4: Space Truckin'

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Who Do We Think We Are is the seventh studio album by the English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1973. It was Deep Purple's last album by the Mark II line-up with singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover until 1984’s Perfect Strangers. Musically, the record showed a move to a more blues-based sound, even featuring scat singing. Although its production and the band's behaviour after its release showed the group in turmoil, with frontman Gillan remarking that "we'd all had major illnesses" and felt considerable fatigue, the album was a commercial success. Deep Purple became the top-selling U.S. artist in 1973. The album featured the energetic hard-rock single "Woman from Tokyo," a live staple of the band since the album's release. Deep Purple: Ian Gillan – vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitar Roger Glover – bass Jon Lord – keyboards Ian Paice – drums, percussion 🔘 Side One: Woman from Tokyo Mary Long Super Trouper Smooth Dancer 🔘 Side Two: Rat Bat Blue Place in Line Our Lady

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Burn is the eighth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in February 1974, and the first by the Mark III line-up, featuring then-unknown David Coverdale on vocals and Glenn Hughes, from Trapeze, on bass and vocals. The album was recorded in Montreux, Switzerland, in November 1973, with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. With the addition of David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes, Purple's hard-rock sound became more boogie-oriented, incorporating elements of soul and funk, which would become much more prominent on the follow-up album, Stormbringer. Hughes participated in songwriting, but was not given credit due to unexpired contractual obligations. Burn hit number 3 on the UK Albums Chart, number 9 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and number one in four European countries. Deep Purple: David Coverdale – lead and backing vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitar Glenn Hughes – bass guitar, backing and lead vocals Jon Lord – keyboards, synthesizers Ian Paice – drums 🔘 Side One: Burn Might Just Take Your Life Lay Down, Stay Down Sail Away 🔘 Side Two: You Fool No One What's Goin' On Here Mistreated A' 200