Shades of Deep Purple
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| Studio album by Deep Purple | |||||
| Released | July 1968 (US) September 1968 (UK) |
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| Recorded | May 11 - May 13, 1968 Pye Studios, London |
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| Genre | Hard rock, Progressive rock | ||||
| Length | 43:29 (Original LP) 64:01 (2000 CD edition) |
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| Label | Parlophone (UK) Tetragrammaton (US) |
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| Producer | Derek Lawrence | ||||
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Shades of Deep Purple is the debut album by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1968 on Parlophone in the UK and Tetragrammaton in the United States.
The album reached #24 on Billboard's Pop Album charts in the U.S.
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[edit] Track listing
- "And the Address" (Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord) – 4:38
- "Hush" (Joe South) – 4:24
- "One More Rainy Day" (Rod Evans, Lord) – 3:40
- a) "Prelude: Happiness" (Evans, Blackmore, Nick Simper, Lord, Ian Paice, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov [1])
b) "I'm So Glad" (Skip James) – 7:19 - "Mandrake Root" (Evans, Blackmore, Lord) – 6:09
- "Help!" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 6:01
- "Love Help Me" (Evans, Blackmore) – 3:49
- "Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts) – 7:33
[edit] Bonus tracks on the CD re-issue
- "Shadows" (album out take) (Evans, Blackmore, Simper, Lord, Paice) – 3:38
- "Love Help Me" (instrumental version) (Evans, Blackmore) – 3:29
- "Help!" (Lennon, McCartney) (alternate take) - 5:23
- "Hey Joe" (Roberts) (BBC Top Gear session) – 4:05
- "Hush" (South) (live US TV) – 3:53
[edit] Personnel
- Rod Evans - lead vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
- Nick Simper - bass, backing vocals
- Jon Lord - organ, keyboards, backing vocals
- Ian Paice - drums
[edit] Additional personnel
- Produced by Derek Lawrence
- Engineered by Barry Ainsworth
- Bonus tracks recorded in 1968 & 1969
- Digitally remastered and restored by Peter Mew at Abbey Road Studios, London
- Dedicated to Bobby, Chris, Dave and Ravel.
