DEEP PURPLE - ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA EX -Vinyl LP

	£		21
	$		28

DEEP PURPLE

"THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA"

Conducted by Malcolm Arnold

 HARVEST YELLOW GREEN LABEL

Gatefold sleeve

Vinyl LP

1969 original release vinyl LP on the HARVEST  (Yellow/Green Label) record label Cat n# SHVL 767  Made in ENGLAND   Matrix N#  A-1  B-1

The album cover is in  EX+++ condition. no splits or tears, there is some light creases on the laminated sleeve. the original inner sleeve is in EX no tears or splits, some writing and soiling.

The vinyl itself is in EX condition.there is just a couple light scratches and some papercuts/scuffs seen under a 1500watt strong light which will give some clicks and pops and light surface noise when the LP is played.. no visible deep scratches.

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Full track list

Side One

"First Movement: Moderato-Allegro" (19:23)
"Second Movement: Andante" (Part 1)

Side Two

"Second Movement: Andante" (Part 2)
"Third Movement: Vivace-Presto" (13:09)

The Concerto for Group and Orchestra was first released on vinyl in December 1969 in the United States (Tetragrammaton) and in January 1970 in the United Kingdom (Harvest). These releases contained only the "Concerto", with the second movement broken in two halves.

THE BAND

Jon Lord: keyboards
Ritchie Blackmore: guitar
Ian Gillan: vocals
Roger Glover: bass
Ian Paice: drums
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Malcolm Arnold   .

The Concerto for Group and Orchestra is a concerto composed by Jon Lord, with lyrics written by Ian Gillan. It was first performed by Deep Purple and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Arnold on 24 September 1969 and released on vinyl in December 1969. The release was the first Deep Purple album to feature Ian Gillan on vocals and Roger Glover on bass. After the score was lost in 1970, it was performed again in 1999 with a recreated score.

Musical form
The Concerto for Group and Orchestra displays some characteristics of the concerto grosso, sinfonia concertante, and concerto for orchestra genres:

First movement (Moderato - Allegro): after an elaborate orchestral introduction the Group and the Orchestra work as separate blocks, trying to get dominance over the main theme - this opposition of a group of soloists against an orchestra is quite "concerto grosso" style.
Second movement (Andante), with lyrics sung by Ian Gillan: here the group integrates more with the sound of the orchestra while still clearly on top of the orchestral texture, giving a sinfonia concertante look and feel.
Third movement (Vivace - Presto): apart from Ian Paice's drum solo, the music is so tightly knit that the distinction between the group and the orchestra is almost lifted: in a way the group becomes part of an extended orchestra, with one elaborate "solo" passage, by an instrument that is no soloist throughout the movement, giving a concerto touch: this is more or less what is understood by the Concerto for Orchestra genre. 

REVIEW
They were the first rock band in the end of 60's who ever integrated the rock music with the classical elements. What the other rock bands had never done before. The idea came from the band's keyboard player Mr. Jon Lord (an excellent keyboard man).
This set was recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall in London UK 1969 & divided into three sections:
1. Allegreto.
2.Allegro with the 1st and second Andante lyrics by the lead singer of the group Ian Gillan.
3. Vivace presto which included a full lenght solo drums from Ian Paice.
Deep Purple was the very first rock band who ever played for the album set with the amazing Royal philharmonic orchestra. The result is absolutely fantastic and grander than grand. The remake of this original orchestra from 1969 was played again 30 years later in 1999 (available on the double cd set London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Mann).
PS: Jon Lord's best friend (Dr. Malcolm Arnold) who at that time conducted the orchestra set told in his reviews that the Beatles also did several songs with the orchestra before in 1967, but Beatles did not play for the whole album set like Deep Purple did in this amazing cd.
Many Deep Purple fans are saying that Purple absolutely rules but Beatlemania has lost!  .
 

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