DEEP PURPLE - 'Shades Of Deep Purple'. First album on Parlophone. 4th pressing.
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This is a VG copy of Deep Purple - 'Shades Of Deep Purple'. This is the 1968 stereo release on Parlophone PCS 7055. The vinyl looks very good, with no obvious scratches/flaws. Some bumping to the laminated sleeve. As far as I can work out, this is the 4th pressing of the stereo version i.e. the back is black not purple and there are two boxed EMI logos. You may know better. [See photos].
'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.'
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