DEEP PURPLE "Shades Of Deep Purple" UK 1968 DEBUT LP

	£		32
	$		42

DEEP PURPLE "Shades Of Deep Purple" UK 1968 DEBUT LP
PARLOPHONE SILVER/BLACK LABELS, G&L SLEEVE, EX AUDIO
DEEP PURPLE
Shades Of Deep Purple

HERE WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT UK PARLOPHONE (PCS 7055) PRESSING OF DEEP PURPLE'S DEBUT LP, "Shades Of Deep Purple" RECORDED IN JUST THREE DAYS IN MAY 1968

THE ALBUM HAS THE LATER BLACK/SILVER LABELS (the first issue ones being Black/Yellow) WITH THE MATRIX: YEX 689-1 / YEX 690-1 AND IS HOUSED IN THE FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.” (again, a later non-flipback variant)

The usual perception of early Deep Purple is that it was a band with a lot of potential in search of a direction. And that might be true of their debut LP, put together in three days of sessions in May of 1968, but it's still a hell of an album. From the opening bars of "And the Address," it's clear that they'd gotten down the fundamentals of heavy metal from day one, and at various points the electricity and the beat just surge forth in ways that were startlingly new in the summer of 1968. Ritchie Blackmore never sounded less at ease as a guitarist than he does on this album, and the sound mix doesn't exactly favor the heavier side of his playing, but the rhythm section of Nick Simper and Ian Paice rumble forward, and Jon Lord's organ flourishes, weaving classical riffs, and unexpected arabesques into "I'm So Glad," which sounds rather majestic here. "Hush" was the number that most people knew at the time (it was a hit single in America), and it is a smooth, crunchy interpretation of the Joe South song. But nobody could have been disappointed with the rest of this record -- one can even hear the very distant origins of "Smoke on the Water" in "Mandrake Root," once one gets past the similarities to Jimi Hendrix's "Foxy Lady"; by the song's extended finale, they sound more like the Nice. Their version of "Help" is one of the more interesting reinterpretations of a Beatles song, as a slow, rough-textured dirge. "Hey Joe" is a bit overblown, and the group clearly had to work a bit at both songwriting and their presentation, but one key attribute that runs through most of this record -- even more so than the very pronounced heaviness of the playing -- is a spirit of fun; these guys are obviously having the time of their lives rushing through their limited repertoire, and it's infectious to the listener; it gives this record much more of a '60s feel than we're accustomed to hearing from this band.

Track Listing:
Side 1: And The Address / Hush / One More Rainy Day / Prelude: Happiness - Im So Glad
Side 2: Mandrake Root / Help / Love Help Me / Hey Joe

LABELS: CLEAN, BRIGHT labels with NO marks/unwanted writing and only light spindles 
VINYL Visual: The vinyl still retains its original DEEP, GLOSSY SHEEN. There are some superficial markings on the surfaces but these have NO major audio consequence
VINYL Audio: The audio is CRYSTAL CLEAR, STRONG and VIBRANT. There are NO jumps, NO sticks, NO scratches but there is a little crackle between some (not all) the tracks and on the quite lead-in/intro on Side One, but nothing I found particularly intrusive, and this soon disappears. Overall, the album plays to a high standard with NO discernible groove-wear or distortion and must be graded as EXCELLENT for audio. NOT over-graded in ANY way as I use STRICT RECORD COLLECTOR grading standards (please refer to my feedback and 'about me' page)
SLEEVE: The front laminated G&L cover is in VERY GOOD+ condition - CLEAN and BRIGHT with NO marks or unwanted writing. The front laminated has a nice deep gloss and the unlaminated back is clean. There is actually very little (rubbing) wear to the edges or spine but the sleeve does have a few creases, especially down the spine (see pics) but the text is still CLEAR and BOLD

PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I USUALLY TAKE QUITE A FEW SO YOU CAN GET A CLEAR INDICATION OF EVERY DETAIL OF THE RECORD AND SLEEVE
I HAVE UPLOADED AS MANY PICTURES AS I CAN BUT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPLY ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ON REQUEST
VERY NICE COPY OF DEEP PURPLE'S 1968 DEBUT - THE MOST 60s SOUNDING OF THEIR ALBUMS, IN FACT IT SOUNDS VERY MUCH LIKE THEY LOOK ON THE SLEEVE!!
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