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DEEP PURPLE Shades Of Deep Purple UK PARLOPHONE PMC 7055 FIRST MONO PRESSING September 1968 GREAT COPY OF THEIR DEBUT LP - RARE IN MONO - PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE BLACK/YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS WITH SOLD IN UK STATEMENT MATRIX: XEX 689-1 / XEX 690-1 MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G and 1/R HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED FLIP BACK SLEEVE Printed and made by Garrod Lofthouse Ltd.
Patents pending COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE 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 favour 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 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 LABELS: EXCELLENT Clean, unmarked labels - moderate spindle traces VINYL Visual: VERY GOOD Both surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen - some marks are visible including circular blemishes and one prominent mark which looks like it may sound but on playback is harmless VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT Crystal clear, clean, loud and bright MONO cut and my play-check at volume found practically nothing to fault - no scratches/clicks or pops and no groove wear or distortion - just some tiny random background ticks noted and a touch of surface on some of the track divisions/quietest sections - all nothing really - this is by far the best copy I have heard SLEEVE: VERY GOOD Apart from some light creasing to the extremities, a soft score mark on the front and light rub, the cover is sharp and clean with unworn edges and spine where all text is clear and bold POST PACKING: A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX NOT ENVELOPE MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY UK: FREE 2nd class standard UK: 9.00 Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm EUROPE: Airmail: 14.00 International Signed For delivery INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: 17.00 International Signed For delivery I will combine postage for items purchased within any 10 day period 2 for each additional LP .
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