Shades of Deep Purple
The debut by the original line-up, recorded in three days and led by a cover of Hush.
Deep Purple, 1968
- Released
- 17 July 1968
- Recorded
- 11 to 13 May 1968
- Studio
- Pye Studios, London
- Label
- Tetragrammaton
- Producer
- Derek Lawrence
Recorded at Pye Studios in London in May 1968 and released in the United States on Tetragrammaton that July. It reached number 24 on the American chart. Its best-known track, Hush, was a Joe South song that Blackmore had heard in Hamburg. The album also includes a version of Help and a seven and a half minute Hey Joe.
Track listing
- And the Address4:36
- Hush4:11
- One More Rainy Day3:15
- Prelude: Happiness2:45
- I'm So Glad4:53
- Mandrake Root5:55
- Help5:45
- Love Help Me3:34
- Hey Joe7:38
Personnel
- Rod Evans vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore guitar
- Nick Simper bass
- Jon Lord organ
- Ian Paice drums
- Derek Lawrence producer
More from Deep Purple
The Book of Taliesyn (1968), Concerto for Group and Orchestra (1969), Deep Purple in Rock (1970), Fireball (1971), Machine Head (1972), Made in Japan (1972), Who Do We Think We Are (1973), Burn (1974), Stormbringer (1974), Come Taste the Band (1975), Perfect Strangers (1984)
Sources
- Shades of Deep Purple, Wikipedia
- Shades of Deep Purple, MusicBrainz