DEEP PURPLE SHADES OF LP UK ORIG RARE PARLOPHONE PSYCH

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Jun 15, 2009 Sold Date

Jun 8, 2009 Start Date

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Description

Item :

DEEP PURPLE ~ SHADES OF DEEP PURPLE LP

Original 1968 U.K. first issue stereo pressing released on the black and yellow Parlophone label PCS 7055.

Description :

Monster rare debut album from the legendary Purple. Becoming very hard to find.

The band were formed in 1967 and the first recruit was the classically-trained Hammond organ player Jon Lord, who had most notably played with The Artwoods (led by Art Wood, brother of future Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, and featuring Keef Hartley). He was followed by session guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, who was persuaded to return from Hamburg to audition for the new group.

For the bass guitar, Lord suggested his old friend Nick Simper, with whom he had played in a band called The Flower Pot Men and their Garden (formerly known as The Ivy League) back in 1967. Simper's claims to fame (apart from Purple) were that he had been in Johnny Kidd and The Pirates and had been in the car crash that killed Kidd. He was also in Screaming Lord Sutch's The Savages, where he played with Blackmore.

The line-up was completed by vocalist Rod Evans and drummer Ian Paice from The Maze. After a brief tour of Denmark in the spring of 1968, Blackmore suggested a new name: Deep Purple, which was his grandmother's favourite song.

In October 1968, the group had success with a cover of Joe South's "Hush", which reached #4 on the US Billboard chart and #2 on the Canadian RPM charts. The song was taken from their debut album Shades of Deep Purple, and they were booked to support Cream on their Goodbye tour.

Condition ~ Vinyl :

The vinyl is in VG++ condition with just a few faint surface hairlines and signs that it has been played a bit but very well looked after.

Condition ~ Sleeve :

The laminated flip-back sleeve is also in VG++ condition with no splits, tears or writing. Just light overall wear.

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