DEEP PURPLE Shades Of Deep Purple 1968 UK PARLOPHONE 1st *MONO* - SUPERB COPY

	£		687
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DEEP PURPLE Shades Of Deep Purple 1968 UK PARLOPHONE 1st *MONO* - SUPERB COPY

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 display their original deep glossy sheen - some marks are visible including circular blemishes but all of these are superficial and of no audible significance
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 - some tiny random background ticks noted and the slightest touch of surface on some of the track divisions/quietest sections - all nothing really - top copy
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Apart from some light creasing to the extremities and light rub to the laminate the cover is sharp and clean with unworn edges and spine where all text is clear and bold

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