Deep Purple - Deep Purple (1969) (13-track Remaster 2000)

Deep Purple - Deep Purple (1969) (13-track Remaster 2000)

The 2000 remastered edition on the Spitfire label, by way of EMI, sounds magnificent and offers five bonus tracks: a killer hard rock B-side, "Emmaretta," showcasing a slashing Ritchie Blackmore guitar break, and a looser, more flowing BBC-recorded version of the latter song, plus "Lalena" and "The Painter" and a harder alternate take of "The Bird Has Flown." ”

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312 MB

Tracklist:

01. Chasing Shadows 5.34
02. Blind 5.26
03. Lalena 5.05
04. Fault Line 1.46
05. The Painter 3.51
06. Why Didn't Rosemary 5.04
07. Bird Has Flown 5.36
08. April 12.10
9. The Bird Has Flown (Alternate A-Side version) 2.54
10. Emmaretta (Studio A-Side) 3.00
11. Emmaretta (BBC Top Gear Session) 3.09
12. Lalena (BBC Radio Session) 3.33
13. The Painter (BBC Radio Session) 2.18

Deep Purple - The Book Of Taliesyn (1969) (12 track-Remaster Edit 2000)

Deep Purple - The Book Of Taliesyn (1969) (12 track-Remaster Edit 2000)

Remastered reissue of 1968 album with 5 bonus tracks 'Oh No No No' (Studio Out Take), 'It's All Over' (BBC Top Gear Session), 'Hey Bop A Re Bop' (BBC Top Gear Session), 'Wring ThatNeck' (BBC Top Gear Session), 'Playground' (Remixed Instrumental Studio Out Take) all previously unissued. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

A year after the innovative remake of "You Keep Me Hanging On," England's answer to Vanilla Fudge, was this early version of Deep Purple, which featured vocalist Rod Evans, and bassist Nick Simper, along with mainstays Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, and Ian Paice. This, their second album, followed on the heels of "Hush," a dynamic arrangement of a Joe South tune, far removed from the flavor of one of his own hits, "Walk a Mile in My Shoes." Four months later, this album's cover of Neil Diamond's Top 25, 1967 gem "Kentucky Woman," went Top 40 for Deep Purple. Also like Vanilla Fudge, the group's own originals were creative, thought-provoking, but not nearly as interesting as their take on cover tunes. Vanilla Fudge did "Eleanor Rigby," and Deep Purple respond by going inside "We Can Work It Out" -- it falls out of nowhere after the progressive rock jam "Exposition," Ritchie Blackmore's leads zipping in between Rod Evans smooth and precise vocals. As Vanilla Fudge was progressively leaning more towards psychedelia, here Deep Purple are the opposite. The boys claim to be inspired by the Bard of King Arthur's court in Camelot, Taliesyn. John Vernon Lord, under the art direction of Les Weisbrich, paints a superb wonderland on the album jacket, equal to the madness of Hieronymous Bosch's cover painting used for the third album. Originals "The Shield" and "Anthem" make early Syd Barrett Pink Floyd appear punk in comparison. Novel sounds are aided by Lord's dominating keyboards, a signature of this group.

Though "The Anthem" is more intriguing than the heavy metal thunder of Machine Head, it is overwhelmed by the majesty of their "River Deep, Mountain High" cover, definitely not the inspiration for the Supremes and Four Tops 1971 hit version. By the time 1972 came around, Deep Purple immersed themselves in dumb lyrics, unforgettable riffs, and a huge presence, much like Black Sabbath. The evolution from progressive to hard rock was complete, but a combination of what they did here -- words that mattered matched by innovative musical passages -- would have been a more pleasing combination. Vanilla Fudge would cut Donovan's "Season of the Witch," Deep Purple followed this album by covering his "Lalena"; both bands abandoned the rewrites their fans found so fascinating. Rod Evans voice was subtle enough to take "River Deep, Mountain High" to places Ian Gillam might have demolished. The CD contains an additional five tracks...J. Viglione

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148 MB

Tracklist:

01 Listen, Learn, Read On 4:04
02 Hard Road (Wring That Neck) 5:13
03 Kentucky Woman 4:44
04 Exposition/We Can Work It Out 7:07
05 The Shield 6:06
06 Anthem 6:31
07 River Deep, Mountain High 10:12
08 Oh No No No prev. unreleased / Bonus / Studio Outtake 4:25
09 It's All Over prev. unreleased / Bonus / BBC Top Gear Session 4:14
10 Hey Bop-A-Rebop prev. unreleased / Bonus / BBC Top Gear Session 3:31
11 Hard Road (Wring That Neck) prev. unreleased / Bonus / BBC Top Gear Session 4:42
12 Playground prev. unreleased / Bonus / Remixed Instrumental Studio Out Take 4:29

Deep Purple - Stormbringer (1974)(35th Anniversary Edition 2009)

Deep Purple - Stormbringer (1974)(35th Anniversary Edition 2009)

2009 special digitally remastered and expanded two disc (CD + PAL/Region 0 DVD) 35th anniversary edition of the veteran British Hard Rockers' 1974 album comes with a crisp new remaster, and a host of collectable extras. The CD features the original album remastered, plus a clutch of tracks remixed by Glenn Hughes at Abbey Road Studios especially for this release. The DVD contains the original Quad mix of the album presented in both 5.1 surround sound and stereo. Stormbringer was the ninth studio album by Deep Purple, originally released in November 1974. (and featuring the Mark 3 line-up of the band that included David Coverdale on vocals and Glenn Hughes on bass) this album, much more prominently featured the soul and funk elements that were only hinted at on previous album Burn. EMI.

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137 MB

Tracklist:

01. Stormbringer 4:06
02. Love Don't Mean A Thing 4:23
03. Holy Man 4:29
04. Hold On 5:06
05. Lady Double Dealer 3:21
06. You Can't Do It Right 3:23
07. Highball Shooter 4:27
08. The Gypsy 4:02
09. Soldier Of Fortune 3:13
10. Holy Man [Glenn Hughes Remix] 4:33
11. You can't do it Right [Glenn Hughes Remix] 3:28
12. Love don't Mean a Thing [Glenn Hughes Remix] 5:09
13. Hold On [Glenn Hughes Remix] 5:14
14. High Ball Shooter [Instrumental] 4:30

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