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Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), Rod Evans (vcl), Jon Lord (kbr/bvc), Ian Paice (drm), Nic Simper (bss/bvc)

 


Shades of Deep Purple
Recorded during May 1968 at Pye Studios, London. Engineered by Barry Ainsworth. Produced by Derek Lawrence.

1. And the address (Blackmore/Lord)
2. Hush (Joe South)
3. One more rainy day (Lord/Evans)
4. Medley
a Prelude: happiness (Lord/Evans/Simper/Blackmore/Paice)
b I'm so glad (Skip James) The US sleeve notes split the medley into two tracks.
5. Mandrake root (Blackmore/Evans/Lord)
6. Help (Lennon/McCartney)
7. Love help me (Blackmore/Evans)
8. Hey Joe (Deep Purple)


The Book of Taliesyn
Recorded during September 1968 at De Lane Lea Studios, London. Engineered by Barry Ainsworth. Produced by Derek Lawrence.

1. Listen, learn, read on (Blackmore/Lord/Evans)
2. Wring that neck (Blackmore/Lord/Simper/Paice) Titled "Hard Road" on the US releases.
3. Kentucky woman (Diamond)
4. Medley
a Exposition (Blackmore/Lord/Simper/Paice)
b We can work it out (Lennon/McCartney)
5. Shield (Lord/Blackmore/Evans)
6. Anthem (Lord/Evans) String arrangements by Jon Lord.
7. River deep, mountain high (Spector/Barry/Greenwich)


Deep Purple
String and woodwind sections composed and arranged by Jon Lord. Recorded from January to May 1969 in London. Engineered by Barry Ainsworth. Produced by Derek Lawrence.

1. Chasing shadows (Lord/Paice)
2. Blind (Lord)
3. Lalena (Leitch)
4. Medley
a Fault line (Lord/Blackmore/Paice/Simper)
b The painter (Lord/Blackmore/Evans/Paice/Simper) The US sleeve notes split the medley in two tracks.
5. Why didn't Rosemary? (Blackmore/Lord/Evans/Simper/Paice)
6. Bird has flown (Evans/Blackmore/Lord)
7. April (Blackmore/Lord) Canadian Polydor releases have some echo-effect on Ritchie's guitar in the third section.

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