Shades of Deep Purple [Original recording reissued]

Deep Purple | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 21, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Spitfire
• ASIN: B00004KD11
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #230,703 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. And the Address

2. Hush

3. One More Rainy Day

4. Prelude: Happiness/I'm So Glad

5. Mandrake Root

6. Help!

7. Love Help Me

8. Hey Joe

9. Shadows [album out take][*][Outtake]

10. Love Help Me [*][Instrumental]

11. Help! [Alternate Take][*]

12. Hey Joe [Radio Session][*]

13. Hush [Live][*]

Editorial Reviews

Remastered reissue of 1968 album with 5 bonus tracks 'Shadows' (Album Out Take), 'Love Help Me' (Instrumental Version) first time on CD for both & 'Help' (Alternate take), 'Hey Joe' (BBC Top Gear Session) & 'Hush' (Live US TV) all 3 previously unissued. 2

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DEEP PURPLE'S FIRST ALBUM...UNDERRATED!!!, June 25, 2005

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Micaloneus (the Cosmos) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shades of Deep Purple (Audio CD)

Ever since SHADES OF... appeared, Deep Purple set a pattern of being years ahead of their time.

When you first hear the opening track "And The Address," you are calmed by Jon Lord's Hammond organ, then he cranks it up for a sonic blast, he is joined by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, drummer Ian Paice and bassist Nick Simper for the full on assault! Classic Deep Purple! "Hush" follows and is so psychedelic and ahead of its time....no wonder it's timeless! Then comes my favorite, the beautiful "One More Rainy Day" with it's nifty drum work to showcase Paice's talents. Then you slide right into "I'm So Glad" which really brings out the vocals of Rod Evans. And then there's "Hey Joe." Total excellence. I am convinced that this is a better cover version than Hendrix's. The jamming "Mandrake Root" is a great filler, something most bands never obtain. The Beatles song "Help" is also covered. It works! John Lennon once said, "That's the way the Beatles should have done it". Enough said. The rest of the songs (including bonus tracks) are great, too. The playing and the singing is fantastic. The sound quality is excellent.

This is vintage, progressive rock ahead of it's time for 1968. Sit back, crank this up, turn down the lights, and the sounds will take you away. Folks, this is a classic and a stellar way for Deep Purple to launch their historic career. Quit comparing and just enjoy this unique and cool first album. Totally underrated.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Plus 1/2--------- "Spitfire Records???????", July 20, 2006

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Clyde Bouley "CWB" (Berwick, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shades of Deep Purple (Audio CD)

Spitfire Records is a subdivision of Eagle Rock Entertainment located in New York, United States.
So now that we know that, let's talk about Deep Purples' Shades Of Deep Purple. It took the industry long enough but they finally got it right for the earlier Deep Purple. These guys did it right. First of all this CD was digitized from the original master tapes. Before this CD the recordings where very bad, definitely not from first generation tapes, if from tape at all. The second thing, they did the remastering at Abbey Road. The sound is really great. They also did a great job with the liner notes. If you buy "Shades Of Deep Purple", "The Book of Taliesyn" and "Deep Purple" these liner notes pretty much all together tell you the early story of the Deep Purple. I am very glad I purchased this CD. I only wished I would have done this earlier. I highly recommend this whole Spitfire series. I don't believe this will ever get any better. By the way for all of you who believe that this band didn't contributed to the hard rock era. Living through it I can remember the actions of people when Hush came out. The older generation of the time S#?t a brick.. The fuzz the rawness and the harshness. This was definitely a group that contributed to Hard Rock. It may not match what happened after these guys MK1 broke up but they did help shape it.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Shades of Deep Purple, September 23, 2006

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Hank Helpless (NO, Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shades of Deep Purple (Audio CD)

Band Personnell:
Rod Evans - Vocals
Ritchie Blackmore - Guitars
Nick Simper - Bass and Backing Vocals
Ian Paice - Drums
Jon Lord - Organs and Backing Vocals

This was the time right after they changed name from "Roundabout" to "Deep Purple", in this period they tried to find their sound, because of this 50% of the album contains cover songs from Joe South, Skip James, The Beatles and Billy Roberts, they only used a couple of days to complete the whole album.
The cover song "Hush" by Joe South was their most successful song from the poineering lineup, "Help" was a slower version than the original version by The Beatles, and the final song "Hey Joe" was earler covered by Jimi Hendrix also became very popular from this lineup.
All in all this album is a very good beginning of new Deep Purple fans, just to get the feel of how it all began.