Deep Purple ‎– Shades Of Deep Purple

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Ritchie Blackmore • lead guitar
Rod Evans • vocals
Jon Lord • organ
Ian Paice • drums
Nick Simper • bass guitar, vocals

"Shades" was recorded May 11 - 13 1968 at Pye Studios, London.
First released in USA on Tetragrammaton Records T 102 in July 1968 and in UK on Parlophone PMC 7055 Mono/PMC 7055 Stereo in September 1968.

Tracklist

And The Address
Hush
One More Rainy Day
Prelude: Happiness
I'm So Glad
Mandrake Root
Help
Love Help Me
Hey Joe

Versions

Title Label Cat# Country Year
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album, 1st) Parlophone PCS 7055 UK 1968
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album) Parlophone PCSO 7055 Australia 1968
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album) Tetragrammaton Records T-102 US 1968
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album) Parlophone PCS 7055 India 1968
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album) Polydor 543.007 Canada 1968
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album, Mono) Parlophone PMC 7055 UK 1968
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album) Odeon 1C 062-04 175 Germany 1969
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album, RP) Parlophone PCS 7055 UK 1969
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album, RE) Warner Bros. Records P-6501W Japan 1976
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album, RE) Harvest SHSM 2016 UK 1977
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album, RE) Harvest 5C 038-04175 Netherlands 1977
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album, RP) Parlophone, EMI Italiana S.p.A. 3C 054-04175 Italy 1981
Shades of (LP) Harvest Heritage SHSM 2016 UK 1987
Shades Of Deep Purple (CD, Album, RE) Passport Records PBCD 3606 US 1988
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, RE, Album) Passport Records PB3606 US 1988
Shades Of Deep Purple (CD, Album, RE) Parlophone CDP 7 92407 2 UK 1989
Shades Of Deep Purple (CD, Album, RE) Parlophone CDP 7 92407 2 UK & Europe 1989
Shades Of Deep Purple (CD, Album, RE) Creative Sounds CSL 6021 US 1990
Shades Of Deep Purple (Cass, Album, RE) Creative Sounds CSL 3201 US 1990
Shades Of Deep Purple (CD, Album) Power Sound 2001, Creative Sounds PSSR 6021-2, 6021-2 US 1996
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album, RE) Parlophone LPCENT 25 UK 1997
Shades Of Deep Purple (CD, Album, RE, RM) Deep Purple Overseas TECW-21717 Japan 1998
Shades Of Deep Purple (CD, Album, RM, RE) EMI 7243 4 98336 2 3 Europe 2000
Shades Of Deep Purple (CD, Album, RM, RE) Spitfire Records SPT-CD-15062 US 2000
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album, Ltd, RE, Pur) Tetragrammaton Records T-102 US 2006
Shades Of Deep Purple (CD, Album, RE, RM) Victor (2) VICP-64302 Japan 2008
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album, RE) Warner-Pioneer Corporation P-10332W Japan  
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album) Odeon 2C 062 04175 France  
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album) Odeon 1C 064 04175 Germany  
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album, RE) Harvest Heritage 7C 054-04175 Sweden  
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album, RE) Harvest 14C 054-04175 Greece  
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album, RE) Tetragrammaton Records T-102 US  
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album, RE) Parlophone 038-79 2407 Germany  
Shades Of Deep Purple (LP, Album, RP) Odeon 2C 064 04175 France  
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Reviews & Discussion

ADIPOCERE01 Oct 08, 2011

referencing Shades Of Deep Purple, LP, Album, 2C 062 04175

the cover we can here is not the good one !!
On the good one, the title is written a little bit bigger, taking all the width of the cover, then on left part (on "shades") is written on red the Ref. : 2 C 062-04175
Bottom left is written STEREO PEUT ËTRE UTILISE AVEC UN LECTEUR MONO.
Bottom right, 2 logo : EMI and ODEON
Rated 5/5
blind_squirrel Oct 03, 2011

referencing Shades Of Deep Purple, LP, Album, 1C 062-04 175

One of the best debut albums ever in my opinion.

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