1969 UK ORIG DEEP PURPLE 3 Hard PSYCH PROG Gem

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SCARCE "MINT" 1969 BRITISH LAMINATED COLLECTIBLE

        CLASSIC PSYCH / PROG DEEP PURPLE MKII

                       DEEP PURPLE                 

                   ...UK - HARVEST RECORDS - SHVL 759 

TOP COPY! MINTY CLEAN

LAMINATED British gatefold cover vintage pressing collectible, recorded in 1969 and contains the famous gatefold Bosch horror painting design...

...the third Deep Purple featured the band in a more psych-progressive format...

The eponymous Deep Purple album is probably their most psychedelic album. This is the last with the first line-up. This album features their greatest epic in the 12-minute track "April", a progression of their previous experiments blending classical music and psychedelic rock. Comparing this album with its predecessor we can see many similarities and equivalent songs, making it clear that the album is not much different than the predecessor, with exception of longer tracks.

Chasing Shadows is the lead off track, a cool riviting rocker with a great guitar solo ~~ the main riffs have a division of organ and guitar.

Blind is a classic psychedelic song, keyboard dominated, with good harpsichord arrangements by Jon Lord, great drumming and good singing. There is a great acid guitar solo and after the second verses and chorus there is a harpsichord solo that lasts until the end of the song. The song is slow and somewhat somber and the closing harpsichord arrangements are superb.

Lalena is a version of Donovan song. Purples version has a sad mood, with beautiful organ, singing and good guitar. The song, apart of the organ, is very close to the Donovan's folkish style. The organ solo is the highlight of the song and the closure of the track, with good electric guitar and organ.

Fault Line / The Painter starts with a psychedelic experimental melody, with backwards organ and cymbals in the beginning and the development features some crazy guitar and organ effects. The Painter is an organ-driven psychedelic song with great acid guitar solos and organ sounds in the song.

Why didn't Rosemary is a bluesy-psychedelic song with good guitar work (solos and riff) and some very strong keyboards, with some soloing. The singing is bluesy also and there is good psychedelic guitar and organ solos.

The Bird Has Flown is a somewhat heavy psychedelic song which features fuzz guitar riffs, good bass and hard organ. The chorus have floaty organ, singing and guitar. From the middle to the end there are good guitar and mainly a great organ solo. The closing of the song is very good also.

April is one of the progressive masterpieces of this band and it is the song that has strong classical arrangements as a three-part epic with the parts very defined. The first part is a classical-like arrangement of organ, piano, acoustic guitar and electric guitar. There is a beautiful chorus also. The second part is totally classical with strings and woodwinds. The oboes and flutes are very good and it seems a little like orchestral soundtrack for films. The third part is psychedelic by the band itself, with nice guitar and organ riff and singing. The mood is sad and the guitar and organ melodies are very good. One of best Deep Purple tracks of the sixties.

Overall the 3rd album is very strong in the psychedelic/progressive vein...

1. Chasing Shadows 05:34
2. Blind 05:26
3. Lalena 05:05
4. Fault Line 01:46
5. The Painter 03:51
6. Why Didn't Rosemary? 05:04
7. Bird Has Flown 05:36
8. April 12:20

CONDITION: The cover: The laminated gatefold cover is M- and looking clean/outstanding TOPS  very collectible. No split seams, no bends, no writing.

The vinyl: is all glossy clean...M- visual that plays TOP level CLEAN and has CLEAN "Harvest" labels

keeper!

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record