Deep Purple ‎– Deep Purple In Rock (UK)

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Mid 1971 UK pressing (aka 2nd press). Matrix Side 1. SHVL 777 A-2 CHM, Side 2. SHVL 777 B-1 GPH 145

After satisfying all of their classical music kinks with keyboard player Jon Lord’s overblown Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Deep Purple’s soon-to-be classic Mark II version made its proper debut and established the sonic blueprint that would immortalize this lineup of the band on 1970s awesome In Rock. The cacophony of sound (spearheaded by Ritchie Blackmore’s blistering guitar solo) introducing opener “Speed King” made it immediately obvious that the band was no longer fooling around, but the slightly less intense “Bloodsucker” did afford stunned listeners a chance to catch their breaths before the band launched into the album’s epic, ten-minute tour de force, “Child in Time.” In what still stands as arguably his single greatest performance, singer Ian Gillan led his bandmates on a series of hypnotizing crescendos, from the song’s gentle beginning through to its ear-shattering climax and then back again for an even more intense encore that brought the original vinyl album’s seismic first side to a close. Side two opened with the searing power chords of “Flight of the Rat” — another example of the band’s new take-no-prisoners hard rock stance, though at nearly eight minutes, it too found room for some extended soloing from Blackmore and Lord. Next, “Into the Fire” and “Living Wreck” proved more concise but equally appealing, and though closer “Hard Lovin’ Man” finally saw the new-look Deep Purple waffling on a bit too long before descending into feedback, the die was cast for one of heavy metal’s defining albums.

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Harvest ‎– SHVL 777 Stereo Vinyl LP Gatefold Cover Original 1971 UK Pressing

Side 1.

1. Speed King
2. Bloodsucker
3. Child In Time

Side 2.

1. Flight Of The Rat
2. Into The Fire
3. Living Wreck
4. Hard Lovin’ Man

Credits:
Artwork [Art Studios] – Nesbit, Phipps & Froome
Design [Cover Design] – Edwards Coletta Productions
Engineer [Abbey Road] – Philip McDonald
Engineer [De Lane Lea] – Martin Birch
Engineer [IBC] – Andy Knight
Other [Equipment] – Ian (Bige) Hansford, Mick (Egg) Angus
Performer – Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover
Photography By – Alan Hall, Mike Brown
Producer [Produced By], Composed By, Concept By [Album Devised By], Arranged By – Deep Purple

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Weight 0,5 kg

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