Description
Offered for sale is a German direct metal mastered pressing of Concerto for Group and Orchestra by Deep Purple.
About this copy: This copy of Concerto for Group and Orchestra is a 1989 German pressing on the Harvest label.
The cover is M- and is still in the original shrink wrap. Unlike earlier pressings, this version does not have a gatefold cover.
The disc is M- and looks unplayed. Clean disc!
A great sounding copy of a classic Deep Purple LP.
Background: Released in 1969, Concerto for Group and Orchestra was the fourth album by Deep Purple and the group’s first live recording.
The album reached #28 on the UK album chart and #149 on the U.S. chart.
Allmusic.com gave Concerto for Group and Orchestra a 3 star review:
Back in 1970, it seemed as though any British group that could was starting to utilize classical elements in their work — for some, like ELP, that meant quoting from the classics as often and loudly as possible, while for others, like Yes, it meant incorporating classical structures into their albums and songs. Deep Purple, at the behest of keyboardman Jon Lord, fell briefly into the camp of this offshoot of early progressive rock with the Concerto for Group and Orchestra. For most fans, the album represented the nadir of the classic (i.e., post-Rod Evans) group: minutes of orchestral meandering lead into some perfectly good hard rock jamming by the band, but the trip is almost not worth the effort.
| Country of origin: | Germany |
| Size: | 12″ |
| Record Label: | Harvest |
| Catalog Number: |
038-15 7592 1 |
| Year of Release: | 1989 |
| Format: | Stereo |
| Share: |       |
