Description
Offered for sale is a Japanese pressing of the self-titled third album by Deep Purple, including the original obi.
About this copy: This copy of Deep Purple is a 1973 Japanese pressing of an album that was originally released in 1969.
The cover is VG++, with slight wear at the corners but no general wear.
The obi is M-. The “hojyuhyo,” or re-order tag, is still attached. The obi has a ¥2200 sticker over the original printed ¥2000 price. The cover shows ¥2000.
The insert is M-.
The disc is M- and looks like it might have been played once.
A beautiful copy of a terrific LP and our favorite Deep Purple album.
Background: Released in 1969, Deep Purple was the third album by the band and the last to feature the band’s original lineup with bassist Nick Simper and vocalist Rod Evans.
The album reached #162 on the U.S. charts and did not chart in the UK.
Allmusic.com gave Deep Purple a 4 1/2 star review:
This is a record that even those who aren’t Deep Purple fans can listen to two or three times in one sitting — but then, this wasn’t much like any other album that the group ever issued. Actually, Deep Purple was highly prized for many years by fans of progressive rock, and for good reason. …This is one of the most bracing progressive rock albums ever, and a successful vision of a musical path that the group might have taken but didn’t.
| Country of origin: | Japan |
| Size: | 12″ |
| Record Label: | Warner Brothers |
| Catalog Number: |
P-8378W |
| Year of Release: | 1973 |
| Format: | Stereo |
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