Shades of Deep Purple
Missing image Shades_of_Deep_Purple.jpg Album cover
LP by Deep Purple
Released	September 1968
Recorded	May 11 - 13, 1968
Genre	Hard rock
Length	?? min ?? s
Record label	Tetragrammaton
Producer	Derek Lawrence
Professional reviews
AMG	4/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k81gtq5ztu43)
Deep Purple Chronology
Shades of Deep Purple (1968)		The Book of Taliesyn (1968)

Shades of Deep Purple is the debut album by the British hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1968.

The album reached #24 on Billboard's Pop Album charts in the US.

Track listing

1. "And the Address" (Blackmore/Lord) - 4:38
2. "Hush" (South) - 4:24
3. "One More Rainy Day" (Evans/Lord) - 3:40
4. "Prelude: Happiness/I'm So Glad" (Blackmore/Evans/Lord/Paice/Simper) - 7:19
5. "Mandrake Root" (Blackmore/Evans/Lord) - 6:09
6. "Help!" (Lennon/McCartney) - 6:01
7. "Love Help Me" (Blackmore/Evans) - 3:49
8. "Hey Joe" (Roberts) - 7:33
9. "Shadows" (Blackmore/Evans/Lord/Paice/Simper) - 3:38
10. "Love Help Me" (Blackmore/Evans) - 3:29
11. "Help!" alternate take - 5:23
12. "Hey Joe" - 4:05
13. "Hush" - 3:53

Personnel

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