Notes
- ↑ Deep Purple (2000). Shades of Deep Purple Remastered (CD Sleeve). London, UK: EMI 7243 4 98336 23.
- ↑ Deep Purple (1968). Shades of Deep Purple (LP Sleeve). London, UK: Parlophone PCS 7055.
| Shades of Deep Purple | ||||
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| Released | 17 July 1968 September 1968 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 11–13 May 1968 | |||
| Studio | Pye Studios, London | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 43:33 | |||
| Label | Tetragrammaton (US) Parlophone (UK) | |||
| Producer | Derek Lawrence | |||
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| Singles from Shades of Deep Purple | ||||
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Shades of Deep Purple is the debut studio album by British rock band Deep Purple. It was released on 17 July, 1968 through Parlophone records and went to number 24 in the United States and number 19 in Canada. It features their debut single Hush which went to number 4 in the United States and number 2 in Canada.
All credits adapted from the original releases.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "And the Address" (instrumental) | Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord | 4:38 |
| 2. | "Hush" | Joe South | 4:24 |
| 3. | "One More Rainy Day" | Lord, Rod Evans | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Prelude: Happiness/I'm So Glad" | Blackmore, Evans, Lord, Ian Paice, Nick Simper/Skip James | 7:19 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Mandrake Root" | Blackmore, Lord, Evans | 6:09 |
| 6. | "Help!" | Lennon–McCartney | 6:01 |
| 7. | "Love Help Me" | Blackmore, Evans | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Hey Joe" | Billy Roberts | 7:33 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Shadows" (album outtake) | Lord, Evans, Simper, Blackmore | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Love Help Me" (instrumental version) | Blackmore, Evans | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Help" (alternate take) | Lennon–McCartney | 5:24 |
| 12. | "Hey Joe" (BBC Top Gear session, 14 January 1969) | Roberts | 4:06 |
| 13. | "Hush" (live US TV, 1968) | South | 3:53 |
