Deep Purple: Deep Purple (III) UK Harvest SHVL 759 Early Pressing Vinyl Album

The third album from Deep Purple, recorded by the original Mark I line-up of Rod Evans, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Nick Simper and Ian Paice. It was their last record before Gillan and Glover joined and the band went on to In Rock. The cover is a detail from Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden Of Earthly Delights.

A real mix of styles: heavy organ rock on Chasing Shadows and Why Didn't Rosemary?, a Donovan cover in Lalena, and the 12 minute three-part April, which takes in an orchestral middle section written by Jon Lord. This is an early UK Harvest pressing on the yellow and green label with the EMI box logo, in the gatefold sleeve with the purple inner spread and the band's own track notes.

• Artist: Deep Purple
• Album: Deep Purple (also known as Deep Purple III)
• Original release: 1969 (this copy is an early 1970s UK pressing, EMI boxed logo label)
• Label: Harvest / EMI
• Catalogue number: SHVL 759
• Format: Stereo vinyl LP, 33⅓ rpm
• Condition: Used / Pre-loved
• Record Condition: VG+
• Sleeve Condition: VG+
• Matrix / Runout:
  • Side 1: SHVL 759 A1
• Country: United Kingdom
• Packaging: Gatefold sleeve (Garrod & Lofthouse), paper inner
• Producer(s): Derek Lawrence
• Line-up:
  • Rod Evans, vocals
  • Ritchie Blackmore, guitar
  • Jon Lord, organ, keyboards
  • Nick Simper, bass
  • Ian Paice, drums

Track listing

Side One

1. Chasing Shadows – Lord, Paice
2. Blind – Lord
3. Lalena – Donovan
4. Fault Line / The Painter – Lord, Blackmore, Evans, Paice, Simper

Side Two

1. Why Didn't Rosemary? – Blackmore, Lord, Evans, Simper, Paice
2. Bird Has Flown – Evans, Blackmore, Lord
3. April – Blackmore, Lord