Shades of Deep Purple

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.

Shades of Deep Purple
Studio album by Deep Purple
Released	17 July 1968 September 1968 (UK)
Recorded	11–13 May 1968
Studio	Pye Studios, London
Genre	Psychedelic rock progressive rock pop rock hard rock
Length	43:33
Label	Tetragrammaton (US) Parlophone (UK)
Producer	Derek Lawrence
Deep Purple chronology
Shades of Deep Purple (1968) The Book of Taliesyn (1968)
Singles from Shades of Deep Purple
"Hush" Released: 21 June 1968

Track listing

All credits adapted from the original releases.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"And the Address" (instrumental)	4:38
2.	"Hush"	4:24
3.	"One More Rainy Day"	3:40
4.	"Prelude: Happiness/I'm So Glad"	7:19

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Mandrake Root"	6:09
6.	"Help!"	6:01
7.	"Love Help Me"	3:49
8.	"Hey Joe"	7:33

Remastered CD edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Shadows" (album outtake)	3:39
10.	"Love Help Me" (instrumental version)	3:30
11.	"Help" (alternate take)	5:24
12.	"Hey Joe" (BBC Top Gear session, 14 January 1969)	4:06
13.	"Hush" (live US TV, 1968)	3:53

References

• Bloom, Jerry (2006). Black Knight – Ritchie Blackmore. London, UK: Music Sales Group. ISBN 978-1-84609-266-4. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
• Robinson, Simon (2000). Shades of Deep Purple Remastered (CD Booklet). Deep Purple. London, UK: EMI 7243 4 98336 23.
• Thompson, Dave (August 2004). Smoke on the Water: The Deep Purple Story. Toronto, Canada: ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-618-8. Retrieved 25 December 2013.