DEEP PURPLE

Release Year: 2000
Artist Origin: ENG
Style: fundamental expressive psychedelic hard rock

picking up on interest accumulated via the debut longplay, in US of A in particular, ambitious UK's five-piece records one more cover song Kentucky Woman by Neil Diamond, to become their immediate new highlight, quickly building up the entire second album either, first launched in October of 1968, further revealing such intricate and inspiring numbers as the psychedelic opener Listen, Learn, Read On or ten minute progressive closer River Deep, Mountain High, with more than enough of exciting arrangements within these and the rest of the tracks, where Jon Lord's keyboard magic starts functioning in a real infectious way, not forgetting Evans' expressive vocals and Blackmore's sharp, improvisation-laden guitar work, strengthening their positions in a forward-thinking rock area of late seventies; recent European edition comes with a sound remastered at Abbey Road studios, featuring an in-depth album story in the booklet as well as five rare bonuses from 1968-1969, including a session at BBC studio