Clearly Deep Purple were going towards heady waters with a title and cover like this, especially for 1968. In fact, Deep Purple had to make a conscious decision to move away from prog and over to hard rock eventually, and it was there they found fame and fortune. I had my best listen in 35 years this go round (+1). Really appreciating Jon Lord's Hammond organ contributions at this point of the group's career.
Ownership: LP: 1971 Harvest. Online acquisition (2020) at a steal of a price ($5). Superb glossy gatefold cover tops off the package. This replaces the Japanese papersleeve CD (wonderful thick gatefold, but offers nothing else) which in turn replaced the 80s LP reissue that I originally picked up brand new while in college (1986). It was an odd 80s reissue at the time, and not a very good one at that, consistent with the era.
1986; 2//05; 10/19/21 (LP roundup); 12/31/21 (new entry)
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