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Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London in 1968.^[1] They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock,^[2][3] but their musical approach has changed over the years.^[4] Originally formed as a psychedelic rock and progressive rock band, they shifted to a heavier sound with their 1970 album Deep Purple in Rock.^[5] Deep Purple, together with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, have been referred to as the "unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-seventies".^[6] They were listed in the 1975 Guinness Book of World Records as "the globe's loudest band" for a 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre^[7][8] and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide.^[9][10][11]

Lado A Listen, Learn, Read On – (Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Rod Evans, Ian Paice) 00:00 Wring That Neck – (Ritchie Blackmore, Nick Simpler, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) 04:05 Kentucky Woman – (Neil Diamond) 08:47 a) Exposition b) We Can Work It Out – 6:56 (a) Ritchie Blackmore, Nick Simpler, Jon Lord, Ian Paice b) John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Lado B The Shield – (Ritchie Blackmore, Rod Evans, Jon Lord) 20:41 Anthem – (Rod Evans, Jon Lord) 26:47 River Deep - Mountain High – 1 (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector) 33:19

 Deep Purple Rod Evans – lead vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitar Jon Lord – Hammond organ, keyboards, backing vocals, strings arrangement on "Anthem" Nick Simper – bass, backing vocals Ian Paice – drums, temple blocks

 

The Book of Taliesyn is the second studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, recorded only three months after Shades of Deep Purple and released by Tetragrammaton Records in October 1968, just before their first US tour. The name for the album was taken from the 14th-century Book of Taliesin.

The structure of the album is similar to that of their first, with four original songs and three rearranged covers; however, the tracks are longer, the arrangements more complex and the sound more polished than on Shades of Deep Purple. The music style is a mix of psychedelic rock, progressive rock and hard rock, with several inserts of classical music arranged by the band's keyboard player Jon Lord.