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The Book of Taliesyn

Deep Purple

Type:
Full-length
Release date:
February 7th, 2000
Catalog ID:
7243 5 21608 2 2
Version desc.:
Remastered
Label:
EMI
Format:
CD
Reviews:
4 reviews (avg. 80%)
1. Listen, Learn, Read On 04:02   Show lyrics
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2. Wring That Neck 05:15   instrumental
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3. Kentucky Woman (Neil Diamond cover) 04:43   Show lyrics
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4. Exposition / We Can Work It Out (The Beatles cover) 07:06   Show lyrics
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5. Shield 06:00   Show lyrics
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6. Anthem 06:29   Show lyrics
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7. River Deep, Mountain High (Ike & Tina Turner cover) 10:05   Show lyrics
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8. Oh No No No (outtake) 04:27   Show lyrics
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9. It's All Over (BBC Top Gear) 04:14   Show lyrics
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10. Hey Bop A Re Bop (BBC Top Gear) 03:31   Show lyrics
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11. Wring That Neck (BBC Top Gear) 04:41   instrumental
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12. Playground (outtake) 04:31   instrumental
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Original line-up
Band members
Ritchie Blackmore Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5)
Nick Simper Songwriting (tracks 2, 4), Bass, Vocals (backing)
Ian Paice Drums, Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4)
Jon Lord (R.I.P. 2012) Vocals (backing), Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4-6), Organ
Rod Evans Songwriting (tracks 1, 5, 6), Vocals
Miscellaneous staff
Richard Imrie Photography
Jon Lord (R.I.P. 2012) Arrangements (strings)
Barry Ainsworth (R.I.P. 2019) Engineering
Les Weisbrich (R.I.P. 2006) Art direction
John Vernon Lord Cover art
Derek Lawrence (R.I.P. 2020) Producer
Additional line-up
Miscellaneous staff
Peter Mew Digital remastering & restoration
Simon Robinson Project co-ordination, Design, Liner notes
Nigel Reeve Project co-ordination
Original line-up
Ritchie Blackmore Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5)
Nick Simper Songwriting (tracks 2, 4), Bass, Vocals (backing)
Ian Paice Drums, Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4)
Jon Lord (R.I.P. 2012) Vocals (backing), Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4-6), Organ
Rod Evans Songwriting (tracks 1, 5, 6), Vocals
Original line-up
Richard Imrie Photography
Jon Lord (R.I.P. 2012) Arrangements (strings)
Barry Ainsworth (R.I.P. 2019) Engineering
Les Weisbrich (R.I.P. 2006) Art direction
John Vernon Lord Cover art
Derek Lawrence (R.I.P. 2020) Producer
Additional line-up
Peter Mew Digital remastering & restoration
Simon Robinson Project co-ordination, Design, Liner notes
Nigel Reeve Project co-ordination
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"Wring That Neck" is the track "Hard Road" under its original title. Deep Purple were forced to change the title at the time of the album's original release by Tetragrammaton Records.

Recording information:

Recorded August 1968 at De Lane Lea Studios, London

Tracks 9-11 recorded on January 14 1969, London

Remastered at Abbey Road studios, London

Identifiers:

Barcode: 724352160822

Added by: BlackDuddi Modified by: Torquia
Added on: 2014-06-13 09:34:51 Last modified on: 2022-07-31 23:07:13