Deep Purple - Stormbringer (LP Vinyl 1974 Germany EMI C 072-96 004) MK3
Deep Purple - Stormbringer (LP Vinyl 1974 Germany EMI C 072-96 004) The Deep Purple original Mark Three lineup of Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lors and Iac Paice.. This is the rare EMI Electrola German edition of the LP.
The Record is in Beautiful condition. The cover does have shelf. The inner sleeve is in good condition.
Stormbringer is the ninth studio album by the English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in December 1974 and the second studio album to feature the Mk III lineup including vocalist David Coverdale and bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes.
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stormbringer"Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale4:03
2."Love Don't Mean a Thing"Blackmore, Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice4:23
3."Holy Man"Coverdale, Hughes, Lord4:28
4."Hold On"Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice5:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lady Double Dealer"Blackmore, Coverdale3:19
2."You Can't Do It Right (With the One You Love)"Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes3:24
3."High Ball Shooter"Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice4:26
4."The Gypsy"Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice4:05
5."Soldier of Fortune"Blackmore, Coverdale3:14
Featuring the stellar Mark III "Burn" line-up of Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord, & Ian Paice, the platinum plus Stormbringer featured such classics as "Lady Double Dealer," "The Gypsy," "Soldier Of Fortune," "Holy Man" and the hugely successful title track "Stormbringer."
Thank In a posthumous review Alex Henderson of AllMusic writes that "Stormbringer falls short of the excellence of Machine Head and Who Do We Think We Are, but nonetheless boasts some definite classics – including the fiery "Lady Double Dealer," the ominous title song (a goth metal treasure), the sweaty "High Ball Shooter," and the melancholy ballad "Soldier of Fortune."
Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore left Deep Purple following Stormbringer and its subsequent tour, publicly citing his dislike for the funky direction the band was taking. Glenn Hughes nevertheless praises the album and Blackmore's contributions: "People who listen to Stormbringer, please listen...Ritchie Blackmore is damn funky, whether he likes it or not. He played wonderfully on the album."
The cover image of Stormbringer is based on a photo. On 8 July 1927 a tornado near the town of Jasper, Minnesota was photographed by Lucille Handberg. Her photograph has become a classic image, and was used and edited for the album's cover. The same photograph was used for Miles Davis' album Bitches Brew in 1970 and Siouxsie and the Banshees' album Tinderbox in 1986.
Stormbringer is the name of the second Elric of Melniboné novel by Michael Moorcock. It is the name of a magical sword described in many novels and comics by Moorcock and others which enjoyed enormous success in the 1960s and 70s. David Coverdale has denied knowledge of this until shortly after recording the album. In an interview with Charles Shaar Murray in the New Musical Express he claimed that the name was from mythology.[6] A few years later, Moorcock collaborated with Blue Öyster Cult to write "Black Blade," a song that actually was about the sword Stormbringer.
According to Glenn Hughes, the slurred gibberish that is spoken by Coverdale at the beginning of the title track just prior to the first verse is the same backwards dialogue that Linda Blair's character utters in the film The Exorcist, when she is questioned by the priest.[8]
Deep Purple MK3
David Coverdale – lead vocals (all but "Holy Man"), backing vocals
Ritchie Blackmore – lead guitars
Jon Lord – organ, keyboards, electric piano, backing vocals
Glenn Hughes – bass guitar, lead vocals (all but "Soldier of Fortune"), backing vocals
Ian Paice – drums, percussion
Production
Produced by Deep Purple and Martin Birch
Recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich in August 1974
Engineered by Martin Birch, assisted by Reinhold Mack and Hans Menzel
Additional recording and mixing by Martin Birch and Ian Paice, assisted by Gary Webb and Garry Ladinsky at The Record Plant, Los Angeles during September 1974
Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California
35th Anniversary Edition digital mastering and remastering by Peter Mew at Abbey Road Studios, London
Remixes for the "35th Anniversary Edition" mixed by Glenn Hughes with Peter Mew at Abbey Road Studios, London, 3 November 2006
"High Ball Shooter" (instrumental) mixed by Gary Massey at Abbey Road Studios, London, April 2002
Original Quad mix by Gary Ladinsky at The Record Plant, October 1974
Reformatted for 5.1 surround sound by Peter Mew at Abbey Road Studios, London, February 2008[6]
