Deep Purple 'Stormbringer' 1974 original vinyl LP TPS 3508. Condition is Used. Dispatched with Royal Mail 2nd Class.

Stormbringer is the ninth studio album by the English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in November 1974.

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 Melnibone 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. A few years later Moorcock collaborated with Blue Oyster Cult to write 'Black Blade', a song that was actually 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.

"Stormbringer"  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."

Side oneNo.TitleWriter(s)Length1."Stormbringer", 4:032."Love Don't Mean a Thing"Blackmore, Coverdale, , , 4:233."Holy Man"Coverdale, Hughes, Lord4:284."Hold On"Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice5:05Side twoNo.TitleWriter(s)Length1."Lady Double Dealer"Blackmore, Coverdale3:192."You Can't Do It Right (With the One You Love)"Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes3:243."High Ball Shooter"Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice4:264."The Gypsy"Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice4:055.""Blackmore, Coverdale3:14 Deep Purple  – lead vocals (all but "Holy Man"), backing vocals  – lead guitars  – organ, keyboards, electric piano, backing vocals  – bass guitar, lead vocals (all but "Soldier of Fortune"), backing vocals  – drums, percussion

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