SHADES OF DEEP PURPLE PMC 7055 (-68) UK MONO

One of the worlds greatest rock groups. Have existed through many settings and fashions - all dissected and written about in books, magazines and on the net. Very little new I can add here - started in Hertford, England -67 as "Roundabout", but soon changed name to "Deep Purple" after a favorite song of Richie Blackmores grandmother. Got an early US hit with a cover of Joe Souths "Hush" - #4 on Billboard and #2 in Canada. This first LP is different from anything they did later - considerably influenced by Vanilla Fudge and using heavy organ and bombastic arrangements. Nice in its way, but far from settings and innovations of later success. The '45 tracks "Hush" and "One More Rainy Day" could be the mono versions here, but for the rest I can't say yet if it's a fold down or true mono. Tried for a long time to find a UK 1st stereo to compare and settle the matter once and for all...and after doing that I can conclude that the mono isn't a cold fold from the stereo but had some kind of separate treatment - for details on that check this https://monolover.blogspot.com/2019/09/deep-purpleshades-of-deep-purple-uk.html. In any case this mono sounds just fine, balanced with enough power to get through. Released in US July -68, two months before UK, in stereo only (Tetragrammaton T-102). First UK with label as shown here and laminated flip/back cover. (YMÖ*) (PÖX*) (DHÄ*)