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Deep Purple
The Book Of Taliesyn

Album US 1968 on Tetragrammaton Records label
Rock (Prog Rock, Classic Rock)

Original US 1968 pressings have heavy brown cardboard covers with a glued back flap attached to rear paper panel. Labels are a Silver gloss paper with a Blue "Tetragrammaton" Logo, and thick black lettering. Dead wax has small inscription "DCT" and larger "T-107-Side 1" and "T-107-Side 2" Second Cutting at DCT included DCT3 and DWJ Later 1970's & 1980's represses exist with same cover art, release no#, date and are made in Canada with a white paper Gloss cover. Vinyl is thin like "Dynaflex" and have Silver labels (non gloss) with smaller black lettering with no Blue label logo. Dead wax has crudely written "SMK" and "T-107had two poonly side 1" & "T-107 side 2".

     
Musicians
PortraitDeep Purple , 1968-1976 GB
album by
PortraitJon Lord key, org, 1941-2012 GB
arranged by, string arrangement, organ, vocals, written by
PortraitNick Simper eb, voc, b, *1945 GB
bass guitar, vocals, written by
PortraitIan Paice dr, *1948 GB
drums, written by
PortraitRitchie Blackmore g, *1945 GB
lead guitar, written by
PortraitRod Evans voc, *1947 GB
vocals, written by
Producers
Les Weisbrich art direction
John Vernon Lord cover, cover arrt
Barry Ainsworth engineer
Darrell Johnson mastered by
Derek Lawrence producer
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Listen, Learn, Read OnDeep PurpleIan Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Rod Evans4:02
2Hard RoadDeep PurpleIan Paice, Jon Lord, Nick Simper, Ritchie Blackmore5:15
3Kentucky WomanDeep PurpleNeil Diamond4:43
4ExpositionDeep PurpleIan Paice, Jon Lord, Nick Simper, Ritchie Blackmore6:66
5We Can Work It OutDeep PurpleLennon-McCartney
6The ShieldDeep PurpleJon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Rod Evans6:00
7AnthemDeep PurpleJon Lord, Rod Evans5:29
8River Deep, Mountain HighDeep PurpleSpector, Greenwich & Barry10:05

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