by WHITESNAKE
Release Date: 13 October 2023
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Rhino
£38.99
Whitesnake The Purple Album: Special Gold Edition Limited Gold Vinyl 2LP Set
Overview:
David Coverdale was a relatively unknown 21-year-old singer-songwriter when he 2CD & Bluray set. Deep Purple in 1973. He went on to record three classic albums alongside the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers before embarking on his musical journey a few years later with his band, Whitesnake. Coverdale is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his Deep Purple debut this year with a special version of The Purple Album, Whitesnake’s tribute to his three-year tenure with the legendary group. The album has been newly remixed and remastered and is available as a 1CD. A 2LP on gold vinyl, and as a deluxe 2 CD / Bluray set.
The 2-CD/Blu-ray version of THE PURPLE ALBUM: SPECIAL GOLD EDITION goes beyond the original with the addition of live recordings and concert videos from The Purple Tour (“The Gypsy,” “Mistreated”), official music videos (“Sail Away,” “You Fool No One”), and an assortment of previously unreleased material, including six alternate mixes of album tracks. The Blu-ray also offers a behind-the-scenes look at the album's making and a song-by-song commentary by Coverdale.
An exciting addition to the upcoming collection is the four-song demo Coverdale submitted to Deep Purple, hoping to become the band’s next singer. Recorded in 1972 with his former band, The Fabulosa Brothers, the reel-to-reel tape was extensively restored after Coverdale stumbled upon it among his late mother’s belongings. In the album’s liner notes, Coverdale says: “I had no idea my Mam had the tape…For me, to open my Mam’s trunk of personal items, 30 years after her passing, was a gift from Heaven.” The collection also features several demos Coverdale recorded while working on songs for Deep Purple’s 1974 album Stormbringer.
Featured Tracks:
Disc: 1
1 Burn
2 Lay Down, Stay Down
3 Love Child
4 Holy Man
5 The Gypsy
6 Lady Double Dealer
7 Might Just Take Your Life
8 Coming Home
Disc: 2
1 Stormbringer
2 Sail Away
3 You Keep On Moving
4 Lady Luck
5 Mistreated
6 You Fool No One (Interpolating Itchy Fingers)
7 Soldier of Fortune
Release Date: 25 October 2024
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Rhino
£39.99
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Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Rhino
£37.99
Release Date: 20 May 2022
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Rhino
£32.99
Release Date: 29 October 2021
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Warner Records
£34.99
