Tunes For Tuesday – Deep Purple “April”
A sample of some obscure – and some maybe not obscure – tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today’s selection: Deep Purple – April
A lesser known tune off Deep Purple’s lesser known third album “Deep Purple” released in 1969. “Hush” off their first album (“Shades Of …“) gave the band a presence in the US but their second album (Book of Taliesyn) did not do well (#54) with a cover of “Kentucky Woman” being the most successful cut. “Deep Purple” was even less successful (peaking at #162). It wasn’t until their 4th studio album – “In Rock” – released in 1970 that the band could be considered successful with “Black Night“, “Child In Time“, “Speed King” as significant cuts.
Ah, yes, DP.
A staple band.
I was a late bloomer, not coming on board til Machinehead.
From Stormbringer in 1974, one of my favorites.
Soldier of Fortune, unplugged. (no Ritchie)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZuW3YvHHLU
Just now got around to listening to your song. Never heard it before and wouldn’t have known it was Deep Purple if you hadn’t said so. Didn’t start letting loose til the last couple minutes and even then it didn’t sound like Deep Purple. None the less I added it to my archives. Thank you.
Speaking of Deep Purple, here’s an older one that I posted on the old site last year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=024K8QMK0Jk
Let’s not forget some of their modern stuff. Perfect Strangers from the Big 80s.