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Deep Purple
Book of Taliesyn
Genres: International Music, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock, Metal

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Listen, Learn, Read On
2. Hard Road (Wring That Neck)
3. Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple, Diamond, Neil
4. Exposition/We Can Work It Out
5. The Shield
6. Anthem - Deep Purple, Evans, Rod
7. River Deep, Mountain High - Deep Purple, Barry, Jeff
8. Oh No No No [Studio Outtake][#][*] - Deep Purple, Leander
9. It's All Over [BBC Top Gear Session][#][*] - Deep Purple, Unknown Composer
10. Hey Bop-A-Rebop [BBC Top Gear Session][#][*]
11. Hard Road (Wring That Neck) [BBC Top Gear Session][#][*]
12. Playground [Remixed Instrumental Studio Out Take][#][*]

Japanese reissue of 1969 album, packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. Includes 5 bonus tracks 'Oh NoNo No' (Studio Out Take), 'It's All Over' (BBC Top Gear Session), 'Hey Bop A Re Bop' (BBC Top Gear Session), 'Wring That N... more »

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All Artists: Deep Purple
Title: Book of Taliesyn
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Video Arts Japan
Release Date: 4/8/2003
Album Type: Import, Limited Edition
Genres: International Music, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock, Metal
Styles: Europe, Britain & Ireland, British Invasion, Supergroups, Arena Rock, British Metal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1

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CD Reviews

A largely undiscovered gem

Lawrence D. Lanberg | 03/18/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"A very interesting, embryonic specimen of progressive rock. Brilliant pieces of instrumental genius are (oddly) adjoined to irrelevant cover songs. Jon Lord asserts a youthful, uninhibited grandeur with loud and swirling organ bits; a yet undeveloped Blackmore ocassionally bursts through with guitar statements serious enough to grip your soul.

A downside of this early recording is its sound quality. The actual depth of Paice's energetic drumming is not captured quite well enough, while Rod Evans' lead vocal comes across as grating in many spots. Nevertheless, the ambitious instrumental workouts captured are very unique to this one album only - and this definitely qualifies it as a 'keeper'.

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Listen, Learn, Rock On

K. Lewis | OZ | 02/18/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The 2nd DP album starts off like a fireball with these 3 tracks...

1. Listen, Learn, Read On

2. Hard Road (Wring That Neck)

3. Kentucky Woman

After that they can play what they want as far as I'm concerned, 5 Stars from a group that always gave us their all.

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