Stormbringer [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Stormbringer [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Go Out & Get It

2. Can't Get The One I Want

3. Stormbringer

4. Sweet Honesty

5. Woodstock

6. John The Baptist

7. Ocean

8. Traffic-Light Lady

9. Tomorrow Time

10. Would You Believe Me

11. It's One Of Those Days (Bonus Track)

12. I Don't Know (Bonus Track)

13. John The Baptist (Bonus Track)

14. Traffic-Light Lady (Bonus Track)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
John and Beverley Martyn's classic album from 1970 has now been digitally remastered from the original master tapes and has been expanded with four previously unreleased Demos ecorded at Sound Techniques, Chelsea on 16th April 1969. Having previously recorded two solo albums (London Conversation and The Tumbler) John Martyn teamed up with his wife Beverley to record Stormbringer. Still very much in the folkish vein, some of the stand out tracks include 'Go Out' and 'Get It' (featured on the fantastic Island sampler LP Bumpers) plus the title track. Island. 2005.

Tracks:

Stormbringer
Love Don't Mean A Thing
Holy Man
Hold On
Lady Double Deale

Album Description

The first in the series of three new Deep Purple remastered discs from Friday Music, "Stormbringer" the hugely successful Deep Purple album, marks its first release to a North American audience, after being out of print for almost two decades.

Recorded in 1974 as a follow-up to their multi- platinum release "Burn", Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Ian Paice and Jon Lord forged ahead with a harder sound and continued their assault on audiences worldwide with "Stormbringer."

With an apocalyptic entrance, the title track " Stormbringer" kicks the album into a full gear. Blackmore, known for creating some of the finest and most familiar riffs in music history, continues his legendary roll with this metal anthem. Coverdale notches up another career defining song as well, which has followed him through his amazing run with Deep Purple and his own successful arena band Whitesnake.

Eight more incredible performances continue to thrill the listener including the Glenn Hughes melodic classic "Holy Man" and the rocking "Lady Double Dealer", which features the solid back beat of Ian Paice and Jon Lord, which became one of the more lasting tracks in their long list of fan favorites.

Tracks:

Stormbringer
Love Don't Mean A Thing
Holy Man
Hold On
Lady Double Dealer
You Can't Do It Right
High Ball Shooter
The Gypsy
Soldier Of Fortune

Album Description

1974 album for EMI, a top 20 release in the U.S. album charts. Nine tracks featuring the line up of Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord & Paice, including 'Stormbringer' & 'Lady Double Dealer'.

Album Details

Deep Purple's 1974 Offering with David Coverdale on Vocals and Glenn Hughes on Bass (Having Assumed their Places on the Group's Previous Release, also in 1974, 'Burn'). Includes the Memorable Hard-Rock Staples 'Lady Double Dealer', 'Gypsy', 'Highball Shooter', the Title Track and Five More.

Customer Reviews:

Boring just like Burn.......2006-12-02

Never again will I buy another Deep Purple Album with Coverdale. He just goes on and on with his boring vocals. No interesting interplays like in Fireball. I give it two stars only because the title track is decent. Stay away unless you like pop music.

Lite Hard Rock from the Purps, but still very enjoyable.......2006-10-19

Stormbringer is one of my least favorite Deep Purple albums, and yet the music is still pretty outstanding. There are no weak songs to be found, probably because they trimmed it down from a double album to a single. Too bad Led Zeppelin didn't do that for Physical Graffiti. I love the songs Stormbringer, Lady Double Dealer, Holy Man, Hold On, You Can't Do It Right, Gypsy & Soldier of Fortune.

I recommend this album to classic rockers all over the world, this album is a must have to any DP collector.

The era when hard rock music started going soft .......2006-10-17

Whenever I listen to Stormbringer, I think of the era when real rock music started going soft. Groups like Bad Company and the Eagles started making noise, and Elton John was the cats meow. So, Deep Purple started sounding like easy rock too, but to this day I think it's a pretty enjoyable album, much more so than Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti for example. I can't believe a lot of the songs from Stormbringer aren't played on classic rock radio. I understand some Deep Purple (MKII) is a little to intense for your average person, but this album is so mellow (in Purple terms) that your Grandma could probably handle it being played at a decent volume. The only song I've never really liked is "Highball Shooter," it's alright, but the rest I love.

Highlights: Holy Man, Hold On, You Can't Do It Right and Soldier Of Fortune.

Stormbringer.......2006-09-25

Band Personnell:
David Coverdale - Vocals
Ritchie Blackmore - Guitars
Glenn Hughes - Bass and Vocals
Ian Paice - Drums
Jon Lord - Keyboards

The second album by the third lineup, this album was milder than Burn, something that pissed many classic Deep Purple fans, the opening title song sounds pretty heavy but the rest showed how funky this album is, especially the track "Hold on" showed this, beacause of all the funky sound that came into this album Blackmore decided to leave and form Rainbow with Ronnie James Dio as frontman.
This album has some highlights but for the fans who loved "Deep Purple in Rock" and "Machine Head" will eventually think this album is VERY weak.

Ehhhh.....3 and a half stars........2006-07-21

Stormbringer is an OK album. I listened to the title track and expected the same style of rock for the whole time, only to hear much more soul/funk than anticipated. For this I blame Glenn Hughes. The only other notable tracks for me are "Lady Double Dealer" and "Soldier of Fortune." The other tracks are alright, but as a whole the album doesn't hold my attention as much as Burn. Not my favorite, but OK for a listen once in a while. Good for those who prefer the softer side of Purple.

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Purple Rainbows (Part I)
The Mk3 Studio Albums in One Bargain Package
Two masterpieces brought together

Burn/Stormbringer
Deep Purple
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ASIN: B00008KH8Y
Release Date: 2003-03-17

Tracks:

Burn
Might Just Take Your Life
Lay Down, Stay Down
Sail Away
You Fool No One
What's Going on Here
Mistreated
"A" 200

Tracks:

Stormbringer
Love Don't Mean a Thing
Holy Man
Hold On
Lady Double Dealer
You Can't Do It Right
Highball Shooter
Gypsy
Soldier of Fortune

Album Description

Twofer combines The British metal icon's 1974 albums, 'Burn' & 'Stormbringer' (unavailable domestically). 17 tracks in all. Standard double jewel case. Copy Controlled CD. EMI. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Purple Rainbows (Part I).......2007-02-15

In 1973, Deep Purple were THE quintessential hardrock band: having released the critically acclaimed "Machine Head" the previous year, and toured extensively to support it, they capped it all with the release of THE live album of the era (arguably, of all time): Made in Japan. As fate would have it, that would be the last release from the legendary Mk II: singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover exited the band by the middle of the year, amid much turmoil and inner fighting, especially with resident tyrant (guitarist and founding member) Ritchie Blackmore. (Like I said before: I love the guy's music, but he has serious issues...)

Instead of quitting, the band soon found their replacements in David Coverdale(a newcomer) and Glenn Hughes (of Trapeze fame) respectively. With this lineup, completed by original members Ian Paice on drums and Jon Lord on keyboards, the band wrote and recorded "Burn". A masterpiece! Some people say that the band went in a bluesier vein, but I don't agree with that. DP had defined itself by way of fast, guitar driven, classically inspired psychedelic tunes, always spiced with the distinctive sound of the Hammond B3 organ. All of those elements are present here, in songs such as the title track (a true hard rock classic, in the vein of "Highway Star"), "Lay down stay Down", "You Fool No One" and "Might Just Take Your Life". However, there are, indeed, some new elements: the tandem voices of Coverdale and Hughes with a deeper, more soulful approach, are an obvious contrast with Ian Gillan legendary "scream and yell", rawer approach. Who's to say any of the 2 is the better? They are both good in their own right! This tandem is especially effective in songs such as "Sail Away", "What's going on here". But above all Coverdale's solo vocal number, "Mistreated" is without a doubt one of the greatest blues/rock numbers of the era. Here, indeed, you can see the band adding some new elements, but without loosing any of their own distinctive personality. This record is a gem.

Why the "Purple Rainbows?" title then, you might ask yourself. The reason for that comes with the band's next effort,the criminally underrated "Stormbringer", released only 9 months after its predecesor: now THIS IS a departure! The guitar fury and urgency found in "Burn" gives way to a lot of groove ladden, R&B infuced, funky tunes, such as "Love don't mean a thing", "You can't do it right", "Hold on".This musical departure was in no small part the result of Hughes being heavily involved in the songwriting, as opposed to previous album (according to the songwriting credits on the CD's), were he didn't intervene. Glenn even gets to sing on his own in one tune, a first for the band (Holy Man) that further shows that funky soulful vein. There is still room for some serious hard rock riffage, nevertheless, with such guitar heavy tunes as the title track (another classic!), "Lady Double Dealer", "High Ball Shooter" and "Gypsy", but apparently, this wasn't enough for Blackmore, who would leave the band soon after to form Rainbow. The album closes with the beautiful ballad "Soldier of Fortune" (one of my favorite Purple songs), which fortells some of the work Coverdale would do in Whitesnake, and even some of the softer numbers Blackmore would do for the first 3 Rainbow albums. In the end, I think that the record's greatest strenght, its variety, ended up being its greatest weakness. I guess a little more consistency wouldn't have hurt, but still, I personally enjoy this record a great deal.

But the funny thing is that, years later, Blackmore, with nth lineup of Rainbow, would release "Down to Earth", a record that sounds horrendously similar to Stormbringer. Listen to "No time to Loose", and then listen to "Highball shooter" and tell me if i'm too far off! But even funnier: Rainbow was HIS band, he could do whatever he wanted, and yet he chose to do that type of music,and when Rainbow started to sound more commercial, like DP, he dissolved Rainbow to go back to...Deep Purple! Anyway, twisted family tales aside, this is an excellent 2-pack. I can't recommend either album more than the other, I love them both, it would be like choosing your favorite child! If you like good music, you WILL enjoy this, and it's especially appealing for american fans, since Stormbringer is currently out of print in the U.S. However, be warned, as this situation could change in the mid term: "Burn" is already available in the U.S in a remastered format with extra tracks, while Stormbringer is slated to follow suit sometime in 2007. Let's hope and pray that "Come Taste the Band" (the one and only release from Mk IV) enjoys the same fate shortly. In the meantime, this set is highly recommended for Deep Purple fans and hard rock aficionados alike. You can't miss and for the price, you can't really ask for more bang for the buck.

The Mk3 Studio Albums in One Bargain Package.......2004-11-09

(Contrary to the previous review and the Amazon tracklisting, this import item made in England actually contains two discs, not one, housed in a double jewelcase. It is a bargain find, especially for those not interested in the recent expanded re-issue of "Burn." For just over twenty dollars, a buyer can get the "Burn" and "Stormbringer" CDs in one buy, complete with the original artwork inside the deluxe case.)
After daggers were drawn in 1973, the most successful line-up of Deep Purple (the "MkII" version) was disrupted by the departures of powerlung vocalist Ian Gillan and imaginative bassist Roger Glover. This famed version hit the jackpot with their "Machine Head" and "Made in Japan" albums, which made the pressure to find suitable replacements even more strenuous. But future Whitesnake singer David Coverdale and talented bassist Glenn Hughes would add yet another dimension to the sounds Deep Purple had created in the past, as evident on the two albums the MkIII line-up recorded, "Burn" and "Stormbringer," both released in 1974. Worth noting is Ritchie Blackmore's guitar playing, which seems to have set aside the fever-paced solos of `Highway Star' for a more atmospheric approach at least in terms of solos, resulting in a sound that echoes another guitar hero, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour. The most apparent sign that Blackmore was yearning for a different direction was when he left to form the successful Rainbow, but there are signs in these two albums as well; it's as if he were stuck in the original DP line-up again, aching to turn the music into a more hard rock approach, and here the guitarist is obviously yearning for yet another musical change.
"Burn" kicked things off with one of the strongest singles ever released by Deep Purple, the title track, a lyrically dark and musically fiery rock and roll tale that set up a vocal strategy used heavily by MkIII; Coverdale and Hughes shared lead vocal duties on almost every song, a brilliant combination, but it would become a dividing factor among the ranks when guitar legend Tommy Bolin arrived to replace Blackmore who left in 1975 (Bolin possessed equally engaging pipes which he didn't plan on keeping secret, especially in live performances). Listeners would often catch hints of blues here and there in the "Burn" album, with organ genius Jon Lord even adding jangly bar-room piano at one point. 'What's Goin' On Here' (similar in message to other DP tracks like 'Lazy' or 'Not Responsible') and the 7-minute 'Mistreated' are the most prominent examples. But as always, when these rock legends did the blues, it always came with its own unique shade of purple, here with Coverdale's vocals and Blackmore's guitar giving the song its edge. Drummer Ian Paice shines with his ever-evolving percussion work on `You Fool No One,' while `Might Just Take Your Life' brings out the same don't-mess-with-me characters as those created by Ian Gillan, and `Sail Away' is an honest rock n' roll lament. Speaking of laments, for a record with such a menacing title and sinister album cover artwork, the best songs on "Stormbringer" are ironically the more melancholic tracks. There are of course exemplary blistering rockers like the ominous title track, `Lady Double Dealer,' and `High Ball Shooter' but the three best songs on "Stormbringer" are each deep and lonely either lyrically or musically or both, as is the case with the album's highlight `Soldier of Fortune,' possibly the best ballad any line-up of Deep Purple ever created, while the melodic philosophy of `Holy Man' features Glenn Hughes flexing creative muscles that would be even more apparent on DP's next album, and `The Gypsy' features a strong hard-rock guitar hook set against some gloomy solo lines.
"Burn" and "Stormbringer" were fine and logical extensions to Deep Purple's catalog. Both reached the Top 10, some might speculate because the group was hot off the heels of the MkII success, but others firmly believe it was because of the impetus of the two records. The two records obviously reached more listeners than its sadly under-appreciated successor "Come Taste the Band," which would find Deep Purple's tight hard rock sound evolving even more, thanks to the addition of Tommy Bolin.

Two masterpieces brought together.......2004-03-21

Following the release of Deep Purple's seventh studio album, 1973's Who Do We Think We Are, legendary vocalist Ian Gillan left the group (he left to form his OWN band, not Black Sabbath, contrary to popular belief. There's a TEN YEAR GAP between his leaving Purple and joining Sabbath, people!) When a lead vocalist leaves a group he made popular, usually the results are a disaster. In Deep Purple, that wasn't necessarily the case, though. A young man named David Coverdale became Gillan's replacement. Though Coverdale originally wanted to be an artist (and I mean one who draws stuff, not a RECORDING artist), he really shines as a vocalist. The band also got a new bassist, Glenn Hughes. He would be more involved on vocals than the band's previous bassists, and this would prove to be a good thing. This CD features the first two of the three David Coverdale-era Deep Purple albums, Burn and Stormbringer. Read on for my review.

THIS TEXT REFERS TO "BURN", THE BAND'S EIGHTH ALBUM, RELEASED IN 1974. The title track kicks off the album. It opens with a fast and furious guitar assault on the senses courtesy of Mr. Ritchie Blackmore. David Coverdale doesn't waste any time shelling out good vocals. The keyboard/organ usage here is excellent, making this a quintessential Deep Purple masterpiece. Might Just Take Your Life, track number two, is my favorite song on the album. Here the band emphasizes a blusier sound than the Gillan-era incarnation of the band did, but they also use keyboards heavily. Mix this with David's vocals, and what's the end result? Pure Deep Purple excellence. Lay Down, Stay Down is probably the blusiest song on the album, and that's saying a lot, since this album is a good deal more blues-based than the Gillan-era Deep Purple albums. Davis's lyrics are the main draw here. Of all the tracks on the album, this one sounds more like his future Whitesnake days than any other, but it still sounds quite different. Another good song. Sail Away is an interesting little rocker. The band is in its prime here, no question. The fusion of hard rock with more melodic stylings makes this one of the album's best tracks. It's a masterpiece among masterpieces. You Fool No One is a rocker with a bit more of an "epic" sound to it than the others on the album. Once again, the star attraction of the track is David's vocals. What's Goin' on Here is another excellent rocker. Like so many other tracks on the album, this one features the band in its prime. It stands as solid proof that the David Coverdale era of Deep Purple is SEVERELY underrated. Mistreated was the biggest hit to emerge from this album next to the title track. Here Ritchie plays some damn good guitar riffs (which should come as no surprise if you're a Deep Purple fan.) It's over seven minutes long, meaning it and the title track are the longest cuts here. DO NOT SKIP THIS TRACK FOR ANY REASON - DOING SO IS A SIN! The band closes with a very strange track - an instrumental called "A" 200 in which futuristic-sounding keyboards are used heavily. These are played along with Ritchie's guitars, and oddly enough, the end result is GREAT! I really don't think they could have closed the album better. All in all, an awesome album.

THIS TEXT REFERS TO "STORMBRINGER", THE BAND'S NINTH ALBUM, RELEASED IN 1974. Stormbringer is kicked off with the title track. This is excellent classic hard rock, with keyboards thrown in for a very nice effect. It's an good opener, and it grabs your attention. Although the title track was the only really big hit to emerge from the album, the other songs are no less in the quality department. Love Don't Mean A Thing slows things WAY down, and the band dishes out a very bluesy love song. Definitelty not the Deep Purple you're used to hearing, but still good. Holy Man, the album's next track, uses a riff that modern rock band Creed has ripped off god only knows how many times. This is a typical classic rock song - and I mean that in a GOOD way. Hold On is a classic hard rocker similar that uses a sound a number of bands in the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) copied. If you're gonna copy someone, you may as well copy the best! Lady Double Dealer is classic, fast-paced rock music with an unforgettable melody and lyrics. Coverdale's vocals here are killer. With You Can't Do It Right, the band serves of a classic rocker that uses the organ heavily. The chorus vocals are priceless, making this a very strong track. High Ball Shooter uses a rock sound that a number of other bands were going for in the seventies - though Deep Purple does it better than just about anyone else. The Gypsy is a mid-paced rocker with a darker sound to it than the other tracks, but this dark element only makes it better. Closing the album out is Soldier Of Fortune, a bass-heavy classic rock ballad. All in all, another excellent album.

Why is the David Coverdale era of Deep Purple so damn underrated? It's some damn good stuff! It's such a shame he has become the band's least credited vocalist, because he was one of the band's finest. I strongly recommend ordering this CD set from Amazon, since you get the awesome Burn album and the equally-awesome but much harder to find Stormbringer in one set. No fan of classic hard rock should be without this!

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Stormbringer!
John Martyn , and Beverley
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ASIN: B0009WWEF8
Release Date: 2005-10-17

Tracks:

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Can't Get the One I Want
Stormbringer
Sweet Honesty
Woodstock
John the Baptist
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Traffic-Light Lady
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Album Description

John and Beverley Martyn's classic album from 1970 has now been digitally remastered from the original master tapes and has been expanded with four previously unreleased Demos ecorded at Sound Techniques, Chelsea on 16th April 1969. Having previously recorded two solo albums (London Conversation and The Tumbler) John Martyn teamed up with his wife Beverley to record Stormbringer. Still very much in the folkish vein, some of the stand out tracks include 'Go Out' and 'Get It' (featured on the fantastic Island sampler LP Bumpers) plus the title track. Island. 2005.

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John and Beverley Martyn's Classic Album from 1970 Digitally Remastered from the Original Master Tapes and Expanded with Four Previously Unreleased Demos.

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Excellent Album which does literally go down a storm!
She's awful! He's amazing!
Ever lovely John and Beverley invade America.
Wonderful, gentle Folky sounds

Stormbringer!
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ASIN: B0000071YX
Release Date: 1992-03-16

Tracks:

Go Out and Get It
Can't Get the One I Want
Stormbringer
Sweet Honesty
Woodstock
John the Baptist
Ocean
Traffic Light Lady
Tomorrow Time
Would You Believe Me

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Excellent Album which does literally go down a storm!.......2005-04-05

Stormbringer (1970.), John and Beverley Martyn's first studio album

'Stormbringer', John and Beverley Martyn's first studio album, released in 1970 is the first of two folk-jazz orientated albums by the Martyn couple. Many listeners think of John Martyn, the solo artist but reality is that before that, he and his wife Beverley put together two excellent and often overlooked albums. These ultimately kick-started John Martyn's career and allowed him to be more noticed when he began his solo work.

Drawing on being set up in the US and being part of the Woodstock '69 festival, John and Beverley Martyn cut this studio album. John himself, after the production of the follow up, still thought 'Stormbringer' was the better album, saying it to be much ahead of its time. I personally think they got better and peaked as a duo with their second effort, 'Road To Ruin', which for me is much more cohesive. Still though, this album is excellent and will more than likely hold your attention for its duration. 'Stormbringer' was the first real introduction to both John and Beverley. This is our first real and sadly penultimate album encounter of Beverley Martyn's excellent, flowing unique voice which is really underrated. This album is also the first studio album effort by John who, over the years has grown to become one of the great and sadly underrated alternative music acts out there and this album is a great opener to his creative genius.

'Stormbringer' is a solid effort overall. 'Go Out and Get It' is a country styled acoustic opener and is followed up by 'Cant Get the One I Want' with a passionate vocal performance by Beverley with a guitar and string quartet background. 'Stormbringer', is a solid folky styled track and 'Sweet Honesty' is an 8 minute epic from Beverley who commands the track right through amazingly. The mouth organ finish makes a great exit. 'Woodstock' is a short acoustic piece with fast, storytelling vocals. 'John the Baptist' has the couple harmonising together with a nifty piano part footing the track. This is my personal favourite on the album. 'The Ocean' is a bit more experimental, with a hammond organ at the start before Beverley sings out the track beautifully, over an orchestral backing again. 'Traffic Light Lady' and 'Tommorow Time' are both excellent acoustic tracks before the album finishes off with 'Would You Believe Me' with some bluesy playing on the guitar. The closing track is really atmospheric.

'Stormbringer', like the followup album is not known to many people and is often overlooked which is sad becuase it is a very good album which deserves more credit than it is given. John and Beverley Martyn made a great duo and produced two excellent works and it is a shame that's all they did, due to later pressures from the record company for John to go solo. Highly recommended - if you see it on a shop shelf, buy it - its a great album that is not always that easy to obtain.

She's awful! He's amazing!.......2001-11-04

It's kind of sweet how Martyn split two whole albums with his wife Beverley, even though she was a horrible, warbly folkie type. I guess she would have been OK putting out something on her own, but paired up with the gorgeous, sublime material that HE was doing at the time, her stuff seems like an irksome distraction. Still, this album is worth checking out for gems such as "Traffic Light Lady", one of Martyn's best ballad. They trade off evenly through the whole album -- his stuff is great, her stuff makes me grind my teeth.

Ever lovely John and Beverley invade America........1999-07-05

This is the first of two albums made by the Martyns in America, circa 1970. Warner/Reprise (their American label at the time) and Island (where Martyn was then a folkie fixture) thought this Scottish/Brit husband/wife team would really take off in the states and set up them near Woodstock, where they forged friendships and recorded with members of The Band and their proteges. But this album, and the slightly better "Road of Ruin," failed to catch on, and the duo, whose edgy marriage soon fell apart, went home. Beverley dropped out of sight, and John moved on, increasingly drawn to blues and jazz. This isn't quite as strong a collection as "Ruin," but the music has held up well over the years -- an enchanting, ecletic mix of folk and rock tinged with blues and jazz. As on "Ruin," the Martyns mostly perform their songs separately, as though they were using the sessions as platforms for solo careers. John has remained in the public eye (at least in Europe) and has given us much memorable music since. Beverley, sadly, has not been in the catalogue since these two releases, to my knowledge. She has some terrific songs here, including the haunting "Can't Get the One I Want" and "Sweet Honesty," sung in a voice mesmerizingly unique. John's numbers include the comic come-on "Traffic Light Lady," sardonic "John the Baptist" and gently folkie "Woodstock," which makes the U.S. town overrun by hippies seem like a quiet Scottish village. The finale, "Would You Believe Me?," introduces the Echoplex guitar technique that would figure prominently in Martyn's music of the 70s. The CD transfer is fine, with a sound much the same as the original Warner/Reprise analogue pressings.

Wonderful, gentle Folky sounds.......1999-03-10

As a devout John Martyn fan, I have a special fondness for the early John & Bev material. This one is the real highlight of the two. Their style of alternating the vocals track by track (rem. Lennon / Yoko - but so much better IMHO)truly works and there's a real energy to the way they combine. This early work shows the folk roots of Johns acoustic guitar playing, his voice coming over less 'sleazy' than in later works. Bev's haunting vocals make the hairs in the back of the neck stand up! If it ever comes available again - and it should (it's available in the UK without too much trouble) - I can only say buy it.

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Solid, underrated Deep Purple

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Limited edition Japanese issue of their 1974 album for EMI, a top 20 release in the U.S. album charts. Nine tracks featuring the line up of Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord & Paice, including 'Stormbringer' & 'Lady Double Dealer'. Comes housed in a minature LP sleeve. WP.

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Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

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Solid, underrated Deep Purple.......2006-08-19

Stormbringer (1974.) The ninth Deep Purple studio album.

INTRODUCTION:
Deep Purple had reinvented themselves once again. The Mark Three face of the band was a radical change from the classic Mark Two stage people knew and loved, but just the same, the new style showed promise. The band's newfound blues and funk elements served them well when crossed with the classic hard rock sounds the band had previously implemented. 1974's Burn proved this beautifully. It was followed that same year by Stormbringer.

OVERVIEW:
Deep Purple released Stormbringer in December of 1974. It was produced by the band, along with Martin Birch. The album was released on EMI in the UK and Warner in the US. The album was the second to feature the Mark Three lineup of David Coverdale (vocals), Glenn Hughes (bass), Jon Lord (keyboards), Ian Paice (drums) and Ritchie Blackmore (guitar.) It was the last to feature Ritchie Blackmore (before the reunion), who would be replaced by Tommy Bolin for the next album.

REVIEW:
Stormbringer is a solid, underrated Deep Purple album. Granted, it's not the masterpiece Burn was, but it's still no slouch, and definitely a solid entry into the band's catalogue. By this point, the band had taken the blues, soul, and funk elements incorporated to the previous album one step further. This alienated the band from some of their older fans and even Ritchie Blackmore, who left the band after this album. Despite this all, it's still a solid effort.

Songs written by Blackmore, Coverdale, Lord, Hughes, and/or Paice.

-SIDE ONE-

-Stormbringer-
The title track was the big hit from this album. It's keyboard-driven rock, definitely similar to what the band performed on Burn, the preceding album. Definitely a solid song, worthy of being the album's big hit.

-Love Don't Mean A Thing-
Here's a solid example of the band pushing itself further in the blues direction. While this shift definitely did do some alienation for the band, it also improved their sound in certain aspects. This is a good song, and goes to show that the shift wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

-Hey Man-
One of the band's best bluesy tunes. The song has a melodic, bluesy yet poppy sound to it, which in some ways sounds like an American southern rock ballad. The style works pretty well. A solid addition to the album.

-Hold On-
Another good little tune. Once again, it's more bluesy that the Deep Purple of the past, but it's a nice cross between pop and rock. Not too heavy, not too soft. It's a great fusion of styles, and a solid song from start to finish.

-SIDE TWO-

-Lady Double Dealer-
Back to the straightforward classic hard rock - probably the whole reason you got into Deep Purple in the first place. This song is one of Mark Three Deep Purple's best of its kind. If you fancy hard rock, this will be your favorite song on the album, more likely than not.

-You Can't Do It Right-
More classic hard rock, this time featuring the bluesy touch you'd expect from Coverdale-era Deep Purple. Once again, the styles cross nicely, making for a classic Deep Purple tune you can't help but love.

-High Ball Shooter-
And here's another solid, bluesy rock tune. This is one of those songs that wouldn't have been out of place on one of David Coverdale's solo albums or one of the very early Whitesnake albums he did. Jon Lord's organ is a particularly nice touch.

-The Gypsy-
Another one of the bluesy classic rock tunes. It actually sounds a lot like the title track, but with less keyboards. It's a shame this one was never a big hit, because it's quite the solid song.

-Soldier Of Fortune-
An excellent way to close the album. This one is actually a far cry from the other material present, in that it's very slow-paced and melodic. A bluesy ballad of sorts, it's definitely one of the most unique songs on the album. And a damn good closer.

OVERALL:
No, Stormbringer isn't the masterpiece its classic predecessor Burn is. But it's still a worthy addition to the Deep Purple catalogue that belongs in your collection.

EDITION NOTES:
Stormbringer has been out of print in America for years. You're going to have to import it. Fortunately, most online record stores have plenty of compact disc copies/versions available.

Average customer rating:

"The BEST release they ever had...!"
Deep Purple's Most Misundersood Album
ONE OF THE BEST FORGOTTEN ALBUMS OF 70's ROCK
4.5 stars - Not as good as Burn, but still excellent

Stormbringer
Deep Purple
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008EY2
Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

Stormbringer
Love Don't Mean a Thing
Holy Man
Hold On
Lady Double Dealer
You Can't Do It Right
Highball Shooter
Gypsy
Soldier of Fortune

Customer Reviews:

"The BEST release they ever had...!".......2006-04-02

I picked up this CD back in 1976 having never heard of its existence, but damn, I was 18, Smoke on the Water was an awesome hit that was playing on all the rock stations and being a guitarist myself, I was freakin obsessed with Richie Blackmore... when Machine Head came out, I had it on vinyl and 8-Track and listened to those Blackmore solos endlessly... I liked Rock, and I liked Rock with Balls... still do... and Deep Purple was right up my alley....

So, when I picked this title up at a little general purpose drugstore in White Haven, PA, unheard and on a whim, I was expecting exactly more of the heavy rock that I was accustomed to hearing, with Blackmores mind-boggling, technically impressive, and all-out-assault type guitar solos. What I heard instead was simply beyond anything I was capable of imagining at the time, and even now beyond my ability to convey in it's impressiveness, and shall I dare to use the phrase in it's outright addictiveness...

Hell, I played this non-stop from start to finish for months after first hearing what's on it. It was just beyond anything else they ever did as far as the creativity behind their compositions and arrangements, it was more engaging and emotive than any other recording I'd ever come across at the time, and even now after 30 years I still listen to it and am incredibly moved by what they did on this release... it is still unlike anything else I've ever heard from them, and truly just an outstanding release all the way through. There is really not a bad tune to be found, although with anything you listen to a few hundred times, you eventually decide some tracks are more favored than others in comparison... But 30 years later I can still listen to this release in its entirety and still be amazed that so few people know of this release, and of those that do, that they can actually intellectualize and debate it so superficially. This is simply an outstanding release beyond the ability of words to convey, and for the few dollars it costs to get a used copy, you're simply missing out if you don't grab yourself a copy and hear what they did here for yourself...

Overall, I can tell you that there is rock, but there's no metal, there's funk, there's soul, and Glenn Hughes vocals are perhaps the best I've ever heard him do right here on this release of the half dozen releases of his that I have, there are tunes that you just can't get out of your head... they just stay with you and haunt you, they're so tastefully done... I can assure you that this is a side of DP you haven't heard before, and it's a good side... it's even better than their rock side, and when you hear it for yourself, you'll wonder as I did why it seems to be such a lost gem...

Yeah, the history lesson others have given is true, Blackmore didn't like the direction the band was going in musically, and just before the albums release he bad talked it on a radio interview that he had done... his remarks were quoted in the music magazines and that was it... he singlehandedly sank the album... and he left the band... which was unfortunate, as the material is just so freakin good... it's unbelieveable just how good it really is once you actually get to hear it... it's hard to believe he could have done such a thing when you listen to the music they laid down on these tracks... but the personal differences, the temperments and internal clashes about leadership within the band had taken it's toll, and Richie was more concerned with that than anything else... he didn't care if the album even got released because of his personal turmoil... but the music itself was way beyond impressive... and still is today... band member differences aside, what they produced was a superlative album that is catchy, that moves you in your soul, that touches the listener deep inside, melodies rythms lyrics that come back to you days and days at a time, and that you just don't want to stop listening to no matter how many times you hear it, again and again and again...

Honestly, I can't believe how anyone who likes deep purple can say anything negative about this release, or speak about it so superficially, as it's so outstanding, and so moving. I've had it on vinyl, I have it on CD, and I got a copy of the import version when it came out which has a little different sound to it (better sound, I think)...

I'll share something else with you, too... this is the CD that I turn people onto who either tell me they don't really like Deep Purple, or the only thing that they know from Deep Purple is Smoke on the Water (Made in Japan) or Machine Head... over the past 30 years I've turn perhaps a dozen friends onto this release and every one of them had the same reaction as me... they couldn't stop listening to it for weeks... they raved about it, and wanted to know why it wasn't as well known as the other Deep Purple releases as it is just such an excellent addition to ones collection... this is simply a CD you should not miss hearing, and no amount of intellectualizing or reciting of the bands history or comparisons of their other releases is going to give you a sense of what you'll hear on this release... you just have to get a copy and be prepared to be amazed at what they've done here... this is simply incredible... enjoyable beyond words... an essential recording to add to your collection... and an overlooked gem that anyone you share it with will be impressed with and be impressed with your taste in music...

Deep Purple's Most Misundersood Album.......2006-01-19

Deep Purple - "Strombringer"

5 Stars = Masterpiece

Just about everybody's least favorite DP album, but "Stormbringer" is an excellent vocals showcase. Coverdale & Hughes just sing their hearts out on this album, showing their sincere & valid love of r & b & soul. The songs are just incredible in achieving their goals as they transcend their influences for an album unlike any other Blackmore era Deep Purple, or any other album by a heavy metal band at the time for that matter. Fans of the band hated this album & any many still do, to bad to, because "Stormbringer" showed that a heavy metal band could be both heavy & soulful on the same record & make it work. No small achievement.

ONE OF THE BEST FORGOTTEN ALBUMS OF 70's ROCK.......2005-09-03

1974 was a great year for Deep Purple, conveyed through "Stormbringer". This album was ahead of its time and it's a shame that it was not given its full credit. Coexistent at this time, was the disco era, which I did love some of, and what's amazing is that I could actually dance to some of these tracks...the ballads with John Lord on vocals "Soldier of Fortune" are OK, but tracks like "HOLD ON", "CAN'T DO IT RIGHT", "LADY DOUBLE DEALER" all have a unique groove, that I have never quite heard duplicated, or for that matter, even attempted. I think this album has not really had its fair air play anyhow....It you havent heard it, being a classically trained pianist, try it,,,You have GOT TO LOVE this album, if you like blues, dance, rock or whatnot!!!!!!!!!!! I RATE THIS A 10! David Coverdale brings shivers up my spine, every time I hear it; ... it's like I am reliving a decade, an era, and a lost, rare, and one of my favorite albums of all time!

LR

4.5 stars - Not as good as Burn, but still excellent.......2004-01-04

Stormbringer (1974.) Deep Purple's ninth studio album.

When Deep Purple recruited a replacement for this recently-departed second vocalist, Ian Gillan, very few people thought that the band would be able to bring in a suitable replacement. With 1974's Burn, the band laid those doubts to rest permanently with their new vocalist David Coverdale. And not long after releasing Burn, the band did another album with Coverdale - Stormbringer. How does it measure up? Read on and find out.

Stormbringer is kicked off with the title track. This is excellent classic hard rock, with keyboards thrown in for a very nice effect. It's an good opener, and it grabs your attention. Although the title track was the only really big hit to emerge from the album, the other songs are no less in the quality department. Love Don't Mean A Thing slows things WAY down, and the band dishes out a very bluesy love song. Definitelty not the Deep Purple you're used to hearing, but still good. Holy Man, the album's next track, uses a riff that modern rock band Creed has ripped off god only knows how many times. This is a typical classic rock song - and I mean that in a GOOD way. Hold On is a classic hard rocker similar that uses a sound a number of bands in the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) copied. If you're gonna copy someone, you may as well copy the best! Lady Double Dealer is classic, fast-paced rock music with an unforgettable melody and lyrics. Coverdale's vocals here are killer. With You Can't Do It Right, the band serves of a classic rocker that uses the organ heavily. The chorus vocals are priceless, making this a very strong track. High Ball Shooter uses a rock sound that a number of other bands were going for in the seventies - though Deep Purple does it better than just about anyone else. The Gypsy is a mid-paced rocker with a darker sound to it than the other tracks, but this dark element only makes it better. Closing the album out is Soldier Of Fortune, a bass-heavy classic rock ballad. All in all, another excellent album.