DEEP PURPLE   THE BOOK OF TALIESYN
1968
01. Listen, Learn, Read On (4:05) (Blackmore/Lord/Evans)
02. Wring That Neck (5:13) (Blackmore/Lord/Simper/Paice)
03. Kentucky Woman (4:44) (Diamond)
04. a) Exposition (Blackmore/Lord/Simper/Paice)
      b) We Can Work It Out (7:07) (Lennon/McCartney)
05. Shield (6:06) (Lord/Blackmore/Evans)
06. Anthem (6:31) (Lord/Evans)
07. River Deep, Mountain High (10:12) (Spector/Barry/Greenwich)

Bonus tracks (remaster, 2000):

08. Oh No No No (4:25) (Russell/Leander) (studio out take)
09. It's All Over (4:14)*
10. Hey Bop A Re Bop (3:31)* (Blackmore/Evans/Lord/Paice) (aka 'The Painter')
11. Wring That Neck (4:42)* (Blackmore/Simper/Lord/Paice)
12. Playground (4:29) (Blackmore/Simper/Lord/Paice) (remixed instrumental studio out take)

Total playing time: 65:24

* Recorded live during the BBC 'Top Gear' session, Jan 1969

Ritchie Blackmore: Lead Guitar
Rod Evans: Vocal
Ian Paice: Drums
Nicky Simper: Bass Guitar, Vocal
Jon Lord: Organ + Vocal

Strings on 6 arranged by Jon Lord

Engineered by Barry Ainsworth
Produced by Derek Lawrence
Recorded August 1968 at De Lane Lea, London
Bonus tracks recorded 1968 & 1969; previously unreleased
Remastered at Abbey Road
Tracks 8 & 9 are from non-studio sources, & fall slightly below our usual standard

Note: on the US version 'Wring That Neck' titled 'Hard Road'

First released in the US in Sept. 1968; released in UK in July 1969
(P) © 1969 EMI Records Ltd. (UK)

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