Deep purple the book of taliesyn encyclopaedia metallum. Sep 04, 2016 the book of taliesyn combines relevant lyrics with original music. Stream the book of taliesyn by deep purple and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Other poems reflect the kind of learning with which the poet became associated, deriving partly from latin texts and partly from native welsh tradition. The book of taliesin contains a collection of some of the oldest poems in welsh, many of them attributed to the poet taliesin, who was active toward the end of the sixth century and sang the praises of urien rheged and his son owain ab urien.
Book of taliesyn white vinyl by deep purple vinyl, apr. The on to wring that neck is a jam and they use to stretch it out minutes in concert555. The book of taliesin is a small manuscript, missing its covers, and thus the beginning of the first poem. Continuing with the liquidation of my music collection passing them on to people who can more appreciate them. The book of taliesyn by deep purple 724352160822 cd. The book of taliesyn is similar to their debut album because it contained cover versions in addition to some original numbers. The book of taliesyn is the second studio album by english hard rock band deep purple and released by tetragrammaton records in october 1968, just. Deep purple the book of taliesyn 1968 hqcd k2hd 2011 01.
The book of taliesyn is the second studio album by english rock band deep purple, recorded only three months after shades of deep purple and released by tetragrammaton records in october 1968, just before their first us tour. Shrink is loose in top right corner tiny frayed spot in that corner because of it. The structure of the album is similar to that of their debut, with four original songs and three. The tour promoted the bands second studio album in four months, the book of taliesyn. And the book of taliesyn is the best of the early mark 1 stuff, but shades of deep purple rocks as well, oh heck i love em all. Four months after the release of their debut album shades of deep purple, the group came back with their second album. It contains 56 mostlycomplete poems, and a fiftyseventh poem, of which only remains the words.
The book of taliesyn has been my favorite deep purple album for years, and with this newly pressed, colored vinyl record, it will be for many more. The name for the album was taken from the 14thcentury book of taliesin the structure of the album is similar to that of their first, with four original songs and. Back in 1969 a friend at college turned me on to deep purple, and book of taliesyn was the album. The book of taliesyn by deep purple on amazon music. Just as their debut included unusual hard rock interpretations of unlikely songs such as joe souths hush and the beatles help, the book of taliesyn features a muscular take on neil diamonds kentucky woman, and a jamintrod version of another.
The book of taliesyn by deep purple on amazon music unlimited. This is the first track from deep purples second album, book of taliesyn 1968. The book of taliesyn tour was a concert tour by british hard rock band deep purple. The book of taliesyn is the second album recorded by deep purple, released in 1968 us and 1969 uk. Az album koveti a shades of deep purple pszichedelikuspop hangzasat, bar nehany dalban mar kemenyebb hangzassal kiserleteztek, ami az 1970es deep purple in rock cimu albumon bontakozott ki. Listen to your favorite songs from the book of taliesyn by deep purple now. The book of taliesyn by deep purple album, hard rock. Darogan katwalthought to be darogan katwaladr, the prediction of cadwalladr. It does share some similarities to other popular rock bands of its era.
Sep 16, 2011 this is the sixth track from deep purples second album, book of taliesyn 1968. The book of taliesyn is a music studio album recording by deep purple protoprogprogressive rock released in 1968 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. The name for the album was taken from the 14thcentury book of taliesin. The book of taliesyn extra tracks, remastered deep purple format. Book of taliesyn remastered import by deep purple dec.
Jan 01, 2004 the book of taliesyn has been my favorite deep purple album for years, and with this newly pressed, colored vinyl record, it will be for many more. Deep purple the book of taliesyn full album remastered. Deep purple the book of taliesyn 1995, gatefold card. Deep purple the book of taliesyn japanese edition slam. Stream the book of taliesyn by deep purple on amazon music. The great work of welsh literature, translated in full for the first time in more than 100 years by two of its countrys foremost poets a penguin classic tennyson portrayed him, and wrote at least one poem under his name. Deep purple the book of taliesyn 1968, vinyl discogs. Deep purple book of taliesyn sealed rare original 1968 1st. The band played only north american and european legs.
The book of taliesyn deep purple vinyl lp for sale online. The on to wring that neck is a jam and they use to stretch it out 1520 minutes in concert. The book of taliesyn is the second studio album by the english rock band deep purple, recorded only three months after shades of deep purple and released by tetragrammaton records in october 1968, just before their first us tour. The songs are interesting enough nothing groundbreaking or revolutionary but not bland and boring either. The book of taliesyn combines relevant lyrics with original music. The book of taliesyn succeeds despite a rather large percentage of cover material, which was fairy common practice for an album in those days. The band was forced to go into the studio by the record company only 3 months after the american release of their debut album, following an unexpected chart. I was a budding bass player, and fell in love instantly.
The boys claim to be inspired by the bard of king arthurs court in camelot, taliesyn. The book of taliesyn is an interesting mixture of a newly found harder sound, remnants of the poppsychedelic directions found on shades and another bunch of covers that fail to really add anything, but the transition is sound is the most interesting of its features. The songs range from good to great, and their cover of neil diamonds kentucky woman is as perfect as rock and roll gets. This is the vinyl album the book of taliesyn by deep purple. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it. More polished than their first album, this one is very collectable. It was released on tetragrammaton records, catalog number t107. Sep 16, 2011 this is the first track from deep purples second album, book of taliesyn 1968. Jun 30, and the book of taliesyn is the best of the early mark 1 stuff, but shades of deep purple rocks as well, oh heck i love em all.
The tracks arent bad but the production was rather lacking and weak. The book of taliesyn is the second studio album by the english rock band deep purple, recorded only three months after shades of deep purple and released. English rock band deep purples 2nd studio album from 1968 0. Llyfr taliesin is one of the most famous of middle welsh manuscripts, dating from the first half of the 14th century though many of the fiftysix poems it preserves are taken to originate in the 10th century or before the volume contains some of the oldest poems in welsh, possibly but not certainly dating back to the sixth century and to a real poet called. This is the sixth track from deep purples second album, book of taliesyn 1968. The book of taliesyn has been listed as one of the music good articles under the good article criteria. May 04, 20 deep purple the book of taliesyn 1968 hqcd k2hd 2011 01. Az egyesult kiralysagban 1969 juliusaban jelent meg a deep purple masodik albuma, a the book of taliesyn. Deep purple the book of taliesyn full album youtube. John vernon lord, under the art direction of les weisbrich, paints a superb wonderland on the album jacket, equal to the madness of hieronymous bosch s cover painting used for the third album. The book of taliesyn deep purple releases allmusic. Jan 01, 2000 listen to your favorite songs from the book of taliesyn by deep purple now. Vital to deep purples development, their second album is a step up from.