[% META title = 'The Deep Purple Discography' lineup = 'mk1' releasetitle = 'Deep Purple - The Originals' releasetype = 'album, compilation, box, studio' %]
Deep Purple - The Originals

Europe October 1995 EMI Records 7243-8-35108-2-5 [3CD box]
Europe October 1995 EMI Records 7243-8-35110-2-0 [1CD = Shades of Deep Purple]
Europe October 1995 EMI Records 7243-8-35109-2-4 [1CD = Book of Taliesyn]
Europe October 1995 EMI Records 7243-8-35111-2-9 [1CD = Deep Purple]
Italy October 1998 EMI Records 084-8351082 [3CD box]


Box Cover


Shades of Deep Purple


The Book Of Taliesyn


Deep Purple

Another collection of the first three Mk I albums. This box contains minituare cardboard renditions of the original vinyl sleeves, with the original labels reproduced on the CDs. The individual discs were also sold separately.

TRACK LIST CD 1 = Shades of Deep Purple 1968

  1. And the address (Blackmore/Lord)
  2. Hush (Joe South)
  3. One more rainy day (Lord/Evans)
  4. Prelude: happiness (Deep Purple)
  5. I'm so glad (Skip James)
  6. Mandrake root (Blackmore/Evans/Lord)
  7. Help (Lennon/McCartney)
  8. Love help me (Blackmore/Evans)
  9. Hey Joe (Deep Purple)

TRACK LIST CD 2 = Book of Taliesyn 1968

  1. Listen, learn, read on (Blackmore/Lord/Evans/Paice)
  2. Hard road (Blackmore/Lord/Simper/Paice)
  3. Kentucky woman (Neil Diamond)
  4. Medley
    • Exposition (Blackmore/Lord/Simper/Paice)
    • We can work it out (Lennon/McCartney)
  5. Shield (Lord/Blackmore/Evans)
  6. Anthem (Lord/Evans)
  7. River deep, mountain high (Spector/Barry/Greenwich)

TRACK LIST CD 3 = Deep Purple 1969

  1. Chasing shadows (Lord/Paice)
  2. Blind (Lord)
  3. Lalena (Donovan)
  4. Medley
    • Fault line (Lord/Blackmore/Paice/Simper)
    • The painter (Lord/Blackmore/Evans/Paice/Simper)
  5. Why didn't Rosemary? (Blackmore/Lord/Evans/Simper/Paice)
  6. Bird has flown (Evans/Blackmore/Lord)
  7. April (Blackmore/Lord)