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| Deep Purple III, Original U.S.A. -69 |
In 1969 Deep Purple’s first line-up Mark I released their last album together. The album (also known as Deep Purple III) not
only has some great music on it but awesome cover art as well. Picture on the
cover is taken from the hell segment of painting ”The Garden Of Earthly
Delights” by Hieronymus Bosch’s (1450-1515). Record
company Telegrammaton, part owned by comedian Bill Cosby got into legal dispute
with the museum that owns the painting. Album got banned from many record shops
over anti-religious vibes. Small marketing and lack of a hit single also
contributed to album’s commercial failure. Record company
was in financial troubles at the same time and got bankrupt in 1971.
Here’s interesting fact; the
cover is in black and white because of the printer’s error. No-one bothered to fix the mistake though.
Especially on a cover like this, gatefold sleeve is the only way to do the
cover justice. There’s a lot of interesting details to
look at while listening to the record.
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| Opened gatefold sleeve |
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| Interesting details |
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| ... and the band itself. |
I got a nice tip from a
fellow collector to check out the link below. It show’s a nice interactive and
narrated tour of the original painting. I highly recommend to take time and
enjoy the tour!
Original text by Veli Palevaara
Translated by Tomi Julkunen
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