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The debut Single by legendary American Pop singer.
It is the first Single from from Lauper’s debut album, “She's So Unusual”.
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" was written in 1979 by Rock musician Robert Hazard, who performed it with various bands in the Philadelphia area, and enjoyed some local college radio airplay with a demo recording he made. Hazard wrote it as a Rock song coming from the male perspective. Singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper made this song famous in 1983 by as a Pop-Electronic song. Lauper "flipped the script" and made it carry a feminist attitude by subtly changing some of the lyrics and fully the sound. Lauper's version gained recognition as a feminist anthem and was promoted by an MTV Video Music Award–winning music video. It has been covered by more than 30 other artists.
The single was Lauper's breakthrough hit, reaching No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and becoming a worldwide hit throughout late 1983 and early 1984. It is considered one of Lauper's signature songs and was a popular song during the 1980s.
The lists "Rolling Stone and MTV: '100 Greatest Pop Songs': 1–50", "Rolling Stone: The 100 Top Music Videos" and "VH1: 100 Greatest Videos" ranked the song at No. 22, No. 39 and No. 45 respectively. The song received Grammy nominations for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards.
The song's success overshadowed Hazard's own music career. His 1984 album, "Wing Of Fire" was a sales disappointment at the same time that Lauper's version of "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" was going Gold, making him a millionaire. After Lauper claimed in interviews to have co-written the song, Hazard served her with a cease and desist letter. He was able to buy a New Jersey lake house and a horse farm from the song's royalties, although he said that federal taxes took most of the money.
Lauper released a new version, "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)", as the first Single from her 1994 compilation album "Twelve Deadly Cyns... and Then Some". It reached the top 10 in several countries. In 2013, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" was remixed by Yolanda Be Cool for the 30th-anniversary reissue of "She's So Unusual".
CBS Inc./Epic/Portrait, 1984 (A 3943). Made in Germany. First press. Used (cover/disc): EX+/EX+.


Tracklist:

Side 1
Girls Just Want To Have Fun 3:55

Side 2
Right Track Wrong Train 4:40

Total playing time: 8:35 min.

The third re-release of the first full-length studio album by legendary American Pop singer.
One of the great New Wave/early MTV records, "She's So Unusual" is a giddy mix of self-confidence, effervescent Pop craft, unabashed sentimentality, subversiveness, and clever humour. In short, it's a multifaceted portrait of a multifaceted talent, an artist that's far more clever than her thin, deliberately girly voice would indicate.
"She's So Unusual" peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 chart, due to the success of the album's first Single on U.S. radio and heavy airplay of its music video on MTV. In the weeks following, the album's sales remained stable thanks to the following four singles and Lauper's world tour and appearances on popular television and radio programs. Overall, the album stayed 77 weeks on the Billboard 200. It became one of the best-selling albums of 1984. At least until 1986, the album was the second best-selling album in Canada by a female artist during the decade, behind Whitney Houston's self-titled debut album, selling more than 900,000 copies. "She's So Unusual" has since sold over seven million copies in the United States, where it was certified seven times Platinum by the RIAA. The album has sold over 16 million copies worldwide.
"She's So Unusual" was voted the eleventh best album of the year in The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll for 1984. The album and its Singles earned Lauper six Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year and ultimately winning the awards for Best Recording Package and Best New Artist. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and "Time After Time" was nominated for Song of the Year. Lauper earned ten MTV Video Music Award nominations. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" received six nominations, including Video of the Year, and won for Best Female Video. "Time After Time" received three nominations and "She Bop" received one nomination.
"She's So Unusual" was ranked at number 494 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2003, rising to number 487 in a 2012 update of the list, then to number 184 in a 2020 update. Rolling Stone also placed "She's So Unusual" at number 41 on its 2002 list of "50 Essential Albums by Women in Rock", and the record retained the placement on a similar list published by the magazine a decade later. In 2012, Slant Magazine listed it as the 22nd Best Album of the 1980s, calling it an "absolutely peerless collection of profound Pop jewels". In 2019, the Library of Congress selected "She's So Unusual" for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
National Album Day 2020 release.
Legacy/Portrait Records/Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, 1983/2020 (19439801801). Made in Germany. Pressed in France.


Tracklist:

Side 1:
1. Money Changes Everything 5:02
2. Girls Just Want To Have Fun 3:55
3. When You Were Mine 5:07
4. Time After Time 3:59
    
Side 2:   
5. She Bop 3:43
6. All Through The Night 4:29
7. Witness 3:38
8. I'll Kiss You 4:05
9. He's So Unusual 0:45
10. Yeah Yeah 3:17
    
Total playing time: 38:00 min.

The first full-length studio album by legendary American Pop singer.
One of the great New Wave/early MTV records, "She's So Unusual" is a giddy mix of self-confidence, effervescent Pop craft, unabashed sentimentality, subversiveness, and clever humour. In short, it's a multifaceted portrait of a multifaceted talent, an artist that's far more clever than her thin, deliberately girly voice would indicate.
"She's So Unusual" peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 chart, due to the success of the album's first Single on U.S. radio and heavy airplay of its music video on MTV. In the weeks following, the album's sales remained stable thanks to the following four singles and Lauper's world tour and appearances on popular television and radio programs. Overall, the album stayed 77 weeks on the Billboard 200. It became one of the best-selling albums of 1984. At least until 1986, the album was the second best-selling album in Canada by a female artist during the decade, behind Whitney Houston's self-titled debut album, selling more than 900,000 copies. "She's So Unusual" has since sold over seven million copies in the United States, where it was certified seven times Platinum by the RIAA. The album has sold over 16 million copies worldwide.
"She's So Unusual" was voted the eleventh best album of the year in The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll for 1984. The album and its Singles earned Lauper six Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year and ultimately winning the awards for Best Recording Package and Best New Artist. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and "Time After Time" was nominated for Song of the Year. Lauper earned ten MTV Video Music Award nominations. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" received six nominations, including Video of the Year, and won for Best Female Video. "Time After Time" received three nominations and "She Bop" received one nomination.
"She's So Unusual" was ranked at number 494 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2003, rising to number 487 in a 2012 update of the list, then to number 184 in a 2020 update. Rolling Stone also placed "She's So Unusual" at number 41 on its 2002 list of "50 Essential Albums by Women in Rock", and the record retained the placement on a similar list published by the magazine a decade later. In 2012, Slant Magazine listed it as the 22nd Best Album of the 1980s, calling it an "absolutely peerless collection of profound Pop jewels". In 2019, the Library of Congress selected "She's So Unusual" for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
National Album Day 2020 release.
CBS Inc./Portrait Records, 1983 (FR 38930). Made in USA. First press. OIS. Used (Cover/Disc): EX+/NM-.

 
Tracklist:

Side 1:
1. Money Changes Everything  5:02
2. Girls Just Want To Have Fun  3:55
3. When You Were Mine  5:07
4. Time After Time  3:59
    
Side 2:   
5. She Bop  3:43
6. All Through The Night  4:29
7. Witness  3:38
8. I'll Kiss You  4:05
9. He's So Unusual  0:45
10. Yeah Yeah  3:17
    
Total playing time: 38:00 min.

The second full-length studio album by legendary American Pop singer.
CBS Inc./Portrait Records, 1986 (OR 40313). Made in USA. First press. OIS. Used (Cover/Disc): EX/NM-.

 
Tracklist:

Side 1:
1. Change Of Heart  4:24
2. Maybe He`ll Know  4:24
3. Boy Blue  4:45
4. True Colors  3:46
5. Calm Inside The Storm  3:54
    
Side 2:   
6. What`s Going On  4:38
7. Iko Iko  2:10
8. The Faraway Nearby  2:59
9. 911  3:15
10. One Track Mind  3:39
    
Total playing time: 37:54 min.

The fifth full-length studio album by legendary American Progressive/Jazz Rock/Metal band.
Cynic has made its long-awaited return with "Ascension Codes", the highly anticipated follow up to 2014’s critically acclaimed "Kindly Bent To Free Us".
"Ascension Codes" is a remarkably far-reaching work, and if nothing else, a clear indication that they have landed in a place of mastery. The album, paradoxically, acts as both swan song and rebirth. It is, throughout its 49 minutes, a vivid and highly cosmic journey into the very core of every impulse this band has ever explored. Its nine main songs are infused with explosions of colour and energy, and throughout these compositions are embedded the “codes”.
"Ascension Codes" is a totality, a dense, must-listen-all-the-way-through experience!
Limited to 1500 copies, 24/48 mastered Hi-Res Audio Double Black Vinyl in Trifold cover, including big sized 8-page booklet.
Seasons Of Mist, 2021 (SOM 640LP). Made in France. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

Side C
1. Mu-54* 0:31
2. The Winged Ones 5:08
3. A'-Va432 0:27
4. Elements And Their Inhabitants 3:09
Side O
5. Ha-144 0:29
6. Mythical Serpents 6:24
7. Sha48* 0:18
8. 6th Dimensional Archetype 4:06
Running time: 20:32 min.

Side D
1. Dna Activation Template 5:25
2. Shar-216 0:22
3. Architects Of Consciousness 6:20
4. Da'z-A86.4 0:33
5. Aurora 4:33
Side E
6. Du-*61.714285 0:30
7. In A Multiverse Where Atoms Sing 3:48
8. A'jha108 0:27
9. Diamond Light Body 5:42
10. Ec-Ka72 0:45
Running time: 28:25    min.

Total playing time: 48:57 min.



Samples: https://cyniconline.bandcamp.com

The fifth full-length studio album by legendary American Progressive/Jazz Rock/Metal band.
Cynic has made its long-awaited return with "Ascension Codes", the highly anticipated follow up to 2014’s critically acclaimed "Kindly Bent To Free Us".
"Ascension Codes" is a remarkably far-reaching work, and if nothing else, a clear indication that they have landed in a place of mastery. The album, paradoxically, acts as both swan song and rebirth. It is, throughout its 49 minutes, a vivid and highly cosmic journey into the very core of every impulse this band has ever explored. Its nine main songs are infused with explosions of colour and energy, and throughout these compositions are embedded the “codes”.
"Ascension Codes" is a totality, a dense, must-listen-all-the-way-through experience!
Limited to 1000 copies, 24/48 mastered Hi-Res Audio Double Golden Vinyl in Trifold cover, including big sized 8-page booklet.
Seasons Of Mist, 2021 (SOM 640LPCG). Made in France. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

Side C
1. Mu-54* 0:31
2. The Winged Ones 5:08
3. A'-Va432 0:27
4. Elements And Their Inhabitants 3:09
Side O
5. Ha-144 0:29
6. Mythical Serpents 6:24
7. Sha48* 0:18
8. 6th Dimensional Archetype 4:06
Running time: 20:32 min.

Side D
1. Dna Activation Template 5:25
2. Shar-216 0:22
3. Architects Of Consciousness 6:20
4. Da'z-A86.4 0:33
5. Aurora 4:33
Side E
6. Du-*61.714285 0:30
7. In A Multiverse Where Atoms Sing 3:48
8. A'jha108 0:27
9. Diamond Light Body 5:42
10. Ec-Ka72 0:45
Running time: 28:25    min.

Total playing time: 48:57 min.



Samples: https://cyniconline.bandcamp.com

The fifth full-length studio album by legendary American Progressive/Jazz Rock/Metal band.
Cynic has made its long-awaited return with "Ascension Codes", the highly anticipated follow up to 2014’s critically acclaimed "Kindly Bent To Free Us".
"Ascension Codes" is a remarkably far-reaching work, and if nothing else, a clear indication that they have landed in a place of mastery. The album, paradoxically, acts as both swan song and rebirth. It is, throughout its 49 minutes, a vivid and highly cosmic journey into the very core of every impulse this band has ever explored. Its nine main songs are infused with explosions of colour and energy, and throughout these compositions are embedded the “codes”.
"Ascension Codes" is a totality, a dense, must-listen-all-the-way-through experience!
Limited to 800 copies, 24/48 mastered Hi-Res Audio Double Crystal Clear Vinyl in Trifold cover, including big sized 8-page booklet.
Seasons Of Mist, 2021 (SOM 640LPCT). Made in France. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

Side C
1. Mu-54* 0:31
2. The Winged Ones 5:08
3. A'-Va432 0:27
4. Elements And Their Inhabitants 3:09
Side O
5. Ha-144 0:29
6. Mythical Serpents 6:24
7. Sha48* 0:18
8. 6th Dimensional Archetype 4:06
Running time: 20:32 min.

Side D
1. Dna Activation Template 5:25
2. Shar-216 0:22
3. Architects Of Consciousness 6:20
4. Da'z-A86.4 0:33
5. Aurora 4:33
Side E
6. Du-*61.714285 0:30
7. In A Multiverse Where Atoms Sing 3:48
8. A'jha108 0:27
9. Diamond Light Body 5:42
10. Ec-Ka72 0:45
Running time: 28:25    min.

Total playing time: 48:57 min.



Samples: https://cyniconline.bandcamp.com

For the first time on standard vinyl, the only full-length studio album by cult Portuguese Melodic Black Metal band, side-project of four of five members by legendary Moonspell, led by Fernando 'Langsuyar' Miguel Santos Ribeiro.
Back in the years of 1997, 1998 E.V., Langsuyar (Fernando Ribeiro's alter ego), invoked his most occult ghosts and hermetic studies, to perform a last ritual. The result was an amazing conjuration of pure demonic force and bestial elegance that became "Hermeticum", the one-off album by Dæmonarch. All songs (except for "Call From The Grave", which is a cover version of a Bathory song) are based on poems that Fernando Ribeiro composed at the age of 14-16. The only then-active Moonspell member that didn't participate on this record was drummer Miguel Gaspar and instead of hiring a session musician, the project simply used a drum computer, which isn't uncommon for Black Metal bands. After the release of "Hermeticum", the side project was disbanded.
"Hermeticum" has been out of print and sold out for too long now, and this reissue brings back all the dark ritualistic vibes that once possessed the life and the work of Langsuyar. Dæmonarch's first and only strike is an absolute must-have record, even if you have to pay a more elevated price for this unfairly forgotten rarity that even most Moonspell fans don't seem to know. This record really deserves to see its name being spread and getting some more attention after all these years. This album is different enough from other Moonspell albums to deserve its own banner, but if you like the usual Gothic Metal style of this band, you will also appreciate this little masterpiece. Let's hope that Moonspell's members bring this project back to life one day!
Re-edition includes upgraded artwork and features 12-page booklet with the long-lost lyrics to all the songs, recovered from the very pits of hell by the author himself.
Limited to 500 copies, Black/Red Marbled Vinyl in gatefold cover.
Century Media Records Ltd./Alma Mater Records/Rastilho Reords, 1998/2020 (AMR-XVIII-MMXX-LP). Made in Portugal.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Lex Talionis 05:32
2. Of a Thousand Young 04:27
3. Corpus Hermeticum 04:51
4. Call from the Grave (Bathory cover) 04:37
5. Samyaza 04:27

Side B
6. Nine Angles 05:38
7. Incubus 04:44
8. The Seventh Dæmonarch 06:17
9. Hymn to Lucifer 04:11

Total playing time: 44:44 min.

The third re-release of the third full-length studio album by legendary Swedish Melodic Death Metal band.
Timeless classic by the Gothenburg Melodic Death Metal pioneers!
"The Mind’s I" represents an unusual period of Dark Tranquillity. After the release of the masterpiece "The Gallery", the band began to head away from the epic Classical-influenced Melodeath sound of that album towards more Progressive and Gothic tendencies. The "Enter Suicidal Angels" EP features some experimentations with Electronic programming (transition from "Zodijackyl Light" into "Razorfever") and even a straight out Techno song ("Archetype"). A very strange release indeed, after "The Gallery", "The Mind’s I" finds the band not taking such an Extreme approach as the EP did, but it can be seen that the Epic melodies are being dumbed down a bit in favour of a darker, more Progressive sound. Make no mistake, this is the bridge between "The Gallery" and "Projector".
Remastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios, 180g unique Whyte Vinyl in Gatefold Cover with restored art, featuring liner notes by Mikael Stanne.
Century Media Records Ltd./Sony Music Entertainment, 1997/2021 (19439837641). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Dreamlore Degenerate 2:44
2. Zodijackyl Light 3:59
3. Hedon 5:37
4. Scythe, Rage And Roses 2:33
5. Constant 3:02
6. Dissolution Factor Red 2:07

Side B
1. Insanity's Crescendo 6:52
2. Still Moving Sinews 4:41
3. Atom Heart 243.5 4:00
4. Tidal Tantrum 2:57
5. Tongues 4:53
6. The Mind's Eye 3:09

Total playing time: 46:34 min.

The third full-length studio album by French Alternative Psychedelic/Blues/Stoner Rock band.
Dätcha Mandala return with their third album that has a fresh Garage Rock sound compared to their previous releases. The album is highly energetic with its infectious Stoner Rock sounds and melodic Blues Rock energy which captures a Classic Rock sound with a soulful rebellious attitude. With this new LP, the trio's influences are now fully assimilated, compositions assert themselves, absorbing a certain modernity, and at times, they also toughen, aligning with the current times. Taking cues from bands such as Qotsa and Clutch, but Dätcha Mandala perhaps add a Commercial Rock aspect to their overall sound which is still quite satisfying with the constant Hard Rock attitude spliced throughout the entire album. The vocals are clean and quite “pop” in places, but the instrumental grooves the band lay down on the album gives Dätcha Mandala a more aggressive personality.
The other good aspect of the album is that Dätcha Mandala lean quite heavily into more areas of Heavy Metal and Hard Rock, with echoes of Motörhead and Black Sabbath making a more dominant appearance to give the band more credibility with the heavier Underground scene. There’s a deep sense of Dätcha Mandala love and respect for the British and American Hard Rock scene within the record, which sees the band switch to multiple different styles of music for the majority of the songs.
The lyrics darken, influenced by the zeitgeist, although a hopeful vision persists. Making bold choices in terms of sound and artistic production, Dätcha Mandala delivers a profound, robust, mature, powerful album with an unmatched consistency so far.
Dätcha Mandala have released their standout album to date and one that will gain them a whole legion of new followers. With first-rate production values, "Koda" is knockout entertainment from start to finish. Excellent and Highly Recommended!
Limited Edition to 300 copies, Transparent Blue vinyl includes poster with album cover.
Discos Macarras, 2024 (DM-072-LP). Made in Spain. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. She Said 3:30
2. Koda 3:42
3. The Wanderer 4:16
4. Om Namah Shivaya 4:40
5. Syndrome of Laborious Optimism 0:53
6. Wild Fire 3:39

Side B
7. Love Myself 4:15
8. Thousand Pieces 2:53
9. It's Not Only Rock'n'Roll (and we don't like it) 3:26
10. Julietta 3:08
11. Homeland 4:47


https://discosmacarras.bandcamp.com/

American version of the first EP by legendary British Hard Rock band.
The original EP initially featured only four tracks and was released in the UK in June 1978 and never published in the US. "Snakebite" was re-released in September 1978 as a Double Extended Play containing four extra studio tracks taken from David Coverdale's second solo album "Northwinds".
Sunburst Records Ltd./Harvest/EMI Electrola, 1978 (1C 064-61 290). Made in Germany. OIS. Used (cover/disc): EX-/EX-.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Come On  3:33
2. Bloody Mary  3:18
3. Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City  5:06
4. Steal Away  4:16

Side Two
5. Keep On Giving Me Love  5:16
6. Queen Of Hearts  5:16
7. Only My Soul  4:35
8. Breakdown  5:12

Total playing time: 36:32 min.

The second EP by legendary American Hard Rock singer.
Warner Bros. Records Inc./WEA International Inc., 1985 (925 222-1). Made in Germany. OIS. Used (cover/disc): VG/VG.


Tracklist:

Side A:
1. Easy Street 3:45
2. Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody 4:39

Side B:   
3. California Girls 2:50
4. Coconut Grove 2:52
    
Total playing time: 14:06 min.

The sixth re-release of the third full-length studio album by legendary American Death Metal band.
"Spiritual Healing" is nothing short of genre-defining, which marked a new turn in the Death discography, one which ushered in cleaner production, a new level of boundary pushing musicianship and songwriting skills that were previously unimaginable from a Metal band.
Released on February 16, 1990 by Combat Records, it's the band's only album to feature both guitarist James Murphy and bassist Terry Butler, and the last to feature drummer Bill Andrews. The album was recorded at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida and was produced by Scott Burns. This was the final Death album cover painted by Ed Repka.
 "Spiritual Healing" sets the standard for riffs, insane time changes and of course mainman Chuck Schuldiner’s masterful guitar solos. The album marked a shift in style and content for the band, lyrically focusing on social evils and musically being more technical, as opposed to the gore-centered, straightforward Death Metal of their previous two albums. Due to this shift, the album received polarizing reception upon release.
This period was controversial for Death, as Butler and Andrews toured Europe without Schuldiner (who refused to do the tour on the basis that it had been badly organized), with vocalist Louis Carrisalez and guitarist Walter Traschler in his place. In response, Schuldiner pursued legal action, while firing them and shifting towards employing guest musicians on future releases.
Butler and Murphy, along with Gus Rios and Matt Harvey, featured at The Brass Mug in Tampa, Florida on December 11, 2021, playing all of "Spiritual Healing" and "commemorating" 20 years since Schuldiner's death.
It's really only in comparison to history-making achievement, their "great leap forward" 1991's seminal "Human" album and Schuldiner's subsequent masterpieces, that "Spiritual Healing" is justifiably diminished, because in every other sense it's a hell of an album that reflects what was probably Death's most crucial transition phase, to boot.
Metal Hammer called "Spiritual Healing" one of the best Heavy Metal releases of the 1990s.
Perseverance Holdings Ltd./Relapse Records, 1990/2014/2023 (RR7194 | LP7194R / RLP7671941). Made in the USA. Pressed in Czech.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Living Monstrosity 5:06
2. Altering The Future 5:33
3. Defensive Personalities 4:42
4. Within The Mind 5:33

Side B
5. Spiritual Healing 7:43
6. Low Life 5:21
7. Genetic Reconstruction 4:50
8. Killing Spree 4:13

Total playing time: 43:01 min.


https://death.bandcamp.com/

The twelfth full-length studio album by the legendary British Hard Rock band.
It’s the second recording by the re-formed Mark II line-up, considered as classic: Ian Gillan - vocals, congas, harmonica; Ritchie Blackmore - guitar; Roger Glover - bass, synthesizer; Jon Lord - organ, keyboards; Ian Paice - drums.
Though it was considered a disappointment upon its release (indeed, its production was much too sleek at times, and it lacked the creative daring of "Perfect Strangers"), 1987's "House Of Blue Light" has actually stood the test of time just as well, if not better, than its predecessor. This album showed Deep Purple searching for an 80s-flavored hit single, and by doing so, sounding similar to guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's other band, Rainbow.
Of the seventies Hard Rock dinosaurs that still roam the Earth, Deep Purple is one of the few with any credibility left in its crunch. "The House of Blue Light" is certainly a marked improvement over their lukewarm '84 comeback, "Perfect Strangers", and is as good as this band has ever been since its "Smoke On The Water" salad days.
"Bad Attitude" opens the album with five minutes of vintage "Machine Head" sludge - Ian Paice's thunder sticks calling the proceedings to order with a rigid goose-step beat, Ian Gillan raping his tonsils with the vigor of yesteryear. And "Mad Dog" is basically an '87-model "Highway Star," high-speed Metal fortified with Jon Lord's lusty Hammondorgan sound and the brass-knuckle guitar of Ritchie Blackmore.
The band has spiked its old hammer-and-anvil sound with a little future tech here and there: "The Unwritten Law" features subtly deployed electro-hand-claps and percolating sequencer amid its clenched-fist chorus and Blackmore's loco fretwork. But it's only when Purple turns on the retro-charm full blast that "The House Of Blue Light" really goes up in flames. "Hard Lovin' Woman" and "Dead or Alive" are both body-slam rockers in the old blitzkrieg spirit of "Speed King" and "Fireball", while Paice's sledgehammer-of-the-gods drumming and Blackmore's punch-your-lights-out chords keep "Call of the Wild", with its atypically Poppy hook, from turning into neo-Boston fluff.
"Strangeways" and a notable lack throughout the album of classic Blackmore psycho-chicken-scratch soloing, "The House Of Blue Light" is a surprisingly strong return from the tar pits. There's no "Smoke On The Water" here, but Deep Purple still has a pretty good fire going down below!!
Polydor/PolyGram Records, Inc., 1987 (831 318-1). Made in Canada. First press. OIS. Used (cover/disc): EX+/EX.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Bad Attitude 4:43
2. The Unwritten Law 4:35
3. Call Of The Wild 4:40
4. Mad Dog 4:51
5. Black & White 3:44

Side 2
6. Hard Lovin' Woman 3:23
7. The Spanish Archer 4:57
8. Strangeways 5:55
9. Mitzi Dupree 5:02
10. Dead Or Alive 4:44

Total playing time: 46:34 min.

The twelfth full-length studio album by the legendary British Hard Rock band.
It’s the second recording by the re-formed Mark II line-up, considered as classic: Ian Gillan - vocals, congas, harmonica; Ritchie Blackmore - guitar; Roger Glover - bass, synthesizer; Jon Lord - organ, keyboards; Ian Paice - drums.
Though it was considered a disappointment upon its release (indeed, its production was much too sleek at times, and it lacked the creative daring of "Perfect Strangers"), 1987's "House Of Blue Light" has actually stood the test of time just as well, if not better, than its predecessor. This album showed Deep Purple searching for an 80s-flavored hit single, and by doing so, sounding similar to guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's other band, Rainbow.
Of the seventies Hard Rock dinosaurs that still roam the Earth, Deep Purple is one of the few with any credibility left in its crunch. "The House of Blue Light" is certainly a marked improvement over their lukewarm '84 comeback, "Perfect Strangers", and is as good as this band has ever been since its "Smoke On The Water" salad days.
"Bad Attitude" opens the album with five minutes of vintage "Machine Head" sludge - Ian Paice's thunder sticks calling the proceedings to order with a rigid goose-step beat, Ian Gillan raping his tonsils with the vigor of yesteryear. And "Mad Dog" is basically an '87-model "Highway Star," high-speed Metal fortified with Jon Lord's lusty Hammondorgan sound and the brass-knuckle guitar of Ritchie Blackmore.
The band has spiked its old hammer-and-anvil sound with a little future tech here and there: "The Unwritten Law" features subtly deployed electro-hand-claps and percolating sequencer amid its clenched-fist chorus and Blackmore's loco fretwork. But it's only when Purple turns on the retro-charm full blast that "The House Of Blue Light" really goes up in flames. "Hard Lovin' Woman" and "Dead or Alive" are both body-slam rockers in the old blitzkrieg spirit of "Speed King" and "Fireball", while Paice's sledgehammer-of-the-gods drumming and Blackmore's punch-your-lights-out chords keep "Call of the Wild", with its atypically Poppy hook, from turning into neo-Boston fluff.
"Strangeways" and a notable lack throughout the album of classic Blackmore psycho-chicken-scratch soloing, "The House Of Blue Light" is a surprisingly strong return from the tar pits. There's no "Smoke On The Water" here, but Deep Purple still has a pretty good fire going down below!!
Polydor/PolyGram Records, Inc., 1987 (831 318-1). Made in Germany. First press. OIS. Used (cover/disc): EX/EX+.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Bad Attitude 4:43
2. The Unwritten Law 4:35
3. Call Of The Wild 4:40
4. Mad Dog 4:31
5. Black & White 3:44

Side 2
6. Hard Lovin' Woman 3:23
7. The Spanish Archer 4:57
8. Strangeways 5:55
9. Mitzi Dupree 5:02
10. Dead Or Alive 4:44

Total playing time: 46:34 min.

The twelfth full-length studio album by the legendary British Hard Rock band.
It’s the second recording by the re-formed Mark II line-up, considered as classic: Ian Gillan - vocals, congas, harmonica; Ritchie Blackmore - guitar; Roger Glover - bass, synthesizer; Jon Lord - organ, keyboards; Ian Paice - drums.
Though it was considered a disappointment upon its release (indeed, its production was much too sleek at times, and it lacked the creative daring of "Perfect Strangers"), 1987's "House Of Blue Light" has actually stood the test of time just as well, if not better, than its predecessor. This album showed Deep Purple searching for an 80s-flavored hit single, and by doing so, sounding similar to guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's other band, Rainbow.
Of the seventies Hard Rock dinosaurs that still roam the Earth, Deep Purple is one of the few with any credibility left in its crunch. "The House of Blue Light" is certainly a marked improvement over their lukewarm '84 comeback, "Perfect Strangers", and is as good as this band has ever been since its "Smoke On The Water" salad days.
"Bad Attitude" opens the album with five minutes of vintage "Machine Head" sludge - Ian Paice's thunder sticks calling the proceedings to order with a rigid goose-step beat, Ian Gillan raping his tonsils with the vigor of yesteryear. And "Mad Dog" is basically an '87-model "Highway Star," high-speed Metal fortified with Jon Lord's lusty Hammondorgan sound and the brass-knuckle guitar of Ritchie Blackmore.
The band has spiked its old hammer-and-anvil sound with a little future tech here and there: "The Unwritten Law" features subtly deployed electro-hand-claps and percolating sequencer amid its clenched-fist chorus and Blackmore's loco fretwork. But it's only when Purple turns on the retro-charm full blast that "The House Of Blue Light" really goes up in flames. "Hard Lovin' Woman" and "Dead or Alive" are both body-slam rockers in the old blitzkrieg spirit of "Speed King" and "Fireball", while Paice's sledgehammer-of-the-gods drumming and Blackmore's punch-your-lights-out chords keep "Call of the Wild", with its atypically Poppy hook, from turning into neo-Boston fluff.
"Strangeways" and a notable lack throughout the album of classic Blackmore psycho-chicken-scratch soloing, "The House Of Blue Light" is a surprisingly strong return from the tar pits. There's no "Smoke On The Water" here, but Deep Purple still has a pretty good fire going down below!!
PolyGram Records, Inc. / Mercury, 1987 (831 318-1 M-1). Made in USA. First press. OIS. Used (cover/disc): NM/EX+.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Bad Attitude 4:43
2. The Unwritten Law 4:35
3. Call Of The Wild 4:40
4. Mad Dog 4:51
5. Black & White 3:44

Side 2
6. Hard Lovin' Woman 3:23
7. The Spanish Archer 4:57
8. Strangeways 5:55
9. Mitzi Dupree 5:02
10. Dead Or Alive 4:44

Total playing time: 46:34 min.

Russian edition of the twelfth full-length studio album by the legendary British Hard Rock band.
It’s the second recording by the re-formed Mark II line-up, considered as classic: Ian Gillan - vocals, congas, harmonica; Ritchie Blackmore - guitar; Roger Glover - bass, synthesizer; Jon Lord - organ, keyboards; Ian Paice - drums.
Though it was considered a disappointment upon its release (indeed, its production was much too sleek at times, and it lacked the creative daring of "Perfect Strangers"), 1987's "House Of Blue Light" has actually stood the test of time just as well, if not better, than its predecessor. This album showed Deep Purple searching for an 80s-flavored hit single, and by doing so, sounding similar to guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's other band, Rainbow.
Of the seventies Hard Rock dinosaurs that still roam the Earth, Deep Purple is one of the few with any credibility left in its crunch. "The House of Blue Light" is certainly a marked improvement over their lukewarm '84 comeback, "Perfect Strangers", and is as good as this band has ever been since its "Smoke On The Water" salad days.
"Bad Attitude" opens the album with five minutes of vintage "Machine Head" sludge - Ian Paice's thunder sticks calling the proceedings to order with a rigid goose-step beat, Ian Gillan raping his tonsils with the vigor of yesteryear. And "Mad Dog" is basically an '87-model "Highway Star," high-speed Metal fortified with Jon Lord's lusty Hammondorgan sound and the brass-knuckle guitar of Ritchie Blackmore.
The band has spiked its old hammer-and-anvil sound with a little future tech here and there: "The Unwritten Law" features subtly deployed electro-hand-claps and percolating sequencer amid its clenched-fist chorus and Blackmore's loco fretwork. But it's only when Purple turns on the retro-charm full blast that "The House Of Blue Light" really goes up in flames. "Hard Lovin' Woman" and "Dead or Alive" are both body-slam rockers in the old blitzkrieg spirit of "Speed King" and "Fireball", while Paice's sledgehammer-of-the-gods drumming and Blackmore's punch-your-lights-out chords keep "Call of the Wild", with its atypically Poppy hook, from turning into neo-Boston fluff.
"Strangeways" and a notable lack throughout the album of classic Blackmore psycho-chicken-scratch soloing, "The House Of Blue Light" is a surprisingly strong return from the tar pits. There's no "Smoke On The Water" here, but Deep Purple still has a pretty good fire going down below!!
Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg/Melodija, 1987/1988 (C60 27357 004). Made in USSR. Used.
 

Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Bad Attitude 04:43
2. The Unwritten Law 04:35
3. Call Of The Wild 04:40
4. Mad Dog 04:31
5. Black & White 03:44

Side 2
6. Hard Lovin' Woman 03:23
7. The Spanish Archer 04:57
8. Strangeways 05:55
9. Mitzi Dupree 05:02
10. Dead Or Alive 04:44

Total playing time: 50:33 min.

The fourth compilation album by the legendary British Hard Rock band.
"24 Carat Purple" is the first compilation album of Deep Purple released worldwide on their own record company. It was released in June 1975.
"24 Carat Purple" appropriately stands proud, among what is now a landslide of collections and hits packages, as a flawless representation of the band's Mark II identity at its very best.
The "Made In Japan" double live album consumes much of the single disc's body weight - the epic renditions of "Smoke on the Water", "Child in Time", and "Strange Kind of Woman" are, after all, among Deep Purple's most resonant moments, while "24 Carat Purple" also lures in collectors with a thunderous "Black Night", recorded at the same shows but omitted from the original album (it has since been appended to the "Made In Japan" CD remaster). With "Woman from Tokyo", "Fireball", and "Never Before" peeling off recent singles and "Speed King" excerpted from "Deep Purple In Rock", "24 Carat Purple" truly is a gold-plated depiction of the band at its all-time peak, before Ian Gillan and Roger Glover went their separate ways and an entire new journey kicked off with "Burn".
The album marked the debut of the live version of "Black Night", originally a B-side in Japan.
All songs written and composed by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.
Compilation got Silver status after 60000 copies sold.
EMI Records Holland B.V., 1975 (5C 038-96424). Made in Holland. Used (cover/disc): VG+/EX.


Tracklist:

SIDE ONE
1. Woman From Tokyo 5:44
2. Fireball 3:19
3. Strange Kind Of Woman 9:02
4. Never Before 3:56
5. Black Night 4:52
Running time: 26:53 min.

SIDE TWO
6. Speed King 5:48
7. Smoke On The Water 7:18
8. Child In Time 12:06
Running time: 25:12 min.

Total playing time: 52:05 min.

The fourth compilation album by the legendary British Hard Rock band.
"24 Carat Purple" is the first compilation album of Deep Purple released worldwide on their own record company. It was released in June 1975.
"24 Carat Purple" appropriately stands proud, among what is now a landslide of collections and hits packages, as a flawless representation of the band's Mark II identity at its very best.
The "Made In Japan" double live album consumes much of the single disc's body weight - the epic renditions of "Smoke on the Water", "Child in Time", and "Strange Kind of Woman" are, after all, among Deep Purple's most resonant moments, while "24 Carat Purple" also lures in collectors with a thunderous "Black Night", recorded at the same shows but omitted from the original album (it has since been appended to the "Made In Japan" CD remaster). With "Woman from Tokyo", "Fireball", and "Never Before" peeling off recent singles and "Speed King" excerpted from "Deep Purple In Rock", "24 Carat Purple" truly is a gold-plated depiction of the band at its all-time peak, before Ian Gillan and Roger Glover went their separate ways and an entire new journey kicked off with "Burn".
The album marked the debut of the live version of "Black Night", originally a B-side in Japan.
All songs written and composed by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.
Compilation got Silver status after 60000 copies sold.
Purple Records/EMI Records Ltd./Harvest, 1975 (TPSM 2002 / 0C 054 o 96424). Made in UK. First press. OIS. Used (cover/disc): EX+/NM-.


Tracklist:

SIDE ONE
1. Woman From Tokyo 5:44
2. Fireball 3:19
3. Strange Kind Of Woman 9:02
4. Never Before 3:56
5. Black Night 4:52
Running time: 26:53 min.

SIDE TWO
6. Speed King 5:48
7. Smoke On The Water 7:18
8. Child In Time 12:06
Running time: 25:12 min.

Total playing time: 52:05 min.

Limited Edition re-release of the fourth full-length studio album by legendary British Hard Rock band.
It was the first band's album with the classic Mk II line-up. Rod Evans (vocals) and Nick Simper (bass) had been fired in June 1969 and were replaced by Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, respectively.
The album was preceded by two Singles, the first studio recordings that Gillan made with Deep Purple. The first single, released in 1969, was a Greenaway-Cook composition called "Hallelujah", which flopped. The second single, "Black Night", fared much better as it rose all the way to #2 on the UK charts.
"Deep Purple In Rock" was their breakthrough album in Europe and peaked at #4 in the UK, remaining in the charts for months (the band's prior MK I albums had been much better received in North America than in their homeland). In 2005, the album won the "Classic Rock and Roll of Honour Award" (given by the British monthly magazine Classic Rock) in the category Classic Album.
2018 remastered from the original analogue tapes and cut to vinyl at half speed for optimum sound quality Strictly Limited Edition re-release on Purple Vinyl.
Purpletuity Ltd./HEC Enterprises Ltd./Parlophone Records Ltd., A Warner Music Group Company, 1970/2018 (SHVL 777 / 0190295565107). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Speed King 5:52
2. Bloodsucker 4:16
3. Child In Time 10:18

Side 2
1. Flight Of The Rat 7:53
2. Into The Fire 3:30
3. Living Wreck 4:31
4. Hard Lovin' Man 7:11

Total playing time: 43:10 min.