(Blackmore / Lord)
(instrumental)(South)
I got a certan little girl she's on my mind No doubt about it she looks so fine She's the best girl that I ever had Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad Hush, hush I thought I heard her calling my name now Hush, hush She broke my heart but I love her just the same now Hush, hush Thought I heard her calling my name now Hush, hush I need her loving and I'm not to blame now (Love, love) They got it early in the morning (Love, love) They got it late in the evening (Love, love) Well, I want that, need it (Love, love) Oh, I gotta gotta have it She's got loving like quicksand Only took one touch of her hand To blow my mind and I'm in so deep That I can't eat and I can't sleep Listen Hush, hush Thought I heard her calling my name now Hush, hush She broke my heart but I love her just the same now Hush, hush Thought I heard her calling my name now Hush, hush I need her loving and I'm not to blame now (Love, love) They got it early in the morning (Love, love) They got it late in the evening (Love, love) Well, I want that, need it (Love, love) Oh, I gotta gotta have it
(Lord/Evans)
Changes, visible changes Sky looking so forlorn It looks like the world's been born On one more rainy day Trying to see the sunlight My heart's crying out loud I try to see through the clouds On one more rainy day One more rainy day Once again my mind is grey This is what a rainy day can do One more rainy day One more rainy day Sun starts shining on through New day a day with you It's strange what sun can do On one more rainy day One more rainy day Once again my mind is grey This is what a rainy day can do One more rainy day One more rainy day
(Traditional arr. Deep Purple)
(instrumental)(Elmore James)
I'm so glad I'm so glad I'm glad, I'm glad, I'm glad I'm so glad I'm so glad I'm glad, I'm glad, I'm glad Don't know what to do Don't know what to do Don't know what I'm gonna do Another week in Telephoning Tired of groaning for you I'm so glad I'm so glad I'm glad, I'm glad, I'm glad I'm so glad I'm so glad I'm glad, I'm glad, I'm glad
(Blackmore/Evans/Lord)
I've got a Mandrake Root It's some thunder in my brain I feed it to my babe She thunders just the same Food of love sets her flame Ah, stick it up I've got the Mandrake Root Baby's just the same She still feels a quiver She's still got the flame She slows down, slows right down I've got the power
(Lennon/McCartney)
When I was younger, so much younger than today I never needed anybody's help in any way But now these days are gone I'm not so self assured Now I find I've changed my mind, opened up the door Help if you can I'm feeling down But I do appreciate you being round Help me get my feet back on the ground Won't you please help me And now my life has changed in oh so many ways My independence seems to vanish in the haze But every now and then I feel so insecure Now I know I need you like I've never done before Help if you can I'm feeling down But I do appreciate you being round Help me get my feet back on the ground Won't you please help me Help I need somebody Help Not just anybody Help You know I need someone Help
(Blackmore/Evans)
Vibrant flashes in my mind Remind me of a foregone time Blackened faces, broken romance Blackened faces My broken heart has bled With memories of a love that's dead Sometimes happy then sad I need love, love help me [Passing by the grounds of time] Memories that are only mine Looking for love, a brand new love Looking for love Dreams that are hard to see Finding a new love for me Someday she must come along I need love, love help me I need love to come home Somewhere there must be one Hoping someday for good news Waiting for that girl to choose Only hoping, all I can do Only hoping One day she must come along A girl as pretty as a song A woman just there for me I need love, love help me Vibrant flashes in my mind Remind me of a foregone time Blackened faces, broken romance Blackened faces My broken heart has bled With memories of a love that's dead Sometimes happy then sad I need love, love help me I need love, love help me I need love, love help me
(Roberts)
Hey Joe Where you going with that gun in your hand Hey Joe Now tell me where you going with that gun in your hand I'm gonna shoot my lady Cos I caught her messing around with another man Yes, I'm going down to shoot my lady Cos I caught her messing around with another man Hey Joe I heard you shot your woman down Hey Joe I heard you shot your woman down Right down to the ground Yes I did I shot her You know I shot her cos I caught her messing 'round town Yes I did I shot her I shot my woman cos she was messing 'round town I gave her the gun - I shot her! Hey Joe Tell me where you gonna run to now? Hey Joe C'mon tell me where you gonna run to? Don't you worry about me I'm going way down South Way down South where I'm gonna be free I'm going way down South Way down South maybe outside Mexico Way I'm gonna run, oh yeah
Shades of Deep Purple, Tetragrammaton T-102
The combined talents of five young men are here extended to create realms of musical colour such as have never been heard before on record in Shades of Deep Purple.
There is JON LORD; Jon is tall, slim and some might say sinister until they hear the sweetness and light he paints with his electronic palette. To others he is 'The Walrus.' ROD EVANS is their mouthpiece on this disc and it's in his nature to be the romantic member of the team. NICKY SIMPER is a London native who also plays the bass guitar; he is the joker in the pack who fondly trails a dog by the name of 'Loppy Lips'. On drums the man is IAN PAICE whose sticks explode upon the skins with sounds that belie his gentle looks. The lead guitar is played by RITCHIE BLACKMORE who speaks to most through his wild strings as if to say the instrument is more eloquent than I.
Having met the group, explore the depths of their creations now by turning on your music player, adjust its volume to peak and then settle down between the speakers to enjoy the softest whisper of their souls AND THE ADDRESS which explodes into a wall of noise before losing you in a vast purple sea of sound. A distant animal howls, only to be silenced by some organ chords. HUSH cries the choir for Rod is about to sing and having sung Jon's organ plays its part and the excitement mounts, hush sing the choir and peace is born. A crash of thunder bursts upon the scene and ONE MORE RAINY DAY has arrived. Stay with it though for on the heels of the rain must come the sun and when it does HAPPINESS and prelude to the final song I'M SO GLAD.
Side two moves off with MANDRAKE ROOT full of promise and amorous intent. From outer space comes a plaintive cry; it echoes off the Himalayas and finds its resting place at home. HELP it says, but in McCartney's words no help is found. I need love, LOVE HELP ME is the call and the mood of optimism is aroused by the boys, come let's find love, a new love, love there'll be, somewhere there must be one.
South perhaps the search will end. HEY JOE where are you going with that gun in your hand? But Joe's tale is one of woe and he must go south in search of peace, to Mexico perhaps - somewhere lies the answer.
Transcribed from the original Tetragrammaton release by Kurt.
(NOTE: The following notes are taken from a reissue)
SHADES OF DEEP PURPLE was recorded in about 18 hours between May 11 and May 13 1968, just a few months after the group had formed. The band was a combination of the groups ROUNDABOUT (featuring Blackmore, Lord and Simper) and THE MAZE (featuring Evans and Paice). Blackmore, Lord and Simper had been in the music business for years, Evans and Paice for not quite as long, but none of them had ever tasted major success before the release of the album.
The album was released in September and made #24, while the single off it, Hush, made #4. Most of the initial set list was taken off this album together with other covers. Of these songs, Hush and Mandrake Root were the most popular; Hush being re-recorded in 1988, and Mandrake Root clocking in at an unbelievable time of 28:42 on a live album.
Comments: These sleeve notes are slightly incorrect. Roundabout was the original name of Deep Purple. Indeed they were billed as Roundabout on their live debut dates in Denmark, April 1968. And the lineup was the same as on this album.
Lyrics transcribed by Richard Swann, with Trond J. Strøm.