Deep Purple-Stormbringer (1974)
Artist: Deep Purple
Title: Stormbringer
Format: LP
Cat: PR 2832
Year of Release: 1974
Country and Year of Edition: US 1974
Date of Sale: 8/23/23
Sell Price: $9.94
Condition: VG+/VG+
Discogs Last Sold: 7/8/23 NM/NM $23.31
Low: 5/18/21 VG/VG+ $2.56
Median: $9.47
Average: $9.55
High: $23.31
Current low price: $4.00 G+/G+, $10.00 VG/VG
Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 10
Have/Want: 234/108
Where Sold: Matthews, NC
Time It Took To Sell: 2 years
Where and When Bought: internet lot
Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+
Sad To See It Go: No
Mach 3 for Deep Purple Blackmore/Lord/Paice brought in David Coverdale on vocals and Glenn Hughes from Trapeze on bass and more vocals to replace the Superstar Ian Gillan. Coincidentally, I witness Mr. Hughes live opening for Yngwie Malmsteen last week at the Times Square Palladium doing an all Deep Purple opening set.
I have to admit that I ignored everything after Burn until Perfect Strangers brought back Gillan, but listening to the album I remember "Hold On" as an FM radio hit. It sounds kind of far away from what Deep Purple did previously, particularly on titanic albums like In Rock, Machine Head and Fireball. Essentially this is a new band.
Hughes opened with "Stormbringer" which is the closest thing to classic Purple on the album. In fact, it was the only one that made the cut on this album for a 9-song set that mostly featured Burn and Come Taste The Band. "Stormbringer" the song is undeniable and the second side opener, "Lady Double Dealer" is also up there in that vein. After those two, the guitar riff of "The Gypsy" was next best for me.
The rest of the album sounds a little more like "Modern" 1974 rock and even soul, be it Jeff Beck & Stevie Wonder ("You Can't Do It Right (With The One You Love)" or Bad Company ("Holy Man," "High Ball Shooter") or both ("Love Don't Mean A Thing"). No surprise that Paul Rodgers was invited to join the band first.
Stormbringer coming!
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