Deep Purple – The Book Of Taliesyn Label: Tetragrammaton Records – T-107 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released:Oct 1968 Genre: Rock Style: Prog Rock, Classic Rock Tracklist Hide Credits A1 Listen, Learn, Read On Written-By – Paice*, Lord*, Blackmore*, Evans* 4:02 A2 Hard Road Written-By – Paice*, Lord*, Simper*, Blackmore* 5:15 A3 Kentucky Woman Written-By – Neil Diamond 4:43 A4A Exposition Written-By – Paice*, Lord*, Simper*, Blackmore* 6:66 A4B We Can Work It Out Written-By – Lennon, McCartney* B1 The Shield Written-By – Lord*, Blackmore*, Evans* 6:00 B2 Anthem Written-By – Lord*, Evans* 5:29 B3 River Deep, Mountain High Written-By – Spector, Greenwich, Barry* 10:05 Companies etc Recorded At – De Lane Lea Studios Mastered At – DCT Recorders Credits Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Jon Lord Art Direction – Les Weisbrich Bass Guitar, Vocals – Nicky* Cover [Cover Arrt] – John Vernon Lord Drums – Ian* Engineer – Barry Ainsworth Lead Guitar – Richie* Organ, Vocals – Jon* Producer – Derek Lawrence Vocals – Rod* (Rod Evans - lead vocals Ritchie Blackmore - guitar Jon Lord - Hammond organ, keyboards, backing vocals, strings arrangement on "Anthem" Nick Simper - bass guitar, backing vocals Ian Paice - drums)
Notes Original US 1968 pressings have heavy brown cardboard covers with a glued back flap attached to rear paper panel. Labels are a Silver gloss paper with a Blue "Tetragrammaton" Logo, and thick black lettering. Dead wax has small inscription "DCT" and larger "T-107-Side 1" and "T-107-Side 2"
Later 1970's & 1980's represses exist with same cover art, release no#, date and are made in Canada with a white paper Gloss cover. Vinyl is thin like "Dynaflex" and have Silver labels (non gloss) with smaller black lettering with no Blue label logo. Dead wax has crudely written "SMK" and "T-107 side 1" & "T-107 side 2".