Shades Of Deep Purple
by Deep Purple

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Shades Of Deep Purple by Deep Purple
Year: 1968
Overall rank: 3,709th   
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 166 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (53rd)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (313th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,709th)

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Deep Purple bestography

Shades Of Deep Purple is ranked 7th best out of 70 albums by Deep Purple on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Deep Purple is Machine Head which is ranked number 254 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,401.

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Shades Of Deep Purple track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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And The Address
Average Rating: 77 (33 votes)Comments: View 0
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Hush
Average Rating: 85 (89 votes)Comments: View 1
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One More Rainy Day
Average Rating: 74 (32 votes)Comments: View 0
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Prelude: Happiness/I'm So Glad
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Mandrake Root
Average Rating: 78 (32 votes)Comments: View 0
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Help!
Average Rating: 76 (34 votes)Comments: View 0
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Love Help Me
Average Rating: 72 (29 votes)Comments: View 0
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Hey Joe
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Shades Of Deep Purple rankings

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Overall rank: 3,709th | 1960s rank: 313th | 1968 rank: 53rd

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Shades Of Deep Purple ratings

Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 166 votes)
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 !		12/07/2025 15:31 cicadelic   11,57173/100
 
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80/100
From 05/08/2023 20:09 | #296759
Os caras sabem meter um bom rock, né!
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From 10/15/2022 02:45 | #290486
It's a pretty good debut. Hush is fantastic. Their next two Mach 1 albums to follow are quite a bit better.
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From 09/19/2022 15:48 | #289796
Organ grinding orgy, the origins of Purple is clearly showing. Hush
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85/100
From 02/03/2022 15:34 | #280542
Why many people do not apreciate this album as it would deserve? Ok, many covers as used to do during that times, but... how them have been re-arranged?! Great stuff!
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60/100
From 03/12/2020 12:39 | #248681
As I expected: they were Jimi Hendrix clones in the '60s. The songs themselves are not all that bad though, so it could be a nice listen for Hendrix fans.
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65/100
From 08/31/2010 23:42 | #14807
Upon listening to this it is better than I remembered. It won't ever be listed up there with Deep Purple's three classic albums (In Rock/Fireball/Machine Head) but it has it's moments, notably the hit single Hush.
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