Deep Purple
The House Of Blue Light
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Deep Purple

The House Of Blue Light
Sealed 1987 Original, Unable To Confirm Exact Pressing Variation. Has The Original Monte's Record Store Price Tag And Custom Hype Sticker On The Shrink Wrap. No Cut Outs. “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. The Second Effort From The Re-Formed Mark II Lineup, This Album Showed Deep Purple Searching For An '80s-Flavored Hit Single, And By Doing So, Sounding Uncomfortably Similar To Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's Other Band, Rainbow. Virtually All Of The Record's First Half Suffers From This (Especially "Unwritten Law" And "Bad Attitude"), But Things Improve With The Eastern-Flavored Melodies Of "The Spanish Archer" And "Strange Ways." The Eerie Sound Textures Explored On The Latter Evoke Memories Of Classic Purple, And Finally Allow Some Space For Soloing From Blackmore And Keyboardist Jon Lord. And The Telltale Lyrics To The Equally Interesting "Mitzi Dupree" (Based On A True Story), Are Vintage Ian Gillan, As The Singer Combines James Bond-Style International Intrigue With High Comedy.” Eduardo Rivadavia, AMG.

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  • Artist: Deep Purple
  • Genre: Rock
  • Type: New - LP
  • Label: Mercury
  • Catalog ID: 831 318-1 M-1
  • Condition:
    Vinyl:
    Mint (M)
    Sleeve:
    Near Mint (NM or M-)
  • Country ID: US
  • SKU: 145606