Deep Purple – Kentucky Woman

“Kentucky Woman” was written by Neil Diamond, who recorded it in 1967 when he was with the legendary Bang Records. Deep Purple included this song as their standard policy of putting their own spin on established, popular songs and including them in each album.

The single release of “Kentucky Woman” had “Wring That Neck” as the B-side, which was titled “Hard Road” in the US release. In Australia, it was released as a double-A side with “Hush.” Their US label Tetragrammaton seemed to be quite impatient for the band to take off, meddling a lot in the early record releases.

The Book of Taliesyn is one of the most enigmatic albums we have from that era. The cover art was done by British illustrator John Vernon Lord (no relation to the keyboardist), for which he was paid a mere £30 and never even got the original print back – and this was his only venture into album-cover art. Musically, the album is comprised of hauntingly mysterious psychedelic works which seem to evoke Arthurian legend or Tolkien-esque fantasy. The title is a reference to the works of the sixth century Welsh poet Taliesin, a renowned bard who is believed to have sung at the courts of at least three Celtic British kings. You can’t begin to explain this album to anyone.

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Deep Purple - Kentucky Woman

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Kentucky Woman este o melodie compusă de Neil Diamond în 1967, preluată și prelucrată de Deep Purple pentru albumul lor din 1968 (al doilea), The Book of Taliesyn. Numele albumului a fost luat de la un manuscris din secolul XIV, numit Book Of Taliesin. Kentucky Women a fost lansată pe single într-o versiune editată. Deep Purple au cântat melodia în concerte în 1978 și 1969, chiar și după ce Ian Gillan a venit în grup. Nu au mai cântat-o niciodată după aceea în concerte.

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