Captain Beyond Review by Gary Hill This 1972 release was the first of three albums by Captain Beyond, who was at the time Rod Evans (formerly of Deep Purple), Bobby Caldwell (who had played with Johnny Winter, among others), Rhino (Larry Rhinehart from Iron Butterfly), and Lee Dorman (also from Iron Butterfly) with several backing musicians. This one almost qualifies as progressive rock.
Dawn Explosion Review by Gary Hill This album is not held in as high a regard by Captain Beyond fans as their first two. It features new vocalist Wally Daffern.
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Deep Purple's third album, simply titled “Deep Purple,” was arguably the strongest of the first three, and most of this Eagle re-issue is of digitally remastered quality, done in 2000.
Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Review by Gary Hill Well, say what you will but Iron Butterfly were unique. Their sound is definitely dated today, but still there is a certain charm.
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Deep Purple - The Early Years Review by Bruce Stringer At just under 78 minutes, EMI's first CD compilation of the much-underrated Mark I line-up sees a bold collection taken from Deep Purple's first 3 LPs remastered with astounding clarity and a song collection that confirms the pioneering integrity of the fore fathers of British heavy metal.
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