Most Deep Purple fans came about with Mark 2 (Ian Gillian on lead Vocals) But Mark 1 was pretty darn good (with Rod Evans on lead Vocals). And the Book of Taliesyn is the best of the early Mark 1 stuff, But Shades of Deep Purple rocks as well, Oh Heck I love em all. It has a 60's sound, but it rocks. We start with Listen, Learn, Read on and it rocks. The on to Wring that neck is a jam and they use to stretch it out 15-20 minutes in concert. Then a good version (cover) of Kentucky women, never really like the song but there is a good musical section hear that is very nice. The on to a rocking cover of we can work it out with a cool intro called explosion. On to shield Anthem, and a great cover of River Deep Mountain High (which would be done in 20 minutes versions live as well), witch finishes the original album. This re mastered version sounds great, and has 5 bonus tracks. This is a must get for any DP fan.