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DEEP PURPLE Albums Being Reissued On SHM-CD - Dec. 18, 2008

According to a posting on The Deep Purple Appreciation Society web site, the first three DEEP PURPLE reunion albums — "Perfect Strangers" (1984), "The House Of Blue Light" (1987) and "Nobody's Perfect" (1988) — will get the SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) treatment in paper sleeve editions. They will be issued in this format in Japan in late February 2009 as limited editions.

According to Positive-Feedback.com, Super High Material CD is an improved version of the Compact Disc material that uses super-quality, enhanced transparency polycarbonate material developed for use in LCD screens. They will play in any CD player. Universal Music Japan and JVC co-developed the SHM-CD. They report that the new material allows the pits to be formed more precisely plus eliminates laser splatter. The signal characteristics are improved as a result with overall lower distortion and better musicality.

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	COMMENT \| posted by : pigchop 12/18/2008 7:20:42 PM

	I have been investigating this format for awhile now. So far as I can tell, no - the claims of improved sound are false.

	COMMENT \| posted by : ICON666 12/18/2008 7:22:07 PM

	Never understood the attraction with Blackmore or Deep Purple. Not bashing just never got it! Anyone want to enlighten me?

	COMMENT \| Blackmore - Deep Purple posted by : Dale Lammers 12/18/2008 7:33:37 PM

	While I'll never dispute the impact Blackmore and Deep Purple have had on the evolution of heavy metal, the Steve Morse-era albums (Purpendicular, Abandon, Bandanas, Rapture Of The Deep) are some of the greatest albums ever released... by anybody. My god, such beautiful stuff.

	COMMENT \| Dale Lammers posted by : prezuiwf 12/18/2008 7:39:11 PM

	Couldn't agree more! I am a diehard fan of every DP era, but part of me wishes Steve Morse were always the guitarist for Deep Purple. Listening to albums like Purpendicular and Bananas makes me wonder what other brilliant music they could have written together. Of course, from Blackmore we got all those classics from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. I'll take those anyday.

	COMMENT \| Dale & Prezuiwf posted by : ICON666 12/18/2008 8:12:00 PM

	Thanks for a little insight! I will definitly check out some Morse- Era stuff!

	COMMENT \| Perfect Strangers posted by : RiotAct666 12/18/2008 9:00:31 PM

	Is one of my fav. DP albums , Ian Gillan made his return on it after the born again tour/album w/ Black Sabbath. also another fav of mine.

	COMMENT \| ICON666 posted by : number12 12/18/2008 9:04:48 PM

	seeing Blackmore live back in his heyday-1970 to 1885 was something special, live intangibles that dont translate onto a recording. He really put on a great show night after night. I thought Joe Satriani sounded fantastic as a replacement, too bad that didn't last. I've seen the Morse version live and no offense to all but Morse is no Blackmore.

	COMMENT \| Need enlightenment Mr. Icon posted by : D_Purpledude 12/18/2008 9:42:21 PM

	Made in Japan is arguably the best live L.P. ever recorded! Ian Gillan hit notes on that CD that reached Pluto and are still being picked up by satellites in distant galaxies; "Let's go Space truckin', anyone?" I've enjoyed every line-up (I'm partial to Mk. II of course) mainly because Purple has always worked with virtuoso musicians and there's also a dynamic to their sound that just mops the floor with just about any other band I can think of (outside of maybe the classic UFO line-up and Thin Lizzy when they weren't ridin' the horse too much).... Can you tell that the Purple one's are my fave's???

	COMMENT \| posted by : metal for breakfast 12/19/2008 12:43:40 AM

	Morse is no Blackmore ... but who is ... Blackmores in a league of his own. To me the best Morse era Purple record is Banana's, probably their best since Perfect Strangers.

	COMMENT \| posted by : gor 12/19/2008 1:17:31 AM

	Rapture of the deep is unlistenable...

	COMMENT \| posted by : chaosbc 12/19/2008 1:42:47 AM

	How a digital signal can be improved only by a simple change of meterial of a disc ? Commercial bullshit ! The albums are great but there is no sound improvement here !

	COMMENT \| Steve Morse is no Blackmore? posted by : Dale Lammers 12/19/2008 7:43:09 AM

	Of course not! He isn't Blackmore, and he doesn't want to be, but he can do Blackmore to a T. In a band like DP, that's huge.

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