Deep Purple – Stormbringer (VG/G+) – LP, AU 1974

Stormbringer is an LP by Deep Purple from 1974 released on the Purple Records label.

About this album

Stormbringer finds Deep Purple in transition, pushing their hard rock sound towards funk, blues and soul-inflected grooves. Released in 1974, the album is notable for a line-up already in flux, with Ritchie Blackmore departing shortly after its recording and David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes bringing a looser, more rhythmic feel to the band. The title track and Soldier of Fortune became enduring highlights, balancing heaviness with melancholy melody. Produced by Deep Purple and recorded during a period of change, Stormbringer stands as one of the group’s most distinctive 1970s albums, marking a bold detour rather than a simple replay of earlier formula.