Shades of Deep Purple

Shades of Deep Purple is the debut album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released in July 1968 on Tetragrammaton in the United States and in September 1968 on Parlophone in the United Kingdom. The band, initially called Roundabout, was the idea of former Searchers drummer Chris Curtis, who recruited Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore before leaving the project.

The album was not well received in the UK, where it sold very few copies and did not chart. In North America, on the other hand, it was a success, reaching number 24 on the US Billboard 200 and number 19 on the Canadian RPM chart. The single "Hush", an energetic rock track written by Joe South and originally recorded by Billy Joe Royal, became very popular at the time, reaching number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.