Deep Purple – Who Do We Think We Are

I'm sure there is an interesting story about how or why the graphics dept modified the front cover artwork.

A very good sounding reissue. Full sound, great stage. The pressing is faultless, except Side A warped on my copy with no effect on sound quality. Nothing to compare it to but good enough for this type rock music.

Deep Purple had this uncanny ability to sabotage themselves over the course of much of their storied career. Much of this could be laid at the foot of mercurial guitarist Ritchie Blackmore who seemed to get antsy whenever Purple’s lineup was stable for any length of time. Even at their peak in 1972, Blackmore seemed dissatisfied with the state of the band and took out his frustrations on singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover. Gillan was sick of this friction as well and offered his resignation six months ahead of time (he left in July 1973) and Roger, who didn’t want to leave, sensed that Ritchie and by extension the band’s management didn’t want him around either so he left around the same time. Oftentimes when band chemistry is this toxic, great works of art are miraculously produced. ‘Who Do We Think We Are’ from January 1973 is not a great work of art and it is the byproduct of the logical impact of poor band chemistry. Is it a bad record? Not at all but it is the least of the Mach 2 lineup albums and my least favorite Deep Purple disc of the 70s. What’s wrong with it? I never loved “Woman from Tokyo” and though it is an acknowledged Purple classic; it’s just never been a classic to me. As far as highlights go “Smooth Dancer” which hilariously documents the implosion of the Gillian/Blackmore relationship from Ian’s point of view and “Super Trooper” would stand as very good if not great songs. “Rat Bat Blue” has a killer riff but no real guitar solo and “Mary Long” is a fun bit of nonsense but again, nothing that would crack my top 25 Purples. When change did come, messeurs Coverdale and Hughes replaced Ian and Roger and Deep Purple would end up creating their third greatest album (IMHO) with ‘Burn’ at the beginning of 1974. Still ‘Who Do We Think We Are’ is a worthwhile purchase and may be accredited classic status by some, just not me. Baby you can rock n’roll but you can never sell your soul…

I have this copy in my collection with the same reference (2C 064-94140, title in yellow on the front cover, label and runout).
The images provided are also the same.
The only difference is about the Price Code. This release (Deep Purple - Who Do We Think We Are) is a Ⓑ while mine is Ⓨ printed on a label stuck on the cover. Unfortunately, I can't remove it to see what is hidden by this label without causing damages to the cover.
Any thoughts are welcome.

My top 3 :
1 - Woman From Tokyo
2 - Mary Long
3 - Super Trouper

Actually, there are SIX ghostly marks with WB logo. The sixth one is in the center.

I got a flat, good sounding clear dark purple vinyl.

very good pressing, heavy vinyl too, excellent separation well balanced, guitar is cutting through with the Ritchie Blackmore heavyness which works very well in the mix

This 1974 reissue sounds more dynamic than the recent Rhino reissue on purple vinyl. Don't think the color is the issue, I believe it is from a digital source. I recommend an older original or reissue if you can find one!

Muchas gracias agodoy por subirlo. Ahí quedó en mi colección! ✊🏻