Album
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Album
The Book Of Taliesyn
- Peak position
- #54
- Weeks on chart
- 14
The Book Of Taliesyn (1969) is a Deep Purple album in the RetroVerse archive.
Why this album mattered
The Book Of Taliesyn (1969) is a Deep Purple album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #54 and charted for 14 weeks. Major singles from the album include "Kentucky Woman".
The music
- 1
Listen, Learn, Read On
- 2
Wring That Neck
3 Kentucky Woman
- 4
Exposition / We Can Work It Out
- 5
Shield
- 6
Anthem
- 7
River Deep, Mountain High
- 8
Oh No No No (studio outtake)
- 9
It’s All Over (BBC Top Gear session)
- 10
Hey Bop a Re Bop (BBC Top Gear session)
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
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Chart Journey
- Jan 11, 1969#139
A rocket up the chart — jumping 34 positions in a single week on its way to the top. Entered at #139, exploded upward for 7 weeks to reach #54 and fell quickly across 14 weeks on the chart.
The songs behind the run
Breakout songs
The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.
Similar chart journeys
Albums with similar chart journeys share comparable chart arcs — how they climbed, peaked, and endured on the chart.
Album facts
- Singles"Kentucky Woman"
- ArtistDeep Purple
- Year1969