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Atlantic Records: 82607-1 Original U.S. First Pressing
Format: 12" LP
Includes: Original Lyrics/Photo Insert
Cover Condition:Near Mint - Pulled from the shelf only a few times and always stored vertically in a protective poly sleeve.
Vinyl Condition: Near Mint - Only played a few times, still like new!
Release Info: Purple is the second album released by the American alternative rock band Stone Temple Pilots, on June 7, 1994 on Atlantic Records. It spawned three singles — "Big Empty", "Vasoline", and "Interstate Love Song" — and two promotional singles ("Pretty Penny" and "Unglued"). The album was a big success for the band, debuting at #1 and remaining there for three weeks, and being certified 6× platinum.
In 2006, the album was ranked number 73 on Guitar World magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitar albums of all time.
The album's first single, "Big Empty", made its debut at STP's MTV Unplugged acoustic performance in 1993. The song would later appear on the soundtrack to The Crow. The Crow soundtrack reached number #1 in 1994 and a couple of weeks later, Purple reached the top of the charts, thus making two for the band in 1994.
While Purple still features strong elements of hard rock and grunge like its predecessor, Core, the album displays the band developing a more unique sound influenced by other genres, such as the psychedelic rock evident in "Lounge Fly" and "Silvergun Superman", the country vibes of "Interstate Love Song" and ragtime elements of "Big Empty".
The album title, "Purple," is written as a Chinese character on the cover, and nowhere else on the packaging (including along the spine). When asked about the title in an interview, vocalist Scott Weiland replied "It's my favorite color. It's the color of bruises."
On the cover of the cassette version of Purple, the child is holding the Chinese letter in his hand, and it is not in the corner. There are two pressings of the actual disc in Purple CDs. One version has flowers on it and another has dragon scales.
1. "Meatplow" Robert DeLeo, Dean DeLeo, Scott Weiland 3:37
2. "Vasoline" R. DeLeo, D. DeLeo, Weiland, Eric Kretz 2:56
3. "Lounge Fly" R. DeLeo, Weiland 5:18
4. "Interstate Love Song" R. DeLeo, Weiland 3:14
5. "Still Remains" R. DeLeo, D. DeLeo, Weiland 3:33
6. "Pretty Penny" D. DeLeo, Weiland 3:42
7. "Silvergun Superman" R. DeLeo, D. DeLeo, Weiland 5:16
8. "Big Empty" D. DeLeo, Weiland 4:54
9. "Unglued" R. DeLeo, Weiland 2:35
10. "Army Ants" D. DeLeo, Weiland 3:46
11. "Kitchenware & Candybars" R. DeLeo, Weiland 8:07
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