    stormbringer is the ninth studio album by deep purple, released in november 1974. on this album, the soul and funk elements that were only hinted at on burn are much more prominent. ==history== when ritchie blackmore's (admittedly odd) request to cover an old quatermass track "black sheep of the family" fell on stony ground he ended up taking a relative back seat in the studio. stormbringer took shape blending rock, soul and funk in a way that was quite ahead of its time. it was released in double quick time in december 1974. blackmore then followed his own muse by recording the ritchie blackmore's rainbow solo album in early 1975, backed by members of deep purple's regular support act elf."deep purple family tree at dpas/darker than blue url accessed 24 october 2012 ritchie blackmore would leave after the making of and touring this album, returning later during the recording of the perfect strangers album. ==album cover and title== the cover image of stormbringer is based on a photo. on 8 july 1927 a tornado near the town of jasper, minnesota was photographed by lucille handberg.tornado historical photos and information her photograph has become a classic image,lane, f.w. the elements rage (david and charles 1966), plate 11: "the classic photograph of a tornado" and was used and edited for the album's cover. the same photograph was used for siouxsie and the banshees album tinderbox in 1986. stormbringer is also the nam
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