Jon Lord, London Symphony Orchestra – Gemini Suite (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1971

Gemini Suite is an LP by Jon Lord, London Symphony Orchestra from 1971 released on the Purple Records label.

About this album

Gemini Suite is a key early symphonic rock statement, bringing Jon Lord’s rock instincts into dialogue with the London Symphony Orchestra. Issued in 1971, the album reflects Lord’s ambition to fuse classical scale with the energy of electric instruments, with movements centred on guitar, piano, drums, vocals, bass guitar and organ. Best known as Deep Purple’s keyboard player, Lord used this project to push beyond hard rock and explore a more orchestral language that helped define the crossover possibilities of the genre. The result is one of the more distinctive documents of progressive rock’s first phase, balancing dramatic arrangement with melodic force.

Genre: Pop & Rock