Today’s spotlight MP3 album deal of the day at Amazon is Whitesnake by the band Whitesnake for only $1.99.

Former Deep Purple lead singer David Coverdale formed Whitesnake in 1977 and when the band transitioned from blue-rock to hard rock with 1984′s Slide It In they began to enjoy some moderate success. But it was their self-titled 1987 album that was the major commercial success, earning them a spot in the 1980′s hair metal pantheon alongside the likes of Motley Crue and Poison.

Two dollars is an awesome deal for the nine tunes — most of them hits — from the band’s most popular album. “Still Of The Night,” “Here I Go Again,” and “Crying In The Rain” are worth the discount price alone. Grab it while you can, because it will mostly like go up to nine bucks after today.

This album, or rather I should say its subsequent tour, spawned the phrase [that I coined] “Please let me be in Whitesnake.” That’s because after the album was recorded, Coverdale fired the other band members who had played on it — guitarist John Sykes, bassist Neil Murray, and drummer Aynsley Dunbar. For Whitesnake‘s supporting tour (opening for Motley Crue) and music videos, Coverdale recruited some of rock’s top names — guitarist Vivian Campbell (Dio), guitarist Adrian Vandenberg (Vandenberg), bassist Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot), and drummer Tommy Aldridge turning Whitesnake overnight into a heavy metal supergroup. Because Whitesnake had been somewhat obscure up until then, all their new fans didn’t even realize that the superstar musicians were actually NOT on the album!