Deep Purple

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Deep Purple in Rock is the fourth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released on 5 June 1970. It was the first studio album recorded by the Mark II line-up of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. Work on In Rock began shortly after Gillan and Glover joined the band in June 1969, with rehearsals at Hanwell Community Centre. The music was intended to be loud and heavy, and accurately represent the group's live show. Recording took place at various studios around London in between extensive touring, during which time songs and arrangements were honed into shape. In Rock was the band's breakthrough album in Europe and peaked at No. 4 in the UK, remaining in the charts for over a year. By contrast, it under-performed in the US, where the band's Mark I albums had been more successful. An accompanying single, "Black Night" reached No. 2 in the UK, becoming their highest charting single there. The album has continued to attract critical praise as a key early example of the hard rock and heavy metal genres. Deep Purple: Ritchie Blackmore – guitar Ian Gillan – vocals Roger Glover – bass Jon Lord – organ Ian Paice – drums 🔘 Side One: Speed King Bloodsucker Child in Time 🔘 Side Two: Flight of the Rat Into the Fire Living Wreck Hard Lovin' Man

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Fireball is the fifth album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in 1971 and the second with the Mk II line-up. It was recorded at various times between September 1970 and June 1971. It became the first of the band's three UK No. 1 albums, while also hitting No. 1 in several other European countries like Germany, Austria or Sweden. In North America, it outperformed its predecessor, In Rock, reaching No. 32 in the US and No. 24 in Canada. Deep Purple: Ian Gillan – vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitars Roger Glover – bass Jon Lord – keyboards, Hammond organ Ian Paice – drums 🔘 Side One: Fireball No No No Demon's Eye Anyone's Daughter 🔘 Side Two: The Mule Fools No One Came

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Machine Head is the sixth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple. It was recorded in December 1971 at Montreux, Switzerland, and released on 25 March 1972 on Purple Records. As previous recording sessions had been slotted into the group's gigging schedule, Deep Purple wanted to dedicate time to record an album away from the typical studio environment, hoping it would result in a sound closer to their live shows. They hired the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio for recording, and block-booked the Montreux Casino as a venue, but during a Frank Zappa concert immediately before the sessions, the casino burned to the ground. After a week of searching for an alternative venue, including a session at a nearby theatre that was abandoned due to noise complaints, the band managed to book the Grand Hotel, closed for the winter, and converted it into a live room suitable for recording. These events, particularly the casino fire, became the inspiration for the song "Smoke on the Water". Machine Head is Deep Purple's most commercially successful album, topping the charts in several countries, including number one in the UK. Influential in the development of traditional metal, it continues to be viewed favourably by music critics and has been reissued several times. Deep Purple: Ian Gillan – vocals, harmonica Ritchie Blackmore – guitar Roger Glover – bass Jon Lord – keyboards, Hammond organ Ian Paice – drums, percussion 🔘 Side One: Highway Star Maybe I'm a Leo Pictures of Home Never Before 🔘 Side Two: Smoke on the Water Lazy Space Truckin'

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Made in Japan is a double live album by English rock band Deep Purple, recorded during their first tour of Japan in August 1972. It was originally released in December 1972, with a US release in April 1973, and became a commercial and critical success. The band were well known for their strong stage act, and had privately recorded several shows, or broadcast them on radio, but were unenthusiastic about recording a live album until their Japanese record company decided it would be good for publicity. They insisted on supervising the live production, including using Martin Birch, who had previously collaborated with the band, as engineer, and were not particularly interested in the album's release, even after recording. The tour was successful, with strong media interest and a positive response from fans. The album was an immediate commercial success, particularly in the US, where it was accompanied by the top five hit "Smoke on the Water", and became a steady seller throughout the 1970s. The album had a strong critical reception and continues to attract praise. A Rolling Stone readers' poll in 2012 ranked Made in Japan the sixth best live album of all time. Deep Purple: Ian Gillan – vocals, harmonica, percussion Ritchie Blackmore – lead guitar Jon Lord – organ, piano Roger Glover – bass guitar Ian Paice – drums 🔘 Side 1: Highway Star Child in Time 🔘 Side 2: Smoke on the Water The Mule 🔘 Side 3: Strange Kind of Woman Lazy 🔘 Side 4: Space Truckin'

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Who Do We Think We Are is the seventh studio album by the English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1973. It was Deep Purple's last album by the Mark II line-up with singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover until 1984’s Perfect Strangers. Musically, the record showed a move to a more blues-based sound, even featuring scat singing. Although its production and the band's behaviour after its release showed the group in turmoil, with frontman Gillan remarking that "we'd all had major illnesses" and felt considerable fatigue, the album was a commercial success. Deep Purple became the top-selling U.S. artist in 1973. The album featured the energetic hard-rock single "Woman from Tokyo," a live staple of the band since the album's release. Deep Purple: Ian Gillan – vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitar Roger Glover – bass Jon Lord – keyboards Ian Paice – drums, percussion 🔘 Side One: Woman from Tokyo Mary Long Super Trouper Smooth Dancer 🔘 Side Two: Rat Bat Blue Place in Line Our Lady

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Burn is the eighth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in February 1974, and the first by the Mark III line-up, featuring then-unknown David Coverdale on vocals and Glenn Hughes, from Trapeze, on bass and vocals. The album was recorded in Montreux, Switzerland, in November 1973, with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. With the addition of David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes, Purple's hard-rock sound became more boogie-oriented, incorporating elements of soul and funk, which would become much more prominent on the follow-up album, Stormbringer. Hughes participated in songwriting, but was not given credit due to unexpired contractual obligations. Burn hit number 3 on the UK Albums Chart, number 9 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and number one in four European countries. Deep Purple: David Coverdale – lead and backing vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitar Glenn Hughes – bass guitar, backing and lead vocals Jon Lord – keyboards, synthesizers Ian Paice – drums 🔘 Side One: Burn Might Just Take Your Life Lay Down, Stay Down Sail Away 🔘 Side Two: You Fool No One What's Goin' On Here Mistreated A' 200

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Stormbringer is the ninth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in November 1974. It was the band's second studio album to feature the Mk III lineup including vocalist David Coverdale and bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes. Deep Purple: Ritchie Blackmore – guitars David Coverdale – lead vocals, backing vocals Glenn Hughes – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals ("Holy Man") Jon Lord – organ, keyboards, electric piano, backing vocals Ian Paice – drums, percussion 🔘 Side One: Stormbringer Love Don't Mean a Thing Holy Man Hold On 🔘 Side Two: Lady Double Dealer You Can't Do It Right (With the One You Love) High Ball Shooter The Gypsy Soldier of Fortune

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Come Taste the Band is the tenth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released on 7 November 1975. It was the final Deep Purple studio record prior to the band's initial disbandment in 1976, therefore making it the only studio album by the Mark IV line-up of Deep Purple, featuring Tommy Bolin (who replaced Ritchie Blackmore) on guitar, and the final of three albums to feature David Coverdale on lead vocals and Glenn Hughes on bass guitar/vocals: Bolin died shortly after the album's release, while neither Coverdale nor Hughes would be involved with the reactivated Deep Purple in 1984. Deep Purple: David Coverdale – lead and backing vocals Tommy Bolin – lead & acoustic guitars, backing vocals; bass guitar (track 1), co-lead vocals (track 4) Jon Lord – keyboards, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals Glenn Hughes – bass guitar, co-vocals (all but track 1), lead vocals (tracks 3 & 8) Ian Paice – drums 🔘 Side One: Comin' Home Lady Luck Gettin' Tighter Dealer I Need Love 🔘 Side Two: Drifter Love Child This Time Around / Owed to 'G' You Keep On Moving

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. One of the best comeback albums of all time, Perfect Strangers is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released on 29 October 1984. Recorded in August 1984 at Studio "Horizons" in Stowe, Vermont, USA. It was the most successful album recorded by the re-formed 'Mark II' line-up. It was the first Deep Purple studio album in nine years, and the first with the Mk II line-up in eleven years, the last being Who Do We Think We Are in 1973. Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover arrived from Rainbow, Ian Gillan from Black Sabbath, Jon Lord from Whitesnake, and Ian Paice from Gary Moore's backing band. All songs have been wrtten by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover except "Nobody’s Home" credited to all five band members. The album was a commercial success, reaching #5 in the UK charts and #17 on the Billboard 200 in the US. Perfect Strangers was only the second Deep Purple studio album to be certified platinum in the United States, following 1972's Machine Head. The tour was so successful that the band had to book many additional dates to the U.S. arena tour, as tickets sold out very quickly. Deep Purple: Ian Gillan – lead vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitar Jon Lord – organ, keyboards Roger Glover – bass, synthesizer Ian Paice – drums 🔘 Side One: Knocking at Your Back Door Under the Gun Nobody's Home Mean Streak 🔘 Side Two: Perfect Strangers A Gypsy's Kiss Wasted Sunsets Hungry Daze

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. The House of Blue Light is the 12th studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released on 12 January 1987. It was the 2nd recording by the reformed Mark II line-up, and the 6th studio album overall by this formation of the band. Despite the band's concerns, House of Blue Light sold well. It hit No. 10 in the UK charts, No. 34 on the Billboard 200 in the US, and reached the top 10 in 6 other countries. Deep Purple: Ian Gillan – vocals, harmonica Ritchie Blackmore – guitars Roger Glover – bass Jon Lord – keyboards Ian Paice – drums, percussion 🔘 Side 1: Bad Attitude The Unwritten Law Call of the Wild Mad Dog Black & White 🔘 Side 2: Hard Lovin' Woman The Spanish Archer Strangeways Mitzi Dupree Dead or Alive