You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Shades of Deep Purple is the debut album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released in July 1968 on Tetragrammaton in the US and in September 1968 on Parlophone in the UK. The band, initially called Roundabout, was the idea of former Searchers drummer Chris Curtis, who recruited Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore before leaving the project. The Mk. I line-up of the band was completed by vocalist/frontman Rod Evans, along with bassist Nick Simper and drummer Ian Paice, in March 1968. After about 2 months of rehearsals, Shades of Deep Purple was recorded in only 3 days in May 1968 and contains 4 original songs and 4 covers, thoroughly rearranged to include classical interludes and sound more psychedelic. Stylistically, the music is close to psychedelic rock and progressive rock, 2 genres with an ever-growing audience in the late 1960s. The album was not well received in the UK, where it sold very few copies and did not chart. In the US, on the other hand, it was a success and the single "Hush", an energetic rock track written by Joe South and originally recorded by Billy Joe Royal, became very popular at the time, reaching number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The good sales of the album and the intense radio play of the single contributed largely to the attention Deep Purple would get in their early US tours and also during the 1970s. Modern reviews of the album are generally positive and consider Shades of Deep Purple an important piece in the history of Deep Purple. Deep Purple: Rod Evans – lead vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitars Nick Simper – bass, backing vocals Jon Lord – organ, backing vocals Ian Paice – drums 🔘 Side 1: And the Address Hush One More Rainy Day Prelude: Happiness / I'm So Glad 🔘 Side 2: Mandrake Root Help! Love Help Me Hey Joe

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Shades of Deep Purple is the debut album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released in July 1968 on Tetragrammaton in the US and in September 1968 on Parlophone in the UK. The band, initially called Roundabout, was the idea of former Searchers drummer Chris Curtis, who recruited Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore before leaving the project. The Mk. I line-up of the band was completed by vocalist/frontman Rod Evans, along with bassist Nick Simper and drummer Ian Paice, in March 1968. After about 2 months of rehearsals, Shades of Deep Purple was recorded in only 3 days in May 1968 and contains 4 original songs and 4 covers, thoroughly rearranged to include classical interludes and sound more psychedelic. Stylistically, the music is close to psychedelic rock and progressive rock, 2 genres with an ever-growing audience in the late 1960s. The album was not well received in the UK, where it sold very few copies and did not chart. In the US, on the other hand, it was a success and the single "Hush", an energetic rock track written by Joe South and originally recorded by Billy Joe Royal, became very popular at the time, reaching number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The good sales of the album and the intense radio play of the single contributed largely to the attention Deep Purple would get in their early US tours and also during the 1970s. Modern reviews of the album are generally positive and consider Shades of Deep Purple an important piece in the history of Deep Purple. Deep Purple: Rod Evans – writes and sings Jon Lord – writes, sings and plays the organ Nick Simper – writes, sings and plays the bass guitar Ritchie Blackmore – writes and plays the lead guitar Ian Paice – writes and plays the drums 🔘 Side 1: And the Address Hush One More Rainy Day Prelude: Happiness / I'm So Glad 🔘 Side 2: Mandrake Root Help Love Help Me Hey Joe

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. The Book of Taliesyn is the 2nd studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, recorded only 3 months after Shades of Deep Purple and released by Tetragrammaton Records in October 1968, just before their first US tour. The name for the album was taken from the 14th-century Book of Taliesin. The structure of the album is similar to that of their 1st, with 4 original songs and 3 rearranged covers; however, the tracks are longer, the arrangements more complex and the sound more polished than on Shades of Deep Purple. The music style is a mix of psychedelic rock, progressive rock and hard rock, with several inserts of classical music arranged by the band's keyboard player Jon Lord. Deep Purple's American record label aimed for a hippie audience, which was very influential in the US at the time, but the chart results of the album and singles were not as high as expected. This setback did not hinder the success of the 3-month US tour, when the band played in many important venues and festivals and received positive feedback from audiences and the press. Deep Purple were still an underground band which played in small clubs and colleges in the UK, largely ignored by the media and the public. The British record company EMI did not release The Book of Taliesyn until June 1969, on the new underground prog rock sub-label Harvest Records, and the album did not chart. Even the release of the new single "Emmaretta" and new dates in the UK in summer 1969 did not increase album sales or the popularity of Deep Purple in the UK. Perception of the album has changed in later years and it has been reviewed more favorably. Deep Purple: Rod Evans – lead vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitars Jon Lord – Hammond organ, backing vocals, string arrangement Nick Simper – bass, backing vocals Ian Paice – drums 🔘 Side 1: Listen, Learn, Read On Wring That Neck Kentucky Woman Exposition / We Can Work It Out 🔘 Side 2: The Shield Anthem River Deep, Mountain High

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Deep Purple, also referred to as Deep Purple III, is the 3rd studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released in June 1969 on Tetragrammaton Records in the US and only in September 1969 on Harvest Records in the UK. Its release was preceded by the single "Emmaretta" and by a long tour in the UK, whose dates were interspersed between the album's recording sessions. The music of this album is mostly original and a combination of progressive rock, hard rock and psychedelic rock, but with a harder edge and with the guitar parts in more evidence than in the past. This was due both to the growth of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore as a songwriter and to the conflicts within the band over the fusion of classical music and rock proposed by keyboard player Jon Lord and amply implemented in the band's previous releases. The band started their second US tour in April 1969 with little support from their almost-bankrupt American label and without an album to promote, because of a delay in the manufacturing of the new LP. During the tour, Deep Purple showed a remarkable progress as performers and a musical direction more oriented towards a heavier and louder sound than before. Doubts about the compatibility of vocalist Rod Evans with the hard rock music that other band members wanted to pursue brought about the decision to search for a substitute, which was found in Ian Gillan of the band Episode Six. Gillan had formed a songwriting duo with Episode Six's bassist Roger Glover, who was also invited to join Deep Purple and replace Nick Simper. The band's new line-up, identified as Mark II, debuted live in London on 10 July 1969. This was the least commercially successful of the 3 albums released by the band's Mark I line-up, and was ignored by critics upon its release. Modern reviews are generally positive, and remark on the variety of styles within the album and the boldness of the song arrangements. The album was issued in a stark gatefold sleeve, wrapped around with a segmented illustration from Hieronymus Bosch's painting The Garden of Earthly Delights. The label ran into difficulty over the use of the Museo del Prado-owned painting, which was incorrectly perceived in the US as being anti-religious, featuring immoral scenes, and was thus rejected or poorly stocked by many record shops. The original painting is in color, although it appeared on the LP in monochrome due to a printing error for the original layout, and the band opted to keep it that way. Deep Purple: Rod Evans – lead vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitars Nick Simper – bass, backing vocals Jon Lord – Hammond organ, piano, harpsichord, backing vocals, claves, string, woodwind Ian Paice – drums, timbales, maracas, cowbell, timpani 🔘 Side 1: Chasing Shadows Blind Lalena Fault Line The Painter 🔘 Side 2: Why Didn't Rosemary? Bird Has Flown April

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. 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. Live In California 74 is a live double album by Deep Purple Mark III released in 2021 which originally released in 1996 as California Jamming, though one song, "Lay Down, Stay Down", was missing. It was recorded live at California Jam, Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California on April 6, 1974. Deep Purple: Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar David Coverdale – Vocals Glenn Hughes – Bass/Vocals Jon Lord – Keyboards Ian Paice – Drums 🔘 Side A: Burn Might Just Take Your Life Lay Down, Stay Down 🔘 Side B: Mistreated Smoke On The Water 🔘 Side C: You Fool No One 🔘 Side D: Space Truckin'

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. 24 Carat Purple is the 1st compilation album of the hard rock band Deep Purple released worldwide on their own record company and the 3rd in a long line of compilation albums. It was released in June 1975. The live version of "Black Night", here on LP for the first time, was recorded in Japan in 1972, and originally appeared as the B-side of "Woman From Tokyo". Deep Purple: Ian Gillan – vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitars Roger Glover – bass Jon Lord – keyboards Ian Paice – drums 🔘 Side 1: Woman from Tokyo Fireball Strange Kind of Woman Never Before Black Night 🔘 Side 2: Speed King Smoke on the Water Child in Time

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. The Mark II Purple Singles is a compilation album by Deep Purple. The album was released in 1979. It claimed to be Mark II both because it focused solely on the second line-up of the band and because it was intended as a 2nd volume to the previous year's The Deep Purple Singles A's and B's. A version with purple vinyl was also available. The original sleeve notes by Geoff Barton claimed that "Smoke on the Water" was a different recording to the one from Made in Japan. He wrote: "Blackmore chooses to play the solo straight, without the embellishments that, for me, marred the other officially available live version [on Made in Japan]." In fact it is the same recording, edited. Deep Purple: Ian Gillan – vocals, harmonica Ritchie Blackmore – guitar Jon Lord – organ, keyboards Roger Glover – bass Ian Paice – drums 🔘 1 Live Side: "Smoke on the Water" – 5:12 (live version from Made in Japan, edited) "Black Night" – 4:56 (live version recorded in Japan 1972) "Child in Time" – 9:52 (live version from Made in Japan, edited) 🔘 2 Studio Side: "Woman from Tokyo" – 4:28 (A-side from Who Do We Think We Are, edited) "Never Before" – 3:30 (A-side from Machine Head, edited) "When a Blind Man Cries" – 3:29 (B-side from the Machine Head sessions) "Painted Horse" – 5:18 (outtake from the Who Do We Think We Are sessions)

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

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. The Battle Rages On... is the 14th studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released in 1993 on July 19 in Europe and on July 26 in UK. It is the last album recorded with the band's classic Mk II line-up, which reunited for a 2nd time (the 1st reunion being for 1984's Perfect Strangers). Joe Lynn Turner was fired from the band during the early sessions, with Mike DiMeo initially chosen as his replacement. At the insistence of Jon Lord, Ian Paice and Roger Glover (as well as the band's management and record company), Ian Gillan eventually returned to the band during late 1992 in place of DiMeo, thus reforming the Mk II line-up. Gillan had to rework much of the material already existing for the album, which had been intended for Turner and/or DiMeo. Ritchie Blackmore allegedly became infuriated by Gillan's re-writes, believing the songs were more melodic in their original versions, and he left the band for the 2nd and final time after a show on 17 November 1993 in Helsinki, Finland. Joe Lynn Turner later quoted Blackmore referring to the album as "The cattle grazes on". American guitarist Joe Satriani joined Deep Purple as a temporary replacement for the remainder of the tour. A handful of working tracks written during The Battle Rages On... sessions would turn up on subsequent solo releases by Turner under different song titles. Deep Purple: Ian Gillan – vocals, congas Ritchie Blackmore – guitars Roger Glover – bass guitar Ian Paice – drums Jon Lord – organ, keyboards 🔘 Side 1: The Battle Rages On Lick It Up Anya Talk About Love Time to Kill 🔘 Side 2: Ramshackle Man A Twist in the Tale Nasty Piece of Work Solitaire One Man's Meat

Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, and Ian Paice perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Deep Purple was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on April 8, 2016. Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Band Members Inducted: Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Rod Evans, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord, and Ian Paice. The band's induction was one of the most contentious in Rock Hall history, with some members not attending the ceremony. Deep Purple is considered a harbinger of hard rock and paved the way for metal groups with their breakneck style. The band had been eligible for induction since 1993 but was overlooked for several years. The current lineup of Deep Purple performed at the induction ceremony. Rolling Stone reported that Deep Purple's induction was one of the most contentious in Rock Hall history. Billboard reported that the band's co-founder Ritchie Blackmore would not be attending the ceremony.

=1 is the 23rd studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released on 19 July 2024 by earMUSIC/Edel AG. It is their 1st album with guitarist Simon McBride, who replaced Steve Morse in 2022. The album has been described as having a loose concept around "[symbolising] the idea that in a world growing ever more complex, everything eventually simplifies down to a single, unified essence. Everything equals one." 🔘 Side A: Show Me A Bit on the Side Sharp Shooter Portable Door 🔘 Side B: Old-Fangled Thing If I Were You Pictures of You I'm Saying Nothin' 🔘 Side C: Lazy Sod Now You're Talkin' No Money to Burn 🔘 Side D: I'll Catch You Bleeding Obvious