Deep Purple

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Deep Purple

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14 records
Concerto For Group And Orchestra Deep Purple & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Malcolm Arnold, 1969 Machine Head Deep Purple, 1972 Made In Japan Deep Purple, 1972 Burn Deep Purple, 1974 Made In Europe Deep Purple, 1976 Deep Purple Deep Purple, 1977 Last Concert In Japan Deep Purple, 1977 Salute To British Rock Various, 1979 Deepest Purple (The Very Best Of Deep Purple) Deep Purple, 1980 Gemini Suite Live Deep Purple And The Orchestra Of The Light Music Society Conducted By Malcolm Arnold, 1993 King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Deep Purple In Concert Deep Purple, 1995 In Concert With The London Symphony Orchestra Deep Purple, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Paul Mann, 1999 This Time Around (Live In Tokyo) Deep Purple, 2001 California Jamming - Live At The Ontario Speedway April 1974 Deep Purple

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Ian Paice 13 records together Jon Lord 13 records together Ritchie Blackmore 12 records together Ian Gillan 10 records together Roger Glover 10 records together Glenn Hughes 7 records together David Coverdale 7 records together Tommy Bolin 3 records together Malcolm Arnold 2 records together Jeff Cook 2 records together Colin Hart 2 records together Ian Hansford 2 records together

About

Hard Rock band from England, United Kingdom.

The band formed in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre. They were once listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as “the loudest pop group”, and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide. Deep Purple were ranked #22 on VH1’s Greatest Artists of Hard Rock programme.

There has been a Deep Purple band in existence since the late 60s, apart from the eight years between 1976 when Mark IV split up and 1984 when Mark II reformed.

Deep Purple were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.

They went through different line-ups through their history:
Mark I (1968-69):
Vocals: Rod Evans,
Guitar: Ritchie Blackmore,
Bass: Nick Simper,
Keyboards: Jon Lord.
Drums: Ian Paice.

Mark II (1969-73, 1984-89, 1992-93):
Vocals: Ian Gillan,
Guitar: Ritchie Blackmore,
Bass: Roger Glover,
Keyboards: Jon Lord.
Drums: Ian Paice.

Mark III (1973-75):
Vocals: David Coverdale,
Guitar: Ritchie Blackmore,
Bass and vocals: Glenn Hughes,
Keyboards: Jon Lord.
Drums: Ian Paice.

Mark IV (1975-76):
Vocals: David Coverdale,
Guitar: Tommy Bolin,
Bass and vocals: Glenn Hughes,
Keyboards: Jon Lord.
Drums: Ian Paice.

Mark V (1989-92):
Vocals: Joe Lynn Turner,
Guitar: Ritchie Blackmore,
Bass: Roger Glover,
Keyboards: Jon Lord.
Drums: Ian Paice.

Mark VI (1993-94):
Vocals: Ian Gillan,
Guitar: Joe Satriani,
Bass: Roger Glover,
Keyboards: Jon Lord.
Drums: Ian Paice.

Mark VII (1994-2002):
Vocals: Ian Gillan,
Guitar: Steve Morse,
Bass: Roger Glover,
Keyboards: Jon Lord.
Drums: Ian Paice.

Mark VIII (2002-2022):
Vocals: Ian Gillan,
Guitar: Steve Morse,
Bass: Roger Glover,
Keyboards: Don Airey.
Drums: Ian Paice.

Mark IX (2022-current):
Vocals: Ian Gillan,
Guitar: Simon McBride,
Bass: Roger Glover,
Keyboards: Don Airey.
Drums: Ian Paice.