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94-492: On February 27, 1997, English rock band Deep Purple performed at the stadium, this being the first time they performed in Chile. While performing the song " Fireball ", the concert was marred by the collapse of the control tower. Nobody died, but approximately 44 people were injured. 33°24′16.39″S 70°39′32.46″W  /  33.4045528°S 70.6590167°W  / -33.4045528; -70.6590167 This article about

188-592: A Hammond C3 organ. According to Simper, "dozens" of singers were auditioned (including Rod Stewart and Woodman's friend Dave Curtiss) until the group heard Rod Evans of club band the Maze, and thought his voice fitted their style well. Tagging along with Evans was his band's drummer Ian Paice . Blackmore had seen an 18-year-old Paice on tour with the Maze in Germany in 1966, and had been impressed by his drumming. The band hastily arranged an audition for Paice, given that Woodman

282-504: A touring version of the band surfaced with Rod Evans, who had left Captain Beyond at the end of 1973, as the only member who had ever been in Deep Purple, eventually ending in successful legal action from the legitimate Deep Purple camp over unauthorised use of the name. Evans was ordered to pay damages of US$ 672,000 for using the band name without permission. In April 1984, eight years after

376-524: A 1984 interview that the band was pushed by management to complete the Who Do We Think We Are album on time and go on tour, although they badly needed a break. The bad feelings, including tensions with Blackmore, culminated in Gillan quitting the band after their second tour of Japan in the summer of 1973, followed by the dismissal of Glover, at Blackmore's insistence. In interviews later, Lord called

470-466: A 38-piece orchestra, and included a performance at the O 2 Arena in London. Until May 2011, the band members had disagreed about whether to make a new studio album, because it would not really make money any more. Roger Glover stated that Deep Purple should make a new studio album "even if it costs us money." In early 2011, David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes told VH1 they would like to reunite Mark III for

564-558: A European summer tour in 1994. He was asked to join permanently, but his commitments to his contract with Epic Records prevented this. The band unanimously chose Dixie Dregs / Kansas guitarist Steve Morse as Satriani's successor in August 1994. "Musically, it was very satisfying. The setlist was straight out of classic rock heaven. And the band were just great. Their timing was just fantastic." — Guitarist Joe Satriani on his brief period with Deep Purple. Morse's arrival revitalised

658-475: A European tour, which was documented on the live album Come Hell or High Water , released in 1994. A live home video of the same name was also released, covering a show in Birmingham , England that displayed a very disgruntled Blackmore, who did not perform many of the guitar parts and at one point threw a cup of water at a cameraman for unknown reasons. The complete show was eventually released in 2006 as Live at

752-525: A band that had released several singles in the UK without achieving any great commercial success. Six's drummer Mick Underwood – an old comrade of Blackmore's from his days in the Outlaws – introduced the band to Gillan and bassist Roger Glover . According to Nick Simper, "Gillan would join only with Roger Glover." This effectively killed Episode Six, which gave Underwood a persistent feeling of guilt that lasted nearly

846-601: A board in rehearsal. Second to Deep Purple was "Concrete God", which the band thought was too harsh to take on. In May 1968, the band moved into Pye Studios in London's Marble Arch to record their debut album, Shades of Deep Purple , which was released in America in July by Tetragrammaton Records , and in Britain in September by EMI Records . Vanilla Fudge was a notable influence on

940-430: A decade, until Gillan recruited him for his new post-Purple band in the late 1970s. According to Blackmore, Deep Purple was only interested in Gillan and not Glover, but Glover was retained on the advice of Ian Paice. "He turned up for the session...he was their bass player. We weren't originally going to take him until Paicey said, 'he's a good bass player, let's keep him.' So I said okay." — Ritchie Blackmore on

1034-495: A double live album, Made in Japan . Originally intended as a Japan-only release, its worldwide release became an instant hit, reaching platinum status in five countries, including the US. It remains one of rock music's most popular and highest selling live albums. Mark II continued to work and released the album Who Do We Think We Are in 1973. Spawning the hit single " Woman from Tokyo ",

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1128-468: A four-piece, with Hughes as bassist and lead vocalist. According to Hughes, he was told the band was bringing in Paul Rodgers of Free as a co-lead vocalist, but by that time Rodgers had just started Bad Company . "They did ask", Rodgers recalled, "and I spoke to all of them at length about the possibility. Purple had toured Australia with Free's final lineup. I didn't do it because I was very much into

1222-612: A heavier sound with their 1970 album Deep Purple in Rock . Deep Purple, together with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath , have been referred to as the "unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-seventies". Listed in the 1975 Guinness Book of World Records as " the globe's loudest band " for a 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre , they have sold over 100 million records worldwide. Deep Purple have had several line-up changes and disbanded for eight years from 1976 to 1984, with drummer Ian Paice being

1316-556: A label associated with Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow and the Strawbs . Safari Records made headlines by signing Wayne County , a New York punk scene figure and transsexual artist, along with the British band The Electric Chairs. The group's release, the "Blatantly Offensive EP," soared to the top of the independent music charts. The label also supported the punk band The Boys and their holiday-themed side project, The Yobs . Matt Dangerfield ,

1410-501: A man firing a flare gun into the ceiling, burned down the Casino. This incident famously inspired the song " Smoke on the Water ". The album was later recorded in a corridor at the nearby empty Grand Hôtel de Territet , with the exception of the music track to "Smoke on the Water". That was recorded at a vacant theatre called The Pavillon before the band was asked to leave. On recording "Smoke on

1504-404: A short time later in the 1980s). The now-defunct Deep Purple began to gain a type of mystical status, with fan-driven reissues and newly assembled live and compilation albums being released throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s. This fuelled a number of promoter-led attempts to get the band to reform, especially with the revival of the hard rock market in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1980,

1598-809: A show in Miami supporting Jeff Beck , Bolin was found unconscious by his girlfriend and bandmates. Unable to wake him, she hurriedly called paramedics, but it was too late. The official cause of death was multiple-drug intoxication. Bolin was 25 years old. After the break-up, most of the members of Deep Purple went on to have considerable success in a number of other bands, including Rainbow (1975–1984, Ritchie Blackmore and, from 1979, Roger Glover), Whitesnake (1978–present, David Coverdale, Jon Lord until 1984 and Ian Paice during 1979 to 1982) and Gillan (1978–1982, Ian Gillan). Ian Gillan also joined Black Sabbath from late 1982 to early 1984 (Glenn Hughes would also join Sabbath for

1692-432: A sound deeply influenced by Vanilla Fudge , an American band renowned for their elaborate cover songs. Edwards' investment in a demo recording garnered attention from Parlophone and Tetragrammaton . Both labels were eager to promote a British band, leading to significant promotion of " Shades of Deep Purple ," the debut album of the band, now renamed as Deep Purple . Ian Paice , the drummer and sole continuous member of

1786-411: A sports venue in Chile is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Deep Purple Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock , although their musical style has varied throughout their career. Originally formed as a psychedelic rock and progressive rock band, they shifted to

1880-563: A spring tour that included shows at Madison Square Garden , New York, on 13 March, and Nassau Coliseum four days later. The band co-headlined (with Emerson, Lake & Palmer ) the California Jam festival at Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario , southern California, on 6 April 1974. Attracting over 250,000 fans, the festival also included 1970s rock giants Black Sabbath , Eagles , Seals & Crofts and Earth, Wind & Fire . Portions of

1974-670: The EMI group in 1971. The label achieved success with the release of " The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast " by Roger Glover & Guests in 1974. Another act under Edwards' management, the singer-songwriter duo Curtiss Maldoon , gained prominence when their song "Sepheryn" was reinterpreted by Clive Maldoon's niece, Christine Leach, and William Orbit, eventually becoming the title track of Madonna 's 1998 album " Ray Of Light ." In 1977, Edwards co-founded Safari Records with John Craig, who had previously been involved with Oyster Records ,

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2068-812: The Live 8 concert in Park Place ( Barrie , Ontario) in July 2005, and in October released their next album, Rapture of the Deep , which was followed by the Rapture of the Deep tour . Both Bananas and Rapture of the Deep were produced by Michael Bradford . In 2009 Ian Gillan said, "Record sales have been steadily declining, but people are prepared to pay a lot for concert tickets." In addition, Gillan stated: "I don't think happiness comes with money." Deep Purple did concert tours in 48 countries in 2011. The Songs That Built Rock Tour used

2162-480: The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Mann. The concert also included songs from each member's solo careers, as well as a short Deep Purple set, and the occasion was commemorated on the 2000 album In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra . 2001 saw the release of the box set The Soundboard Series , containing concerts from the 2001 Australian Tour plus two from Tokyo, Japan. Much of

2256-581: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. In 1967, former Searchers drummer Chris Curtis contacted London businessman Tony Edwards , in the hope he would manage a new group he was putting together, to be called Roundabout. Curtis' vision was a "supergroup" where the band members would get on and off, like a musical roundabout. Impressed with the plan, Edwards agreed to finance the venture with his two business partners John Coletta and Ron Hire, who composed Hire-Edwards-Coletta Enterprises (HEC). The first recruit to

2350-642: The Stormbringer tour, was assembled during the summer of 1975, but would not see release until late 1976. Blackmore left the band on 21 June 1975 to form his own band with Ronnie James Dio of Elf , called Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow , shortened to Rainbow after the first album . Following Blackmore's departure, the group considered disbanding but decided to continue and find another guitarist. Clem Clempson ( Colosseum , Humble Pie ), Zal Cleminson ( The Sensational Alex Harvey Band ), Mick Ronson ( The Spiders From Mars ) and Rory Gallagher were considered, and

2444-637: The Thames ." Lord would also write the Gemini Suite , another orchestra/group collaboration in the same vein, for the band in late 1970, although the band's recording of the piece would not be released until 1993. In 1975, Blackmore stated that he thought the Concerto for Group and Orchestra was not bad but that the Gemini Suite was horrible and very disjointed. Roger Glover later noted that Jon Lord had appeared to be

2538-549: The UK Singles Chart , and the band performed the song live on the BBC 's Top of the Pops . In addition to increasing sales in the UK, the band were making a name for themselves as a live act, particularly with regard to the sheer volume of their shows and the improvisational skills of Blackmore and Lord. Said Lord, "We took from jazz, we took from old fashioned rock and roll, we took from

2632-416: The "Hallelujah" single in the UK, the song flopped. Blackmore had told the British weekly music newspaper Record Mirror that the band "need to have a commercial record in Britain", and described the song as "an in-between sort of thing"—a compromise between the type of material the band would normally record, and openly commercial material. In September 1969, the band gained some much-needed publicity in

2726-549: The Best Female Singer at the British Rock & Pop Awards in 1982. Safari Records was known for its diverse and unconventional catalog, which included a punk-country rendition of Kenny Rogers ' "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" performed by Gary Holton , and " Scatterlings of Africa " by Juluka , a South African band notable for its racially integrated lineup, led by Johnny Clegg . Edwards died on November 11, 2010 at

2820-548: The Good Rats , Moxy and Alphonse Mouzon , and was busy working on his first solo album, Teaser , when he accepted the invitation to join Deep Purple. The resulting album from Deep Purple Mark IV, Come Taste the Band , was released in October 1975, one month before Bolin's Teaser album. Despite mixed reviews and middling sales (#19 in the UK and #43 in the US), the collection revitalised

2914-505: The London Clinic, aged 78. At his funeral, the Deep Purple song, "You Keep On Moving" from Come Taste the Band was played, and Jon Lord represented the band. Deep Purple guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore wrote about him: “Tony was the man behind the scenes for Deep Purple. He was instrumental to the existence and sustenance of the band and its music from its inception to present day. Tony’s insight and intuitiveness were unparalleled in

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3008-654: The NEC but was quickly withdrawn after Gillan publicly complained, feeling it represented a bad time in the group's history: "It was one of the lowest points of my life – all of our lives, actually". Blackmore left Deep Purple for the second and final time after a show in Helsinki , Finland in November 1993. Joe Satriani was drafted to complete the Japanese dates in December and stayed on for

3102-681: The Pirates , and survived the 1966 car crash that killed Kidd). Lord alerted the two that he had been recruited for the Roundabout project, after which Simper and Little suggested guitarist Ritchie Blackmore , whom Lord had never met. Simper had known Blackmore since the early 1960s when his first band, the Renegades, debuted around the same time as one of Blackmore's early bands, the Dominators. HEC persuaded Blackmore to travel in from Hamburg to audition for

3196-772: The UK with the Concerto for Group and Orchestra , a three-movement epic composed by Lord as a solo project and performed by the band at the Royal Albert Hall in London with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , conducted by Malcolm Arnold . Alongside Days of Future Passed by the Moody Blues and Five Bridges by the Nice , it was one of the first collaborations between a rock band and an orchestra. This live album became their first release with any kind of chart success in

3290-413: The UK. Gillan and Blackmore were less than happy at the band being tagged as "a group who played with orchestras", both feeling that the Concerto was a distraction that would get in the way of developing their desired hard-rocking style. Lord acknowledged that while the band members were not keen on the project going in, at the end of the performance "you could have put the five smiles together and spanned

3384-735: The US leg of their Goodbye tour. The band's second album, The Book of Taliesyn , was recorded quickly and released in North America in October 1968 to coincide with the tour. The album included Neil Diamond 's " Kentucky Woman ", which cracked the Top 40 in both the US (No. 38 on the Billboard chart) and Canada (No. 21 on the RPM chart), though sales for the album were not as strong (No. 54 in US, No. 48 in Canada). The Book of Taliesyn would not be released in

3478-464: The Water", Blackmore stated to BBC Radio 2 : "We did the whole thing in about four takes because we had to. The police were banging on the door. We knew it was the police, but we had such a good sound in this hall. We were waking up all the neighbours for about five miles in Montreux, because it was echo-ing through the mountains. I was just getting the last part of the riff down, we'd just finished it, when

3572-543: The Water", the last of which remains Deep Purple's most famous song. They continued to tour and record at a rate that would be rare thirty years on; when Machine Head was recorded, the group had only been together three-and-a-half years, yet it was their sixth studio album and seventh album overall. In January 1972, the band returned to tour the US once again. They then headed over to play Europe before resuming US dates in March. While in America, Blackmore contracted hepatitis, and

3666-422: The album hit No. 4 in the UK charts and No. 15 in the US chart, while achieving gold record status faster than any Deep Purple album released up to that time. However, internal tensions and exhaustion were more noticeable than ever. Following the successes of Machine Head and Made in Japan , the addition of Who Do We Think We Are made Deep Purple the top-selling artists of 1973 in the US. Gillan admitted in

3760-537: The album to sell poorly, finishing well out of the Billboard Top 100. Soon after Deep Purple was finally released in late June 1969, Tetragrammaton went out of business, leaving the band with no money and an uncertain future (Tetragrammaton's assets were eventually assumed by Warner Bros. Records , who would release Deep Purple's records in the US throughout the 1970s). During the 1969 American tour, Lord and Blackmore met with Paice to discuss their desire to progress

3854-434: The aptly titled The Battle Rages On... in 1993. Blackmore still disagreed with the decision, creating more tension between himself and the rest of the band, especially Gillan. Of particular contention was that Gillan had reworked much of the material that had been written with Turner for the new album. Blackmore felt Gillan's rewrites made the songs less melodic than they had been in their original versions. The band began

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3948-496: The band agreed on Joe Lynn Turner , who had previously been a member of Rainbow with Blackmore and Glover. This Mark V line-up recorded just one album, Slaves and Masters (1990), and undertook a world tour for most of 1991. The album achieved modest success, reaching number 45 in the UK and number 87 in the US Billboard chart, with some fans and critics feeling the music was closer in style to Rainbow than to Deep Purple. With

4042-623: The band attempted one show in Flint, Michigan , without a guitarist before attempting to acquire the services of Al Kooper , who rehearsed with the band before bowing out, suggesting Spirit guitarist Randy California instead. California played one show with the group, in Quebec City , Quebec on 6 April, but the rest of this tour was cancelled as well. The band returned to the US in late May 1972 to undertake their third North America tour (of four total that year). A Japan tour in August of that year led to

4136-472: The band creatively, and in 1996 a new album titled Purpendicular was released, showing a wide variety of musical styles. Though in the post-grunge mid '90s it was no surprise that it never made chart success on the Billboard 200 in the U.S. This Mark VII line-up then released a new live album Live at The Olympia '96 in 1997. With a revamped set list to tour, Deep Purple enjoyed successful tours throughout

4230-493: The band once again, bringing a new, extreme funk edge to their hard rock sound. Bolin's influence was crucial, and with encouragement from Hughes and Coverdale, the guitarist developed much of the album's material. Despite Bolin's talents, his personal problems with hard drugs began to surface. During the Come Taste the Band tour many fans openly booed Bolin's inability to play solos like Ritchie Blackmore, not realising that Bolin

4324-496: The band through its various line-ups, reflected on the early tumultuous days of Deep Purple, recognizing Edwards as a stabilizing presence amidst the frenetic and often volatile music industry. Edwards remained as the manager of the band until their acrimonious split in 1976. The dissolution of Tetragrammaton in 1970 prompted Edwards to secure a deal with Warner Brothers in the United States and to establish Purple Records under

4418-592: The band to play without him, with bassist Glover singing the set. After this, the rest of the US dates were cancelled and the band flew home. In early December 1971, the band travelled to Switzerland to record Machine Head . The album was due to be recorded at the Montreux Casino using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio , but a fire during a Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention concert, caused by

4512-555: The band was classically trained Hammond organ player Jon Lord , Curtis's flatmate, who had most notably played with the Artwoods (led by Art Wood , brother of future Faces and Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood , and including Keef Hartley ). Lord was then performing in a backing band for the vocal group The Flower Pot Men , along with bassist Nick Simper and drummer Carlo Little (Simper had previously been in Johnny Kidd and

4606-733: The band were already performing songs planned for the next album. One song (which later became " Highway Star ") was performed at the first show of the Fireball tour, having been written on the bus to a show in Portsmouth, in answer to a journalist's question: "How do you go about writing songs?" On 24 October 1971 during the US leg of the Fireball tour, the band was set to play the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago when Ian Gillan contracted hepatitis , forcing

4700-487: The band's home country until the following year and, like its predecessor, it failed to have much impact on the UK Albums Chart . Early in 1969, the band released the non-album single "Emmaretta", named after Emmaretta Marks, at that time a cast member of the musical Hair , whom Evans was trying to seduce. By March of that year, the band had completed recording for their third album, Deep Purple . The album included

4794-620: The band's music, a sound that was even more apparent on the late 1974 release Stormbringer . Along with the title track, the Stormbringer album had a number of songs that received significant radio play, such as "Lady Double Dealer", "The Gypsy" and " Soldier of Fortune ", and the album reached No. 6 in the UK and No. 20 on the US Billboard chart. Blackmore publicly disliked most of the album, however, derisively calling it "shoeshine music" out of distaste for its funk and soul elements. A new live album, Made in Europe , culled from three shows on

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4888-411: The band's only constant member. The first four line-ups, which constituted the band's original 1968–1976 run, are officially indicated as Mark I (1968–1969), Mark II (1969–1973), Mark III (1973–1975) and Mark IV (1975–1976). Mark I comprised the founding members of Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore (guitar), Rod Evans (vocals), Jon Lord (keyboards), Paice (drums) and Nick Simper (bass), while Mark II

4982-483: The band, however, Jamison announced he could not join Deep Purple owing to complications with Scotti Brothers Records , his record label. Eventually, after auditioning several high-profile candidates, including Brian Howe ( White Spirit , Ted Nugent , Bad Company ), Doug Pinnick ( King's X ), Australians Jimmy Barnes ( Cold Chisel ) and John Farnham ( Little River Band ), Terry Brock (Strangeways, Giant ) and Norman "Kal" Swan ( Tytan , Lion , Bad Moon Rising ),

5076-622: The band, with Blackmore claiming that the group started out wanting to be a "Vanilla Fudge clone". The group had success in North America with a cover of Joe South 's " Hush ", and by September 1968, the song had reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and number 2 in the Canadian RPM chart, pushing the Shades LP up to No. 24 on Billboard ' s pop albums chart. The following month, Deep Purple were booked to support Cream on

5170-652: The bands Captain Beyond and Warhorse respectively. Deep Purple Mark II was formed in Hanwell Community Centre in West London in the summer of 1969. In search of a new vocalist, Blackmore set his own sights on 19-year-old singer Terry Reid . Though he found the offer "flattering", Reid was still bound by an exclusive recording contract with his producer Mickie Most and more interested in his solo career. Blackmore had no other choice but to look elsewhere. The band sought out singer Ian Gillan from Episode Six ,

5264-419: The budding heavy metal genre. On the album's development, Blackmore stated: "I got fed up with playing with classical orchestras, and thought, 'well, this is my turn.' Jon was into more classical. I said, 'well you've done that, I'll do rock, and whatever turns out best we'll carry on with.'" In Rock performed well, especially in the UK where it reached No. 4, while the "Black Night" single reached No. 2 on

5358-402: The classics. Ritchie and myself...used to swap musical jokes and attacks. He would play something, and I'd have to see if I could match it. That provided a sense of humour, a sense of tension to the band, a sense of, 'what the hell's going to happen next?' The audience didn't know, and nine times out of ten, neither did we!" A second Mark II studio album, the creatively progressive Fireball ,

5452-465: The current line-up of Deep Purple. Deep Purple were ranked number 22 on VH1 's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock programme, and a poll on radio station Planet Rock ranked them 5th among the "most influential bands ever". The band received the Legend Award at the 2008 World Music Awards . Deep Purple (specifically Blackmore, Lord, Paice, Gillan, Glover, Coverdale, Evans, and Hughes) were inducted into

5546-506: The demise of Deep Purple, a full-scale (and legal) reunion took place with the "classic" Mark II line-up of 1969–1973: Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover. The reformed band signed a worldwide deal with PolyGram , with Mercury Records releasing their albums in the US, and Polydor Records in the UK and other countries. The album Perfect Strangers was recorded in Vermont and released in October 1984. The album

5640-488: The end of Mark II while the band was at its peak "the biggest shame in rock and roll; God knows what we would have done over the next three or four years. We were writing so well." The band hired Midlands bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes , formerly of Trapeze . According to Paice, Glover told him and Lord a few months before his official termination that he wanted to leave the band, so they had started to drop in on Trapeze shows. After acquiring Hughes, they debated continuing as

5734-489: The final choice was American Tommy Bolin . There are at least two versions of the Bolin recruitment story: Coverdale claims to have been the one who suggested auditioning Bolin. "He walked in, thin as a rake, his hair coloured green, yellow and blue with feathers in it. Slinking along beside him was this stunning Hawaiian girl in a crochet dress with nothing on underneath. He plugged into four Marshall 100-watt stacks and...the job

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5828-417: The guitarist for The Boys, reminisced about Edwards as a remarkable figure from the classic era of the music business, recalling his distinctive appearance at a Marquee Club performance during the peak of the punk movement, clad in a tweed cape and deerstalker hat, reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes. Under Edwards' guidance, the artist Toyah Willcox transitioned from an independent music favorite to being named

5922-608: The heavy rock side of the band further. Having decided that Evans and Simper would not fit well with the style they envisioned, both were replaced that summer. Paice stated, "A change had to come. If they hadn't left, the band would have totally disintegrated." Both Simper and Blackmore noted that Rod Evans already had one foot out of the door. Simper said that Evans had met a girl in Hollywood and had eyes on being an actor, while Blackmore explained, "Rod just wanted to go to America and live in America." Evans and Simper would go on to co-form

6016-520: The hiring of Roger Glover. Mark II's first release was a Roger Greenaway – Roger Cook tune titled " Hallelujah ". At the time of its recording, Nick Simper still thought he was in the band and had called John Coletta to inquire about the recording dates for the song. He then found that the song had already been recorded with Glover on bass. The remaining original members of Deep Purple then instructed management to inform Simper that he had been officially replaced. Despite television appearances to promote

6110-405: The idea of forming Bad Company." Instead, auditions were held for lead vocal replacements. They settled on David Coverdale , an unknown singer from Saltburn in north-east England, primarily because Blackmore liked his masculine, blues-tinged voice. Burn , the first album by Deep Purple Mark III, was released in February 1974 to great success, reaching No. 3 in the UK and No. 9 in the US, and

6204-506: The leader of the band in the early years. Shortly after the orchestral release, Mark II began a hectic touring and recording schedule that was to see little respite for the next four years. The second album, and first studio album, of the Mark II era, released in 1970, was In Rock (a name supported by the album's Mount Rushmore -inspired cover), which contained the then-concert staples " Speed King ", "Into The Fire" and " Child in Time ". The non-album single " Black Night ", released around

6298-407: The mid-1960s, Edwards found himself disillusioned with the clothing business. Concurrently working for his mother's company, he endeavored to secure a television appearance for Ayshea, a model-turned-singer, on the show "Ready Steady Go." In 1966, he formed a connection with the show's producer, Vicki Wickham. Through Wickham, Edwards encountered Chris Curtis, who left a lasting impression on him. In

6392-416: The name Bobbie Clarke). The band, still calling themselves Roundabout, started rehearsing and writing in Cadogan Gardens in South Kensington. In March 1968, Lord, Blackmore, Simper and Woodman moved into Deeves Hall, a country house in South Mimms , Hertfordshire. The band would live, write and rehearse at the house; it was fully kitted out with the latest Marshall amplification and, at Lord's request,

6486-414: The necessary equipment, living expenses, and rent. Despite not fully grasping the musical style being developed, he placed his trust in the artistic vision of the musicians, valuing their expertise over his own initial reactions. “I financed the concept. All my personal shareholdings in the family business were there as collateral for financing equipment, subsistence, rents. I don’t think I was familiar with

6580-433: The new group. He was making a name for himself as a studio session guitarist, and had also been a member of the Outlaws , Screaming Lord Sutch , and Neil Christian , the latter artist prompting Blackmore's move to Germany. Curtis's erratic behaviour and lifestyle, fuelled by his use of LSD , caused him to display a sudden lack of interest in the project he had started, forcing HEC to dismiss him from Roundabout. However, HEC

6674-399: The new studio album would be produced by Bob Ezrin . Tony Edwards (manager) Tony Edwards was a business entrepreneur and manager of bands including Deep Purple , Toyah Willcox and Johnny Clegg . Edwards was born into an affluent family in the clothing industry in 1932, spent his childhood between London and Brighton. His Bar Mitzvah was celebrated at the Royal Pavilion. By

6768-434: The next few years was spent on the road touring. The group continued forward until 2002 when founding member Lord (who, along with Paice, was the only member to be in all incarnations of the band) announced his amicable retirement from the band to pursue personal projects (especially orchestral work). Lord left his Hammond organ to his replacement, rock keyboard veteran Don Airey , who had helped Deep Purple out when Lord's knee

6862-548: The police burst in and said 'you've got to stop'. We had the track down." Continuing to progress the musical direction of the previous two albums, Machine Head was released in late March 1972 and became one of the band's most famous releases. It was the band's second No. 1 album in the UK while re-establishing them in North America, hitting No. 7 in the US and No. 1 in Canada. It included tracks that became live classics, such as "Highway Star", " Space Truckin' ", " Lazy " and "Smoke on

6956-407: The rest of the 1990s, releasing the harder-sounding Abandon in 1998, and touring with renewed enthusiasm. In 1999, Lord, with the help of a Dutch fan, who was also a musicologist and composer, Marco de Goeij , painstakingly recreated the Concerto for Group and Orchestra , the original score having been lost. It was once again performed at the Royal Albert Hall in September 1999, this time with

7050-403: The right opportunity, such as a benefit concert. The current band's chief sound engineer on nine years of tours, Moray McMillin, died in September 2011, aged 57. After a lot of songwriting sessions in Europe, Deep Purple decided to record through the summer of 2012, and the band announced they would release their new studio album in 2013. Steve Morse announced to French magazine Rock Hard that

7144-503: The same time, finally put Deep Purple into the UK Top Ten. The interplay between Blackmore's guitar and Lord's distorted organ, coupled with Gillan's powerful, wide-ranging vocals and the rhythm section of Glover and Paice, now started to take on a unique identity that separated the band from its earlier albums. Along with Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin II and Sabbath's Paranoid , In Rock codified

7238-527: The same year Machine Head increased to double platinum). The reunion tour followed, starting in Australia and winding its way across the world to North America, then into Europe by the following summer. Financially, the tour was also a tremendous success. In the US, the 1985 tour out-grossed every other artist except Bruce Springsteen . The UK homecoming saw the band headline the 1985 Knebworth Fayre in June, where

7332-434: The second and final time the following year. He was replaced temporarily by Joe Satriani and then permanently by Steve Morse . In 2002, Lord retired and was replaced by Don Airey , which saw Deep Purple settle into its longest running line-up, unchanged for the next twenty years, until Morse announced his departure from the band in 2022. His place was taken by Simon McBride . Paice, Glover, Gillan, Airey and McBride comprise

7426-572: The show were telecast on ABC Television in the US, exposing the band to a wider audience. During the show, Blackmore doused his amplifiers with petrol and set them on fire, blowing a hole in the stage. A month later, the band's 22 May performance at the Gaumont State Cinema in Kilburn , London, was recorded and later released in 1982 as Live in London . Hughes and Coverdale brought vocal harmonies and elements of funk and blues, respectively, to

7520-500: The sort of music they were creating. I was rather aghast, but I believed in artistic integrity and felt they knew better than I did.” In pursuit of his ambitions, Edwards brought on board John Coletta , a designer with an advertising background, and Ron Hire, to establish HEC Enterprises. This move was instrumental in the formation and launch of the band Roundabout. The group settled in a farmhouse in Hertfordshire, where they developed

7614-409: The subsequent year, Curtis reached out to Edwards, proposing that he take on the role of his manager, with the persuasive argument, "Brian is dead: you can be the next Brian Epstein," thereby suggesting a transition from the clothing industry to music management. Edwards, who provided the financial backing for the venture, utilized his personal shareholdings in the family business as collateral to fund

7708-473: The tour complete, the band set to work on another album, the early sessions of which saw Turner being forced out. 1993 would be Deep Purple's 25th anniversary year, with Lord, Paice and Glover (and the record company) wanting Gillan back for another Mark II reunion to celebrate this milestone. Although Blackmore preferred Turner to remain in the group, he grudgingly relented, after requesting and eventually receiving $ 250,000 in his bank account and Mark II completed

7802-472: The track "April", which featured strings and woodwind, showcasing Lord's classical antecedents such as Bach and Rimsky-Korsakov . This would be the last recording by Deep Purple Mark I. Deep Purple's North American record label, Tetragrammaton, delayed production of the Deep Purple album until after the band's 1969 American tour ended. This, as well as lackluster promotion by the nearly broke label, caused

7896-496: The weather was bad (torrential rain and 6 inches (15 cm) of mud) in front of 80,000 fans. The gig was called the "Return of the Knebworth Fayre". Mark II followed Perfect Strangers with The House of Blue Light in 1987, which was supported by another world tour (interrupted after Blackmore broke a finger on stage while trying to catch his guitar after throwing it in the air). A new live album Nobody's Perfect , which

7990-463: Was commercially successful, reaching number 5 in the UK Albums Chart and number 12 on the Billboard 200 in the US. The album included the singles and concert staples "Knockin' At Your Back Door" and " Perfect Strangers ". Perfect Strangers became the second Deep Purple album to go platinum in the US, following Machine Head ( Made in Japan would also finally hit platinum status in the US in 1986,

8084-444: Was culled from several shows on this tour, was released in 1988. In the UK a new Mark II version of "Hush" was also released in 1988 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Deep Purple. Gillan was fired in 1989; his relations with Blackmore had again soured, and their musical differences had diverged too far. Originally, the band intended to recruit Survivor frontman Jimi Jamison as Gillan's replacement. After two weeks of sessions with

8178-515: Was followed by another world tour. The title track , which opens the album and would open most concerts during the Mark III and IV eras, was a conscious effort by the band to embrace the progressive rock movement, which was popularised at the time by bands such as Yes , King Crimson , Emerson, Lake & Palmer , Genesis and Gentle Giant . Another notable song from the album was a slow-burning blues number called " Mistreated ". Mark III embarked on

8272-628: Was his." But in an interview published by Melody Maker in June 1975, Bolin claimed that he came to the audition following a recommendation from Blackmore. Bolin had been a member of many late-1960s bands – Denny & The Triumphs, American Standard, and Zephyr , which released three albums from 1969 to 1972. Before he joined Deep Purple, Bolin's best-known recordings had been made as a session musician on Billy Cobham 's 1973 jazz fusion album Spectrum , and as lead guitarist on two post- Joe Walsh James Gang albums: Bang (1973) and Miami (1974). He had also played with Dr. John , Albert King ,

8366-444: Was injured in 2001. Airey had previously worked with Glover as a member of Rainbow from 1979 to 1982. In 2003, the new Mark VIII line-up released Bananas , their first studio album in five years, and began touring in support. EMI Records refused a contract extension with Deep Purple, possibly because of lower than expected sales. Actually In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra sold more than Bananas . The band played at

8460-419: Was issued in the summer of 1971, reaching number 1 on the UK Albums Chart . The title track " Fireball " was released as a single, as was " Strange Kind of Woman ", not from the album but recorded during the same sessions (although it replaced "Demon's Eye" on the US version of the album). "Strange Kind of Woman" became their second UK Top 10 single, reaching No. 8. Within weeks of Fireball ' s release,

8554-462: Was now intrigued with the possibilities Lord and Blackmore brought and persuaded Ritchie to return from Hamburg a second time. Lord and Blackmore began the recruitment of additional members, retaining Tony Edwards as their manager. Lord convinced Nick Simper to join on bass, but Blackmore insisted they leave Carlo Little behind in favour of drummer Bobby Woodman . Woodman was the former drummer for Vince Taylor 's Play-Boys (for whom he had played under

8648-562: Was physically hampered by his addiction. At this same time, as he admitted in interviews years later, Hughes was suffering from cocaine addiction. The last show on the tour was on 15 March 1976 at the Liverpool Empire Theatre . The break-up was finally made public in July 1976, with then-manager Rob Cooksey issuing a statement: "the band will not record or perform together as Deep Purple again". Bolin went on to record his second solo album, Private Eyes . On 4 December 1976, after

8742-581: Was the most commercially successful line-up, with Ian Gillan and Roger Glover replacing Evans and Simper respectively. Mark III saw David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes replace Gillan and Glover respectively, while Mark IV featured Tommy Bolin replacing Blackmore. The band split in July 1976, and Bolin died from a drug overdose five months later. Deep Purple reformed in 1984 with the Mark II line-up, which remained in place until Joe Lynn Turner replaced Gillan in 1989. Gillan rejoined in 1992, and Blackmore left for

8836-483: Was vocally unhappy with the direction of the band's music. Both Paice and Evans won their respective jobs, and the line-up was complete. During a brief tour of Denmark and Sweden in April, in which they were still billed as Roundabout, Blackmore suggested a new name: Deep Purple, after his grandmother's favourite song, " Deep Purple " by Peter DeRose . The group had resolved to choose a name after everyone had posted one on

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