DEEP PURPLE

Hard Rock / Proto-Metal • United Kingdom
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Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical approach changed over the years. Originally formed as progressive rock band, the band's sound shifted to hard rock in 1970. 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. They were listed in the 1975 Guinness Book of World Records as the globe's loudest band for a 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre, and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide, including 7.5 million certified units in the US. The band has gone through many line-up changes and an eight-year hiatus (1976–1984). The 1968–1976 line-ups are commonly labelled Mark I, II, III and IV. Their second and most commercially successful read more...
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DEEP PURPLE Shades Of Deep Purple album cover 3.29 | 63 ratings
Shades Of Deep Purple
Proto-Metal 1968
DEEP PURPLE The Book Of Taliesyn album cover 3.30 | 57 ratings
The Book Of Taliesyn
Proto-Metal 1968
DEEP PURPLE Deep Purple album cover 3.58 | 65 ratings
Deep Purple
Proto-Metal 1969
DEEP PURPLE Deep Purple In Rock album cover 4.46 | 138 ratings
Deep Purple In Rock
Hard Rock 1970
DEEP PURPLE Fireball album cover 3.80 | 92 ratings
Fireball
Hard Rock 1971
DEEP PURPLE Machine Head album cover 4.46 | 154 ratings
Machine Head
Hard Rock 1972
DEEP PURPLE Who Do We Think We Are album cover 3.39 | 60 ratings
Who Do We Think We Are
Hard Rock 1973
DEEP PURPLE Burn album cover 3.80 | 81 ratings
Burn
Hard Rock 1974
DEEP PURPLE Stormbringer album cover 3.34 | 60 ratings
Stormbringer
Hard Rock 1974
DEEP PURPLE Come Taste The Band album cover 3.46 | 54 ratings
Come Taste The Band
Hard Rock 1975
DEEP PURPLE Perfect Strangers album cover 3.95 | 69 ratings
Perfect Strangers
Hard Rock 1984
DEEP PURPLE The House Of Blue Light album cover 3.00 | 49 ratings
The House Of Blue Light
Hard Rock 1987
DEEP PURPLE Slaves And Masters album cover 2.47 | 40 ratings
Slaves And Masters
Hard Rock 1990
DEEP PURPLE The Battle Rages On... album cover 2.92 | 37 ratings
The Battle Rages On...
Hard Rock 1993
DEEP PURPLE Purpendicular album cover 3.76 | 41 ratings
Purpendicular
Hard Rock 1996
DEEP PURPLE Abandon album cover 2.82 | 34 ratings
Abandon
Hard Rock 1998
DEEP PURPLE Bananas album cover 3.17 | 33 ratings
Bananas
Hard Rock 2003
DEEP PURPLE Rapture Of The Deep album cover 3.38 | 34 ratings
Rapture Of The Deep
Hard Rock 2005
DEEP PURPLE Now What?! album cover 4.07 | 27 ratings
Now What?!
Hard Rock 2013
DEEP PURPLE InFinite album cover 3.18 | 16 ratings
InFinite
Hard Rock 2017
DEEP PURPLE Whoosh! album cover 3.73 | 11 ratings
Whoosh!
Hard Rock 2020
DEEP PURPLE Turning To Crime album cover 3.00 | 6 ratings
Turning To Crime
Hard Rock 2021
DEEP PURPLE = 1 album cover 3.58 | 2 ratings
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Hard Rock 2024

DEEP PURPLE EPs & splits

DEEP PURPLE live albums

DEEP PURPLE Concerto For Group And Orchestra album cover 3.37 | 33 ratings
Concerto For Group And Orchestra
Proto-Metal 1969
DEEP PURPLE Made In Japan album cover 4.31 | 49 ratings
Made In Japan
Hard Rock 1972
DEEP PURPLE Made In Europe album cover 4.07 | 26 ratings
Made In Europe
Hard Rock 1976
DEEP PURPLE Last Concert In Japan album cover 2.95 | 11 ratings
Last Concert In Japan
Hard Rock 1977
DEEP PURPLE In Concert album cover 4.50 | 19 ratings
In Concert
Hard Rock 1980
DEEP PURPLE Live In London album cover 3.61 | 9 ratings
Live In London
Hard Rock 1982
DEEP PURPLE Scandinavian Nights album cover 3.44 | 12 ratings
Scandinavian Nights
Hard Rock 1988
DEEP PURPLE Nobody's Perfect album cover 3.20 | 10 ratings
Nobody's Perfect
Hard Rock 1988
DEEP PURPLE In The Absence Of Pink: Knebworth 85 album cover 2.75 | 4 ratings
In The Absence Of Pink: Knebworth 85
Hard Rock 1991
DEEP PURPLE Live In Japan album cover 4.74 | 15 ratings
Live In Japan
Hard Rock 1993
DEEP PURPLE Gemini Suite Live album cover 3.75 | 6 ratings
Gemini Suite Live
Proto-Metal 1993
DEEP PURPLE Come Hell Or High Water album cover 3.33 | 11 ratings
Come Hell Or High Water
Hard Rock 1994
DEEP PURPLE King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Deep Purple In Concert album cover 2.88 | 4 ratings
King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Deep Purple In Concert
Hard Rock 1995
DEEP PURPLE California Jamming album cover 3.86 | 11 ratings
California Jamming
Hard Rock 1996
DEEP PURPLE Mk III: The Final Concerts album cover 3.10 | 5 ratings
Mk III: The Final Concerts
Hard Rock 1996
DEEP PURPLE Live At The Olympia '96 album cover 3.75 | 6 ratings
Live At The Olympia '96
Hard Rock 1997
DEEP PURPLE Total Abandon: Australia '99 album cover 3.17 | 3 ratings
Total Abandon: Australia '99
Hard Rock 1999
DEEP PURPLE Live At The Royal Albert Hall album cover 3.86 | 7 ratings
Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Hard Rock 2000
DEEP PURPLE Extended Versions album cover 2.00 | 1 ratings
Extended Versions
Hard Rock 2000
DEEP PURPLE The Bootleg Series 1984-2000 album cover 4.25 | 2 ratings
The Bootleg Series 1984-2000
Hard Rock 2001
DEEP PURPLE Live At The Rotterdam Ahoy album cover 3.33 | 3 ratings
Live At The Rotterdam Ahoy
Hard Rock 2001
DEEP PURPLE This Time Around: Live In Tokyo album cover 3.10 | 5 ratings
This Time Around: Live In Tokyo
Hard Rock 2001
DEEP PURPLE The Soundboard Series album cover 3.83 | 3 ratings
The Soundboard Series
Hard Rock 2001
DEEP PURPLE Live In Paris 1975: La Dernière Séance album cover 3.88 | 4 ratings
Live In Paris 1975: La Dernière Séance
Hard Rock 2001
DEEP PURPLE Perks And Tit album cover 3.25 | 2 ratings
Perks And Tit
Hard Rock 2004
DEEP PURPLE Live Encounters... album cover 2.75 | 2 ratings
Live Encounters...
Hard Rock 2004
DEEP PURPLE Live In Stockholm album cover 4.12 | 4 ratings
Live In Stockholm
Hard Rock 2005
DEEP PURPLE Live In Aachen 1970 album cover 3.25 | 2 ratings
Live In Aachen 1970
Hard Rock 2005
DEEP PURPLE Live In Montreux 1969 (Kneel & Pray) album cover 3.04 | 3 ratings
Live In Montreux 1969 (Kneel & Pray)
Hard Rock 2006
DEEP PURPLE Live At Montreux 1996 album cover 3.75 | 4 ratings
Live At Montreux 1996
Hard Rock 2006
DEEP PURPLE Live In Europe 1993 album cover 3.43 | 3 ratings
Live In Europe 1993
Hard Rock 2006
DEEP PURPLE Live At The NEC 1993 album cover 2.71 | 3 ratings
Live At The NEC 1993
Hard Rock 2007
DEEP PURPLE Live In Stuttgart 1993 album cover 3.79 | 3 ratings
Live In Stuttgart 1993
Hard Rock 2007
DEEP PURPLE They All Came Down To Montreux: Live At Montreux 2006 album cover 3.75 | 4 ratings
They All Came Down To Montreux: Live At Montreux 2006
Hard Rock 2007
DEEP PURPLE Live In Denmark 1972 album cover 3.67 | 3 ratings
Live In Denmark 1972
Hard Rock 2007
DEEP PURPLE Live At Inglewood 1968 album cover 3.50 | 3 ratings
Live At Inglewood 1968
Hard Rock 2009
DEEP PURPLE Live At Long Beach Arena album cover 2.00 | 1 ratings
Live At Long Beach Arena
Hard Rock 2009
DEEP PURPLE Live At Montreux 2011 album cover 2.50 | 1 ratings
Live At Montreux 2011
Hard Rock 2011
DEEP PURPLE BBC Sessions 1968-1970 album cover 2.50 | 1 ratings
BBC Sessions 1968-1970
Hard Rock 2011
DEEP PURPLE In Concert '72 album cover 3.00 | 2 ratings
In Concert '72
Hard Rock 2012

DEEP PURPLE demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)

DEEP PURPLE Purple Rainbows album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Purple Rainbows
Hard Rock 1993
DEEP PURPLE The Deep Purple Family Album album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Deep Purple Family Album
Hard Rock 1993
DEEP PURPLE The Friends And Relatives Album album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Friends And Relatives Album
Hard Rock 1999
DEEP PURPLE Purple And Other Colours album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Purple And Other Colours
Hard Rock 2003
DEEP PURPLE Winning Combinations: Deep Purple And Rainbow album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Winning Combinations: Deep Purple And Rainbow
Hard Rock 2003
DEEP PURPLE The Family & Friends Albums album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Family & Friends Albums
Hard Rock 2004
DEEP PURPLE Deep Purple With The London Symphony Orchestra And Friends album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Deep Purple With The London Symphony Orchestra And Friends
Hard Rock 2005
DEEP PURPLE Deep Purple And Friends album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Deep Purple And Friends
Hard Rock 2006

DEEP PURPLE re-issues & compilations

DEEP PURPLE Best Of Deep Purple album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Best Of Deep Purple
Proto-Metal 1970
DEEP PURPLE Early Purple album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Early Purple
Proto-Metal 1972
DEEP PURPLE The Best Of Deep Purple album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Best Of Deep Purple
Proto-Metal 1972
DEEP PURPLE Purple Passages album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Purple Passages
Proto-Metal 1972
DEEP PURPLE Mark I & II album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mark I & II
Hard Rock 1973
DEEP PURPLE 24 Carat Purple album cover 4.00 | 4 ratings
24 Carat Purple
Hard Rock 1975
DEEP PURPLE Deep Purple album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Deep Purple
Hard Rock 1976
DEEP PURPLE Powerhouse album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Powerhouse
Hard Rock 1977
DEEP PURPLE When We Rock, We Rock And When We Roll, We Roll album cover 4.06 | 4 ratings
When We Rock, We Rock And When We Roll, We Roll
Hard Rock 1978
DEEP PURPLE The Deep Purple Singles A's & B's album cover 3.83 | 3 ratings
The Deep Purple Singles A's & B's
Hard Rock 1978
DEEP PURPLE The Mark 2 Purple Singles album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Mark 2 Purple Singles
Hard Rock 1979
DEEP PURPLE Deepest Purple: The Very Best Of Deep Purple album cover 3.31 | 7 ratings
Deepest Purple: The Very Best Of Deep Purple
Hard Rock 1980
DEEP PURPLE New, Live And Rare album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
New, Live And Rare
Hard Rock 1980
DEEP PURPLE Collection album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Collection
Hard Rock 1981
DEEP PURPLE The Anthology album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Anthology
Hard Rock 1985
DEEP PURPLE Hard Rock Heroes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hard Rock Heroes
Hard Rock 1985
DEEP PURPLE Fireworks album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Fireworks
Hard Rock 1985
DEEP PURPLE Greatest Purple album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Greatest Purple
Hard Rock 1985
DEEP PURPLE The Best Of Deep Purple (Telstar) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Best Of Deep Purple (Telstar)
Hard Rock 1987
DEEP PURPLE The Best Of Deep Purple (Creative Sounds) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Best Of Deep Purple (Creative Sounds)
Hard Rock 1987
DEEP PURPLE Smoke On The Water album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Smoke On The Water
Hard Rock 1987
DEEP PURPLE Black Night: Best album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Black Night: Best
Hard Rock 1990
DEEP PURPLE The Compact Disc Anthology album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
The Compact Disc Anthology
Hard Rock 1991
DEEP PURPLE Greatest Hits album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Greatest Hits
Hard Rock 1991
DEEP PURPLE The Best Of Deep Purple (Mun-Hwa) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Best Of Deep Purple (Mun-Hwa)
Hard Rock 1991
DEEP PURPLE Knocking At Your Back Door: The Best Of Deep Purple In The 80's album cover 4.25 | 2 ratings
Knocking At Your Back Door: The Best Of Deep Purple In The 80's
Hard Rock 1992
DEEP PURPLE Singles A's And B's album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
Singles A's And B's
Hard Rock 1993
DEEP PURPLE Progression album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Progression
Hard Rock 1993
DEEP PURPLE Greatest Hits 1970-72 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Greatest Hits 1970-72
Hard Rock 1993
DEEP PURPLE Hush album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hush
Hard Rock 1993
DEEP PURPLE Purple Chronicle: The Best Selection Of 25th Anniversary album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Purple Chronicle: The Best Selection Of 25th Anniversary
Hard Rock 1993
DEEP PURPLE On Stage 1970-1985 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
On Stage 1970-1985
Hard Rock 1994
DEEP PURPLE Smoke On The Water: The Best Of album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Smoke On The Water: The Best Of
Hard Rock 1994
DEEP PURPLE Soldier Of Fortune: The Greatest Hits album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Soldier Of Fortune: The Greatest Hits
Hard Rock 1994
DEEP PURPLE Golden Ballads album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Golden Ballads
Hard Rock 1994
DEEP PURPLE Child In Time album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Child In Time
Hard Rock 1995
DEEP PURPLE The Collection album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Collection
Hard Rock 1997
DEEP PURPLE 30: Very Best Of album cover 3.05 | 2 ratings
30: Very Best Of
Hard Rock 1998
DEEP PURPLE Purplexed album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Purplexed
Hard Rock 1998
DEEP PURPLE Smoke On The Water (Polygram) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Smoke On The Water (Polygram)
Hard Rock 1998
DEEP PURPLE In Profile: Words And Magic album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
In Profile: Words And Magic
Hard Rock 1999
DEEP PURPLE The Essential Collection album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Essential Collection
Hard Rock 1999
DEEP PURPLE Shades 1968-1998 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Shades 1968-1998
Hard Rock 1999
DEEP PURPLE Under The Gun album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Under The Gun
Hard Rock 1999
DEEP PURPLE Days May Come And Days May Go: The 1975 Rehearsals Pt. 1 album cover 2.00 | 1 ratings
Days May Come And Days May Go: The 1975 Rehearsals Pt. 1
Hard Rock 2000
DEEP PURPLE 1420 Beachwood Drive: The 1975 Rehearsals Pt. 2 album cover 3.25 | 2 ratings
1420 Beachwood Drive: The 1975 Rehearsals Pt. 2
Hard Rock 2000
DEEP PURPLE Very Best Of Deep Purple album cover 2.00 | 1 ratings
Very Best Of Deep Purple
Hard Rock 2000
DEEP PURPLE Anthems album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Anthems
Hard Rock 2000
DEEP PURPLE Smoke On The Water & Other Hits album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Smoke On The Water & Other Hits
Hard Rock 2001
DEEP PURPLE The Very Best Deep Purple Album Ever album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Very Best Deep Purple Album Ever
Hard Rock 2001
DEEP PURPLE Listen, Learn, Read On album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Listen, Learn, Read On
Hard Rock 2002
DEEP PURPLE The Best Of Deep Purple (Mercury) album cover 3.00 | 2 ratings
The Best Of Deep Purple (Mercury)
Hard Rock 2002
DEEP PURPLE Singles Collection 68/76 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Singles Collection 68/76
Hard Rock 2002
DEEP PURPLE Purple Hits: The Best Of Deep Purple album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Purple Hits: The Best Of Deep Purple
Hard Rock 2003
DEEP PURPLE The Essential album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Essential
Hard Rock 2003
DEEP PURPLE Classic Deep Purple album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Classic Deep Purple
Hard Rock 2003
DEEP PURPLE The Early Years album cover 5.00 | 2 ratings
The Early Years
Hard Rock 2004
DEEP PURPLE 1990-1996 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
1990-1996
Hard Rock 2004
DEEP PURPLE The Best & Live: 2 CDs Of Deep Purple album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Best & Live: 2 CDs Of Deep Purple
Hard Rock 2004
DEEP PURPLE Smoke On The Water: The Best Of (Somewax) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Smoke On The Water: The Best Of (Somewax)
Hard Rock 2004
DEEP PURPLE The Ultra Collection album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Ultra Collection
Hard Rock 2005
DEEP PURPLE Deep Purple Forever: Very Best Of album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Deep Purple Forever: Very Best Of
Hard Rock 2005
DEEP PURPLE The Platinum Collection album cover 3.54 | 3 ratings
The Platinum Collection
Hard Rock 2005
DEEP PURPLE Speed King: The Fastest Tracks album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Speed King: The Fastest Tracks
Hard Rock 2005
DEEP PURPLE Highway Stars album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Highway Stars
Hard Rock 2006
DEEP PURPLE Colour Collection album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Colour Collection
Hard Rock 2006
DEEP PURPLE Greatest Hits: Steel Box Collection album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Greatest Hits: Steel Box Collection
Hard Rock 2008
DEEP PURPLE Space Truckin' Round The World: Live 68-76 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Space Truckin' Round The World: Live 68-76
Hard Rock 2009
DEEP PURPLE Singles & E.P. Anthology '68-'80 album cover 5.00 | 1 ratings
Singles & E.P. Anthology '68-'80
Hard Rock 2010
DEEP PURPLE Phoenix Rising album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Phoenix Rising
Hard Rock 2011
DEEP PURPLE The Deep Purple Collection album cover 2.50 | 1 ratings
The Deep Purple Collection
Hard Rock 2011
DEEP PURPLE Icon album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Icon
Hard Rock 2012
DEEP PURPLE Live At Montreux (1996-2006) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live At Montreux (1996-2006)
Hard Rock 2013
DEEP PURPLE The Complete Albums 1970-1976 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Albums 1970-1976
Hard Rock 2013
DEEP PURPLE Essential (2014) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Essential (2014)
Hard Rock 2014
DEEP PURPLE Hard Road: The Mark 1 Studio Recordings 1968-69 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hard Road: The Mark 1 Studio Recordings 1968-69
Proto-Metal 2014

DEEP PURPLE singles (38)

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2.00 | 1 ratings
Hallelujah
Proto-Metal 1968
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2.75 | 2 ratings
Hush / One More Rainy Day
Proto-Metal 1968
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2.00 | 2 ratings
Listen, Learn, Read On / River Deep - Mountain High
Proto-Metal 1968
.. Album Cover
2.50 | 2 ratings
Kentucky Woman
Proto-Metal 1968
.. Album Cover
3.00 | 2 ratings
Emmaretta
Proto-Metal 1969
.. Album Cover
2.25 | 2 ratings
Help / Hey Joe
Proto-Metal 1969
.. Album Cover
3.83 | 3 ratings
Black Night
Hard Rock 1970
.. Album Cover
1.75 | 2 ratings
Child In Time
Hard Rock 1970
.. Album Cover
3.00 | 3 ratings
Speed King
Hard Rock 1970
.. Album Cover
3.25 | 2 ratings
Flight Of The Rat
Hard Rock 1970
.. Album Cover
3.33 | 3 ratings
Fireball / Demon's Eye
Hard Rock 1971
.. Album Cover
3.83 | 3 ratings
Strange Kind Of Woman
Hard Rock 1971
.. Album Cover
3.67 | 3 ratings
Highway Star
Hard Rock 1972
.. Album Cover
3.50 | 2 ratings
Never Before / When A Blind Man Cries
Hard Rock 1972
.. Album Cover
3.50 | 2 ratings
Woman From Tokyo
Hard Rock 1972
.. Album Cover
2.00 | 1 ratings
Black Night (live)
Hard Rock 1972
.. Album Cover
1.50 | 2 ratings
Child In Time (Live)
Hard Rock 1972
.. Album Cover
3.50 | 2 ratings
Super Trouper / Blood Sucker
Hard Rock 1973
.. Album Cover
3.25 | 2 ratings
Smoke On The Water
Hard Rock 1973
.. Album Cover
2.00 | 1 ratings
Might Just Take Your Life
Hard Rock 1974
.. Album Cover
3.50 | 2 ratings
Burn
Hard Rock 1974
.. Album Cover
3.25 | 2 ratings
Stormbringer
Hard Rock 1974
.. Album Cover
2.00 | 1 ratings
Lady Double Dealer
Hard Rock 1974
.. Album Cover
2.00 | 1 ratings
Gettin' Tighter
Hard Rock 1974
.. Album Cover
3.50 | 2 ratings
You Keep On Moving / Dealer
Hard Rock 1975
.. Album Cover
4.00 | 3 ratings
Knocking At Your Back Door
Hard Rock 1984
.. Album Cover
3.50 | 2 ratings
Perfect Strangers
Hard Rock 1984
.. Album Cover
2.00 | 1 ratings
Call Of The Wild
Hard Rock 1987
.. Album Cover
2.00 | 1 ratings
King Of Dreams
Hard Rock 1990
.. Album Cover
2.00 | 1 ratings
Love Conquers All
Hard Rock 1990
.. Album Cover
2.00 | 1 ratings
Time To Kill
Hard Rock 1993
.. Album Cover
2.00 | 1 ratings
Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming / Vavoom: Ted The Mechanic
Hard Rock 1996
.. Album Cover
2.00 | 1 ratings
Aviator
Hard Rock 1996
.. Album Cover
2.00 | 1 ratings
Any Fule Kno That
Hard Rock 1998
.. Album Cover
2.00 | 1 ratings
Whatsername
Hard Rock 1998
.. Album Cover
2.00 | 1 ratings
Haunted
Hard Rock 2003
.. Album Cover
2.00 | 1 ratings
All The Time In The World
Hard Rock 2013
.. Album Cover
2.00 | 1 ratings
Vincent Price
Hard Rock 2013

DEEP PURPLE movies (DVD, Blu-Ray or VHS)

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4.00 | 1 ratings
California Jam
Hard Rock 1981
.. Album Cover
1.00 | 1 ratings
The Video Singles
Hard Rock 1987
.. Album Cover
3.92 | 2 ratings
Come Hell Or High Water
Hard Rock 1994
.. Album Cover
4.90 | 6 ratings
Live In Concert 72/73
Hard Rock 1996
.. Album Cover
2.89 | 6 ratings
In Concert With The London Symphony Orchestra
Hard Rock 1999
.. Album Cover
4.50 | 1 ratings
Total Abandon: Australia '99
Hard Rock 2000
.. Album Cover
0.00 | 0 ratings
Bombay Calling
Hard Rock 2000
.. Album Cover
4.00 | 2 ratings
New, Live And Rare: The Video Collection 1984-2000
Hard Rock 2001
.. Album Cover
0.00 | 0 ratings
Live At The NEC England 2002
Hard Rock 2002
.. Album Cover
3.25 | 2 ratings
Deep Purple: The Making Of Machine Head
Hard Rock 2002
.. Album Cover
4.57 | 3 ratings
Perihelion
Hard Rock 2002
.. Album Cover
4.10 | 6 ratings
Concerto For Group And Orchestra
Proto-Metal 2003
.. Album Cover
0.00 | 0 ratings
Deep Purple: Rock Review 1970-1972
Hard Rock 2004
.. Album Cover
0.00 | 0 ratings
Inside Deep Purple 1969-1973
Hard Rock 2004
.. Album Cover
0.00 | 0 ratings
Live Encounters...
Hard Rock 2004
.. Album Cover
0.00 | 0 ratings
Inside Deep Purple 1974-1976
Hard Rock 2005
.. Album Cover
4.79 | 3 ratings
Live In California 74
Hard Rock 2006
.. Album Cover
0.00 | 0 ratings
Reflections
Hard Rock 2006
.. Album Cover
4.00 | 1 ratings
Live At Montreux 1996
Hard Rock 2006
.. Album Cover
4.56 | 4 ratings
They All Came Down To Montreux: Live At Montreux 2006
Hard Rock 2007
.. Album Cover
5.00 | 1 ratings
Around The World Live
Hard Rock 2008
.. Album Cover
4.00 | 1 ratings
Phoenix Rising
Hard Rock 2009
.. Album Cover
5.00 | 1 ratings
History, Hits & Highlights '68–'76
Hard Rock 2009
.. Album Cover
0.00 | 0 ratings
Live At Montreux 2011
Hard Rock 2011

DEEP PURPLE Reviews

DEEP PURPLE Fireball

Album · 1971 · Hard Rock
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Riding high off the smashing success of “In Rock” which propelled DEEP PURPLE into the realms of superstar status, the band became the hottest act in the UK and Europe and was obviously quite in demand for live performances and other promotional engagements which led to very little time in developing a proper follow up album that the record companies demanded with a cracking whip back in the day. During these busy times the strains of the band began to show with both Roger Glover and Jon Lord suffering physical ailments while Ritchie Blackmore and Ian Gillan butted heads about a great many things which would ultimately end the Mark I lineup shortly down the road.

Nevertheless the show must go on and DEEP PURPLE delivered the goods in 1971 with FIREBALL after releasing the non-album single “Strange Kind Of Woman” earlier in the year to keep the band in the public’s eye. While commercially successful and keeping the band relevant, FIREBALL was a major departure from what was heard on “In Rock” and while that album was instrumental in cementing DEEP PURPLE as one of the big three in the development of heavy metal, FIREBALL on the other hand found the band toning things down a bit looking more to the world of bluesy hard rock without the fiery bombast. Yet even though considered the inferior sibling sandwiched between the band’s two major powerhouses of its career, FIREBALL does have its charm and has its way of weaseling its way into your heart.

FIREBALL was released differently in the US and UK with the former featuring the single “Strange Kind Of Woman” and the UK version replacing it with “Demon’s Eye.” Like most early DEEP PURPLE albums, this one found a gussied up 25th anniversary edition with all the singles and non-album tracks as well as demos in abundance tacked on to the end. The album begins with the title track which is the closest thing to what was heard on “In Rock” and must have lulled the listener into a false sense of expectation as it featured the same heavy hitting drive with Ian Paice pummeling out his top dog drumming skills as one of classic rock’s most competent drummers. The catchy riffs and haunting organ backing by Jon Lord found the usual Blackmore guitar soloing trading off with Lord’s classical key contributions and the track remains the best known from the album.

However starting with the second track “No No No” things change quite a bit with a slowed down groove and a rather funky blues rock vibe that features slide guitar action and a rather repetitive verse / chorus / bridge type of song structure. While the album didn’t quite appeal to me at first with songs like this stymying my enjoyment factor, subsequent exposures have proven to find this one as well as the album to sink in on a deeper level. I am now hooked. On the original UK version “Demon Eyes” occupied the third position and likewise offers the same sort of groovy boogie rock with a heavy dose of organ bombast that likewise offers a palatable enough hook to eventually sink your teeth into.

The one turkey on the album is the head scratching country folk honky tonk rocker “Anyone’s Daughter” which sounds woefully out of place. An Ian Gillan penned lyric oriented track that unfortunately yields clunky lines such as “Why do i always get the kind of girl that i didn’t oughta get.” The track would be fine on an album by The Band but woefully out of place on a DEEP PURPLE album. Given it’s awkward middle section that rather breaks up the continuity of the album, it would’ve made much more sense to place either the single “Strange Kind Of Woman” or its superior B-side “I’m Alone” in its stead.

The second side is the most dynamic and most interesting as the band offers a more sophisticated approach that borders on proto-prog with the stellar counterpoint-rich “The Mule” that served as the perfect gateway for Ian Paice’s phenomenal drum solo on “Made In Japan.” The track features a unique atmospheric overlay while Blackmore delivers some nicely delivered guitar wizardry along with really cool tones. “Fools” is probably my favorite track on the album with its trippy psychedelic intro that hypnotizes you before bursting into the satisfying chord progression that constitutes the main song structure. This track finds al the musicians as well as Gillan’s vocals at top performance on FIREBALL. The closing “No One Came” is also a fascinating departure from anything DEEP PURPLE had released before with a simple riff acting as the backdrop for Gillan’s narrative vocal delivers to discuss the ironies of being a famous rock star in a band and all the contradictions that come with the package with yet again more stellar performances by the band members.

While tamer than “In Rock” and a bit more esoteric sounding than the more familiar “Machine Head,” FIREBALL is a strange little bedfellow next to its more famous counterparts that bookend it. Panned by the band itself as their weakest effort with the exception of Ian Gillan who is very fond of it, FIREBALL is one that started out mediocre for me but as i continued to listen to it consistently for a period of weeks it slowly unleashed its magic and once all comparisons between other albums dropped out of the big picture then suddenly i found myself loving this album a lot with the sole exception of “Anyone’s Daughter” which i always gleefully skip without looking back! While this album will always linger in the shadow of the band’s more popular albums, FIREBALL should have been titled “Curveball” because it delivers a totally different reaction than what your initial impressions are. It’s an excellent album that i’m grateful i persisted in cracking the code because now it’s one of my favorite DEEP PURPLE albums that i really can’t get enough of when i’m in the mood for early 70s hard rock.

DEEP PURPLE Deep Purple

Album · 1969 · Proto-Metal
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Following two fairly boring psychedelic rock albums, I figured the early Deep Purple era just wasn’t for me. Maybe a bit “before my time”, but I found ‘Shades of Deep Purple’ and ‘The Book of Taliesyn’ to be pretty uninteresting. So, whilst going through the bands discography, I set about the arduous task of having ‘Deep Purple’ in my playlist, ready for multiple listens throughout a number of weeks. Much to my surprise however, I actually enjoyed it!

Released in 1969, this was Purple’s third album in barely the span of a year. An impressive feat, especially by today’s standards! But with little time between releases, I didn’t have much hope for this one. But something about it just resonates with me. It’s not much different from its predecessors, but the song-writing just seems a bit more focused. It feels as if the British five-piece are leaving the 60’s psych music behind and shifting towards a more progressive rock-based sound. This is especially evident on the 12-minute track, ‘April’.

And of course, it works! The interplay between guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and keyboardist Jon Lord is really starting to shine here. And while past albums were half-full with covers, ‘Deep Purple’ only features one cover song. I’d imagine after a year of recording and touring, the members here were becoming more comfortable with their own writing, or perhaps by this point they’d made a name for themselves, enabling them to rely more on their own compositions rather than using others.

Notable tracks include ‘Blind’, ‘Chasing Shadows’, ‘Bird Has Flown’, ‘Why Didn’t Rosemary’ and bonus track ‘Emmaretta’, but in all honesty, the whole album is pretty easy and pleasant to listen to from start to finish. And while everyone and their dog knows that better things are to come, ‘Deep Purple’ is no-doubt an early indication of what the hard rock and heavy metal pioneers are capable of.

DEEP PURPLE The Book Of Taliesyn

Album · 1968 · Proto-Metal
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Less than a year after the release of their debut, Deep Purple were at it again, with this, their second full-length album, offering another slice of dated, late-60’s psychedelic rock.

Much like its predecessor, this is a far cry from the Deep Purple everyone knows and loves today. There’s no smoking on the water or highway starring here, this is all pretty weird, hippy rock. And by rock, I mean of the least hardest variety.

Vocalist Rod Evans may have suited the bands style back then, but it’s apparent at this point that the band won’t be living in the 1960’s forever, and we all know that much better things are on the horizon once a certain line-up change takes place.

But still, criticisms aside, there’re a few noteworthy tracks here. ‘Hard Road (Wring That Neck)’, ‘The Shield’ and ‘Listen, Learn, Read On’ all show the amazing talent of the musicians involved, particularly guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, drummer Ian Paice and keyboardist (or is he simply an organist at this point?) Jon Lord. These guys were well ahead of their time.

Overall, ‘Book of Taliesyn’ is an improvement upon ‘Shades of Deep Purple’, but ultimately is still a pretty forgettable release, especially when you consider some of the absolute classics that are to come.

DEEP PURPLE = 1

Album · 2024 · Hard Rock
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Approaching nearly 60 years together as a band, it’s true that only drummer Ian Paice has been with DEEP PURPLE for the band’s entire 56 year existence with other members coming and going over the decades but the band as a commercial entity has sold well over 100 million albums in its amazingly fruitful career not to mention an early innovator of hard rock and heavy metal. It’s hard to believe that these old timers now mostly in their 70s are still cranking out the same hard driving rock that they did in the 1970s but here we are in the year 2024 and band is releasing its 23rd studio album!

After the departure of long term guitarist Steve Morse who played with DEEP PURPLE from 1994-2022, the band sallied forth well into the 2020s with guitarist Simon McBride who has honed his bluesy hard rock skills in bands like Snakecharmer and Sweet Savage. Along with vocalist Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover, DEEP PURPLE is still 3/5 of its classic Mark II lineup and along with keyboardist Don Airey who has been cranking out his meanest organ playing skills 2002, the band is determined to keep going until every last member has taken his last breath.

=1 finds Bob Ezrin back in the producer’s seat who together with all the band members crafted 13 new tracks that evoke the spirit of classic DEEP PURPLE and delivered with a loose concept of the world rapidly becoming more and more complex. After the all cover song album of “Turning To Crime” one could easily assume that DEEP PURPLE was ready to call it quits but the band demonstrates that while not up to its peak as far as energetic performances are concerned, these seasoned veterans still have a knack for writing catchy hard rock tunes that find that perfect mix of boogie rock, bluesy guitar leads and organ bombast accompanied by Ian Gillan’s distinct vocal style which amazingly has held up quite well over the decades.

The album hits the ground running with the album’s opening “Show Me” which finds DEEP PURPLE in fine form for a bunch of guys now well past their prime. What the band lacks in its energetic drive that catapulted classic albums like “In Rock” and “Machine Head” to the top of the charts, the modern DEEP PURPLE rather compensates with emotive performances focused more on the melodic touches and the crafty soulful rendering of their classic sound brought to a new era. Unfortunately some of these slowed down versions of classic DEEP PURPLE are a little on the mopey side with the track “I’ll Catch You” falling into the dreaded AOR turf, something classic DEEP PURPLE never would’ve approached!

Overall this isn’t a bad batch of tracks by one of the most famous rock bands ever to have existed but it’s also a reminder that these guys’ best days are well behind them and now they are simply doing what they love in order to keep the old adage “use it or lose it” alive and well. DEEP PURPLE has definitely been a lot more interesting since 2013’s “Now What?” and in that regard the band continues to craft instantly catchy tracks that will appeal to any long time fans of classic PURPLE. While it’s hard to fault this album in any particular way it is hard not to compare them to their glory days when the combo pack attack of Jon Lord’s classically infused organ runs with Ritchie Blackmore’s neoclassical shredding were in full force.

This is a far cry from those days but nevertheless a pleasant slice of the band in its latest formation however it seems that the much younger McBride who is only in his 40s is kept on the leash and not allowed to crank out the serious energetic drive and guitar majesty that would kick this album’s energy level up a few notches with the exception of the excellent “Now You’re Talkin” which takes nine tracks to get to. While not bad, it’s also not going to go down in history as anything that stands out in the band’s canon but rather a testament to the band’s longevity and determination to sally forth no matter what obstacles lie in their path.

DEEP PURPLE Deep Purple In Rock

Album · 1970 · Hard Rock
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Few albums can claim to have rewritten history but that's exactly what IN ROCK, the fourth album by the British progressive symphonic rock turned hard rock band DEEP PURPLE achieved with this landmark release from 1970. While the controversy preservers regarding the origins of heavy metal music, there's little doubt that IN ROCK played a pivotal role in ushering in the 1970s with a hefty infusion of energetic drive and virtuosic dexterity that took the harder arenas of rock to a completely new level. The leading up to the classic Mark II lineup of vocalist Ian Gillan, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, organist / keyboardist Jon Lord, bassist Roger Glover and drummer Ian Paice reads like a soap opera with new members snatched away from another band and the back stabbing act of forming a new lineup behind the backs of current members. Although deplorable in many ways, the tactics paid off and with the release of IN ROCK, the new lineup propelled DEEP PURPLE onto the world's stage and gave permission for bands to get hard and heavy in the 1970s with faster tempos, heavier distortion and an energetic drive that would morph into the world of heavy metal in the latter half of the decade.

Although DEEP PURPLE had formed all the way back in February of 1968, the band led by Ritchie Blackmore and Jon Lord was a bit aloof and missing some key ingredients in cementing a sound that made them stand out. While going through the proto-prog motions of crafting symphonic rock albums that followed in the footsteps of The Moody Blues, the Mark I era of DEEP PURPLE suffered from inconsistent songwriting, an over-reliance on cover songs and a noticeable lack of vitality that propelled them to the next level. As Blackmore and Glover conspired behind the backs of original members: singer Rod Evans and bassist Nick Simper to secretly replace them, after discovering a band called Episode Six commenced to seduce their singer and bassist over to the PURPLE side of the fence going as far as recording material with the new band members before telling the old ones they have been ousted. Long smitten with the organ infused psychedelic rock created by the US act Vanilla Fudge along with hearing Led Zepplein's debut that delivered bantering tracks like "Communication Breakdown," the band developed its own distinct brand of hard rock and proto-metal. Blackmore and Glover's plot to steer the band in a new direction ultimately proved to be a winning strategy.

After the drama played out and all was said and done, the new DEEP PURPLE emerged and found one of their missing ingredients, a competent songwriter in the form of Roger Glover. The newfound chemistry proved to be one of those magic moments and the band set out to start anew. IN ROCK was the perfect album to welcome the freewheeling 1970s in June of the first year after the 60s faded away. Following the recent groundbreaking albums from Led Zeppelin and early heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath, DEEP PURPLE delivered a complementary proto-metal style that rather than delving into the occult and demonic focused on fast tempo rhythms, tight-knit instrumental interplay, catchy guitar-driven grooves and a focuss on feisty soloing trade-offs courtesy of Ritchie Blackmore's electrifying guitar playing and Jon Lord's classical trained finger gymnastics turned up a few notches. The band forged seven distinct tracks that delivered an electrifying mix of heavy driving rock, gritty yet soulful vocal performances and a delivery system that offered instantly ear wormy hooks fortified with moments of progressive complexities. The recipe proved to be a major hit in the UK and remained high on the album charts for the next year. Ironically the band found success in the USA with their earlier albums but failed to make a dent with IN ROCK.

The new material was as much about improvisation as it was about crafting enduring compositions. "Speed King" for example was an attempt to emulate Jimi Hendrix's "Fire" but took on a life of its own. "Flight Of The Rat" likewise was based on the classic tune "Flight Of The Bumblebee" before morphing into a DEEP PURPLE original through endless rehearsals. The highlight of the album "Child In Time" began by borrowing the simple opening riff from It's A Beautiful Day's track "Bombay Calling" from its 1969 debut and likewise evolved into a completely different beast that would build upon the opening keyboard melody and turn it into a sizzling shredding jam session in the middle before resolving itself as it began. With new lyrics that took an anti-war stand in the time of the Vietnam conflict, the song evolved into a monstrosity that eventually became a de facto anthem for the anti-Communists in Eastern Europe. The track is really the highlight with dramatic crescendos that alternate between slow suspenseful vocal motifs and contrasted by thunderous displays of frenetic heaviness.

IN ROCK in effect played a part in a major evolution in the history of rock music that included inventive intros to songs such as the guitar and keyboard bombast that start the album off before the crushing assault of "Speed King" delivers a bouncy guitar riffing baseline that ushers in the band's unique rhythmic drive and accompanying keyboard counterpoints. The mix was irresistible and DEEP PURPLE had hit the big time and soon would become one of the biggest bands of the entire 70s and influential to a whole new breed of heavier rockers. Newbie Ian Gillan's vocal abilities proved to be the perfect match for the band's unique sound with a wide expressive range all the while providing that hard rock gruff that would develop into the more extreme expression of heavy metal down the road. Each track featured a distinct personality with varying riffs, organ fills, drumming techniques, unexpected elements and diverse dynamics however what tied the album together cohesively was the infectious stylistic approach that was delivered in a high-powered perfection. Jon Lord's extravagant keyboard wizardry added a completely new element to the standard rock paradigm that allowed the classical wankery of the past to integrate brilliant moments of contrast to the more boogie rock guitar riffing.

With an impressive repertoire of tracks that offered varying guitar riffing styles, instantly catchy melodic twists and feisty lively performances, IN ROCK really delivered the goods in giving the world of rock music the upgrade it needed to take the popular musical form into the 1970s and along with Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep and Black Sabbath, dominated the hard rock sector in the year 1970 and pointed the way to the next level of artistic integrity thus giving the world of rock and roll a much needed bridge from the giddy flower power hippie years to the more cynical years ahead. Not only DEEP PURPLE's finest moment but really one of the best albums ever made and although the band would become superstars and dominated the early 70s hard rock scene, these five musicians never quite rekindled the magic that was displayed on this album. It's true that some of the tracks take a little longer to warm up to. The first side of the album offers a more instant likability but repeated listening sessions have revealed that even what i once perceived as the "lesser" tracks such as "Living Wreck" and "Hard Lovin' Man" offer the same magic in a delayed fashion. In short, IN ROCK is one of the true rock masterpieces of the ages!

DEEP PURPLE Movies Reviews

DEEP PURPLE The Video Singles

Movie · 1987 · Hard Rock
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Don’t get me wrong, I love Deep Purple, and I really enjoy the songs on offer here, but these videos are all pretty hilariously bland and uninteresting, and sure reflections of the times and music genre. Besides that, this DVD is barely half an hour long, and comes with no extras, and all these videos are available on YouTube. Not even some additional chit chat between the videos. So there’s really no point in owning this unless you’re an OCD collector like me, who needs to own everything. And even then, it only takes up space.

But I’m a collector, and I only paid 50p for this. So why not?

DEEP PURPLE In Concert With The London Symphony Orchestra

Movie · 1999 · Hard Rock
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Gillan, Glover, Lord, Morse, Paice are the essential Deep Purple lineup and it was a pleasure to see them doing this ambitious concert with finesse and flair, absolutely cementing their reputation as the ultimate metal progenitors. However therewas not enough rock and it concentrated on an orchestral piece that goes on forever. The DVD features highlights such as the classic songs, Wring That Neck, Pictures Of Home and Smoke On The Water. These were the highlights for me but I became rather bored and disinterested with the lengthy Concerto For Group And Orchestra - Movements I to III. It was interesting at first taste but soon became rather tiresome. So I was a little disapointed in this DVD.

It may be a matter of what you want from this band, I prefer the hard, raucous sound of Machine Head, Made In Japan or In Rock. Dont get me wrong. the orchestra plays beautifully, and its all very technically proficient as far as the movements are concerned, but not Deep Purple the way I remember them. I like my Deep Purple served up with classic killer riffs, magnificent vocals and virtuoso drumming. So this DVD may be great to watch once as a curio piece perhaps, but on second and third viewing its a real yawnfest.

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