Skills of the musicians, but new, dynamic songs were also needed. Some of the earlierĪlbum material lent itself well to the superb improvised instrumental Rock and classical elements in their music, leaving behind the popĪt the UK and European rock circuit. To take the plunge and concentrate on the increasingly dominant hard In May 1969 Paice, Lord and Blackmore decided US sales began to slide (a non album single 'Emmaretta' went nowhereįast in early 1969) so did the reasoning to keep the band as it was.Ī wide spectrum of interesting and intricate music, their third album (the eponymous 'Deep Purple'), was not the wayįorward, and the line up that recorded it was history by the time Outperformed the classic Ike & Tina Turner version in the US charts. High' still did reasonably well however, indeed Purple's 'River Deep.'
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It was developingĪn edge at odds with their unwelcome pigeon-holing as a popĪct. However, the music had become more uncompromising. Packed with every musical idea that could be shoehorned expanded, slowedĭown and steamrollered), classical interludes, and self-written pieces It followed the same basic formulaĪs the first a mix of Vanilla Fudge style covers (ie. October 1968, and second album 'The Book Of Taliesyn' was recordedĪnd rush released to coincide. Soon afterwards their very aptly titled firstĪlbum 'Shades Of Deep Purple' was scaling the album charts. Debut single 'Hush' was a huge US hit, climbing into theīillboard top five. To grips with a wonderful new sound which seemed to work with virtuallyĪny type of music, and which did not limit them to a set direction.Įvery musical avenue was open, and the first to bring success was Those early releases have been describedĪs lacking direction. Months they recorded three studio albums and a non-album single. Often taken for granted about Deep Purple Mk 1 is that inside nine US release of third Mk 1 album 'Deep Purple'. Beginningīlackmore, Lord and Paice take the decision to sack Simper andĤth: Blackmore and Lord attend an Episode Six show to checkġ0th: Mk 2's first show, Speakeasy, London. US release of second album, 'The Book Of Taliesyn'. US release of debut album 'Shades of Deep Purple', and singleģrd: First confirmed UK gig, The Red Lion, Warrington. 'Roundabout'), and a first album was hurriedly recorded over a singleįinalisation of the mk1 line-up, with Ian Paice replacing drummerĢ0th: Deep Purple's first gig, at Vestpoppen, Tastrup, Denmark. (during which 'Deep Purple' was chosen to replace original name Once the band was finalised in Marchġ968, there was no hanging around, a debut tour followed in April
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The Pirates bassist Nick Simper, plus singer Rod Evans and drummer Line-up was quickly completed with experienced ex-Johnny Kidd & In backing a group built around Lord and Blackmore. Ideas had inevitably nosedived into the realms of unrealisable fantasyĪnd he had drifted from the picture, Edwards and Coletta had no hesitation Most unique and universally loved 'sounds' in rock music. Firstīrought together in December 1967, they quickly hit upon one of the Organist Jon Lord and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. Their investment would eventually pay off beyond their wildest dreams,īut that would be largely due to the incredible musical chemistryīetween the first two musicians enrolled into the plan: Group, which at that time existed only in Curtis' imagination. His previous track record impressed businessmen TonyĮdwards and John Coletta, who agreed to finance and manage the new In 1967 he carried around the fantasy of building a groupĬentred around himself in his old Searchers role as both drummer and The beginning of the thread came from one ChrisĬurtis. A tangle of coincidences, nebulous ideas and raw enthusiasm, with the centralĪim of putting together a band which would immediately be ready to
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