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English hard rock band Deep Purple have released 22 studio albums, 43 live albums and 55 singles. Formed in early 1968 by Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Rod Evans, Ritchie Blackmore, and Nick Simper, Deep Purple released their debut album, Shades of Deep Purple, in July of that year.
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- In Rock (1970) Galvanised by, and also resentful of, the popular perception of Jon Lord as Purple’s leader, Ritchie Blackmore comes alive here. No one was playing guitar with such speed and dexterity as the 60s switched into the 70s.
- Machine Head (1972) This album was a turning point. Suddenly, belatedly, people began to realise that Messrs Gillan, Blackmore, Lord, Glover and Paice weren’t a Led Zeppelin or a Black Sabbath; neither were they the “pop” Purple of the late 60s.
- Fireball (1971) Fireball is Ian Gillan’s No.1 album from Purple’s Mk II period: “We brought in the funk, the blues, the soul, the jazz and some of the psychedelic hangovers from our early days… Without it we would never have been able to make Machine Head.”
- Burn (1974) To many people, only 24-carat Purple will do. As the late Jon Lord told this writer: “When Mk II split, Purple stopped. I know we carried on with David [Coverdale] and Glenn [Hughes] and then Tommy [Bolin], but it was never quite the same.”
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.
- 1968–1976, 1984–present
- London, England
All these hard rocking legendary Deep Purple albums have been presented below in chronological order. We have also included all original release dates with each Deep Purple album as well as all original Deep Purple album covers.
- Brian Kachejian
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.
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Oct 21, 2015 · Here's our ranking of Deep Purple’s albums from worst to best. Next: Top 10 Deep Purple Songs. Filed Under: Deep Purple. Categories: Galleries, Worst to Best. Ranking every studio...
Mar 1, 2024 · The journey through the best Deep Purple albums is an intense musical odyssey, each hit record offering a testament to the band's artistic evolution and innovative strides in the industry. Albums such as Machine Head and Deep Purple in Rock shine a spotlight on the band’s groundbreaking exploration of heavy metal and hard rock that ...
