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Group members

Mark I  (March 1968 to June 1969 - albums: Shades Of Deep Purple, The Book Of Taliesyn, Deep Purple):

ROD EVANS  [Slough, 19.1.1947]:  vocals.

RITCHIE BLACKMORE  [Weston, 14.4.1945]:  guitar.

JON LORD  [Leicester, 9.6.1947]:  keyboards.

NICK SIMPER  [Norwood Green, 3.11.1945]:  bass.

IAN PAICE  [Nottingham, 19.6.1948]:  drums.

  

Mark II  (June 1969 to June 1973 - albums: Concerto For Group & Orchestra, In Rock, Fireball, Machine Head, Made In Japan, Who Do We Think We Are):

IAN GILLAN  [Hounslow, 19.8.1945]:  vocals.

ROGER GLOVER  [Brecon, 30.11.1945]:  bass.

BLACKMORE, LORD and PAICE.

  

Mark III  (July 1973 to early 1975 - albums: Burn and Stormbringer):

DAVID COVERDALE  [Saltburn, 22.9.1951]:  vocals.

GLENN HUGHES  [Cannock Staffs, USA, 21.8.1952]:  bass, vocals.

BLACKMORE, LORD and PAICE.

  

Mark IV  (Spring 1975 to March 1976 - album: Come Taste The Band):

TOMMY BOLIN  [Sioux City, 1.8.1951 / Miami, USA, 4.12.1976]:  guitar.

COVERDALE, HUGHES, LORD and PAICE.

  

Mark II bis  (1984 to 1989 - albums: Perfect Strangers, The House Of Blue Light, Nobody's Perfect):

same as Mark II

   

Mark V  (1990 - album: Slaves And Masters):

JOE LYNN TURNER  [Hackensack, USA, 2.8.1975]: vocals

BLACKMORE, GLOVER, LORD and PAICE.

   

Mark VI  (1991-1992 - no albums released):

JOE SATRIANI :  guitar.

GILLAN, GLOVER, LORD and PAICE.

   

Mark IIc  (1993 - album: The Battle Rages On):

same as Mark II

   

Mark VII  (1995 to 2002 - albums:  Purpendicular, Live At The Olympia, Abandon, Live At The Royal Albert Hall):

STEVE MORSE  [Hamilton, USA, 28.7.1954]:  guitar

GILLAN, GLOVER, LORD and PAICE.

   

Mark VIII  (2003 - no albums yet released):

DON AIREY :  keyboards.

GILLAN, GLOVER, MORSE and PAICE.

   

   

   

Albums Discography

... and personal ratings.  Click on the album titles for details.  This section includes their official studio and live albums the group released while active.  For the rest, just scroll down and see below.

   

U.K. Singles Discography  (1968-1976)

   

U.S. Singles Discography  (1968-1976)

   

Other important releases   (click on titles for details)

   

Compilations   (CD-only releases are not included)

THE BEST OF DEEP PURPLE

[Polydor MP-2130, 1970]  Rare Japan-only comp of Mark I songs

Hush / Kentucky woman / Lalena / Hey Joe / River deep, mountain high / Anthem / April.

THE BEST OF DEEP PURPLE

[Polydor 2310 031, 1970]  Canadian comp of Mark I songs

River deep, mountain high / Kentucky woman / Anthem / The bird has flown / Lalena / Hey Joe / Mandrake root / Hush.

THE BEST OF DEEP PURPLE

[Scepter CTN-18010, 1970]  U.S. budget comp of Mark I songs

Hush / I'm so glad / One more rainy day / Fault line / Hey Joe / Lalena / Love help me / The painter / Mandrake root / Help.

PURPLE PASSAGES

[Warner 2LS-2644, 1972, 2LP]  U.S. only comp of Mark I songs

And the address / Hey Joe / Hush / Emmaretta / Chasing shadows / The bird has flown / Why didn't Rosemary / Hard road / The shield / Mandrake root / Kentucky woman / April.

EARLY PURPLE

[Polydor 2310 180, 1972]  Another Canadian comp of Mark I songs

Hard road / Chasing shadows / One more rainy day / Why didn't Rosemary / Exposition / We can work it out / April.

MARK I & II

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24 CARAT PURPLE

[Purple TPSM-2002 (UK) / country prefix+96424 (Europe), 1975]  Mark-II

Woman from Tokyo / Fireball / Strange kind of woman / Never before / Black night / Speed king / Smoke on the water / Child in time.

WHEN WE ROCK, WE ROCK, AND WHEN WE ROLL, WE ROLL

[Warner PRK-3223, 1978]  U.S. only comp, Mark I & II

Space truckin' / Kentucky woman / Hard road / Burn / Woman from Tokyo / Hush / Smoke on the water / Highway star.

SINGLES A's & B's

[Harvest SHSM-2026, 1978]  Singles comp with a few non-LP tracks  (Mark I & II)

Hush / One more rainy day / Emmaretta / Wring that neck / Hallelujah / April part I / Black night / Speed king / Strange kind of woman / I'm alone / Demon's eye / Fireball.

THE MARK II PURPLE SINGLES

[Purple TPS-3514, 1979]  Mark II, some non-LP tracks

Smoke on the water / Black night / Child in time / Woman from Tokyo / Never before / When a blind man cries / Painted horse.

NEW, LIVE & RARE

[Trash TRSH-2009, 1980]  Japanese comp w. five tracks from POWERHOUSE and three non-album singles

Hush / Painted horse / Cry free / Child in time / Strange kind of woman / I'm alone / When a blind man cries / Wring that neck.

DEEPEST PURPLE

[EMI EMTV-25, 1980, 2LP]  Mark II & III

Black night / Speed king / Fireball / Strange kind of woman / Child in time / Woman from Tokyo / Highway star / Space truckin' / Burn / Stormbringer / Demon's eye / Smoke on the water. 

COLLECTION

[Harvest 64525, 1981]  German comp, Mark I & II

Hush / Lalena / April part I / Kentucky woman / River deep mountain high / Speed king / Help / Hey Joe / Exposition / We can work it out.

DEEP PURPLE

[MFP 64660, 1982]  Comp released in Belgium and France only  (Mark I)

Hush / Lalena / April part I / Kentucky woman / River deep mountain high / Emmaretta / Help / Exposition / We can work it out.

ANTHOLOGY

[Harvest-EMI  PUR-1, 1985, 2LP]  Comp with a few previously unreleased tracks.  Soon deleted because of the presence of these unreleased songs, that forced collectors to buy an expensive and otherwise useless comp.  Re-released in 1991 (see below).  Marks I to IV.

Hush / Emmaretta / Hallelujah / Shadows / Love help me / Wring that neck / Speed king / Black night / Grabsplatter / Child in time / Strange kind of woman / Freedom / Fireball / Highway star / Never before (quad mix) / When a blind man cries / Smoke on the water / Woman from Tokyo / Might just take your life / Coronarias redig / Soldier of fortune / You keep on moving.

HARD ROCK HEROES

[Harvest 155-2413/23/33, 1985, 3LP box]  French only  (Mark I, II, III)

Highway star / Hush / Stormbringer / Lady double dealer / Strange kind of woman / Mandrake root / Woman from Tokyo / Black night / Demon's eye / Lay down stay down / Hold on / Burn / Why didn't Rosemary? / Mistreated / Emmaretta / Smoke on the water / Help / Hey Joe / Speed king / Into the fire / Child in time.

GREATEST PURPLE

[EMI 198.260.452-3, 1985, 3LP]  German comp  (Mark I, II, III)

Black night / Strange kind of woman / Child in time / Woman from Tokyo / Soldier of fortune / Fireball / Demon's eye / Into the fire / Hush / April / Smoke on the water / Speed king / Never before / Stormbringer / Strange kind of woman (live) / Burn / Sail away / Highway star / Space truckin' / Might just take your life.

FIREWORKS

[Harvest-EMI 64-2604811, 1986]  Italian comp  (Mark II & III)

Smoke on the water / Fireball / Woman from Tokyo / Child in time / Never before / Highway star / Burn / Speed king / Space truckin' / Black night / Soldier of fortune.

THE BEST OF DEEP PURPLE

[Telstar 2312, 1987]  UK budget comp  (Mark I, II, III)

Speed king / Strange kind of woman / Black night / Fireball / Burn / Highway star / Smoke on the water / Hush / Emmaretta / Woman from Tokyo / Demon's eye / Stormbringer.

ANTHOLOGY

[Harvest EMI 96129, 1991, 3LP]  based on 1985's Anthology, no previously unreleased tracks.

Hush / Mandrake root / Shield / Wring that neck / The bird has flown / Bloodsucker / Speed king / Black night / Child in time / Fireball / Strange kind of woman / No one came / Highway star / Smoke on the water (live) / Pictures of home / Woman from Tokyo / Smooth dancer / Sail away / Lay down stay down / Burn (live) / Stormbringer / Hold on / Gypsy / Mistreated (live) / Gettin' tighter / Lovechild / You keep on moving.

   

Solo discographies

click on the names for details:

IAN GILLAN

RITCHIE BLACKMORE

JON LORD

ROGER GLOVER

IAN PAICE

ROD EVANS

NICK SIMPER

DAVID COVERDALE

GLENN HUGHES

TOMMY BOLIN

STEVE MORSE

JOE LYNN TURNER  (in progress)

DON AIREY  (in progress)

   

NOTE - Due to the incredible amount of the group's recorded work, this page can't be complete.  For each addition, correction, suggestion...  please send me an e-mail.  Thanks in advance.

Last updated: 19 APR 2003