Deep Purple

Artist:  Deep Purple
Origin:  Hertford, England
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock

Original line-up: (Mark I)

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitar
Rod Evans:  Vocals
Nick Simper:  Bass
Jon Lord:  Keyboards, Organ
Ian Paice:  Drums

Classic line-up:  (Mark II)

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitar
Ian Gillan:  Vocals
Roger Glover:  Bass
Jon Lord:  Keyboards, Organ
Ian Paice:  Drums

Third line-up:  (Mark III)

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitar
David Coverdale:  Vocals
Glenn Hughes:  Bass
Jon Lord:  Keyboards, Organ
Ian Paice:  Drums

Fourth line-up:  (Mark IV)

Jon Lord:  Keyboards, Organ
Tommy Bolin:  Guitar
David Coverdale:  Vocals
Glenn Hughes:  Bass
Ian Paice:  Drums

Still have more line-up to Mark VIII

Mark VIII line-up:

Ian Paice:  Drums
Ian Gillan:  Vocals
Roger Glover:  Bass
Don Airey:  Keyboards, Organ
Steve Morse:  Guitar

Deep  Purple are an England Hard Rock Band formed in Hertford in 1968, the original line-up by Jon Lord (Keyboards, Organ), Ritchie Blackmore (Guitar), Rod Evans (Vocals), Nick Simper (Bass) and Ian Paice (Drums), The band has gone through many line-up changes, but their most commercially successful from the send line-up (Mark II), featured Ian Gillan (Vocals), Joh Lord (Organ, Keyboards), Ritchie Blackmore (Guitar), Roger Glover (Bass), and Ian Paice (Drums), and Mark III line-up, features Joh Lord (Organ, Keyboards), Ritchie Blackmore (Guitar), David Coverdale (Vocals), Glenn Hughes (Bass), and Ian Paice (Drums). Deep Purple are considered to be one of the pioneers among Hard Rock and Heavy Metal as well as Progressive Rock Band, but the band's sound to Hard Rock in 1970, together with Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, and have been referred as The British Hard Rock and Heavy Metal from early to mid of 70s, and in 1975 were listed in Guinness Book of World Records as "The Globe's Loudest Band".  In 2012, Deep Purple were nominated for induction into The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.

Title:  Stockholm 1970 (Box Set:  2 CD+Bonus DVD) (2014)
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock
Label:  earMusic
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  CD  Live In Stockholm 1970

 1.  Speed King  (12:31)
 2.  Into The Fire  (5:01)
 3.  Child In Time  (19:00)
 4.  Wring That Neck  (32:05)
 5.  Paint It Black  (10:44)

Disc 2:  CD  Live In Stockholm 1970

 1.  Mandrake Root  (30:37)
 2.  Black Night  (7:21)

Bonus Tracks:

 3.  Wring That Neck  (Live Paris 1970)  (11:03)
 4.  Mandrake Root (Live Paris 1970)  (14:46)
 5.  1971 John Lord Interview   (10:47)

Disc 3:  DVD Bonus:  Doing Their Thing-Live At Granada TV 1970-The Rare VHS Tape For The First Time On DVD

 1.  Speed King
 2.  Child In Time
 3.  Wring That Neck
 4.  Mandrake Root

Personnel:

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitar
Ian Gillan:  Vocals
Roger Glover:  Bass
Jon Lord:  Keyboards, Organ
Ian Paice:  Drums

Stockholm 1970 (Box Set:  2 CD+Bonus DVD) is the official Deep Purple (Overseas) Live Series, with 2 CD:  audio restored and digitally remastered in 2014 including 3 bonus tracks recorded in Paris 1970 and DVD:  25 minutes live performance from Granada TV 1970 rare VHS material for the first time on DVD!, was released on March 10, 2014 by earMusic.