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:   Transmissions 1968-1969  (2020)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock

Label:  Audio Vaults

Rating:  ****

Format:   CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Hush  (4:03)

 2.  One More Rainy Day  (2:54)

 3.  Help  (5:27)

 4.  And The Address  (2:04)

 5.  Hey Bop A Re Bop  (3:30)

 6.  Emmaretta  (3;06)

 7.  Wring That Neck  (4:40)

 8.  Hey Joe  (4:32)

 9.  It's All Over  (4:12)

10. The Painter   (2:16)

11. Lalena  (3:30)

12. The Painter  (2:16)

13. I'm So Glad  (3:11)

14. Hush  (2:28)

15. Ricochet  (3:04)

16. The Bird Has Flown  (3:03)

17. Speed King  (3:23)

18. Jam Stew (John Stew)  (3:54)

Tracks:  1-18  BBC Radio Sessions 4/1/1968, 18/5/1969

Disc 2:

 1.  Kneel And Pray  (8:41)

 2.  Child In Time  (13:12)

 3.  Mandrake Rrot  (4:45)

 4.  Ritchies Blues  (2:49)

 5.  Pain It Black/Drum Solo  (11:23)

 6.  Wring That Neck  (10:11)

 7.  Drum Solo/ Mandrake Root  (14:06)

 8.  And The Address  (1:51)

 9.  Hush  (3:51)

Tracks:  1-5 Paradiso, Amsterdam, August 24, 1969, VPRO Radio, Broadcast

Tracks:  6, 7 Bilzen Jazz Festival Belgium, August 22, 1969, Belgian /TV Broadcast

Tracks:  8, 9 Playboy After Dark, October 23, 1969, US TV Broadcast

Personnel:

Mark I:  Disc 1, Tracks;  1-14

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

Mark II:   Disc 1  Tracks:   15-18, Disc 2

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

Transmissions 1968-1969  is the rare collectable and unofficial release album by Deep Purple, released on September 18, 2020 by Audio Vaults.