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:  Rapture Of The Deep (20th Anniversary Celebration New Mix New Artwork) (2025)

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

Label:  earMusic

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:  

 1.  Money Talks (5:34)

 2.  Things I Never Said (4:47)

 3.  Rapture Of The Deep (5:54)

 4.  Clearly Quite Absurd (5:24)

 5.  MTV (4:54)

 6.  Back To Back (4:02)

 7.  Wrong Man (4:33)

 8.  Girls Like That (3:56)

 9.  Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (4:17)

10. Don't Let Go (4:34)

11. Junkyard Bues (5:31)

12. Before Time Began (6:19)

Disc 2:

13.  MTV (Studio Rehearsal)

14. Money Talks (Studio Rehearsal)

15. Back To Back (Studio Rehearsal)

16. Before Time Began (Studio Rehearsal)

17 sibg Note (Studio Rehearsal)

Personnel:

Ian Paice:  Drums
Ian Gillan:  Vocals
Roger Glover:  Bass
Don Airey:  Keyboards
Steve Morse:  Guitars

Rapture Of The Deep is the 18th studio album by Deep Purple, originally released on October 24, 2005 by Edel, remastered and reissued on August 29, 2025 by earMusic.  20th Anniversary Celebration New Mix New Artwork with Bonus CD with Rare Jams and rehearsal.  For Fans of Deep Purple and music Collectors.