DEEP PURPLE

Deep Purple survived a seemingly endless series of lineup changes and a dramatic mid-career shift from grandiose progressive rock to ear-shattering heavy metal to emerge as a true institution of the British hard rock community.

Deep Purple was formed in Hertford, England, in 1968. Their debut LP, “Shades of Deep Purple” was the most pop-oriented release of their career. The album generated a Top Five American hit with its reading of Joe South's "Hush". “The Book of Taliesyn” followed (in the U.S. only) in 1969, again cracking the U.S. Top 40.