Deep Purple - Anthology 3LP Set Vinyl Album

- 150 minutes of Deep Purple music, compiled on 3 LP's

Band Members and Musicianson: Deep Purple - Anthology 3LP set

Band: Deep Purple
• Jon Lord
• Jon Lord – Keyboards

  On my best days, that Hammond roar still sounds like cathedral pipes hijacked by a Marshall stack—and Jon Lord is the reason.  Read more...

  Jon Lord, British keyboardist, composer, and co-founder of Deep Purple, never played “background” the way polite musicians do—he attacked the keys like they owed him money, then turned around and wrote with the discipline of a trained composer. The story starts in the R&B trenches with The Artwoods (1964–1967), then detonates when he helps launch Deep Purple (1968–1976; 1984–2002), where that distorted Hammond became a lead instrument with teeth. After Purple’s first collapse, the road briefly rerouted through Paice Ashton Lord (1976–1978), and then straight into David Coverdale’s orbit with Whitesnake (1978–1984), adding class, weight, and that unmistakable “burning organ” halo to bluesy hard rock. Underneath all the volume, the man kept one foot in the concert hall—because some people can shred and still hear the orchestra in their heads.

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• Ritchie Blackmore
• Ritchie Blackmore – Guitarist, Songwriter

  The guy who made the guitar sound both medieval and radioactive, often in the same solo.  Read more...

  Ritchie Blackmore is the sort of name I see on a sleeve and instantly expect sparks: born Richard Hugh Blackmore (1945), he’s an English guitarist who helped hard-rock riffing grow teeth and then politely refused to stop. His era-stamps are basically whole chapters of rock history: Deep Purple (1968–1975, 1984–1993), where the riffs got louder, sharper, and more dramatic; Rainbow (1975–1984, 1993–1997), where he leaned into melody and fantasy like it was a weapon; and Blackmore’s Night (1997–present), where the electric storm calms down into Renaissance-folk textures without losing that unmistakable Blackmore touch. I love that arc: from amp-stacks and arena thunder to lutes-and-candles vibes, like he just swapped dragons for different dragons.

  "Blackmore Signature Strats" I’ve spent too many nights chasing that Blackmore chime. Fender’s Artist Series Strat is a love letter to his ‘70s obsession—Olympic White with a graduated scalloped rosewood board that makes your fingers feel like they’re floating. The electronics are pure Ritchie logic: two Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounds for the bite and a dummy middle pickup. It’s a prop, a plastic decoy for us mortals. Then there’s the Fender Japan ST72-145RB. MIJ builds have a surgical precision, keeping the ‘72 vibe alive for the obsessive collector. We hunt these like lost relics, justifying the cost because a standard neck feels one-dimensional by comparison. It’s a specialized tool for a very specific kind of madness. But then, isn't that the whole point?

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• Ian Paice
• Ian Paice – Drums

  The human engine room of Deep Purple: swing, snap, and zero wasted motion. Read more...

  Ian Paice, the drummer who turned Deep Purple's thunder into clockwork groove, never flashy, always lethal. From Maze in the mid-60s he joined Deep Purple in 1968, anchoring every era: the Mark I-IV years (1968-1976) and the long-haul return (1984-present). After the split I followed him through Paice Ashton Lord (1976-1978), Whitesnake (1979-1982), and Gary Moore's early-80s line-ups and sessions (1982-1984). He's the only Purple member to play on every studio album, and you can tell why: his swing sits inside the backbeat, pushing the band forward without rushing. Listen for the tight hi-hat chatter, snare cracks like a starter pistol, and fills that sing without stepping on the riff.

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• Nick Simper
• Rod Evans
  Uncover the enigmatic story of Rod Evans , Deep Purple's original frontman. From chart-topping hits to a controversial reunion attempt, explore the highs and lows of his musical journey and his mysterious retreat from the spotlight.
• Glenn Hughes
• Glenn Hughes – Vocals, Bass

  Known as “The Voice of Rock” for his powerful, soul-drenched vocals and melodic bass style.  Read more...

  Glenn Hughes is one of those voices I recognize within seconds, whether he is singing, playing bass, or doing both at full throttle. I first place him in the late 1960s with Trapeze (1969–1972), where his mix of hard rock, funk, and soul already sounded fearless and fully formed. His defining chapter arrived when he joined Deep Purple during the Mark III and Mark IV years (1973–1976), co-writing and sharing lead vocals on albums like Burn and Stormbringer, permanently reshaping the band’s sound with elastic bass lines and a distinctly soulful edge. After Deep Purple, he moved through a turbulent but creative solo period in the late 1970s and 1980s, before resurfacing strongly in the 1990s with projects including Black Sabbath (1986), Gary Moore’s band (1991–1992), Hughes/Thrall, and later Black Country Communion (2009–2018). Across decades, styles, and line-ups, Hughes remains a restless, genre-blurring force who never learned how to play it safe.

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• David Coverdale
• David Coverdale – Vocals

  My shelves have plenty of loudmouths, but few singers can swing from blues grit to arena-sized drama as naturally as Coverdale.  Read more...

  David Coverdale, the kind of frontman who makes a chorus feel like a marching order, first sharpened his pipes in local outfits like Vintage 67 (1966–1968), The Government (1968–1972), and the Fabulosa Brothers (1972–1973) before stepping into the big-league furnace as Deep Purple’s lead singer (1973–1976). After Purple imploded, the story didn’t get smaller—it got craftier: two solo moves (1977–1978) to keep the blues-blood flowing, then the real flag-plant with Whitesnake (founded 1978), where that husky, soul-soaked roar turned into a signature brand of hard rock theatre. Later, during Whitesnake’s early-90s break, the plot swerved into supergroup territory with Coverdale•Page (1990–1993), proving he could still pick a fresh fight with the gods of volume without losing his melodic nerve.

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• Ian Gillan
• Ian Gillan – Vocals

  Fun bit: the guy who hit those stratospheric notes also played Jesus (1970) before he went full purple thunder. Read more...

  Ian Gillan, the razor-throated storyteller who helped turn Deep Purple into a stadium engine (1969–1973), then came back for the 1984 reunion and later tours. Before the purple thunder I cut my teeth in Episode Six (1965–1969). In 1970 I also sang Jesus on the original "Jesus Christ Superstar" album—pure theatre, no cape. I went jazz-rock with the Ian Gillan Band (1975–1978), cranked it harder with Gillan (1978–1982), and even took a wild detour fronting Black Sabbath on "Born Again" (1983). Solo records and guest spots followed, but that operatic scream and sly phrasing always gave the game away, whether I was whispering a blues line or detonating a high note over a Marshall stack.

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• Roger Glover
• Roger Glover – Bass, Producer, Songwriter

  If the groove feels like a tank with manners, his name is usually somewhere nearby. Read more...

  Roger Glover is one of those credit lines I trust on sight: a Welsh bassist, producer, and songwriter who helped define the heavyweight “engine room” of classic hard rock. I mainly tag him to two eras that just refuse to die: Deep Purple (1969–1973, 1984–present), where his bass and writing instincts locked in with that Mark II bite, and Rainbow (1979–1984), where he wasn’t just playing low-end—he was also steering the sound as lyricist and producer. He came up through Episode Six, then spent the 1970s stacking production work and side projects like it was a second career (because, yeah, it basically was), but those Purple and Rainbow years are the real “mythology in the liner notes” stuff.

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• Tommy Bolin
  Tommy Bolin, a guitar legend gone too soon. His fusion of rock, blues, and jazz left an enduring legacy. Dive into the life and music of this virtuoso who played with Deep Purple and released acclaimed solo albums. Read about his career

Side One:
1. Hush
2. Mandrake Root
3. Shield
4. Wring That Neck
5. The Bird Has Flown

Side Two:
1. Bloodsucker
2. Speed King
3. Black Night
4. Child In Time

Side Three:
1. Fireball
2. Strange Kind of Woman
3. No One Came
4. Highway Star

Side Four:
1. Smoke on the Water
2. Pictures of Home
3. Woman from Tokyo
4. Smooth Dancer
5. Sail Away

Side Five:
1. Lay Down Stay Down
2. Burn
3. Stormbringer
4. Hold On
5. Gypsy

Side Six:
1. Mistreated
2. Gettin' Tighter
3. Love Child
4. You Keep Movin'