Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan has said seeing the “undiluted culture” of Japan while on tour in the early 1970s made him see ...
The band first hit the U.K. albums chart in 1970. Just months after debuting, they landed their inaugural top 10, when Deep Purple In Rock shot to No. 4.
Ritchie Blackmore was out, US hotshot Tommy Bolin was in and Deep Purple’s Mk IV line-up were about to make the most ...