Episode #2 – Before They Were Purple (Part 1)

Subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Anchor.fm, Breaker, Castbox, PodBean, RadioPublic, or search in your favorite podcatcher!

Deep Purple Before They Were Deep Purple

Before they were in Deep Purple, what were some of their early members up to?

• The Outlaws
  • Band Facts:
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outlaws_(band)
    • Ritchie Blackmore on Guitar
    • Mick Underwood who would later play with Episode Six and Gillan
  • Song
    • Law & Order – You have to check out Ritchie’s dance in this one!
    • Shake With Me
• MI 5
  • Band Facts:
    • http://www.deep-purple.net/tree/the-maze/deep-purple-the-maze.html
    • Rod Evans on vocals & Ian Paice on drums
    • 1966-1967
    • Toured Germany and did Italian only and French only singles  Ian Paice would meet Ritchie Blackmore on the boat to Germany
  • Songs:
    • You’ll Never Stop Me Lovin’ You
    • Only Time Will Tell
• Sun Dragon
  • Band Facts:
    • http://todopurple.blogspot.com/2009/10/sun-dragon-feat-ritchie-blackmoreian.html
    • Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice, & Jon Lord
    • Backing for Rob Freeman and Ian McLintock
    • They were managed by Brian Epstein
    • They did one album before they broke up
  • Songs
    • Five White Horses
    • Green Tambourine
• The Maze
  • Band Facts:
    • http://www.deep-purple.net/tree/the-maze/deep-purple-the-maze.html
    • Rod Evans & Ian Paice
    • Essentially same band as MI5, changed name
    • Robert Stigwood production
  • Songs
    • Telephone
    • The Trap
• The Flowerpot Men
  • Band Facts:
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flower_Pot_Men
    • Nick Simper on bass & Jon Lord on organ
  • Songs
    • You Can Never Be Wrong
    • A Walk in the Sky
• The Artwoods
  • Band Facts:
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Artwoods
    • Jon Lord on organ
  • Songs
    • I Feel Good
    • Down in the Valley

In The News:

• Rainbow Releases New Version of “Black Sheep of the Family.”
  • Article quotes: https://www.loudersound.com/news/ritchie-blackmores-rainbow-launch-new-version-of-classic-black-sheep-of-the-family
  • “Joining Blackmore and [Jonnie] Romero in the current lineup of Rainbow are Stratovarius keyboard player Jens Johansson, Blackmore’s Night drummer David Keith and bassist Bob Nouveau, and singers Lady Lynn and Candice Night.”
  • Compare to original by Quatermass (1970)
    • Bass: Johnny Gustafson
    • Drums: Mike Underwood
    • Keyboards: J. Peter Robinson
  • Compare to original cover by Rainbow (1975)
• DEEP PURPLE To Start Work On New Album In 2019
• Coverdale and Gillan in Sweden Rock

Three Degrees of Deep Purple:

• Listen to the episode to find out what the mystery track is this week!

Listener Mail/Comments

• Ha! Someday?
• Comments about the show?  We’d love to hear from you. Send us an email at info@deeppurplepodcast.com or @ us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.