In 1968, Blackmore co-founded Deep Purple with keyboardist Jon Lord, drummer Ian Paice, singer Rod Evans, and bassist Nick Simper. The group was initially heavily influenced by psychedelia and ...
Deep Purple has remixed and expanded Rapture of the Deep, 20 years after its release. The often-overlooked LP was their fourth since Steve Morse took over for Ritchie Blackmore and second after Don ...