{"title":"Deep Purple","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"deep-purple-live-in-stuttgart-1993-2-cd-import","title":"Deep Purple - Live in Stuttgart 1993 (2 CD  - Import)","description":"Through Deep Purple’s career, going back an impressive 45 years to their swinging 60s debut in 1968, many consider the classic “Mk2” line-up of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, vocalist Ian Gillan, bassist Roger Glover, keyboard player Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice, to be the near definitive version.\u003cbr\u003eThis line-up originally trod the boards from 1969 until 1973, before reconvening from 1984 until 1989, and then again for one last hurrah together in 1993, with the release of their prophetically titled “The Battle Rages On”. This live album captures that “25th Anniversary tour.\u003cbr\u003eDespite the fractious nature of the band, particularly between Blackmore and Gillan, many consider the shows performed by the band on this tour to some of their greatest, and this gig on the 16th October show at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany to be amongst the best.\u003cbr\u003eNestled with such perennial Purple classics as ‘Highway Star’, ‘Lazy’ and ‘Space Truckin’’, all originally from the “Machine Head” LP, across two CDs, the band also found time to include some firm favourites, such as ‘Perfect Strangers’, ‘Child In Time’, ‘Hush’ and the title track to “The Battle Rages On”. The set also included a couple of surprises, including ‘Anyone’s Daughter’, lifted from 1971’s “Fireball”, as well as the band’s take on the Stones’ ‘Paint It Black’.\u003cbr\u003eUnsurprisingly, the album is finished off with Purple’s best loved track, and possibly one of the best known guitar riffs, ‘Smoke On The Water’. This 20th Anniversary edition now features a 4,000 word essay detailing the events, and drama, that unfolded during the 1993 tour.","brand":"Import","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48648373862711,"sku":"HNECD024D","price":17.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0868\/3379\/1287\/files\/HNECD024D.jpg?v=1713013964"},{"product_id":"deep-purple-purependicular-expanded-edition","title":"Deep Purple - Purependicular (CD Expanded Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter a more than tumultuous quarter of a century making records, ‘Purpendicular’, no less than the 15th studio record by Deep Purple, was the start of a period of relative stability in the Purple camp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the departure of founder member Ritchie Blackmore during the 1993 tour to support “The Battle Rages On”, the band would eventually find a more permanent and less temperamental axe-slinger in the shape of former Dixie Dregs’ guitarist Steve Morse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in 1996, and with all songs credited to all five band members - Jon Lord on keyboards, Ian Paice on drums, singer Ian Gillan and Roger Glover on bass guitar - guitarist Morse certainly makes his mark on this guitar orientated, and often quite experimental record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracks such as ‘Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming’ and ‘Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic’ would soon become mainstays of Deep Purple’s live set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included on this edition is the Japan bonus track ‘Don't Hold Your Breath’ plus the single edit of ‘Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming’, and makes a worthy addition to the Purple titles already on HNE; ‘Slaves And Masters’ (+ 3 bonus tracks), ‘The Battle Rages On\/Come Hell Or Highwater’ (2CD), ‘Live in Stuttgart 1993’ (2CD) and ‘Live in Birmingham 1993’ (2CD).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Import","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49391674065207,"sku":"HNECD041","price":14.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0868\/3379\/1287\/files\/hnecd041.webp?v=1721409706"}],"url":"https:\/\/cleorecs.com\/collections\/deep-purple.oembed","provider":"Cleopatra Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}