Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple is a compilation album by the British hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1980. It features the original hits of Deep Purple before their 1984 reunion. Aided by a TV advertising campaign it would become Purple's third UK #1 album.
It was at one point the longest album ever released as a single LP, but it was overtaken by Def Leppard's Hysteria album in 1987.
This also marked the debut of "Demon's Eye" for the North American release, where it was replaced by "Strange Kind of Woman" on Fireball.
All songs from this album later appeared on Rhino's The Very Best of Deep Purple, along with 3 additional songs.
All titles composed by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, except where indicated
Credits
Deep Purple - Deepest Purple Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Jon Lord
He was 38, 71 years old when he died
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as Himself - Organ, Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Backing Vocals |
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Rod Evans
He was 33, now 78 years old
|
as Himself - Vocals |
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David Coverdale
He was 28, now 73 years old
|
as Himself - Lead Vocals |
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Glenn Hughes
He was 28, now 73 years old
|
as Himself - Bass, Vocals |
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Ritchie Blackmore
He was 35, now 79 years old
|
as Himself - Guitar |
|
Tommy Bolin
He was 28, 25 years old when he died
|
as Himself - Guitar |
|
Ian Gillan
He was 34, now 79 years old
|
as Himself - Vocals |
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Nick Simper
He was 34, now 79 years old
|
as Himself - Bass, Backing Vocals |
|
Ian Paice
He was 31, now 76 years old
|
as Himself - Drums and Percussion |
|
Deep Purple
was 12, now 57 years old
|
as Himself - Bass |
Deep Purple - Deepest Purple Crew
