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Every Deep Purple album ranked, from worst to best
By Geoff Barton published
Updated Deep Purple's albums ranked, from patchy Purple to purple patches, from iconic albums to the one Ritchie Blackmore dubbed "cattle grazing" to the one with the new chap

The night Roger Glover assembled three Deep Purple singers and a cast of stars for the Butterfly Ball
By Paul Rees published
When Roger Glover was asked to soundtrack a film based on a poem by a 19th century botanist, little did he know that soon it would become a one-off live extravaganza

Terminally ill grandmother loses £140,000 to scammer pretending to be Ritchie Blackmore
By Fraser Lewry published
The victim, who is suffering from cancer, went to school with the former Deep Purple guitarist

How Deep Purple entered their Mk IX era, inspired by the tedious complications of modern life
By Dave Everley published
Deep Purple might never have been fashionable, but with a new guitarist on board and a brand new album, they look likely to be around for some time yet

Deep Purple's Ian Gillan recalls the hedonism of the Swinging Sixties
By Paul Brannigan published
Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan has seen a party or two in his day

Shane MacGowan: Music critic extraordinaire
By Paul Brannigan published
Shane MacGowan didn't hold back when asked to review the music of his peers

“He sent me home in a taxi with a towel”: Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson once threw up on Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan’s shoes
By Matt Mills published
The Iron Maiden man deems the messy faux pas the most embarrassing moment of his life

Ian Gillan says Black Sabbath were more "important" than Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin
By Liz Scarlett published
Ian Gillan on the "unholy trinity" of British rock bands, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, and why the Brummie Rock Gods were the "most important" of them all
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