This astonishing concert is now the subject of a new documentary book, Deep Purple at the California Jam, released December 2012. It became the largest single-day paid attendance in U.S. On April 6th, 1974 Deep Purple appeared on stage at the California Jam festival at the Ontario Speedway in California.Taking top billing at the all-day event, and with great weather, Deep Purple and the other bands drew a crowd of around 165,000 people. Each copy is individually numbered.īook 3: Supplied in a clamshell box with a 3D lenticular: Deep Purple The California Jam - personally signed by drummer Ian Paice. The book comes in its own Purple clamshell box with 3D lenticular and is personally signed by all the band members. Printed and bound in the UK, this LP sized, casebound photographic book is limited to 300 copies worldwide and is the first official Whitesnake book. At almost 300 pages long and packed with exclusive behind the scenes photos, notes from the band and a song by song breakdown of the tour’s epic setlist, this incredible tour is captured and documented with hundreds of amazing shots, taken mostly on the sold out UK leg of the tour. Now this new, official limited edition release from Rufus Publications documents that groundbreaking tour. Featuring epic re-workings of David Coverdale’s Deep Purple songs and a raft of Whitesnake classics, the tour was one of the bands most successful and talked about in years. In 2015 Whitesnake took their newest release The Purple Album around the world on The Purple Tour. These special 50 Copies include a personally signed Jon Lord postcard, mounted inside the cover, making this a unique and beautiful collectible.īook 2: Supplied in a clamshell box with a 3D lenticular: Whitesnake The Purple Tour - personally signed by David Coverdale and the whole band. The books also features a history and recollection of Jon’s early life from birth to the start of Deep Purple by his brother Steve Lord and also features unique contributions from Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Lars Ulrich, Bernie Marsden and many others The book features, never before seen, personal family photographs, Jon’s own photographs from Deep Purple, contributions from Jon’s colleagues, friends and family, and many unpublished professional images. But Blackmore contracted hepatitis and the tour was canceled after one gig in Quebec City, Quebec–where Spirit's Randy California subbed for the ailing guitarist.Three luxury, signed books, boxed in a purple wooden cube with a double vinyl recording of the band live at The California Jam and a California Jam ticket t-shirt designed exclusively for this release.īook 1: Supplied in a clamshell box with a 3D lenticular: Jon Lord All Those Years Ago - personally signed by the late Jon Lord. To support the first album, Deep Purple began a North American tour in October 1968. Neither the album nor the single charted in the U.K. Shades Of Deep Purple peaked at Number 24 on the Billboard 200 chart. “Hush” peaked at Number Four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.ĭeep Purple didn't score another chart hit until “Smoke On The Water” in 1973. at the suggestion of Tetragrammaton executives. “Hush” was written by Joe South and was originally recorded by Billy Joe Royal. The group recorded its first album, Shades Of Deep Purple, in one 18-hour session. The group considered calling itself Concrete God but instead chose Deep Purple, reportedly after Blackmore's grandmother's favorite song.ĭeep Purple signed with EMI in England and with Tetragrammaton–owned by comedian Bill Cosby–in the U.S. The lineup that recorded “Hush”–informally known as Deep Purple Mach I (singer Rod Evans, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, bassist Nick Simper, keyboardist Jon Lord, and drummer Ian Paice)–was finalized in March of 1968. Shades Of Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton, 1968)ĭeep Purple formed in February 1968 and was originally known as Roundabout.
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