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Bernie Marsden's first solo album recorded in 1979 during his time as Whitesnake's lead guitarist. The album, which features bonus material, includes an array of special guests including Jon Lord, Cozy Powell, Neil Murray, Jon Lord, Jack Bruce and others. CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT More details + mp3 sound clips

Bernie Marsden's second solo album, recorded during his time as Whitesnake's lead guitarist leans towards the more melodic side of rock. The albums, which feature bonus material, include an array of special guests including Jon Lord, Cozy Powell, Neil Murray, Jon Lord and others. Detailed notes inside. CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT More details + mp3 sound clips..

Keyboard player Eddie Hardin had many friends in the rock business by the time he came to record this album in 1976. Deep Purple's David Coverdale, Jon Lord, Roger Glover and Glenn Hughes joined other guests including Ray Fenwick & Mark Nauseef (from The Ian Gillan Band), Tony Ashton and drummer Pete York. The LP is augmented by a number of demos from the session and a detailed history of the album. More details + mp3 sound clips..

The band in which Ian Gillan and Roger Glover spent their formative years, this is a 2CD set with almost fifty unreleased tracks traces their career using radio sessions, studio out takes, unissued singles and demos supplied by the band's organist and singer Sheila Carter. It covers every musical style from psychedelic rock to West Coast harmonies. Compiled with help from the band. More details + mp3 sound clips.. DELETED. TO BE REISSUED IN NEW EDITION

Newly remastered version of their '77 studio album (previously unissued on CD in the UK), plus thirty minutes of unissued out-takes from their never released second album _ long thought lost. Assembled with help of band members Tony Ashton, Jon Lord and Ian Paice, this release was eagerly awaited by Deep Purple and Tony Ashton fans. Original album art included. More details + mp3 sound clips..

In late 1975 Deep Purple toured Japan with new guitarist Tommy Bolin. This double CD features a full show from that tour, newly remixed and mastered from the original multi-tracks. It includes previously unissued material, including live versions of several Deep Purple classics, as well as tracks from the last studio album. A special edition in a slip case with poster, ticket and coasters is also available. More details + mp3 sound clips..

Jon Lord’s 1974 classically based rock piece recorded live in Germany for the Eurovision broadcast network, with guests including Glenn Hughes, David Coverdale, Ray Fenwick, Pete York and Tony Ashton plus the Munich Chamber Opera Orchestra. This has been newly remastered in 2009 by Nick Watson from the original quarter inch production masters. There is a limited edition in a special digipak with original cover and 12 page booklet. We expect this to be available in August 2009. This new edition replaces the out of print 1999 edition PUR 322. More details + mp3 sound clips..

This UK prog-rock duo (comprising ex-Spencer Davis players organist Eddie Hardin and drummer Pete York) were stadium headliners in Germany almost from the start of their career. This selection of material from their three early seventies studio albums (plus non album rarities) is their first ever compilation, and comes with the usual detailed booklet inside. More details + mp3 sound clips

A rare show from 1989 taped during Ian's short hiatus from Deep Purple, featuring several classic Gillan band tracks as well as songs from his solo albums. Backed by the Moonshiners, including guitarist Steve Morris, this is a storming live set, never issued on CD before. 12 page booklet, pictures and notes. CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT More details + mp3 sound clips

First collection of Deep Purple members' early work from 1964/70, with five unissued tracks and fourteen new to CD: by SANTA BARBARA MACHINE HEAD, BLACKMORE'S ORCHESTRA, ANAN, THE MAZE, EPISODE SIX, SUNDRAGON, and THE GOVERNMENT. Colour booklet, detailed notes, rare and pictures. Featuring Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice, Rod Evans, David Coverdale, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover. More details + mp3 sound clips

A unique history of the original Purple Records label, featuring bands like DEEP PURPLE, TUCKY BUZZARD, CURTISS MALDOON, RUPERT HINE, YVONNE ELLIMAN, HARD STUFF and SILVERHEAD. The label's very collectable 1973 sampler expanded to CD length. The colour booklet contains the story of the label from 1971 to 1977, wth discography and the cover is based on the original eye catching LP art. More details + mp3 sound clips...

On CD for the first time, this is Eddie Hardin's original studio version of Wind In The Willows, issued in the 1980s. Guests include ZAK STARKEY, JOHN ENTWISTLE, STEVE HACKETT, TONY ASHTON, DONOVAN, MAGGIE BELL, DENNY LAINE, ANNIE HASLAM, plus bonus live tracks with JON LORD, GRAHAM BONNET and studio out-takes with IAN PAICE. Eddie details the history of the project in the sleeve-notes. More details + mp3 sound clips

From the short lived 1973 "Gluggo" era reunion, this harder, more progressive sounding version of The Spencer Davis Group featured Eddie Hardin on organ, Ray Fenwick on guitar, Pete York on drums and Charlie McCracken on bass. It includes storming live versions of their early hits, and new material. With detailed sleeve notes. More details + mp3 sound clips

Blackmore's final concert with Deep Purple Mk 3 is at last issued in full on this digitally remixed release culled from the original multi-tracks. Taped in April 1975, it features songs from "Burn" and "Stormbringer" performed before an enthusiastic Parisienne crowd, the songs heightened by an emotional performance by Blackmore himself, with some great guitar work. More details + mp3 sound clips

Coverdale's first two solo albums return to Purple Records after 25 years! First issued in 1977 and 1978, they chart Coverdale's first steps on the road which led to the formation of Whitesnake in mid-1978. There are four bonus tracks and reproductions of the original album art and a withdrawn sleeve inside the 12 page booklet. More details + mp3 sound clips

In 1974 Pete York staged one of his impromptu stage shows in Britain, promoting his new Decca studio album. Merging big band, swing and rock into a glorious mix, he had on hand a number of special guests including Jon Lord and fellow drummer Ian Paice. A highlight of this unique recording is a lengthy drum battle featuring York and Paice trading riffs off one another. More details + mp3 sound clips...

This superb live recording was made at the Stockholm Konserthaus on November 12th 1970. Deep Purple had just started touring their huge hit album "In Rock" round Europe and the show includes three extended versions of tracks from that, along with two instrumental showcase numbers (which together run for over half an hour) and their then newly released chart single "Black Night". More details + mp3 sound clips

Recorded during studio rehearsals in the summer of 1975 with their new guitarist Tommy Bolin, this amazing previously unissued set includes early versions of "Come Taste.." album tracks, and several lengthy instrumental jams. This is the new expanded version which includes the previously mail-order only extra tracks from Beachwood Drive. More details + mp3 sound clips...

Purple PUR 354 limited edition digi-pak • Purple PUR 355 regular jewel case. Gemini Suite (which incidentally was the very first album on the band's own Purple Records label) has never been issued on CD in Britain, and was only fleetingly available in this format in Germany as long ago as 1986. The remastering work has been meticulous, with the orignal 1971 quarter inch production masters located and used. The digipak has been produced with all three different original sleeves, limited to just 2,000 copies in total worldwide. . More details + mp3 sound clips...

To mark the tenth anniversary of Purple Records' relaunch, their first ever Deep Purple compilation has been put together. It proves a remarkable journey through the group's live repertoire, and covers all four of the original line-ups with tracks sourced from across the label's entire catalogue. More details..

Recorded between 1971 and 1973, and finally issued in 1974, this was the first full blown collaboration between Jon Lord and Tony Ashton. Aiming to recreate a sort of big band feel, they used up to 15 musicians in the studio at any one time, including Roy Dyke, Mick Grabham, Jim Sullivan, Peter Frampton, Ron Wood, Cozy Powell and Ian Paice. Lord and Ashton face-off on piano and Hammond organ throughout. In some ways a dry run for the PAL album three years later, it has never been issued on CD in the UK before. Remastered and with bonus tracks. Initial limited edition in digi-pak. More details + mp3 sound clips

Gemini Suite (which incidentally was the very first album on the band's own Purple Records label) has never been issued on CD in Britain, and was only fleetingly available in this format in Germany as long ago as 1986. The remastering work has been meticulous, with the orignal 1971 quarter inch production masters located and used. This is the regular regular jewel case edition. (Purple PUR 354 was a limited edition digi-pak, produced with all three different original sleeves, limited to just 2,000 copies in total worldwide. It is now deleted but dpasmailorder may have some copies left). More details + mp3 sound clips to follow..

When Deep Purple announced their decision to split in 1976, the musicians looked forward to blossoming solo careers. Glenn Hughes had been planning his first solo album long before. The LP evolved back home in the Midlands when Glenn was introduced to the owner of a small local studio, and it took just a fortnight to record - aided by players like Mel Galley and Dave Holland.

It was to be almost a year before the album saw the light of day, first in Germany in July 1977 and the UK a year later. Glenn showcased his incredible vocal range over a more soulful collection of material - and the album received several rave reviews in the music press at the time. The album was first issued by Purple on CD in 1999 but has been out of print for many years. It has now been spruced up, and initial copies of the reissue will be in a digi-pak. The CD contains the unissued single and four bonus tracks selected by Glenn.