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| | Deep Purple - The Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | Having adopted the Deep Purple name (apparently inspired by Ritchie's grandmother's favorite song) following a brief Scandinavian tour in April 1968 (where they played as Roundabout, "in case they flopped"), the quintet began recording their debut album, which they patterned on USA group Vanilla Fudge. |
 | | Acknowledged by aficionados as the "classic" Deep Purple line-up (forever onwards known as Mark II), the reshaped quintet made its album debut on the grandiose "Concerto For Group And Orchestra", scored by Lord and recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Arnold (later sir Malcolm). |
 | | The departures of Gillan and Glover robbed Deep Purple of an expressive frontman and imaginative arranger, although David Coverdale (born 22 September 1949, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Lancashire, England; vocals) and Glenn Hughes (born 21 August 1952, Penkridge, Staffordshire; ex-Trapeze, bass and vocals) brought a new impetus to the act. |
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