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The 1980 Bogus Deep Purple Episode

AdvertA curiously dim-witted attempt by Rod Evans (the original vocalist) to launch a group which he called The New Deep Purple! He assembled 4 nameless Americans after Nicky Simper (the original bassist) refused to be drawn into the fraud. Deep Purple's quick-thinking management placed an advert in the LA Times announcing that certain members of Deep Purple would not be appearing at the Long Beach Arena.

Read more about this episode here.

"Sounds" magazine in September 1980 published an excellent review and an interview with Rod Evans. Read it here.

  • 1980 July and August - "The New Deep Purple"
    Toured: California, USA including The Long Beach Arena on 19th August.
    Live albums: None (thank goodness)
     
    • Highway Star
    • Smoke On The Water
    • Might Just Take Your Life announced as "...off our Burn album"
    • Woman From Tokyo
    • Hard Road (Wring That Neck)
    • Space Truckin'
    • Hush


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