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Purple pool fun: rare 1968 promo clip

This clip of Deep Purple miming to Hush by a swimming pool in October 1968 has surfaced (ahem). Watch Jon’s splendid Chaplin impersonation, Evans in skimpy swimmers, Paicey and Nick having a laff, and Ritchie almost missing the spotlight entirely… If the above video doesn’t work in your country, try a proxy.

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Jon Lord: I think I played it a bit better than that!

‘It isn’t me – so it isn’t the others.’ Jon Lord confirms that the socalled channel mixes of Hush recently uploaded to Youtube are fakes and do not feature Deep Purple. Jon Lord writes: ‘Just thought you’d like to know that it isn’t me – so it isn’t the others – on those Hush separate […]

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Hush — in channels

Listen to just bass, just guitar or just organ, drums, and vocals on a studio recording of Hush. New on Youtube, three clips purporting to offer these instruments played by Deep Purple in separate channels.

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Rainbow in Wolfgang’s Vault

Wolfgang’s Vault has posted an entire recording of the much bootlegged radio broadcast of the 1981 Rainbow show at the Orpheum Theater in Boston, Mass. We are not sure how long it will stay there as previously Wolfgang’s Vault had to pull off some material because of licensing issues, but enjoy while it lasts.

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