FIFTY minutes outside London, lan Paice awaited my arrival in his Porsche. How but good, having just watched lush, rolling countryside from my train window? Time passed quickly as we sat in a pub and lan related his story to me. It was during the summer of ’68 that Deep Purple first made its impact in America with a Joe South tune called “Hush.” The record moved into the Top 10 and soon the success of their first album, Shades Of Deep Purple, paved the way for a concert tour. Their reputation grew the following year with the release of such singles as “Kentucky Woman” and “River Deep, Mountain High.” The Book Of Taliesyn and Deep Purple In Concert further stimulated the public’s interest. Some 12 albums were recorded between 1968 and 1975, at which time Ritchie Blackmore departed. Tommy Bolin made one album with the group, Come and Taste […]

December 1984 Issue