July 1969 to June 1973

Deep Purple Mk II.a     

People involved

Ritchie Blackmore (gtr); Ian Gillan (vcl); Roger Glover (bss); Jon Lord (kbr); Ian Paice (drm).

Gillan joins Deep Purple and brings along Glover. They record four classic albums: Deep Purple in Rock (1970), Fireball (1971), Machine Head (1972) and Who Do We Think We Are (1973). Eventually, Gillan gets tired of the business.

Albums & singles

See the Deep Purple Discography