Deep Purple

3. Discography.

3. Deep Purple discography.

The discography of Deep Purple, a British rock band, consists of eighteen studio albums, thirty-four live albums, twenty compilation albums, as well as fourteen videos and numerous singles.

Formed in 1968 by Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Rod Evans and Nick Simper, Deep Purple released their debut album, Shades of Deep Purple, in July of that year.

They have undergone many changes of personnel over the years, and today Ian Paice is the only member from the original line-up still with the band. The other members currently are Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse and Don Airey. (See also List of Deep Purple band members).

Live albums

Recorded	Released	Album title	Peak chart position			Certifications	Personnel
			UK [1]	US	CAN
1968	2002	Inglewood - Live in California					Mk I (1968-1969) Rod Evans - lead vocals Ritchie Blackmore - guitar Nick Simper - bass, backing vocals Jon Lord - organ, backing vocals Ian Paice - drums
1969	1969	Concerto for Group and Orchestra					Mk II (1969-1973) Ian Gillan - vocals, harmonica, percussion Ritchie Blackmore - guitar Roger Glover - bass Jon Lord - keyboards Ian Paice - drums
1969	2004 2006	Kneel & Pray Live in Montreux 69
1970	2001 2005	Space Vol 1 & 2 Live in Aachen
1970	1993	Gemini Suite Live
1970	1988 2005	Scandinavian Nights Live in Stockholm
1970-72	1980	Deep Purple in Concert	30
1972	2004	Live Denmark 1972
1972	1972 1993	Made in Japan Live in Japan	16	6		US: Platinum UK: Gold
1974	1996 2004	California Jamming