The band found a new singer called Ian Gillan and a new bass player called Roger Glover, forming Mark II. While Ian Paice agreed to the change, they decided Evans and Simper would not fit this new style, and were let go from the band. Eventually, Blackmore and Lord decided to change the style of music the band would play from soft progressive rock to hard rock.
They released a fairly popular single called "Hush", thought to be radio friendly in America, but, apart from that, did not have any success. This band lineup, known as "Mark I", released three albums, called "Shades of Deep Purple" (1968), "The Book of Taliesyn" (1968) and a self-titled (1969). They renamed the band "Deep Purple" after a song Blackmore's mother liked, disliking the name "Roundabout". Blackmore and Lord wanted to continue, and so finished putting the band together themselves, with singer Rod Evans, bass player Nick Simper, and drummer Ian Paice. Curtis behaved in a disorderly way, and so was fired from his own project. The first musicians to be hired were guitar player Ritchie Blackmore and keyboard player Jon Lord. Because of this format, the band was called Roundabout. In 1967, a drummer called Chris Curtis was putting a new band together, where members would only be part of it when it suited them (or would "get on and off"). History Forming, and Mark I (1967 - 1969) 1.6 Revival with Steve Morse and Jon Lord's retirement (Marks VII and VIII) (1994 - present).1.5 Mark II reformations and Marks V and VI (1984 - 1994).There are many Deep Purple live albums released worldwide. This table shows principal UK and US releases and other live albums with chart placings only. Hammersmith Apollo London, England 2 – Live in London 2002 Win Entertainment Centre Wollongong, Australia 3 – Live In Wollongong 2001 In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra
King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Deep Purple in Concert "-" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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