Deep Purple Line Up Sheet

Given their fan base refers to the line ups as Mark I, II, III and so on- Deep Purple will be the first line up sheet that I will upload here. Deep Purple have had quite a long history with several different members. It's not too difficult to follow.

Enjoy.

Deep Purple I (1967-1969)

Rod Evans- vocals

Ritchie Blackmore- guitar

Nick Simper- bass

Ian Paice- drums

Jon Lord- keyboards

Albums

Shades of Deep Purple (1968)

The Book of Taliesyn (1969)

Deep Purple (1969)

Deep Purple II (1969-1973)

Ian Gillan- vocals

Ritchie Blackmore- guitar

Roger Glover- bass

Ian Paice- drums

Jon Lord- keyboards

Albums

Concerto for Group and Orchestra (live, 1969)

Deep Purple In Rock (1970)

Fireball (1971)

Machine Head (1972)

Made in Japan (live, 1972)

Who Do You Think We Are (1973)

Deep Purple III (1973-1975)

David Coverdale- vocals

Ritchie Blackmore- guitar

Glenn Hughes- bass

Ian Paice- drums

Jon Lord- keyboards

Albums

Burn (1974)

Stormbringer (1974)

Deep Purple IV (1975-1976)

David Coverdale- vocals

Tommy Bolin- guitar

Glenn Hughes- bass

Ian Paice- drums

Jon Lord- keyboards

Albums

Come Taste The Band (1975)

Made in England (live, 1976)

Split (1976-1984)

Tommy Bolin dies in December 1976 from a drug overdose.

Deep Purple IIa (1984-1989)

Ian Gillan- vocals

Ritchie Blackmore- guitar

Roger Glover- bass

Ian Paice- drums

Jon Lord- keyboards

Albums

Perfect Strangers (1984)

The House of Blue Light (1987)

Deep Purple V (1989-1992)

Joe Lynn Turner- vocals

Ritchie Blackmore- guitar

Roger Glover- bass

Ian Paice- drums

Jon Lord- keyboards

Albums

Slaves and Masters (1990)

Deep Purple IIb (1992-1993)

Ian Gillan- vocals

Ritchie Blackmore- guitar

Roger Glover- bass

Ian Paice- drums

Jon Lord- keyboards

Albums

The Battle Rages On (1993)

Deep Purple VI (1993-1994)

Ian Gillan- vocals

Joe Satriani- guitar

Roger Glover- bass

Ian Paice- drums

Jon Lord- keyboards

Deep Purple VII (1994-2002)

Ian Gillan- vocals

Steve Morse- guitar

Roger Glover- bass

Ian Paice- drums

Jon Lord- keyboards

Albums

Purpendicular (1996)

Abandon (1998)

Jon Lord leaves after three decades of service to the band. He would pursue a career in composing music. He would reunite with Gillan with Tony Iommi and several others in a supergroup project called WhoCares. In 2011, Lord was diagnosed with stomach cancer. A year later, Lord was dead.

Deep Purple VIII (2002-present)

Ian Gillan- vocals

Steve Morse- guitar

Roger Glover- bass

Ian Paice- drums

Don Airey- keyboards

Albums

Bananas (2003)

Rapture of the Deep (2005)

Now What?! (2013)

Infinite (2017)

RIP

Tommy Bolin- 1976

Jon Lord- 2012