Deep Purple - Hey Joe (BBC Top Gear Session; 14 January 1969)

Bonus track from the early days of Deep Purple, recorded in 1969 by their Mach I lineup. It is available on the 2000 reissue of Shades of Deep Purple, which also includes other bonus tracks.

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[nadnathan]

Could somebody explain me more about this, for me confusing things, at the time when this album was made, Ian Gillan was singer of DP, or.....And, what is MK1, etc....When did Rod Evans sing in DP...Thank you!

Everybody are welcome to send me informations here or if is more on my inbox....

[theredkatana]

Mk1 is Deep Purple with Rod Evans as a singer and Nick Simper as a bassist. When Rod Evans was replaced by Ian Gillan and Nick Simper was replaced by Roger Glover, Mk2 was born. "Mk" is just a term used to describe which lineup the band was in at a given time.

[rvhawkeye]

I like Mk. 1 over the others . 2 is 2nd , 3rds in last.

[theredkatana]

Yeah lol. Its funny how it works out chronologically. DP has always been a great band throughout their lineups, but I still think they got progressively weaker as the lineups went by.

[Tibbenham]

Nice work! Mk.1 was as good as Mk.2 and Mk.3.

PS The above Hey Joe adaptation is pretty funny! :)

[theredkatana]

Thanks for the feedback. I like Mk1 and Mk2 a lot more than Mk3 though. I think Purple lost it at that point, but the early stuff is still great. If any of you have heard their first self-titled album, give it a listen. Great stuff on there

[rvhawkeye]

MK1 had the coolest sound.

[betokupper]

Rod Evans is the Best!!! ...and Nick Simper bass lines... wow!!!!!

[oberfour1]

Rod Evans sounded like Elvis.

I wish MRK 1 stayed together my favorite Purple.

The greatest investment I made was ordering Purples first three albums from Amazon.

[rockdad3]

I have to add my two cents. My favorite lineup was MK2, with Deep Purple In Rock my favorite album. Just listen to "No One Came"; great lyrics and a great riff that no one seems to remember.

[hangover71]

@MightySaturn5 .....He did my mom too...!!!

[MRCLINTFLICK]

So as I was saying . . . I love Deep Purple, but the things they did in "Concerto for Group and Orchestra", "In Rock", "Machine Head" and at many live concerto(especially Stockholm, Sweden 12 November 1970) were simply the best stuff I've heard from any group from any era - ALL Mk2 stuff.

So my vote is in ~ Mk2 for me.

Having said that; I can very easily listen to Mk1 ALL DAY LONG but am limited on Mk3 and can't cop anything they've done after 1989!!!!

[MRCLINTFLICK]

In 1971 as an 9 year old, I remember my father playing 'DP' cassettes in the car with the speakers blasting full bore through the back of my skull. I had to listen to everything from 'Shades' to 'Concerto' & then 'In Rock' before 'Machine Head' came out a couple of years later.

Anyway, I used to block my ears & complain. Dad simply said "One day, this will be all you ever listen to!" How right he was.

I love Deep Purple but let me say this . . . . . . SORRY ~ see next comment for closure!!!

[gietek]

super groovy!

[Maguirearch]

Rod Evans...was first singer of Purple...but he sounded too much like Elvis...they wanted a more heavy screamin Rocker singer

[dirmo77]

Jimi didnt write it it was written my his manager Chas Chandler for him

[bengativo6]

who ever dont recognise mark 1 as deep purple.maybe its time to break your mark 2 records specially stop playing smoke on the water.i mean mark 2 was great as much as it was mark 1.but most people when you talk about purple they think about smoke on the water.who ever saying mark 1 is great is because you either way listen things from its roots.and have a wider open knowledge in music.

[MaRiEhNa]

This CD is perfect, I like this, and this is great Job! I play the guitar, on this music, I love her♥