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Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be simply categorized as belonging to any one genre. The band also incorporated classical music, blues-rock, pop and progressive rock elements. They were once listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as "the loudest pop group", and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide. Deep Purple were ranked #22 on VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock program.

Shades of Deep Purple - 1968
The Book of Taliesyn - 1968
Deep Purple - 1969
Deep Purple in Rock - 1970
Fireball - 1971
Machine Head - 1972
Who Do We Think We Are - 1973
Burn - 1974
Stormbringer - 1974
Come Taste the Band - 1975
Perfect Strangers - 1984
The House of Blue Light - 1987
Slaves and Masters - 1990
The Battle Rages On - 1993
California Jamming (Live) - 1996
Purpendicular - 1996
Abandon - 1998
In Concert With The London Symphony Orchestra (Live) - 1999 - Part 1 - Part 2 -
Bananas - 2003
Rapture of the Deep - 2005

Machine Head is the album everyone knows - it is great - but I like their later albums more. They slide into a blues-rock sound somewhere around Perfect Strangers or The House of Blue Light, with some albums headed into a funk-rock sound.