The various line-ups in the history of the British Hard rock band Deep Purple are referred to by fans and the band themselves by "Mark" numbers (abbreviated as Mk I, Mk II, etc.) The "gap" in the numbering, Mk VI, refers to the series of concerts performed with Joe Satriani on guitar, when Ritchie Blackmore quit the band halfway through the tour in November 1993. This is the only lineup for which no official recordings have yet been released.
Personnel and discography
| Mk I (1968-1969) |
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| Mk II (1969-1973) |
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| Mk III (1973-1975) |
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| Mk IV (1975-1976) |
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| (1976-1984) | Band split. |
| Mk IIa, reunited (1984-1989) |
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| Mk V (1989-1991) |
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| Mk IIb, again reunited (1992-1993) |
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| Mk VI (1993-1994) |
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| Mk VII (1994-2002) |
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| Mk VIII (2002-present) |
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Studio albums
- Mk I
- Shades of Deep Purple, September 1968 #24 US
- The Book of Taliesyn, December 1968 #54 US
- Deep Purple, November 1969 #162 US
- Mk II
- In Rock, September 1970 #4 UK, #143 US/ US: Platinum
- Fireball, July 1971 #1 UK, #32 US/ US: Platinum
- Machine Head, May 1972 #1 UK, #7 US/ US: 3x Platinum
- Who Do We Think We Are, January 1973 #4 UK, #15 US/ US: Gold
- Mk III
- Burn, February 1974 #3 UK, #9 US
- Stormbringer, December 1974 #6 UK, #20 US
- Mk IV
- Come Taste the Band, October 1975 #19 UK, #43 US
- Mk II, reunited
- Perfect Strangers, November 1984 #5 UK, #17 US/ US: Platinum
- The House of Blue Light, January 1987 #10 UK, #34 US
- Mk V
- Slaves & Masters, October 1990 # 45 UK, #87 US
- Mk II, again reunited
- The Battle Rages On, July 1993 #21 UK, #192 US
- Mk VII
- Purpendicular, February 1996 #58 UK
- Abandon, May 1998 #76 UK
- Mk VIII
- Bananas, August 2003
- Rapture of the Deep, October 2005 #81 UK (Special 2CD Edition, June 2006)
Live albums
- Mk I
- Live in Inglewood, 1968 (released 2004)
- Mk II
- Concerto for Group and Orchestra, 1969
- Kneel & Pray, 1969 (released 2004)
- Gemini Suite Live, 1970 (released 1998)
- Scandinavian Nights, 1970 (released 1988)
- Space Vol 1 & 2, 1970 (released 2004)
- Live Denmark 1972, 1972 (released 2004)
- Made in Japan 1972, #16 UK, #6 US/ US: 3x Platinum
- Deep Purple In Concert, 1970-1972 (released 1980) #30 UK
- Mk III
- Made in Europe, 1975, #12 UK, #148 US
- Live in London, 1974 (released 1982), #23 UK
- California Jam 1974, 1974 (released 2003)
- Just Might Take Your Life , 1974 (released 1996 | 2004)
- Perks And Tit, 1974 (released 2004)
- Mk III: The Final Concerts, 1975 (released 1996)
- Mk IV
- Last Concert in Japan, 1976
- King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Deep Purple in Concert(='On the Wings of a Russian Foxbat) , 1975 (released 1995)
- This Time Around: Live in Tokyo, 1975 (released 2001)
- Mk II, reunited
- Nobody's Perfect, 1987 (released 1988) #38 UK, #105 US
- In The Absence of Pink: Knebworth 85, 1985 (released 1991)
- Come Hell or High Water, 1993, (released 1994)
- Live in Europe 1993, 1993 (4-CD box set - released 2006)
- Mk VII
- Live at the Olympia '96, 1996 (released 1997)
- Total Abandon: Live in Australia, 1999
- In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra, 1999
- Live At The Rotterdam Ahoy, 2000
- The Soundboard Series, 2001
- Mk VIII
- They All Came Down To Montreux, CD, DVD june 2007
Live DVD Releases
- Mk II
- Concerto for Group and Orchestra, 1969 (CD 1969, DVD 2003)
- Special Edition EP, 1969 (Released 2003)
- Denmark 1972, 1972 (released 2004)
- Live In Concert 1972/73, 1972/1973 (Released 1988)
- Mk III
- Live in California 74, 1974 (Released 1974, DVD Remaster 2006)
- Mk II, Reunited
- Come Hell Or High Water, 1993 (DVD Release 2001)
- Mk VII
- Bombay Calling, 1995
- Live at Montreaux, 1996
- In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra, 1999
- Live in Australia: Total Abandon, 1999
- Perihelion, 2001
- Live Encounters, 2003
- Mk VIII
- They All Came Down To Montreux, june 2007
Compilation Albums
- Purple Passages, September 1972; # 57 US
- 24 Carat Purple, July 1975; #14 UK
- Powerhouse, 1977
- When We Rock, We Rock, and When We Roll, We Roll, 1978
- The Mark II Purple Singles, April 1979; #24 UK
- Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple, July 1980; #1 UK, #148 US/ US: Gold
- The Anthology, June 1985; # 50 UK
- Knocking at Your Back Door: The Best of Deep Purple in the 80's, 1992
- The Deep Purple Singles A's and B's, January 1993 (1968-1976)
- 30: Very Best of Deep Purple, October 1998; #39 UK
- Smoke on the Water, 1998
- Shades 1968-1998, 1999
- The Very Best of Deep Purple, 2000
- Days May Come and Days May Go, 2000
- Listen, Learn, Read On, October 29, 2002 (6 disc box set)
- Winning Combinations: Deep Purple and Rainbow, 2003
- Deep Purple: The Platinum Collection, 2005
Hit singles
- 1968 "Hush" #4 US
- 1968 "Kentucky Woman" #38 US
- 1969 "River Deep - Mountain High" # 53 US
- 1970 "Black Night" #2 UK, # 66 US
- 1971 "Strange Kind of Woman" #8 UK
- 1971 "Fireball" #15 UK
- 1972 "Never Before" #35 UK
- 1973 "Smoke on the Water" #21 UK (1977 release), # 4 US
- 1973 "Woman from Tokyo" # 60 US
- 1974 "Might Just Take Your Life" # 91 US
- 1977 "New Live and Rare EP" #31 UK (including an unheard live version of Black Night)
- 1978 "New Live and Rare EP II" # 45 UK
- 1980 "Black Night" (reissue) # 43 UK
- 1980 "New Live and Rare EP III" # 48 UK (including Smoke on the Water)
- 1985 "Knocking at Your Back Door" # 61 US
- 1985 "Perfect Strangers" # 48 UK
- 1985 "Knocking at Your Back Door / Perfect Strangers" # 68 UK
- 1987 "Call of the Wild" # 92 UK
- 1988 "Hush" (re-recording) # 62 UK
- 1990 "King of Dreams" # 70 UK
- 1991 "Love Conquers All" # 57 UK
- 1995 "Black Night" (reissue) # 66 UK (remastered CD single)