From Planet Rock.
The Mark II line-up of Deep Purple were honoured with the Ivor Novello International Achievement award at The Ivors 2019 at Grosvenor House in London yesterday (23rd May).
Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Ian Paice personally attended the 64th Ivor Novello Awards ceremony to pick up their International Achievement award and pose for photos with their Ivors statuette – a solid bronze sculpture of Euterpe, the muse of lyric poetry.
Alongside Roger and the two Ians, fellow Mark II members Ritchie Blackmore – who didn’t attend the ceremony – and the late-great Jon Lord (posthumously) were also listed as the Deep Purple members honoured.
Explaining why the Mark II line-up of Deep Purple were getting their award, Ivor Novello Awards organisers said they were “acknowledging an exceptional legacy that has inspired and shaped generations of hard rock musicians all over the world.”
The Ivors Academy presented Ivor Novello Awards to 29 individual songwriters and composers across 14 award categories, 83% of whom are first time winners.
The Ivors Academy Chair, Crispin Hunt, has said: “From heavyweights of rock, to gods of grime, jazz maestros to chart royalty; today’s celebrated music creators have been rightly recognised for their artistic merit and inspiring influence on their fellow creators. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners from The Ivors Academy.”
The Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft received the PRS For Music Outstanding Contribution To British Music award and used the opportunity to announce that The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards had agreed to hand over their publishing for ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’ to him.
The Deep Purple Mark II line-up in 1972 © Getty
The classic Mark II line-up of Deep Purple released seven studio albums together during three separate spells – ‘Deep Purple in Rock’ (1970), ‘Fireball’ (1971), ‘Machine Head’ (1972), ‘Who Do We Think We Are’ (1973), ‘Perfect Strangers’ (1984), The House of Blue Light (1987) and ‘The Battle Rages On… (1993).
The current incarnation of Deep Purple features Ian Paice, Roger Glover and Ian Gillan alongside their guitarist of 25 years Steve Morse and Don Airey on keyboards.
Deep Purple last toured the UK in November 2017 on the inFinite The Long Goodbye arena tour. They play an extensive North American tour this coming September and October.
In tenuously related Deep Purple news, Mark III bassist Glenn Hughes embarks on his Performs Classic Deep Live tour this November.
Alongside rescheduled shows in Salisbury, Norwich, Holmfirth and Birmingham from his postponed May tour, the ‘Voice of Rock’ will play additional dates in Bexhill, Cambridge, Cheltenham, Aberdeen, Inverness and Middlesbrough.
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- Deep Purple - 24 Carat Purple - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.75, €17.40 (New Item) (arrived 24-Apr-2024 10:32)on April 25, 2024 at 9:58 am
DEEP PURPLE 24 Carat Purple (1975 UK 8-track LP compilation, including a live version of Black Night recorded in Japan that was previously unreleased in the UK, fully laminated title sleeve with pictorial discography on the back. The sleeve showsa little light wear & the vinyl remains Excellent with few signs of play TPSM2002)
- Deep Purple - New Live & Rare Vol II - UK - 7" vinyl - £10.00, $12.50, €11.60 (New Item) (arrived 10-Apr-2024 16:25)on April 25, 2024 at 9:58 am
DEEP PURPLE New Live & Rare Vol II (1974 UK 3-track 7" vinyl EP with intact four prong centre, including Burn [Edited], Coronarias Redig, and a live version of Mistreated, within a plain die-cut paper sleeve PUR137)
- Deep Purple - Scandinavian Nights - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £50.00, $62.50, €58.00 (New Item) (arrived 02-Apr-2024 14:39)on April 25, 2024 at 9:58 am
DEEP PURPLE Scandinavian Nights (1988 UK 7-track double LP recorded live in Stockholm in 1970, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with a superb eight-page picture booklet. The sleeve displays some general wear with some edge scuffing and minor ring wear, whilst the vinyl remains Excellent with barely any signs of play. A nice play copy DPVSOPLP125)
- Deep Purple - Machine Head - 2nd + Insert - UK - vinyl LP - £50.00, $62.50, €58.00 (New Item) (arrived 03-Apr-2024 22:42)on April 25, 2024 at 9:58 am
DEEP PURPLE Machine Head (Late 70s UK issue of the 1972 7-track LP with 'EMI Records Ltd' credit around the label rim, complete with fold out lyric insert, front laminated gatefold sleeve. The sleeve has just a little wear & the vinyl shows little evidence of play, remaining near as new TPSA7504)
- Deep Purple - Fireball - UK - CD album - £12.00, $15.00, €13.92 (New Item) (arrived 04-Apr-2024 15:25)on April 25, 2024 at 9:58 am
DEEP PURPLE Fireball (1996 UK Limited 25th Anniversary Edition 16-track digitally remastered CD including outtakes, instrumental versions and remixes, presented in a textured card picture slipcase complete with a 28-page booklet with rare photos and liner notes by Roger Glover)
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