From Loudersound.
Two days after launching a mysterious teaser video, rock icons Deep Purple have announced details of their new album, =1. The album is the band’s first to feature new guitarist Simon McBride – who replaced Steve Morse in 2022 – and will be released on July 19.
“Deep Purple are more than just their members,” reads a statement from the band. “=1 embodies the essence and attitude of their 1970s incarnation possibly more than any other album in recent memory. With the legendary Bob Ezrin once again producing, the record evokes the pioneering band’s classic sound, without relying on nostalgia.
“The enigmatic title =1 symbolises the idea that in a world growing ever more complex, everything eventually simplifies down to a single, unified essence. Everything equals one.”
A new single from the band will reveal itself to the world at midnight on April 30, while a vast array of physical formats are available for those who like that sort of thing. These include a CD+DVD version, CD, double black vinyl, limited edition purple double vinyl and a limited edition clear double vinyl.
There’ll also be a limited edition box set containing the CD+DVD, the double black vinyl, three 10” vinyl discs featuring live recordings from Purple’s 2022 tour, a t-shirt, two guitar picks, an art print, a lanyard, and the chance to win a Golden Ticket giving access to all shows on the Deep Purple =1 More Time tour, apart from, presumably, those that have taken place before the album’s release. Full dates below.
=1 joins a long list of mathematically-themed titles in popular music, a list that also includes Love‘s 7 and 7 Is, Bob Seger‘s 2 + 2 = ?, Radiohead‘s 2 + 2 = 5, and \Delta M_i^{-1} = – \alpha \sum_{n=1}^N D_i \left[ n \right] \left[ \sum_{j \in C \left[ i \right]}^{} F_{ji} \left[ n-1 \right] + Fext_i \left[ n^{-1} \right] \right] by Cornish composer Aphex Twin.
Deep Purple: One More Time tour 2024
May 01: Singapore Fort Canning Park, Singapore
Jun 13: Madrid, Parque Tierno Galván, Spain
Jun 15: Bilbao Arena, Spain
Jun 17: Toulouse Metropole, France
Jun 20: Grenchen Airport, Switzerland
Jun 22: Nancy Open Air Amphitheatre, France
Jun 23: Dessel Graspop Metal Meeting, Belgium
Jun 25: Istanbul Kucukciftlikpark, Turkey
Jul 04: Cognac Blues Passions, France
Jul 10: Rome Cavea Auditorium, Italy
Jul 11: Marostica Piazza Castello, Italy
Jul 13: Belgrade Tašmajdan Stadium, Serbia
Jul 14: Chirpan Midalidare Estate, Bulgaria
Jul 16: Innsbruck Olympiahalle, Austria
Jul 18: Salem Schloss (Castle Grounds), Germany
Jul 19: Dresdenn Elbufer, Germany
Jul 21: Winterbach Zeltspektakel, Germany
Jul 28: Gignac En Quecy, France
Jul 30: Orange Positiv Festival, France
Aug 02: Notodden Blues Festival, Norway
Aug 03: Bergen Calling, Norway
Aug 05: Furuvik Amusement Park, Sweden
Aug 06: Stockholm Grona Lund Amusement Park, Sweden
Aug 14: Hollywood Hard Rock Live, FL
Aug 15: Tampa Seminole Hard Rock Event Center, FL
Aug 17: The Woodlands The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, TX
Aug 18: Durant Choctaw Casino Grand Theatre, OK
Aug 19: Forth Worth Dickies Arena, TX
Aug 21: Cincinnati PNC Pavilion At Riverbend Music Center, OH
Aug 22: Sterling Heights Amphitheatre At Freedom Hill, MI
Aug 23: Tinley Park Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, IL
Aug 25: Toronto Budweiser Stage, ON
Aug 27: Montreal Bell Centre, QC
Aug 28: Gilford Banknh Pavilion, NH
Aug 30: Camden Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, NJ
Aug 31: Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center, NJ
Sep 01: Wantagh Northwell Health At Jones Beach Theater, NY
Sep 03: Bridgeport Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater, CT
Sep 04: Saratoga Springs Broadview Stage At Spac, NY
Sep 06: Bethel Bethel Woods Center For The Arts, NY
Sep 07: Bristow Jiffy Lube Live, VA
Sep 08: Scranton The Pavilion At Montage Mountain, PA
Nov 04: Birmingham Resorts World Arena, UK
Nov 06: London The O2, UK
Nov 07: Leeds First Direct Arena, UK
Nov 09: Manchester AO Arena, UK
Nov 10: Glasgow OVO Hydro, UK
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- Deep Purple - In Rock - 1st - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.75, €30.00 (New Item) (arrived 21-Nov-2024 09:08)on November 21, 2024 at 1:08 pm
DEEP PURPLE In Rock (1970 UK first issue 7-track LP with 'The Gramophone Co Ltd' label credit & no EMI logo, front laminated gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve has some general storage wear with a little creasing in the laminate and a few surface marks but these remain cosmetic with no writing or tears present and fully legible print throughout. The vinyl has some light general surface scuffs from light play - A very respectable VG grade copy of this essential classic and arguablytheband's heaviest rocker! SHVL777)
- Deep Purple - Powerhouse - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.75, €30.00 (Back In Stock) (arrived 15-Nov-2024 18:00)on November 21, 2024 at 1:08 pm
DEEP PURPLE Powerhouse (1977 UK 6-track compilation LP featuring previously unreleased material, live & studio tracks from the Mark II line-up, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl has a little bit of spindle wear but looks barely played TPS3510)
- Deep Purple - Machine Head - 2nd + Insert - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $44.45, €42.00 (New Item) (arrived 05-Nov-2024 18:00)on November 21, 2024 at 1:08 pm
DEEP PURPLE Machine Head (Late 70s UK issue of the 1972 7-track LP with 'EMI Records Ltd' label perimeter text, complete with the fold-out lyric insert, front laminated gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelf wear & the vinyl is in Excellent condition with very little play evident TPSA7504)
- Deep Purple - Made In Japan - 2nd Laminated - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £35.00, $44.45, €42.00 (New Item) (arrived 05-Nov-2024 18:00)on November 21, 2024 at 1:08 pm
DEEP PURPLE Made In Japan (1977 UK issue of the 1972 7-track double LP with 'EMI Records' label perimeter text, recorded live in Tokyo & Osaka in August 1972, featuring Strange Kind Of Woman, Child In Time & the world famous Smoke On The Water, front laminated gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve displays some spine creasing/edge wear with a couple of scuffs to the reverse; the vinyl shows a few light signs of play TPSP351)
- Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.40, €24.00 (New Item) (arrived 12-Nov-2024 10:37)on November 21, 2024 at 1:08 pm
DEEP PURPLE Perfect Strangers (1984 UK 8-track vinyl LP, the eleventh studio album recorded by the reformed Mark II line-up. The glossy picture sleeve complete with illustrated lyric inner and shows light edge/shelfwear while the vinyl shows just light signs of play POLH16)
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