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 - Made In Japan - 2nd Laminated - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £35.00, $45.50, €41.65 (New Item) (arrived 05-Nov-2024 18:00)on November 5, 2024 at 7:45 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 - Bananas - UK - vinyl LP - £395.00, $513.50, €470.05 (New Item) (arrived 04-Nov-2024 18:00)on November 5, 2024 at 7:45 pm
DEEP PURPLE Bananas (Rare 2003 UK 12-track vinyl LP, the band's 17th studio album and the first album to feature Don Airey on organ and keyboards, replacing founding member Jon Lord, gatefold picture sleeve with lyric inner. The sleeve shows some light signs of age with a small crease and a light scuff to the inner gatefold with the vinyl remainin in a stunning Near Mint condition- superb copy of this Noughties rarity)
- Deep Purple - Mark I & II - German - 2-LP vinyl set - £35.00, $45.50, €41.65 (New Item) (arrived 04-Nov-2024 10:55)on November 5, 2024 at 7:45 pm
DEEP PURPLE Mark I & II (1974 German 16-track double LP compilation on Purple Records, including Smoke On The Water, Woman From Tokyo, Highway Star & more, housed in a front laminated gatefold picture sleeve with liner notes in English & German. The sleeve shows light wear & the vinyl shows a few light signs of play 1C188-94865/66)
- Deep Purple - Shades Of Deep Purple - EMI100 Series - 180g - UK - vinyl LP - £75.00, $97.50, €89.25 (New Item) (arrived 04-Nov-2024 12:45)on November 5, 2024 at 7:45 pm
DEEP PURPLE Shades Of Deep Purple (1997 UK limited edition 'EMI 100' centenary issue of the debut 1968 8-track stereo LP pressed on 180g Virgin Vinyl after being analogue cut from the original analogue master tapes, with reproductionblack & yellow Parlophone labels & hype-stickered high quality glossysleeve reproducing the original album artwork. The sleeve and LPCENT25)
- Deep Purple - Fireball - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £50.00, $65.00, €59.50 (New Item) (arrived 04-Nov-2024 12:56)on November 5, 2024 at 7:45 pm
DEEP PURPLE Fireball (1971 UK first issue 7-track vinyl LP with 'Gramophone Co.' label credit, textured gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with a bit of edge scuffing/creasing & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few sign of play SHVL793)
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