Deep Purple
Keith Altham, Record Mirror, 1 May 1971
THE CRY most likely from the touchline as Deep Purple rocket on from standing ovation to standing ovation in the next few weeks is "bring on the substitutes", for one of Britain's most successful beat groups may temporarily lose two of its members.
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