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Deep Purple/Peter Frampton/Thunder: Newcastle Arena

Rahul Shrivastava, bbc.co.uk, 10 November 2004

DEEP PURPLE burst out of the British underground during the late '60s, shedding their early US psychedelic sound in favour of a heavy, more aggressive brand of rock 'n' roll that was to lay the foundations for many a future rock band to build upon.

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