Žánr: hard rock/ heavy metal

Vznik: 1967 (jako Roundabout, v roce 1968 už jako Deep Purple; v letech 1976–1984 měli pauzu)

Místo původu: Hertford, Anglie

Členové:
Ian Gillan – zpěv, harmonika, konga (1969–1973, 1984–1989, 1992–)
Steve Morse – kytara (1994–)
Roger Glover – baskytara (1969–1973, 1984–)
Ian Paice – bicí, perkuse (1968–1976, 1984–)
Don Airey – klávesy, organ (2001–)

Bývalí členové:
Ritchie Blackmore – kytara (1968–1975, 1984–1993)
Jon Lord – klávesy, organ, backvokály (1968–1976, 1984–2002)
Rod Evans – zpěv (1968–1969)
Nick Simper – baskytara, backvokály (1968–1969)
David Coverdale – zpěv (1973–1976)
Glenn Hughes – baskytara, zpěv (1973–1976)
Tommy Bolin – kytara, zpěv (1975–1976)
Joe Lynn Turner – zpěv (1989–1991)
Joe Satriani – kytara (1993–1994)

Diskografie:
Alba:

• Shades of Deep Purple (1968)
• The Book of Taliesyn (1968)
• Deep Purple (1969)
• Deep Purple in Rock (1970)
• Fireball (1971)
• Machine Head (1972)
• Who Do We Think We Are (1973)
• Burn (1974)
• Stormbringer (1974)
• Come Taste the Band (1975)
• Perfect Strangers (1984)
• The House of Blue Light (1987)
• Slaves and Masters (1990)
• The Battle Rages On... (1993)
• Purpendicular (1996)
• Abandon (1998)
• Bananas (2003)
• Rapture of the Deep (2005)

Kompilace:

• Purple Passages (1972)
• Mark I & II (1973)
• 24 Carat Purple (1975)
• Powerhouse (1977)
• When We Rock, We Rock, and When We Roll, We Roll (1978)
• The Mark II Purple Singles (1979)
• Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple (1980)
• The Anthology (1985)
• Knocking at Your Back Door: The Best of Deep Purple in the 80's (1992)
• The Deep Purple Singls A's and B's (1993)
• Progression (1993)
• 30: Very Best of Deep Purple (1998)
• Smoke on the Water (1998)
• Purplexed (1998)
• Shades 1968–1998 (1999)
• The Very Best of Deep Purple (2000)
• The 1975 California Rehearsals, volume 1 & 2 (2000)
• Smoke On The Water & Other Hits (2001)
• Listen, Learn, Read On (2002)
• Deep Purple: The Universal Masters Collection (2003)
• Winning Combinations: Deep Purple and Rainbow (2003)
• The Best o Deep Purple: Live in Europe (2003)
• Deep Purple: The Platinum Collection (2005)
• Deep Purple: Singles & E. P. Anthology '68–'80 (2010)

Live alba:

• Conerto for Group and Orchestra (1969)
• Made in Japan (1972)
• Made in Europe (1976)
• Last Concert in Japan (1977)
• Deep Purple in Concert (1980)
• Live in London (1982)
• Scandinavian Nights (1988)
• Nobody's Perfect (1988)
• In the Absence of Pink: Knebworth 85 (1991)
• Gemini Suite Live (1993)
• Live in Japan (1993)
• Come Hell or High Water (1994)
• King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Deep Purple in Concert (US, 1995)
• California Jamming (1996)
• Mk III: The Final Concerts (1996)
• Live at the Olympia '96 (1997)
• Total Abandon: Australia '99 (1999)
• Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2000)
• On the Wings of a Russian Foxbat (UK, 2000)
• Deep Purple: Extended Versions (2000)
• Space Vol 1 & 2 (2001)
• Live in Paris 1975 (2001)
• Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy (2001)
• The Soundboard Series (2001)
• This Time Around: Live in Tokyo (2001)
• Inglewood - Live in California (2002)
• Kneel & Pray (2004)
• Live Denmark 1972 (2004)
• Just Might Take Your Life (2004)
• Perks and Tit (2004)
• Live Encounters.... (2004)
• Live in Aachen 1970 (2005)
• Live in Stockholm (2005)
• Live in Montreux 69 (2006)
• Live at Montreux 1996 (2006)
• Live in Europe 1993 (2006)
• Live in Stuttgart 1993 (2007)
• Live at the NEC 1993 (2007)
• Live in San Diego 1974 (2007)
• They All Came Dawn to Montreux (2007)

DVD a VHS:

• Concerto for Group and Orchestra (LP 1969, DVD 2003)
• Scandinavian Nights - Live in Denmark 1972 (1988)
• Bombay Calling (1995)
• Live at Montreux 1996 (1996)
• Total Abandon: Live in Australia (1999)
• In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra (2000)
• Come Hell or High Water (2001)
• Perihelion (2001)
• Live Encounters (2003)
• Live in California 74 (TV 1974, remasterované DVD 2005)
• Live in Concert 72/73 (2005)
• They All Came Down to Montreux (2007)
• Around The World Live (2008)
• History, hits & highlights '68–'76 (2009)

Oficiální stránky: www.deep-purple.com