Deep Purple In Concert With The Royal Philhar-
monic is a plece of rock history Within a few 
months of this performance, the group were 
torelease the seminal hard rock album - Deep 
Purple In Rock. The Concerto was their manager
s idea of getting them some publicity but it 
vasn't simply a hype.
Keyboard player Jon Lord had kicked around the
idea of bringing rock and classical music
together for several years. Given the green 
light, the managed to  compose and score the
finished work in a matter of months despite
Deep Purple's punishing touring commitments.
In it he explored both the negative and positiv
aspects of such a fusion. The result was a 
fascinating evening for both the band the
orchestra and the audience.
Their reachtion was immedtate and positive as 
the standing ovation at the end demonstrated.
Although the critics treated it with  long
faced sericusness "for everyone else it had
been a hugely enjoyable and entertaining
experience.
The event was captured on film, and the resul-
ting footage is now available once again on 
video - together with a little additional
material discovered during the search for the 
masters.
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