20 years ago, ‘Rapture of the Deep‘ was recorded in just five weeks and without a label. Deep Purple’s 18th studio album has always been considered something of an insider’s gem, yet it often remained in the shadow of the band’s biggest classics. In hindsight, however, it marked a turning point: from this uncertain moment […]
As part of the upcoming ‘Rapture of the Deep – 20th Anniversary Remix‘, Deep Purple today release a new single: a newly mixed and remastered version of ‘Clearly Quite Absurd‘, backed with a previously unreleased instrumental studio rehearsal take of ‘MTV‘. Stream / download – here Roger Glover recalls in 2025: “’Clearly Quite Absurd’ is a very […]
Deep Purple’s ‘Rapture of the Deep‘ turns 20 – and it’s celebrated with a complete remix and remaster, striking new artwork, plus a bonus CD/LP featuring never-before-released recordings. It’s no secret that ‘Rapture of the Deep‘ isn’t the first album that comes to mind when listing Deep Purple’s classics – and while it was met […]
Rufus Publications is pleased to announce a special, ultra-limited edition of the critically acclaimed ‘Deep Purple The Visual History’. This special Epic Carbon Edition measures a huge 380mm square and is signed by six original band members from the 70s. It comes in a unique metallic, carbon effect slipcase with 5 beautifully printed oversized sales prints […]
Following the success of his first two singles ‘Mother Mary’ featuring Slash and Erik Grönwall, and ‘Rock Bottom’ featuring Kai Hansen, legendary guitarist Michael Schenker is set to release the third single ‘Only You Can Rock Me’ from his highly anticipated new album ‘My Years With UFO’ (review here). This new single once again showcases […]
Renowned music journalist Chris Charlesworth has revised his original text from the 1983 edition of his book and added new Introduction and Aftermath chapters. The new look book has been completely redesigned and expanded to almost 500 colour pages and now incorporates hundreds of photographs and images, some seen for the first time, including a […]
Rufus Publications is proud to announce the publication of Deep Purple The Visual History by Chris Charlesworth. Redesigned and expanded, the Deluxe Edition is personally signed by David Coverdale, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Glenn Hughes, Ian Paice and Nick Simper. Pre-orders are open from 1500 on Wednesday 30 November and the book is expected to ship at the end of June 2023. Written with the full collaboration of the band and management, here at last […]
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