Deep Purple vs bogus Deep Purple

Brian and Murdock hunt down a newspaper ad from 1980 to corroborate a listener story involving a Deep Purple show that was campaigned against by... Deep Purple. Support the show on PatreonSee the show on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purplehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Curtis_(musician)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritchie_Blackmorehttp://www.deep-purple.net/archive/68-76history/roundabout.htmhttps://www.thehighwaystar.com/thsblog/2025/06/23/that-went-well/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/sad_and_mysterious_story_of_deep_purples_original_singer_rod_evans-89196#https://www.thehighwaystar.com/specials/1980/newyorkmp.htmlhttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/birth-deep-purple-mk-ii-110212643.htmlCoverdale singing Nillson on his demo tape: https://open.spotify.com/track/0d63FM2uCuLuSw9pSSzyKj?si=db69ecd434424fc7https://www.thaliacapos.com/blogs/blog/the-insane-story-of-the-bogus-deep-purple-part-one:https://www.dpac.at/Bogus_Deep_Purple_1980.htmlhttps://outsiderrock.ca/2025/09/03/deep-purple-1980-an-interview-with-author-steve-mclean/https://mayobat.wordpress.com/tag/goeff-emery/Tim’s Vinyl Confessions podcast interview with Steve McLean: https://youtu.be/C6mNkHGNUnI?si=6CAhVv1UpYFCgnu_The actual ad Adam mentions in his letter: https://www.thaliacapos.com/blogs/blog/the-insane-story-of-the-bogus-deep-purple-part-twohttps://mayobat.wordpress.com/2017/03/30/who-do-we-think-we-are-part-two/https://www.thehighwaystar.com/specials/1980/darkside.htmlSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.