Hôtel des Alpes-Grand Hôtel
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The Hôtel des Alpes-Grand Hôtel or Résidence des Alpes is an assemblage of former palace buildings in the village of Territet, which is a part of Montreux in Switzerland.
Hôtel des Alpes-Grand Hôtel façade
Empress Elisabeth of Austria at the Hotel on 3 September 1898, one week before her death in Geneva.
Deep Purple
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Deep Purple are a British rock band formed in London in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical style has varied throughout their
Hôtel des Alpes-Grand Hôtel
…housing the first telephone in Switzerland. 1888 Roman Mayer opened the first jewelry store Roman Mayer Joaillier in the arcades of the Hotel. In 1971, Deep Purple temporarily converted one of its corridors to a live room in order to record Machine Head after a flare gun incident set their intended venue, Montreux…
Deep Purple's Mark II line-up in 1971. Left to right: Jon Lord, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore and Ian Paice.
Deep Purple Mark I in 1968. Standing left to right: Nick Simper, Ian Paice, Rod Evans; seated left to right: Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord.
Ian Gillan in 1970
Roger Glover in 1971