The Purple Album (Whitesnake album)
The Purple Album is the twelfth studio album by British hard rock band Whitesnake. It contains remakes of songs from Deep Purple band lineups Mark III and Mark IV, when Whitesnake lead singer David Coverdale was a member of that band. It was released on 29 April in Japan, 15 May in Europe, 18 May in the UK and 19 May 2015 in the US through Frontiers Records. On 8 September 2023, Whitesnake and RHINO reissued The Purple Album: Special Gold Edition in celebration of Coverdale's 50th anniversary of joining the Deep Purple, besides remixing and remastering, "features previously unreleased recordings, including the very demo that secured Coverdale's spot with Deep Purple".
The Purple Album (Whitesnake album)
Whitesnake performing at College Street Music Hall in New Haven, Connecticut, July 2015.
Whitesnake are an English hard rock band formed in London in 1978. The group was originally put together as the backing band for singer David Coverdale, who had recently left Deep Purple. Though the band quickly developed into their own entity, Coverdale is the only constant member throughout their history.
Whitesnake performing in 2022
A newspaper advert for Whitesnake's first UK tour, promoting David Coverdale's second solo album Northwinds (1978)
Whitesnake performing at the 1980 Reading Rock Festival
Bernie Marsden (left) and Micky Moody (right) performing with Whitesnake at the Hammersmith Odeon, 1981