Whitesnake revisited the music singer David Coverdale recorded with Deep Purple in the Seventies when they released The Purple Album two years ago.
The album—and tour that followed—offered fans modern interpretations of Purple classics like “Burn” and “Mistreated.” Now, highlights from the tour are featured in a new live collection, including double-disc versions that feature audio, video and a selection of bonus material.
The Purple Tour is available today as CD/DVD ($24.98) or CD/Blu-ray ($26.98) sets. Additional formats include a double-LP ($29.98), single CD ($15.98) and digital version.
On The Purple Tour (Live), Whitesnake puts its distinctive spin on several songs from Coverdale’s studio albums with Deep Purple—Burn (1974), Stormbringer (1974), and Come Taste the Band (1975). Highlights include “You Fool No One,” “The Gypsy” and “Soldier of Fortune.”
The double-disc collection also includes video footage of the concert and 5.1 surround sound audio, plus a new music video for “Burn,” band interviews, and a number of bonus performances not available on the CD or vinyl versions.
The Whitesnake line-up that appears on The Purple Tour (Live) includes singer David Coverdale, guitarists Reb Beach and Joel Hoekstra, bassist Michael Devin, drummer Tommy Aldridge and keyboardist Michele Luppi.
Coverdale says there was never any intention to compete against the original recordings. “We just wanted to play the damn songs. Each member of the band brought their incredible individual talents and a real band identity to this music. We’ve all done the best we can with this project with respect to the music, and the legacy of Deep Purple Mk3 and Mk4.”
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In addition to songs originally recorded by Deep Purple, The Purple Tour (Live) also features performances of killer Whitesnake tracks like “Fool For Your Loving” from Ready an’ Willing (1980), “Love Ain’t No Stranger” from Slide It In (1984), plus “Bad Boys,” “Is This Love” and the #1 smash “Here I Go Again” from Whitesnake (1987).
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