{"product_id":"stealing-deep-purple","title":"Stealing Deep Purple","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1980, greed was good and you could get away with stealing just about anything, even a band name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the end of the 1970s, Rod Evans, the little known original singer of Deep Purple decided to relaunch the classic rock band for a continental American tour.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe only problem was that Evans reformed the group with no other original members and he had a very dubious legal claim to the band name.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat ensued was a tour plagued with bad performances, crowd riots, on-stage fighting and court cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe tour has become something of a legend among the fans of the band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing over 200 newspaper, book and magazine sources plus dozens of filmed interviews and brand new testimonies from people who were actually there, Steve McLean attempts to find out what actually happened.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\n\u003cp\u003eÒThey all had something down their spandex pants. We couldn't\u003cbr\u003e\n tell if it was vegetable or plastic.... Every time I watch that\u003cbr\u003e\n scene in Spinal Tap, I think of Deep Purple in 1980.Ó - Llory McDonald, Support Act., Deep Purple, Hard Rock, Real Life, Rod Evans, Ritchie Blackmore, True Story, Steve McLean| 9781300131847 | 373PAGES\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve McLean","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46768148316321,"sku":"9781300131847","price":40.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/rm67rqm-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1785206220","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/stealing-deep-purple","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}