Ian Gillan has had a magnificent solo career outside of Deep purple with some brilliant albums - check out this piece put together by Simon Robinson in 1990, and then go and explore Ian's back catalogue! | Deep Purple Classic

Martin Birch, who produced the classic Deep Purple albums, as well as Rainbow, Whitesnake, PAL and Jon Lord has sadly passed away at the age of 71. The news was confirmed by David Coverdale- Martin produced the first six Whitesnake albums: "It is with a very heavy heart I've just had verified my very dear friend and producer Martin Birch has passed away," Coverdale tweeted. "Martin was a huge part of my life ... helping me from the first time we met through until Slide It In. .. My thoughts and