Purpendicular is the fifteenth studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple. Released in 1996 it is their first album with guitarist Steve Morse from Dixie Dregs, who replaced Ritchie Blackmore; Blackmore meanwhile resurrected Rainbow and released the album Stranger in Us All.
The Battle Rages On... is the fourteenth studio album by the British hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1993. It is the last album recorded with the band's classic Mk I I line up, which reunited for a second time (the first reunion being for 1984's Perfect Strangers). Even though Mike Di Meo was initially chosen as the singer for the album after Joe Lynn Turner was fired.
Slaves and Masters is Deep Purple's thirteenth studio album, released in 1990. It is the only album featuring singer Joe Lynn Turner (former Rainbow singer), who replaced Ian Gillan the previous year. However, Turner was still a member of the group when they started recording The Battle Rages On.
Totally Driven, released in 1996, is a compilation album by British rock band Uriah Heep, not a studio release. The album serves as a comprehensive retrospective of the band’s long and diverse career, bringing together material from multiple eras and lineups, spanning the early 1970s through the mid 1990s.
