Nobody really knows how much of a spring Deep Purple are currently experiencing. But with their new album “=1” – pronounced “equals one” – the English band are seamlessly following on from their great last records. And “Now What?!”, “Infinite” and “Whoosh!” all reached number 1 in Germany.

Of course, the departure of guitar icon Steve Morse after almost 30 years in the band was a shock. But his successor Simon McBride cuts an excellent figure on the 13 new songs and masters the duels and duets typical of Deep Purple with keyboardist Don Airey with flying colors. The all-round musician proves to be an absolute stroke of luck and is already fully integrated with his new colleagues on his first studio album.

But they also make it easy for him. What Ian Gillan may have lost in vocal range due to his age, he easily makes up for with his expressiveness and charisma. And you will hardly find a richer foundation in hard rock than that of Roger Glover and Ian Paice. In addition, the production of “=1” is once again outstandingly good. The renewed collaboration with band intimus Bob Ezrin (Kiss, Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd, among others) has more than paid off.

Incidentally, the somewhat cryptic album title “=1” describes the idea that in an increasingly complex world, everything is ultimately reduced to a unified essence. Everything becomes one. A beautiful image, also for the new musical unity that Deep Purple demonstrate here.

The limited box set contains 13 brand new tracks on CD and 2 LPs, a rich 24-page booklet, an exclusive bonus DVD with the approx. 60-minute documentary “Access All Areas”, which contains exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, as well as other exclusive material that is only available in the box set. Win the Golden Ticket hidden in just one of the box sets and get the chance to be at every Deep Purple show on the “=1 MORE TIME” tour!

Limited Deep Purple =1 Box Set includes 13 brand-new tracks on CD and 2LP, a rich 24- page booklet, an exclusive bonus DVD including the 60min documentary “Access All Areas” containing exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, and further exclusive material available with the Box Set only. Win the golden ticket hidden in only one of the Box Sets and get the chance to attend every Deep Purple show of the “=1 MORE TIME” Tour!

• 2LP Gatefold (180g) with 12-page vinyl size booklet and relief spot varnish exclusive to the first print run
• Ltd. CD+DVD Digipak
• 3x exclusive 10“ vinyl editions featuring live recordings from Deep Purple’s 2022 tour
• Exclusive Collector’s T-shirt (Size XL)
• 2x exclusive guitar picks
• Art print
• Lanyard

Tracklist CD+LP
1. Show Me
2. A Bit On The Side
3. Sharp Shooter
4. Portable Door
5. Old-Fangled Thing
6. If I Were You
7. Pictures Of You
8. I’m Saying Nothin’
9. Lazy Sod
10. Now You’re Talkin’
11. No Money To Burn
12. I’ll Catch You
13. Bleeding Obvious

Tracklist – 10” Vinyl #1
SIDE A  Pictures Of Home / No Need To Shout
SIDE B  Nothing At All / Lazy

Tracklist – 10” Vinyl #2
SIDE A  Strange Kind Of Woman / Hush
SIDE B  7 And 7 Is / Throw My Bones / Time For Bedlam

Tracklist – 10” Vinyl #3
SIDE A  Anya / Perfect Strangers
SIDE B  Smoke On The Water / Black Night

Content DVD
Bonus DVD including the approx. 60min documentary “Access All Areas” joining Deep Purple backstage on tour and providing an exclusive look behind the scenes.

Duration: 57 min
Screen Format: NTSC, 16:9
Audio: PCM Stereo
Region Code: 0
Disc Format: DVD-5
Language: English
Subtitles: English, German, Spanish, French