<P> HEC persuaded Blackmore to return from Hamburg to audition for the new group . Blackmore was making a name for himself as a studio session guitarist, and had also been a member of the Outlaws, Screaming Lord Sutch, and Neil Christian . Curtis' erratic behaviour and lifestyle, fuelled by LSD use, caused a sudden disinterest in the project he had started, forcing HEC to dismiss him from Roundabout . But HEC was now intrigued with the possibilities Lord and Blackmore brought, while Lord and Blackmore were also keen to continue . The two carried on, recruiting additional members and keeping Tony Edwards as their manager . Lord convinced Simper to join for good, but left Carlo Little behind in favour of drummer Bobby Woodman . Bobby Woodman (as Bobbie Clarke) was the former drummer for Vince Taylor's Play - Boys . </P> <P> In March 1968, Lord, Blackmore, Simper and Woodman moved into Deeves Hall, a country house in South Mimms, Hertfordshire . The band would live, write and rehearse at Deeves Hall, which was fully kitted out with the latest Marshall amplification and, at Lord's request, a Hammond C3 organ . According to Simper, "dozens" of singers were auditioned (including Rod Stewart and Woodman's friend Dave Curtiss) until the group heard Rod Evans of the club band The Maze, and thought his voice fit their style well . Tagging along with Evans was his band's drummer, Ian Paice . Blackmore had seen an 18 - year - old Paice on tour with The Maze in Germany in 1966, and had been impressed by his drumming . The band hastily arranged an audition for Paice, given that Woodman was vocally unhappy with the direction of the band's music . Both Paice and Evans won their respective jobs, and the line - up was complete . </P> <P> During a brief tour of Denmark and Sweden in April, in which they were still billed as Roundabout, Blackmore suggested a new name: "Deep Purple", named after his grandmother's favourite song . The group had resolved to choose a name after everyone had posted one on a board in rehearsal . Second to Deep Purple was "Concrete God", which the band thought was too harsh to take on . </P> <P> In May 1968, the band moved into Pye Studios in London's Marble Arch to record their debut album, Shades of Deep Purple, which was released in July by American label Tetragammaton, and in September by UK label EMI . The group had success in North America with a cover of Joe South's "Hush", and by September 1968, the song had reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and number 2 in the Canadian RPM charts, pushing the Shades LP up to No. 24 on Billboard's pop album charts . The following month, Deep Purple was booked to support Cream on their Goodbye tour . </P>

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