As far as most Deep Purple fans were concerned, in 1975 the unthinkable happened: Ritchie Blackmore left the group. During the band's sometimes stormy career the founding trio of Blackmore, keyboard player Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice had remained constant. Lord and Paice were all for calling it a day but younger heads - David Coverdale (vocals) and Glenn Hughes (bass) - didn't see why it had to end. They all agreed to audition for a replacement and Tommy Bolin joined the band. With an embryonic solo career, spells with The James Gang, and two highly influential jazz rock albums with Billy Cobham and Alphonse Mouzon under his belt, Bolin brought a new sense of freedom to the group.
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