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Nick Simper
real name Nicholas John Simper
Norwood Green, United Kingdom
Nick Simper is credited on 795 releases across 85 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
795
Credits
85
Albums
7
Decades active
246
In collections
Biography
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First Deep Purple bass player, born 1945 Norwood Green, England.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
795 releases · 85 albums · active 1964–2026
- Performance · 1,562
- Production · 6
- Other credits · 2
Studios: De Lane Lea Studios · Trident Studios · Royal Albert Hall · Real World Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Machine Head
1972
Shades Of Deep Purple
1968
The Book Of Taliesyn
1968
Deep Purple
1969
Concerto For Group And Orchestra
1969
In Concert
1980
Purple Passages
1972
Mark I & II
1974
Scandinavian Nights (Live In Stockholm 1970)
1988
Powerhouse
1978
Smoke On The Water
1973
Warhorse
1970
The Very Best Of Deep Purple
2000
30: Very Best Of
1998
In Concert With The London Symphony Orchestra
1999
The Deep Purple Singles A's & B's
1978
Red Sea
1972
Hush !
1968
Live In Tokyo 2001
2022
A Fire In The Sky - A Career-Spanning Collection
2017
New Live & Rare
2004
The Deep Purple Anthology
1991
The Anthology
1985
Rarities
1983
Frequent collaborators
- Deep Purple
- Various
- Warhorse (2)
- Nick Simper's Fandango
- Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends
- Buddy Britten
- Ritchie Blackmore
- Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
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