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Rod Evans

Slough, United Kingdom

Rod Evans is credited on 858 releases across 90 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1967–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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858

Pressings credited

90

Albums

7

Decades active

141

In collections

Biography

Roderic Evans (born 19 January 1947) is a retired British singer known as the original vocalist of the rock bands Deep Purple and Captain Beyond. Evans began his professional career in The Maze before becoming a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968, with whom he recorded their first three studio albums. After recording a solo single, he co-founded Captain Beyond in 1971, with whom he recorded their first two studio albums. Following a brief legal battle with Deep Purple in 1980, Evans retired from music.

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858 releases · 90 albums · active 1967–2025

  • Performance · 2,085
  • Other credits · 8

Studios: De Lane Lea Studios · Sunset Sound Recorders · Record Plant, Los Angeles · BBC Studios

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