Nick Simper

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Nicholas John Simper (b. November 3, 1945, at Frogmore House Marternity Home, Norwood Green, Southall, Middlesex) is a bass guitarist, best known as a founding member of pioneering hard rock band Deep Purple.

Prior to co-founding Deep Purple in 1968, Simper played for a number of bands, including Johnny Kidd and The Pirates, Lord Sutch's Savages, where he met Ritchie Blackmore, and The Flower Pot Men, where he played with Jon Lord.

Simper was fired from Deep Purple in 1969. After his departure, he worked with Marsha Hunt, played on a Lord Sutch live album, and was a member of the following bands: Warhorse (band), Nick Simper's Dynamite, Flying Fox, Nick Simper's Fandango, Quatermass II, and The Good Old Boys.

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Nick Simper profile at deep-purple.net

Discography
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Ritchie Blackmore \| Jon Lord \| David Coverdale \| Joe Lynn Turner \| Tommy Bolin \| Glenn Hughes \| Rod Evans \| Nick Simper \| Joe Satriani
Albums : Shades of Deep Purple \| The Book of Taliesyn \| Deep Purple \| Deep Purple in Rock \| Fireball \| Machine Head \| Who Do We Think We Are \| Burn \| Stormbringer \| Come Taste the Band \| Perfect Strangers \| The House of Blue Light \| Slaves & Masters \| The Battle Rages On \| Purpendicular \| Abandon \| Bananas \| Rapture of the Deep
Live albums: Inglewood - Live in California \| Concerto for Group and Orchestra \| Kneel & Pray \| Scandinavian Nights \| Gemini Suite Live \| Space Vol 1 & 2 \| Made in Japan \| Deep Purple In Concert \| Made in Europe \| Live in London \| California Jamming \| Just Might Take Your Life \| Perks And Tit \| Mk III: The Final Concerts \| Last Concert in Japan \| King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Deep Purple in Concert \| This Time Around: Live in Tokyo \| Nobody's Perfect \| In the Absence of Pink: Knebworth 85 \| Come Hell or High Water \| Live in Europe 1993 \| Live at the Olympia '96 \| Live at Montreux 1996 \| Total Abandon: Live in Australia \| In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra \| Live At The Rotterdam Ahoy \| The Soundboard Series
Videos and DVDs: Concerto for Group and Orchestra \| Special Edition EP \| Live In Concert 1972/73 \| Rises Over Japan \| Live in California 74 / Live at the California Jam \| Come Hell or High Water \| Bombay Calling \| Live at Montreux 1996 \| In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra \| Total Abandon Australia '99 \| New, Live & Rare \| Perihelion \| Live Encounters
Compilation Albums: Purple Passages \| 24 Carat Purple \| When We Rock, We Rock, and When We Roll, We Roll \| The Mark II Purple Singles \| Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple \| The Anthology \| 30: Very Best of Deep Purple \| Days May Come and Days May Go \| Listen, Learn, Read On \| Winning Combinations: Deep Purple and Rainbow \| Deep Purple: The Platinum Collection
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