Nick Simper
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Nicholas John Simper (b. November 3, 1945, at Frogmore House Maternity 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, The Regents, 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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[edit] Discography:
[edit] with Deep Purple
- Shades of Deep Purple (1968)
- The Book of Taliesyn (1968)
- Deep Purple (album) (1969)
- Live at the Forum - Inglewood '68 (2002)
- The Early Years (2004)
[edit] with Warhorse
[edit] with Fandango
[edit] with Quatermass II
- 1997 Long Road
[edit] Guest appearances
- 1971 Hands Of Jack The Ripper (Screaming Lord Sutch & Heavy Friends)
- 1983 Roscoe Rocks Again (Roscoe Gordon)
- 2003 Rag Moppin' (Wee Willie Harris & the Alabama Slammers)
- 2007 Carlo Little Night Of Honour (DVD)
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