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Deep Purple play at University College, London, UK.
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Neil Warnock (booking agent) : The live market was changing in 1969, partly because bands like Deep Purple, Status Quo and Humble Pie were getting heavier. One of the things I was doing was controlling the talent bookings into a lot of the Central London colleges, and I was seeing the progression of, for example, The Yardbirds becoming Led Zeppelin, and we had to bill them as 'Led Zeppelin - formerly The Yardbirds.' They didn't want that, but I had to give it some recognition factor for the kids to help sell the tickets.
(Source : interview with Johnny Black for Classic Rock, Nov 2013)
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(Source : interview with Johnny Black for Classic Rock, Nov 2013)