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From: Bobbie Giordano
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 02:26:50 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Deep Purple was Steve Baker

Through lavender mists of memory, Douglas recalls from his childhood
refrains of Deep Purple, while Rkt reminisces on growing up when the
Richie Blackmore was the heart of the group called Deep Purple.

Douglas therefore noted they had something in common.

I guess then, as a Space Truckin' Highway Star, having grown up with
both influences, I am a rather Strange Kind of Woman. Although, actually
I wasn't that "deep" into either one at the time.

Of interest, though, might be that I have a copy of the original sheet
music for Deep Purple, music by Peter De Rose, lyrics by Mitchell Parish,
Copyright 1934 and 1939 [how about that, DT?] by Robbins Music Corporation,
New York, NY....including the intro, and with French translation and guitar
tab, too. It's in Bb.

After all the copyright discussions, it's interesting to read how these
things were handled in "those" days: Words added below music read, "All
Rights Reserved Including Public Performance For Profit. Any arrangement
or adaptation of this composition without the consent of the owner is an
infringement of copyright." Then on the side margin of one page, it says,
"WARNING! Any person who willfully and for profit copies the whole or any
part of the Words or Music of this song, shall be liable to Criminal
Prosecution under the United States Copyright Laws."

I'm not certain exactly how old these pages are, although the music is a
reprint of the original, but one of the snippets of other music for sale
by the company given on the back has a copyright date of 1950-1951 [The
Loveliest Night of the Year], so I imagine that's about when this parti-
cular sheet was published. It had a price of 60 cents!

So, remember...if you see someone wandering back to you through the mist
of a memory, it may just be Smoke on the Water.

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#[[ BOBBIE ]]# * Harpurple Smokin' Here *
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