Ritchie Blackmore with Deep Purple relaxing during the Perfect Strangers recording sessions in 1984.

Check out Ritchie Blackmore and the band Deep Purple in this rare vision from mid 1984 in Stowe Vermont when the band were recording 'Perfect Strangers'. A documentary crew were with the band, but most of the vision appears to have been lost.....it's a constant process chasing down these lost gems!

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[lightningbrigade]

Blackmore was 39 years old in this video. Ritchie will be turning 80 in 2025. My God, time as flown by to fast!😱

[blackwoodrichmore]

Even way back then, you can see how Ritchie set himself apart from the others.... He dressed differently, & sat by himself. He's a genius!

[bertiradisch]

Dear youngest: Those were the times, where you had no smartphone and could only read a book or play with your fingers in such situations.

[MarcosFerreira_CacoPoeta]

All crazy and Ritchie sad. Try to come back even two guita now but you are Deep Purple always how Rainbow too. I would like to see Ian and Blackmore friends again...

[SwampYankee-ob]

That was taken outside of Horizons in Stowe Vermont, with Le Mobile studio in the background. Very cool setup, reminiscent of how Led Zeppelin recorded at Headley Grange. My favorite Deep Purple album is Perfect Strangers, it’s likely because of not only the lineup but the magic of the recording.

[peppino]

Blackmore sitting by himself while the others stood together says a lot. Even the way he was glancing at them, it seemed he was alienated from them.

[DieNetaDie]

you can tell who the brains of the operation is

[batmaniac]

Thanks for share this! Greetings from Argentina!

[dimalink]

Yea, little cool music! Perfect strangers, perfect rock! Good 80s...and u know u can just walk the park, some city park and sit on the grass..just for relax. and explore beautiful landscapes around you..and just the moment u get- near to u is a big music star!!! Wow!! Cool! I like countryside times, during summer, spring, september. And grass is cool things. Walk the grass. Cool! It helps a lots for relax and be positive. And highway star!!! I cant just get this idea...this is a highway star, just sitting on the grass!! wow!! Hi, man!!! How is it goes, Beset things that come into my head....

[Clrendon]

Just a short snippet revealing a lot:
The Blackers Sheep of the family.

[stephenallison]

Check out Graham Bonnet's live take on Since You Been Gone, when it finishes he thanks you for giving him the job Ritchie, which I thought was nice.

[brizzieleif]

Gillan: Did you get the memo about wearing shorts?
Ritchie: Yes

[andrewbecker]

Whoa! That keyboard monger had some pasty getaway sticks going on! What a cool flashback.

[wolftree]

Stowe, VT, and Son of Alerik, the bonus instrumental track on this album, are beautiful.

[FredPriest-udcu]

Cool video showing that they got along better than the stories talked about. All the in fighting in music mags or video's from the members !

[blackers]

Does this jam come from that Stowe Vermont?. I can't remember i heard it before

[kevinkhoy]

The magic sound, Lords 🎹 coloring over the hard Driving rhythm of Ian's 🥁 Rogers Bass & Richie's 🎸

[MrPhantom]

Ritchie and Jon were the core of the band, along with Ian (Paice). Without both Ritchie and Jon the current band still rock but it's not Deep Purple. It was the very reason Led Zeppelin disbanded after death of Bonzo.

[Romulus]

He gives the impression of being quite lonely in this particular scene.

[tonyansbro]

I, d love at da time to put 4 rock bands at each corner of a stadium and rock there hearths out, , , Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, , Black Sabbath, ,and Pink Floydd