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Deep Purple fan clubs

Last update: November 4, 2002

There are many of them. Some of them are bigger than others, but almost all of them are fan-based rather than officially sanctioned.

• Deep Purple Appreciation Society
• Other fan clubs

What's the Deep Purple Appreciation Society?

The DPAS started out in 1975 as the "Ritchie Blackmore Appreciation Society", and is run by Simon Robinson, probably the person who knows most about the band. Their magazine, Darker than Blue, is essential for Purple fanatics.

You can join them online at https://secure.nildram.co.uk/cheesy/dpas/joindpas.pl, email them at mailto:alison@purplepeople.freeserve.co.uk, or send a letter to

DPAS membership
Aizlewood Mill
Nursery Street
Sheffield S3 8GG
UK

Be sure to include *two* International Reply Coupons (IRC, bought at your local post office) with all correspondence (or if you are in the UK, just include a stamped self-addressed envelope (SSAE), naturally) so they can send a reply back to you. I'd add "Re: Deep Purple Appreciation Society" on the envelope, just to be sure your letter gets into the correct pile.

Their 24 hour Fax line is 0114 2823116, and their home page is http://www.deep-purple.net

Are there other fan clubs? Perhaps in my country? And perhaps one for my Favourite Purple Person?

And the Address - DP Fan Club Poland c/o Tomek Szmaijter & Roland Bury PO Box 171 09-402 Plock 4 Poland	Publish "Purple World", a very nice glossy b/w fanzine in Polish.
The Aviator c/o Andree Schneider Huvenweg 13 57234 Wilnsdorf Germany website: www.the-aviator.de	Has stopped publishing fanzines, but their online resources are kept up to date.
Belgian DPFC c/o Marc Brans Postbus 21 3290 Diest Belgium	They have stopped producing the fanzine proper, but they do produce regular newsletters titled "Deep Purple Junior".
Clube Addictos A Deep Purple Carlos Fernandez, Rua Eugenio Arbones 14-4 oA (As Travesas) 36210 Vigo Spain e-mail: cadpurple@mixmail.com	Publishes "Hush", a 70-page xeroxed fanzine with supplement in English.
Deep Purple Fan Club Austria c/o Gerald Kuss Fischergasse 34 A-5020 Salzburg Austria	Haven't heard any news for ages, please get in touch to confirm whether the club is still operative.
DPAS - Sweden c/o Michael Eriksson, Skolgatan 39B, S-83145 Östersund, Sweden e-mail: mikael.eriksson@mail.telitel.se	Publishes "Deep Purple Forever" a brilliant properly printed fanzine with 2-4 colour sides per issue, all in Swedish.
DPAS - Greece P.O. Box 50322 Thessaloniki 54013 Greece e-mail: span@the.forthnet.gr	Has temporarily ceased to exist, but it is promised that it will make its comeback soon.
Hard Road c/o Hans van der Meiden Branding 38 2201 WV - Noordwijk The Netherlands e-mail: hard.road@hetnet.nl	They publish a lovely, thick A5 fanzine approximately 3-4 times a year.
Made in Italy Via Caraglio 41 10141 Torino, Italy website: www.deeppurple.blueage.it	New Italian fan club, publishes the 28-page magazine "Made in Italy".
Purple People of Argentina Casilla de Correo 5300 (1000) Correo Central Buenos Aires Argentina
Purple Prose David Peel 38 Pinedale Drive South Hetton Co.Durham DH6 2XG e-mail: unabletocope@yahoo.co.uk	Another new effort, from Ireland this time; we haven't seen the fruit of David's efforts, but Simon assures us it is very nice.

Ian Gillan Fan Club c/o Satomi Dairaku 6-16-7 Saihiro Ichihara City Chiba Prefecture 290-0022 Japan e-mail: dai3@rb3.so-net.or.jp	Great Japanese-language fanzine, colour cover.
More Black Than Purple Subscriptions from: CeeDee Mail Ltd PO Box 14 Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 4UD tel: 01449 770138 Card hotline: 01449 770139 Fax: 01449 770133 email: jerry@mbtp.freeserve.co.uk website: http://www.mbtp.freeserve.co.uk/ Editorial address: Jerry Bloom PO Box 155 Bedford MK40 2YX England	They publish the properly printed colour quarterly "More Black Than Purple", over 30 pages of all the Blackmore news fit to print.
Ritchie Blackmore Fan Club P.O. Box 1538 Miller Place NY 11764 USA	They publish informative newsletters, compiled by Kris and Cathy.
Ritchie Blackmore Fan Club Germany c/o Rainer & Susanne Güth P.O. Box 35 37290 Meissner Germany e-mail: RitchieBlackmoresGermanyFanclub@flix.de
Tommy Bolin Archives P.O. Box 11243 Denver Colorado 80211 USA website: www.tbolin.com	Publishes "The Archival Record" newsletter.
Friends of Joe Lynn Turner Lisa Steward P.O. Box 14 Waterlooville Hants PO8 0US UK e-mail: jltfcmngnt@aol.com	Publishes an excellent offset-printed A5 newsletter, "The Voice of Reason"
Under the Bonnet c/o Steve Wright 4 Winton St Lockwood Huddersfield HD1 3SW UK	Graham Bonnet fan club, publishes "Under the Bonnet"

Any additions, corrections, comments e-mail: span@the.forthnet.gr

The clubs from countries not using the English language, naturally, publish their magazines or fanzines in their own language. Be sure to include an International Reply Coupon if you write for information. Some of the above clubs have not sent word of their activities recently, so please do drop us a note and tell us what you do and update us on any changes. Thanks!! Stathis.