Ritchie Blackmore - In Legal Battle Over Deep Purple Royalties
The Daily Mail is reporting that former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has sued two management companies, HEC Enterprises and Deep Purple (Overseas), claiming that he got underpaid in recent years for co-writing such songs as "Smoke On The Water", "Black Night" and "Highway Star" and that he is owed £750,000.
The two management companies have been sued before by the other Deep Purple members of the Mark II line-up and an agreement about the royalties has been reached, but it did not include Ritchie Blackmore. He says he is entitled to receive one fifth of up to 85% of the income from 14 of the band's albums. And he says that an audit by a specialist accountant covering the years between 2007 and 2013 showed 'very substantial' under-accounting by both management companies.
Ritchie Blackmore joined Deep Purple in 1968 but left in 1975 to form his own band, Rainbow, following personality clashes with other band members. Blackmore left Deep Purple for good in 1993 after a second stint with the group. Later, he also formed Blackmore's Night with Candice Night.
The two management companies have been sued before by the other Deep Purple members of the Mark II line-up and an agreement about the royalties has been reached, but it did not include Ritchie Blackmore. He says he is entitled to receive one fifth of up to 85% of the income from 14 of the band's albums. And he says that an audit by a specialist accountant covering the years between 2007 and 2013 showed 'very substantial' under-accounting by both management companies.
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Ritchie Blackmore joined Deep Purple in 1968 but left in 1975 to form his own band, Rainbow, following personality clashes with other band members. Blackmore left Deep Purple for good in 1993 after a second stint with the group. Later, he also formed Blackmore's Night with Candice Night.
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| TheMAGAmvm Soycrusher Posts: 1086  |
If someone wants to laugh, just read the articole in question. LOL It actually claims that Richie has not been in Deep Purple for more than 40 years (when in fact he left some 20 years ago for good). It also makes reference to a song called "Black Knight" - which is actually "Black Night". Poorly researched article...
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62025  |
Written by TheMAGAmvm on 13.07.2015 at 14:42 and he don't need money , but both bands sucks now. so all what Richie did is killed good Rainbow commercialized if and both DP and he plays crappy music
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| TheMAGAmvm Soycrusher Posts: 1086 |
Written by Bad English on 13.07.2015 at 15:24 It is his right man, I mean much of the golden era of Deep Purple happened thanks to his contribution. As for both bands sucking... Rainbow did indeed get crappier as time went by and Deep Purple copes with the time releasing material that is not that bad but not anything impressive either. As for Blackmore's Night, I pretty much like the band itself and their music, though I'm in for the folk instruments and Candice's voice.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62025 |
Blackmore Nights are not metal , but good music if you accept fact its not metal and don't expect him be , but both has a lot of monies, its hard win this casd
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| TheMAGAmvm Soycrusher Posts: 1086 |
Written by Bad English on 13.07.2015 at 16:49 Never said they were metal. But they do make good, catchy tunes. Seriously now, money, money, money, it is that guy's life work for godsake! He has the right to get his fair share of the earnings, after all, Blackmore is one of the main reasons why Deep Purple got popular in the first place. His guitar signatures in the Mark II era of Deep Purple remains legendary even today. In fact, it is he, Lord's keyboard signature sound and to a lesser extent, Gillan's voice that made that band so good back then. Which reminds me, it is Lord's keyboard sound that misses from today's metal scene. I always found his signature sound better fit into the metal sound than the commercial 80s keyboard sound that was later borrowed by all metal bands.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62025 |
Written by TheMAGAmvm on 13.07.2015 at 20:11 he has rights yes but how much cost cort?
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Karlabos Posts: 5736  |
Lotsa legal battles these days heh?
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| TheMAGAmvm Soycrusher Posts: 1086 |
Written by Bad English on 13.07.2015 at 20:19 It matters less. If the other members settled out of court with a favorable verdict, then he can too. The only issue is that he had a huge contribution to the bands early material, so he might get a bigger share as opposed to the other members. It remains to be seen. What I find rather inapropriate is that he kinda woke up almost 15 years after the others members sued those companies for unpaid royalties. No matter how much of a businessman a musician is, if you see the other band members doing it, why don't you do it too?
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62025 |
Written by TheMAGAmvm on 13.07.2015 at 20:47 yes but after so long time you never know how long ppl will live and how much money they have .. Boris Becker, Stefan Efenberg if you follow sport even 80s rocj stars in LA waisted all money so .. it should be done earlier
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| TheMAGAmvm Soycrusher Posts: 1086 |
Written by Bad English on 13.07.2015 at 20:54 Can't blame Blackmore for that though  ) He has 2 small kids that he probably won't live to see them being adults. And a young wife to top it all. The guy probably thinks he won't live for much longer and he worries what he will leave behind.
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| Ruchesko Posts: 435  |
Never thought I'd see the day The Daily Mail was the source for an MS news story. Blackmore must have a tax bill to clear.
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