Editing Deep Purple (section)

===Mark II reunion (1984–1989)===
[[file:Deep Purple (1985).jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.75|Deep Purple Mark II during their reunion tour at the [[Cow Palace]], San Francisco, 1985. Pictured left to right: Roger Glover, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Richie Blackmore (out of shot: Jon Lord).]]
In April 1984, eight years after the demise of Deep Purple, a full-scale (and legal) reunion took place with the "classic" Mark II line-up of 1969–1973: Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover.<ref>Billboard (18 May 1985). [https://books.google.com/books?id=HCUEAAAAMBAJ&dq=deep+purple+reunion+1984&pg=PA219 Deep Purple: 'Surprise Of The Year'] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. p.41. Retrieved 2 March 2012</ref><ref>Pete Prown, Harvey P. Newquist (1997). [https://books.google.com/books?id=60Jde3l7WNwC&dq=deep+purple+reunion+1984&pg=PA65 Legends of rock guitar: the essential reference of rock's greatest guitarists] p.65. Hal Leonard Corporation. Retrieved 2 March 2012</ref> The reformed band signed a worldwide deal with [[PolyGram]], with [[Mercury Records]] releasing their albums in the US, and [[Polydor Records]] in the UK and other countries. The album ''[[Perfect Strangers (album)|Perfect Strangers]]'' was recorded in [[Vermont]] and released in October 1984. The album was commercially successful, reaching number 5 in the [[UK Albums Chart]] and number 12 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] in the US.<ref name="OCC"/><ref name="AllMusic.com"/> The album included the singles and concert staples "Knockin' At Your Back Door" and "[[Perfect Strangers (Deep Purple song)|Perfect Strangers]]".<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/r5343 Deep Purple: Perfect Strangers], [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved 2 March 2012</ref> ''Perfect Strangers'' became the second Deep Purple album to go platinum in the US, following ''Machine Head'' (''Made in Japan'' would also finally hit platinum status in the US in 1986, the same year ''Machine Head'' increased to double platinum).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.udiscovermusic.com/purples-momentous-mk-ii-reunion |title=Deep Purple & A Momentous Mark II Reunion |publisher=udiscovermusic.com |access-date=5 November 2014}}</ref>

[[File:Deep Purple Open-Air Mannheim Maimarktgelände 29.06.1985.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|left|Promotional poster for the band's concert in Mannheim, Germany in 1985 during their [[Perfect Strangers Tour]]]]
The reunion tour followed, starting in Australia and winding its way across the world to North America, then into Europe by the following summer. Financially, the tour was also a tremendous success. In the US, the 1985 tour out-grossed every other artist except [[Bruce Springsteen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehighwaystar.com/interviews/lord/jl19890100.html |title=Jon Lord Interview at www.thehighwaystar.com |publisher=Thehighwaystar.com |date=12 February 1968 |access-date=23 October 2011}}</ref> The UK homecoming saw the band headline the 1985 [[Knebworth Festival|Knebworth Fayre]] in June, where the weather was bad (torrential rain and {{convert|6|in|cm}} of mud) in front of 80,000 fans.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.knebworthhouse.com/rock/rockconcerts.htm |title=Knebworth House – Rock Concerts |work=KnebworthHouse.com. |access-date=23 October 2011 |archive-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713161656/http://www.knebworthhouse.com/rock/rockconcerts.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The gig was called the "Return of the Knebworth Fayre".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deep-purple.net/gallery/knebworth/knebworth-1985.htm |title=Deep Purple – Knebworth 1985 |work=DeepPurple.net. |access-date=23 October 2011}}</ref>

Mark II followed ''Perfect Strangers'' with ''[[The House of Blue Light]]'' in 1987, which was supported by another world tour (interrupted after Blackmore broke a finger on stage while trying to catch his guitar after throwing it in the air). A new live album ''[[Nobody's Perfect (Deep Purple album)|Nobody's Perfect]]'', which was culled from several shows on this tour, was released in 1988. In the UK a new Mark II version of "Hush" was also released in 1988 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Deep Purple.