Touring version of the band surfaced

After the break-up, most of the members of Deep Purple went on to have considerable success in a number of other bands, including Rainbow (1975–1984; Ritchie Blackmore and, from 1979, Roger Glover), Whitesnake (1978–2022; David Coverdale, Jon Lord until 1984, and Ian Paice during 1979–1982) and Gillan (1978–1982; Ian Gillan). Gillan also joined Black Sabbath from late 1982 to early 1984 (Glenn Hughes would also join Sabbath for a short time later in the 1980s). The then-defunct Deep Purple began to gain a type of mystical status, with fan-driven reissues and newly assembled live and compilation albums being released throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s. This fuelled a number of promoter-led attempts to get the band to reform, especially with the revival of the hard rock market in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1980, a touring version of the band surfaced; of this, Rod Evans, who had left Captain Beyond at the end of 1973, was the only member who had ever been in Deep Purple. The legitimate Deep Purple camp brought legal action over unauthorised use of the name; this was eventually successful, and Evans was ordered to pay damages of US$672,000 for using the band name without permission.