DEEP PURPLE 'Perfect Strangers' (1984) Original US Press EX--Perfect Strangers is the eleventh studio album by Deep Purple , released in October 1984. It represents the first album recorded by the reformed (as well as the most successful and popular), mark 2 line up
It was the first Deep Purple studio album in nine years, and the first with the Mk II line-up for eleven years, the last being Who Do We Think We Are in 1973. Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover arrived from Rainbow, Ian Gillan from Black Sabbath , Jon LOrd from Whitesnake , and Ian Paice from Gary Moore's backing band.