The Maze-In[66-67]UK (Feat. Rod Evans & Ian Paice)

Rod Evans - vocals
Chris Banham - organ
Eric Keene - bass
Roger Lewis - guitar
Ian Paice - drums

1.Harlem Shuffle [The Maze] (1967)
2.I'm So Glad [The Maze] (1967)
3.The Trap [The Maze] (1967)
4.Aria Del Sud[The Maze] (1967)
5.Non Fatemio Odiar [The Maze] (1967)
6.You'll Never Stop Me Loving You [MI 5] (1966)
7.Only Time Will Tell [MI 5] (1966)

Before joining Deep Purple,Evans played together with Ian Paice in The Maze,formerly MI5.

Ian Anderson Paice was born in Nottingham on June 29,1948.The family moved to Bicester,near Oxford a few years later.His father played piano with dance bands and encouraged Ian's interest in drumming.Ian got his first drum kit,a red glitter Gigster,when he was 15,then moved on to a Premier,gigging with his father for pocket money.His first rock and roll group,Georgie And The Rave Ons,played locally around Oxford.In mid-1965 the Rave Ons changed their name to The Shindigs.The Shindigs also supported a Slough based M I 5 a number of times.When their drummer quit,lan Paice was offered the gig and quit The Shindigs.M I 5 turned fully professional and in mid-1966 cut their first single before deciding to change their name to The Maze (not to be confused with the Black American band),cutting three singles and an EP between late 1966 and early 1967.In January 1967 they did a season in Italy providing the backing for a stage play, cutting an Italian only single.Ian Paice also met Ritchie Blackmore on the boat over and again when The Maze got a three week booking in Hamburg.Disillusioned by The Maze's lack of real success,Rod Evans and Ian Paice auditioned for Deep Purple in early 1968.


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