▁a ▁London ▁concert , ▁the ▁group ▁was ▁w ound ▁up . ▁Lord , ▁Mars den ▁and ▁later ▁Pa ice ▁joined ▁David ▁Cover dale ' s ▁Wh ites nake . ▁Mart ine z ▁joined ▁Stan ▁Web b ' s ▁Ch icken ▁Sh ack ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time , ▁before ▁joining ▁John ▁Ot way ▁for ▁one ▁album , ▁and ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁Robert ▁Plant . ▁Later ▁on , ▁Pa ice ▁played ▁in ▁Gary ▁Moore ' s ▁band ▁before ▁he ▁and ▁Lord ▁joined ▁the ▁re - formed ▁Deep ▁Pur ple ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Tony ▁As ht on ▁died ▁of ▁cancer ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁as ▁did ▁Jon ▁Lord , ▁of ▁pan cre atic ▁cancer , ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁A ▁mem orial ▁concert ▁was ▁held ▁for ▁Tony ▁As ht on ▁at ▁the ▁Bu xt on ▁Opera ▁House ▁on ▁ 4 th ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Record ings ▁The ▁band ▁recorded ▁their ▁debut ▁album ▁Mal ice ▁in ▁Wonder land ▁at ▁Music land ▁Studios ▁in ▁Mun ich ▁in ▁September ▁and ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁The ▁record ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁The ▁music ▁included ▁elements ▁of ▁rh ythm ▁and ▁bl ues , ▁fun k ▁and ▁soul , ▁with ▁several ▁tracks ▁featuring ▁a ▁br ass ▁section ▁and ▁backing ▁vocals ▁from ▁She ila ▁and ▁Jean ette ▁McK in ley . ▁Despite ▁some ▁critical ▁appreci ation ,