Jon Lord‘s final studio work, a new version of his Concerto For Group and Orchestra, will be released on September 25.

It was recorded in Abbey Road Studios and features the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic orchestra plus Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, Joe Bonamassa, Deep Purple guitarist  and Bulgarian guitarist Darin Vassilev.

Lord, who died last month at 71, said of the album:

“Over the years since leaving Deep Purple I’ve played it over 30 times, and in 2000 I did it well over 30 times with Purple on tour.

I’ve been honing the piece. It’s a marvellous and exciting prospect to have the definitive recording of the definitive score.”

Meanwhile, Deep Purple have confirmed Re-Machined: A Tribute to Machine Head will be released in the US, also on September 25.

The album includes Metallica, Maiden, Chickenfoot and many others delivering their interpretations of the tracks from Purple’s iconic 1972 record.