Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Episode Six


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   Withdrawn. postdlf arguement is quite convincing. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Alpha_Quadrant    (talk)    23:26, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Episode Six

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Article lacks significant coverage in reliable third party sources and fails the notability guidelines for musicians. Alpha_Quadrant   (talk)    18:36, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep, satisfies GNG. Did you just base your deletion nom off the current state of the article, or did you follow WP:BEFORE?  Because I found significant coverage with little difficulty, including, among others, a dedicated entry in The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music ("This respected beat group...").  And they appear to be integral to the history of Deep Purple, such that this book about that band has at least several pages just about the history of Episode Six.  And Episode Six has a biography in AllMusic.  postdlf (talk) 19:06, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Hmm, it does appear that there are two books with several pages on the music groups. They appear to be good quality sources. I had done a search, and there didn't appear to be any sources that were specifically about the group. The books you link above are on the Deep Purple article. This group appears to have a role in Deep Purple's formation. My concern is on whether or not this article warrants a separate article. There doesn't appear to be any coverage apart from Deep purple. Alpha_Quadrant    (talk)    19:23, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Ultimately the decision whether to maintain separate articles for related things or phases of something's history is a normal editing decision, not a matter for AFD, but my opinion from what I've seen here (I'd never heard of this band until seeing this AFD) is that a standalone article is appropriate. The AllMusic entry and the various music encyclopedia entries I found through Google Books are all about Episode Six in its own right, not merely within an entry on Deep Purple, and even within the Deep Purple book the content about Episode Six is very substantial.  More importantly, Episode Six didn't become Deep Purple though some of its members later formed that band and it may be most of why they are remembered now; Episode Six was a separate entity, with different and additional members, that performed and released albums and singles under that name.  So kind of like Mother Love Bone's relationship to Pearl Jam, though Episode Six even kept going for years after Deep Purple formed.  postdlf (talk) 19:55, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 20:12, 10 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep, although it needs citations. Two former members who have never been in Deep Purple (Mick Underwood and John Gustafson) are also considered notable enough to have their own articles. Furthermore, I recall reading that the band were commercially successful in the Middle East during the late 1960s, though I don't have the source to hand. --Ritchie333 (talk) 23:06, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.