Deep Purple - Made in Japan (1972)

Deep Purple - Made in Japan (1972)

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Deep Purple - Made in Japan

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Made in Japan is a double live album by English rock band Deep Purple, recorded during their first tour of Japan in August 1972. It was originally released in December 1972, with a US release in April 1973, and became a commercial and critical success.

Original release on vinyl (2 LP)

Side one

1.   "Highway Star"   Osaka 16 August   6:52

2.   "Child in Time"   Osaka 16 August   12:25

Side two

3.   "Smoke on the Water"   Osaka 15 August   7:32

4.   "The Mule"   Tokyo 17 August   9:50

Side three

5.   "Strange Kind of Woman"   Osaka 16 August   9:36

6. "Lazy" Tokyo 17 August 10:51

Deep Purple Band Members / Musicians

Ritchie Blackmore – lead guitar

Ian Gillan – vocals, harmonica (uncredited), percussion (uncredited)

Roger Glover – bass

Jon Lord – organ, piano

Ian Paice – drums

Co-ordination – Warner Pioneer

Engineering – Martin Birch

Equipment – Ian Hansford, Rob Cooksey, Colin Hart, Ron Quinton

Marshall Engineer – K Flegg

Promoters – Universal Orient Promotions

Produced by Deep Purple

Mixed by Roger Glover, Ian Paice

Cover Design – Roger Glover

Photography – Fin Costello

Remastered by Peter Mew

Made in Japan is a double live album by English rock band Deep Purple, recorded during their first tour of Japan in August 1972. It was originally released in December 1972, with a US release in April 1973, and became a commercial and critical success.

The band were well known for their strong stage act, and had privately recorded several shows, or broadcast them on radio, but were unenthusiastic about recording a live album until their Japanese record company decided it would be good for publicity. They insisted on supervising the live production, including using Martin Birch, who had previously collaborated with the band, as engineer, and were not particularly interested in the album's release, even after recording. The tour was successful, with strong media interest and a positive response from fans.

The album was an immediate commercial success, particularly in the US, where it was accompanied by the top five hit "Smoke on the Water", and became a steady seller throughout the 1970s. A three-CD set of most of the tour's performances was released in 1993, while a remastered edition of the album with a CD of extra tracks was released in 1998. In 2014, a deluxe edition was announced with further bonus material. The album had a strong critical reception and continues to attract praise. A Rolling Stone readers' poll in 2012 ranked Made in Japan the sixth best live album of all time.