Deep Purple Made In Japan Album
Made in Japan by Released December 1972 (UK) April 1973 (US) Recorded, 15 and 16 August 1972, Tokyo, 17 August 1972,, Length 76: 44 (Original 2) 98:06 (1998 2CD edition) (UK and Europe) (US, Canada and Japan) Deep Purple (engineering) live albums chronology (1969) 1969 Made in Japan (1972) (1976) 1976 Made in Japan is a live album by English rock band, 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, 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 ', 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 readers' poll in 2012 ranked Made in Japan the sixth best live album of all time. Accel Cal Map Software. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Background and live bootlegs [ ] 'Mk II' formed in July 1969 when founding members, guitarist, organist and drummer recruited singer and bassist to progress from their earlier pop and sound towards. They began touring extensively, becoming a well received live band, and had recorded several shows either to broadcast on the radio or listen to privately. However, they had rejected the idea of releasing a live album commercially as they believed it would be impossible to reproduce the quality and experience of their stage act on an LP. Consequently, there was a demand for of the band. The most notorious of these was an LP entitled H Bomb, recorded at on 11 July 1970, which led to a subsequent court case when ' was prosecuted for selling it.
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An article in that examined the bootleg phenomenon claimed that H Bomb was the best selling one at that time. This success, along with albums from other artists such as 's and the ' convinced the band that an official live album would be commercially successful. At the time, Glover told Sounds magazine that 'there are so many bootlegs of us going around, if we put out our own live set, it should kill their market.' Tour and recording [ ] By 1972, Deep Purple had achieved considerable commercial success in Japan, including several hit singles, so it made sense to tour there. Three dates were booked; the on 11 and 12 May, and the, Tokyo on 16 August, though these were later changed to the 15 and 16 August, and 17 August respectively due to an earlier US tour being rescheduled. The dates sold out almost immediately, and consequently the Japanese arm of the band's label,, wanted to record the tour for a live album to be released in the country. The band eventually agreed to the idea, but insisted if it was going to be released, they wanted it to be done properly.
Gillan recalled, 'we said we would have to OK the equipment, we wanted to use our own engineer and we would have the last say on whether the tapes were released'. The band enlisted producer, who had worked on previous studio albums, to record the shows onto an so they could subsequently be mixed. The band's live setlist had been revamped at the start of the year, immediately after recording the album, and that album made up a substantial proportion of new material. Although the setlist remained the same for most of the year, opening with 'Highway Star' and closing with 'Lazy' and 'Space Truckin', the band's musical skill and structure meant there was sufficient improvisation within the songs to keep things fresh. The original intention was the stage act would be used for about a year before being dropped, but Gillan and Glover both resigned from the band in June 1973. When this line-up reformed in 1984, the 1972 setlist made up a significant amount of material performed in concert. The band's favourite gig of the tour was at the on 17 August 1972 The band arrived in Japan on 9 August, a week before the tour started, to a strong reception, and were greeted with gifts and flowers.