Deep Purple - Made in Japan

This special edition three-CD set features the three 1972 concert recordings from which the classic Made in Japan album was selected, remixed, and remastered, and almost complete. A few encores and two songs from Made in Japan had to be left off, as the remaining tracks clock in at over 230 minutes. The band played almost exactly the same set each night, so there's lots of duplication here, but they're in fantastic form throughout most of the performances. The second show, over half of which did make it onto Made in Japan, burns brilliantly and white-hot from start to finish, and there are other new highlights as well, including the wailing encore "Black Night." Only you can decide if you need three 20-minute versions of "Space Truckin'," but for fans this is a valuable set -- not only for comparative listening (Jon Lord never plays the intro to "Child in Time" the same way twice), but also for presenting more of the band at and near the height of its powers. This is another fine set released through the efforts of the Deep Purple Appreciation Society, who also provide the excellent liner notes and packaging. ~ Stephen Raiteri, All Music Guide

Name Credits Deep Purple Producer Fin Costello Photography Ian Gillan ?, Vocals Ian Paice Drums Ian Price Mixing Jon Lord Organ, Piano, Keyboards Justin Waller Artwork K. Flegg Engineer Martin Birch Engineer Nigel Reeve Project Coordinator Peter Mew Remastering Ritchie Blackmore Guitar Roger Glover Bass, Synthesizer, Mixing Roy Glover, Jr. Mixing, Cover Design, Bass Simon Robinson Repackaging Design, Liner Notes