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Deep Purple: Made in Japan

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s

Artist: Deep Purple
Title: Made in Japan
Released: 1973
Label: EMI Records
Time: 76:46 / 21:45
Producer(s): Simon Robinson
Appears with: Ritchie Blackmoore
Category: Rock
Rating: *********. (9/10)
Media type: CD Double
Purchase date:  2006.03.12
Price in €: 9,99
Web address: www.deep-purple.com

 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


CD One - Made in Japan:
[1] Highway star (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) - 6:51
[2] Child in time (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) - 12:24
[3] Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) - 7:32
[4] The mule (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) - 9:49
[5] Strange kind of woman (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) - 9:36
[6] Lazy (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) - 10:51
[7] Space truckin' (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) - 19:41

[3] - Recorded in Osaka on August 15th 1972.
[1],[2],[5],[7] - Recorded in Osaka on August 16th 1972.
[4[,[6] - Recorded in Tokyo on August 17th 1972.

CD Two - The Encores:
[1] Black Night (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) - 6:17
[2] Speed King (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) - 7:25
[3] Lucille (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) - 8:03

[1],[2] - Recorded in Tokyo on August 17th 1972.
[3] - Recorded in Osaka on August 16th 1972.
 

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


Ian Gilan - Vocals
Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar
Jon Lord - Organ, Piano, Keyboards
Roger Glover - Synthesizer, Bass, Mixing
Ian Paice - Drums

Martin Birch - Engineer
K. Flegg - Engineer
Peter Mew - Remastering
Simon Robinson - Liner Notes, Repackaging Design
Nigel Reeve - Project Coordinator
Steve Hoffman - Digitally Remastering
 

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


The album is a live recording of the Japanese Tour 1972.
Concerts in:
Osaka on 15th August
Osaka on 16th August
Tokyo on 17th August.

Contains 2 LPS on 1 CD.

This one-in-a-lifetime-classic album contains tracks recorded in Japan during August 1972. The concerts concerned have been released almost in full in a 3CD set titled Live in Japan 1993. (Go for that if you want three versions of all tracks!) A remastered anniversary edition was issued in 1998, and it came with a few extra tracks that had not been included before.



"..Purple's definitive metal monster, a spark-filled execution of the typical Purple style...volatile stage personalities...technically superior.."

Rolling Stone 5/24/73, pg.58



Not only could they kick ass in the studio, they could stir up a hornet's nest on stage, too. This double-album (one CD) set recorded in Japan includes most of their best material ("Highway Star," "Smoke on the Water") and pushes the metal envelope even further. Ritchie Blackmore is in peak form throughout.

Tom Graves, All-Music Guide



DCC took their first step into the heavy metal arena with the 'often imitated, never duplicated' Made in Japan. Along with such classics as The Who's Live at Leeds, and The Allman Brothers' Live at the Fillmore East, this is one of the greatest live albums ever recorded. Originally released as a double LP, DCC put both albums on a single CD and it sounds better than ever. From the opening rocker, "Highway Star" to the 20-minute set closer, "Space Truckin'," this is what metal is all about. Forget the posers, this is real rock. Ritchie Blackmore's guitar work throughout the CD is sublime, and the rest of the band are no slouches either. Check out the middle section of "Child in Time." Blackmore wails on lead, and Ian Paice's jazz-influenced fills are outstanding. When the jam is finished, all you hear is the quiet and attentive Japanese crowd briefly before the band goes back into the last verse. What you won't hear is hiss. The dynamics on this track in particular are breathtaking. Also, for the first time, you can understand what vocalist Ian Gillan is saying to the crowd before the final section of the song. Made in Japan contains a live version of what is surely one of the biggest classic rock songs of all time, "Smoke on the Water." The polite Japanese audiences on these three nights had no idea they were about to witness part of rock history. Deep Purple were at their creative peak at this point in their career, and proved it time and time again on this album. You don't believe me? Listen to "Strange Kind of Woman" and "Lazy." Nothing more needs to be said. The musicianship on Made in Japan is superb, and the sound quality on DCC's gold CD is even better. All of the original album labels are reproduced in the booklet for the vinyl fans, along with a brief history of the band. If by some chance you're one of the poor souls that don't already have this album, you need it. If you're like most of us and already have a copy, you still need this CD. What are you waiting for? Get away from your PC, stop reading this review, and get out and pick up a copy now!

© 1998 Steve Marshall



"Dieser mitreißende Mix aus musikalischer Potenz und Power, aus griffigen Riffs und ellenlangen Improvisationen, aus rasanter Härte und melodischer Raffinesse steht noch heute ziemlich alleine an der Spitze." , All-Music Guide **** "Not only could they kick ass in the studio, they could stir up a hornet's nest on stage, too. This double-album (one CD) set recorded in Japan includes most of their best material ("Highway Star", "Smoke on the Water") and pushes the metal envelope even further. Ritchie Blackmore is in peak form throughout." F. Schöler in Stereo 5/98: "Eine der besseren LiveHard-Rock-Platten findet man hier in exzellenter Überspielung."

L. Brandt in stereoplay 4/98



"Not only could they kick ass in the studio, they could stir up a hornet's nest on stage, too. This double-album (one CD) set recorded in Japan includes most of their best material ("Highway Star", "Smoke on the Water") and pushes the metal envelope even further. Ritchie Blackmore is in peak form throughout."

All-Music Guide ****



Nach dem fetten Sound zu urteilen, mit dem Deep Purple auf ihrem klassischen 72er Set mit "Highway Star" loslegen, ist klar, daß diese Band aus einer Ära stammt, die Größe im Sound zu würdigen wußte. Ritchie Blackmores Gitarre und Jon Lords Keyboards beherrschten die Abende auf der Japantournee des Quintetts und gaben der Band von Anfang bis Ende eine Dichte, die vom harten und lauten Beat des Schlagzeugers Ian Paice zusammengehalten wurde. Auf dieser Tour, mit ihrem damals neuesten Studiowerk Machine Head im Gepäck, schwelgten Deep Purple in einigen großartigen, in die Länge gezogenen Improvisationen, welche im Hauptset meist die 10 Minuten Grenze überschritten und mit der inzwischen legendären Live-Rezitation von "Space Truckin'" abgerundet wurden. Dieses Live-Opus wird mit Recht von vielen als Meilenstein in der Geschichte des Hard Rock angesehen. Es ist ein Dauerbrenner.

Andrew Bartlett, Amazon.de



Um dieses Album muß man nicht viele Worte machen: Es ist die Live-Einspielung der Top-Rocker - und ihr größter Erfolg (Platz 6) im britischen Mutterland. Selbst nach 25 Jahren treibt das Konzert Schweißperlen auf die Stirn - bei Songs wie "Child In Time", "Smoke On The Water" oder "Strange Kind Of Woman". Der Clou: Eine Bonus-CD glänzt mit drei Zugaben, "Black Night", "Speed King" und "Lucille". Daß die Songs, klasse remastert, nun ihr Klangpfund ausspielen können, macht diese Edition zum Muß für Fans!

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Definitiv eines der stärksten Live-Alben der Rockgeschichte. Dieser mitreißende Mix aus musikalischer Potenz und Power, aus griffigen Riffs und ellenlangen Improvisationen, aus rasanter Härte und melodischer Raffinesse steht noch heute ziemlich alleine an der Spitze. Am 15., 16. und 17. August 1972 waren die Herren Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice und Blackmore einfach in Bestform, vor allem in der zweiten der drei Schows in Osaka und Tokio, die seinerzeit aufgezeichnet wurden. Alle drei Auftritte sind zu hören auf dem 3-CD-Set "Live In Japan" (EMI 8 27726 2). Das auf Doppel-LP für Jahrzehnte maßstäbesetzende Konzentrat "Made In Japan" paßte auf eine CD (EMI 7 48050 2). Wozu jetzt also die Doppel-CD? Für Soundfreaks ist die Sache spätestens nach einer Minute von CD 1 klar. Gegenüber der CD-Erstausgabe hat schon der knallige Opener "Highway Star" merklich mehr Details, Dynamik und Baß-Power im Tank. Das Remastering-Team der Abbey Road Studios hat mal wieder ganze Arbeit geleistet - faszinierend. Dazu kommen dann die Schmakerln für den Purpelogen. Denn auf CD 2 bekommt er die Zugaben: "Black Night" und den - völlig aus den Fugen geratenen- "Speed King" vom Tokio-Auftritt (auf "Live In Japan" sind die Osaka-Versionen vom 15. August). Der Knüller ist aber der Little Richard-Heuler "Lucille", den die Fans bislang nur in einer anderen Version auf "In Concert 1970/1972" (2 CDs, EMI 7 98181 2) und auf unsäglichen Bootlegs zu hören bekamen und den die redlich ausgepowerten Depp Purple nur beim zweiten Osaka-Gig spielten. Zugreifen! ** M: 8-10 ** K: 6-7

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 L y r i c s

CD One:

Highway Star

Oah nobody gonna take my car
I'm gonna race it to the ground
Nobody gonna beat my car
It's gonna break the speed of sound

Oh it's a killing machine
It's got everything
Like a driving power
Big fat tyres and everything
I love it and I need it, I bleed it
Yeah it's a wild hurricane
Alright hold tight, I'm a highway star

Nobody gonna take my girl
I'm gonna keep her to the end
Nobody gonna have my girl
She stays close on every bend

Oh she's a killing machine
She's got everything
A moving mouth
Body control and everything
I love her an' I need her, I seed her
Yeah she turns me on
Alright hold tight, I'm a highway star

Nobody gonna take my head
I got speed inside my brain
Nobody gonna steal my head
Now that I'm on the road again

Oh I'm in heaven again
I've got everything
Like a moving ground
An open road and everything
I love it and I need it, I seed it
Eight cylinders all mine
Alright hold tight, I'm a highway star

Nobody gonna take my car
I'm gonna race it to the ground
Nobody gonna beat my car
It's gonna break the speed of sound

Oh it's a killing machine
It's got everything
Like a driving power
Big fat tyres and everything
I love it and I need it, I bleed it
Yeah it's a mad hurricane
Alright hold tight, I'm a highway star
I'm a highway star
I'm a highway star


Child In Time

Sweet child in time you'll see the line
The line that's drawn between the good and the bad
See the blind man shooting at the world
Bullets flying taking toll
If you've been bad, Lord I bet you have
And you've been hit by flying lead
You'd better close your eyes and bow your head
And wait for the ricochet


Smoke On The Water

We all came out to Montreux
On the Lake Geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile
We didn't have much time
Frank Zappa and the Mothers
Were at the best place around
But some stupid with a flare gun
Burned the place to the ground
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky

They burned down the gambling house
It died with an awful sound
Funky & Claude was running in and out
Pulling kids out the ground
When it all was over
We had to find another place
But Swiss time was running out
It seemed that we would lose the race
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky

We ended up at the Grand Hotel
It was empty cold and bare
But with the Rolling truck Stones thing just outside
Making our music there
With a few red lights and a few old beds
We make a place to sweat
No matter what we get out of this
I know we'll never forget
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky


The Mule

No one sees the things you do
Because I stand in front of you
But you drive me all the time
Put evil in my mind
Used to sing and say my prayers
Live my life without a care
Now I have become a fool
Because I  listened to the mule
How can I change when my mind is a friend of a Lucifer hid in the ground
Just another slave for the mule


Strange Kind Of Woman

There once was a woman
A strange kind of woman
The kind that gets written down in history
Her name was Nancy
Her face was nothing fancy
She left a trail of happiness and misery

I loved her
Everybody loved her
She loved everyone and gave them good return
I tried to take her
I even tried to break her
She said I ain't for takin' won't you ever learn

I want you I need you I gotta be near you
I spent my money as I took my turn
I want you I need you I gotta be near you
Ooh I got a strange kind of woman

She looked like a raver
But I could never please her
On Wednesday mornings boy you can't go far
I couldn't get her
But things got better--she said
Saturday nights from now on baby you're my star

She finally said she loved me
I wed her in a hurry
No more callers and I glowed with pride
I'm dreaming
I feel like screaming
I won my woman just before she died

I want you I need you I gotta be near you
I spent my money as I took my turn
I want you I need you I gotta be near you
Ooh I had a strange kind of woman


Lazy

You're lazy just stay in bed
You're lazy just stay in bed
You don't want no money
You don't want no bread

If you're drowning you don't clutch no straw
If you're drowning you don't clutch no straw
You don't want to live you don't want to cry no more

Well my trying ain't done no good
I said my trying ain't done no good
You don't make no effort no not like you should

Lazy you just stay in bed
Lazy you just stay in bed
You don't want no money
You don't want no bread


Space Truckin'

We had a lot of luck on Venus
We always had a ball on Mars
Meeting all the groovey people
We've rocked the Milky Way so far
We danced around with Borealice
We're space truckin' round the the stars
Come on let's go Space Truckin'

Remember when we did the moonshot
And Pony Trekker led the way
We'd move to the Canaveral moonstop
And everynaut would dance and sway
We got music in our solar system
We're space truckin' round the stars
Come on let's go Space Truckin'

The fireball that we rode was moving
But now we've got a new machine
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah the freaks said
Man those cats can really swing
They got music in their solar system
They've rocked around the Milky Way
They dance around the Borealice
They're Space Truckin' everyday
Come on


CD Two:

Black Night

Black night is not right
I don't feel so bright
I don't care to sit tight
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
That I'm free, free to be me
Black night is a long way from home
I don't need a dark tree
I don't want a rough sea
I can't feel, I can't see
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
That I'm free, free to be me
Black night is a long way from home
Black night, black night
I don't need black night
I can't see dark light
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
That I'm free, free to be me
Black night is a long way from home


Speed King

Good golly said little Miss Molly
Whe she was rockin in the house
of the blue light
Tooty Fruity was oh so rotty
Rockin to the east and west
Loucile was oh so real
When she didn't do her daddy's will
Come on baby,drive me crazy
You can do it,you can do it
I'm a speed king,hear me sing
Yes,i'm a speed king,see me fly
Sat night and i just got paid
Gonna fool about now aint gonna save
People gonna rock,people gonna roll
Gonna have a party to save my soul
Heard headed woman,soft heart man
they been causin trouble since it all began
Take a little rice,take a little beans
gonna rock and roll down to
New Orleans
Cause i'm a speed king
hear me sing,speed king,see me fly
Good golly said little Miss Molly
Whe she was rockin in the house
of the blue light
Tooty Fruity was oh so rotty
Rockin to the east and west
Heard headed woman,soft heart man
they been causin trouble since it all began
Take a little rice,take a little beans gonna rock and roll down to
New Orleans


Lucille

Lucille, come back where you belong.
Oh, Lucille, come back where you belong.
I ain't nothing to ya, sing you such a beautiful song.

I woke up this morning, Lucille was not in sight.
I asked her friends about her but all their lips were tight.
Lucille, come back where you Belong.
I ain't nothing to ya, sing you such a beautiful song.

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