Детали релиза : Deep Purple - Made in Japan (Steven Wilson Remix) (1972/2025) [FLAC (tracks)]

Album review

The only live record from the Mark II line-up of Deep Purple was a surprise hit, and a source of controversy after its 1972 release. The three concerts that the band recorded in Osaka and Tokyo in August 1972 were first released in full in a 2014 box set with remixes by Kevin Shirley and Martin Pullan. The quality of the gear on which these shows were originally recorded (with a total budget of $3000) was questionable, leading to original vinyl pressing with less than pristine sound. While the fidelity was improved somewhat by the later remixes and remasters, this version, with Steven Wilson at the helm, has audibly more presence. Thanks to advances in digital audio technology, there's more punch and better detail to these familiar tracks.

These shows opened with "Highway Star," included "Smoke on the Water," and closed with "Lazy" and "Space Truckin'"—all from Machine Head. In between were an extended version of "Child in Time" (from 1970's Deep Purple in Rock), "The Mule" (from 1971's Fireball) with an extended drum solo by Ian Paice, and "Strange Kind of Woman" (originally a non-album single). While there was enough of Deep Purple's trademark blues and boogie to make it possible for single edits to be released from the album (three are included here), what pleased fans was the band's choice to play loose and jammy versions of the songs, rather than replicate the studio takes. The nearly 20-minute version of "Space Truckin'" may be too much for some, but it remains glorious evidence of the band's abundance of genuine musical talent.

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