Customer Reviews

Live in Japan

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This is the (almost) complete release of the Japanese tour (3 dates!), August 1972. This is DP Mk. II at their finest, and it is from these tapes that the classic "Made in Japan" album was cut. The present disc collects all three shows, Osaka I, Osaka II, and Tokyo, minus "Smoke on the Water" from Night 1, encores from N2, and mule from N3- all explained in the 24p liner notes.
For serious collectors and fans, hear interesting variations on the same material, including Blackmore f$*#ing up "Smoke on the water" -twice! Also, disc is remixed at Abbey Road. ROCK!

The shows were the same and the sets were the same except for encores. Still, Deep Purple put enough into them where they don't sound the same. This is "The Set" for any Purple fan. A big chunk of rock history. Heck, I waited seven years to get this set and its worth it.

overkill shows with 3 cd set! on the first night, second, third.....Rockumentary result! kick arse!

Deep Purple / Live In Japan August 1972 (3 concerts on 3 CDs): For the Super Fan of Deep Purple, or the Super Fan of the "Made In Japan" album, this is the perfect Fat Boy 3 CD set. The casual fan should stick to the original "Made In Japan" CD. Now we can understand why the record company had to combine the studio version of `Smoke on the water' with the live version for the "Made In Japan" release. Deep purple only plays `Smoke...' twice, and the band was already so tired of the opening riff that they purposely mess it up on both performances. It's actually quite funny to hear it, and it doesn't even ruin the song, but it certainly would not have become the Mega-Hit it was without the `fix'. All three concerts are enjoyable, unavoidably repetitious, but well done throughout. The Super Fan will give it 5 Stars. The casual fan will also give it 5 stars...but would not want to listen to all three concerts in succession (although, I have no idea why a 'casual fan' would want this anyway).

Twenty one years after MADE IN JAPAN release, here are three concerts from which album was token. Digitally mixed from original tapes. The awesonme quality of these shows remains an impressive testament to the power of DEEP PURPLE on stage.

This is a great collection for any Purple freak. Lots of the same songs during the 3 shows but there is enough variation to keep it very interesting. This was DP in their prime and remains one of the best live collections in rock history.

Bought in Germany and is a must have for all DEEP PURPLE fans! Quality of all songs is amazing! Great feel of being there live! Definitly among the best of live CDs!

The one thing that detracts from this CD set is the poor mix - unlike on the Made In Japan release where everything is perfectly balanced, Blackmore's guitar is, at times, nowhere to be heard in the mix, with the keyboards being louder at times than they need to be. It's unfortunate that the same care that was given to the original release was not to be found here. On the flip side, do we really need to hear Blackmore tuning his guitar at the beginnings of some songs? That's where he should have been mixed out.

In any case, an outstanding collection worthy many listens, even though the mix is uneven throughout.