[2025-08-15] Deep Purple "Made in Japan (Super Deluxe Edition)" 5CD/1BD box set including Steven Wilson mixes (Warner)

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:30 am

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Description
5CD/1BD
NEW STEREO AND ATMOS MIXES BY STEVEN WILSON, PLUS NEWLY REMIXED VERSIONS OF ALL THREE JAPAN CONCERTS

On August 15, 1972, Deep Purple took the stage in Japan for the first of three shows that would give rise to one of rock’s most celebrated live albums, MADE IN JAPAN.

MADE IN JAPAN (SUPER DELUXE EDITION) features new stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes of the original by acclaimed producer Steven Wilson, all three concerts newly remixed by Richard Digby Smith, and several rare single edits.

Singer Ian Gillan, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, keyboardist Jon Lord, bassist Roger Glover, and drummer Ian Paice — Deep Purple’s famed Mk II lineup — turned studio staples like “Smoke On The Water,” “Highway Star,” and “Space Truckin’” into explosive live statements. “We came halfway around the world and found the audience singing every word. It was magical,” Glover recalls in the collection’s liner notes.

The band enlisted engineer Martin Birch — who had worked on several of their best-known studio albums — to record the shows to eight-track tape at Festival Hall in Osaka and the Budokan in Tokyo. The performances on MADE IN JAPAN (SUPER DELUXE EDITION) capture Deep Purple at full throttle, powering through songs from their then-new album Machine Head, along with fan favorites like “Child In Time,” “Strange Kind Of Woman,” and “Speed King.” The collection also includes rare single edits, like the German version of “Black Night” and the Mexican edit of “Space Truckin’.”

The live album garnered widespread critical acclaim, with Rolling Stone declaring it “Purple’s definitive metal monster, a spark-filled execution of the typical Purple style.” This recognition led to its impressive ranking at No. 6 on their “Readers’ Poll: The 10 Best Live Albums of All Time.” AllMusic also praised the album, stating that “Deep Purple pushed its music into the kind of deliberate excess that made heavy metal what it became.” Additionally, the album achieved commercial success, landing at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Wilson harnesses the raw energy of the original tapes in his new stereo and Atmos mixes. “It’s all completely as it happened on the night,” he says. “The album has a power and sense of abandon that they never quite captured in the studio. Hopefully this new mix makes it feel even more like you’re there.”

Tracklist
[CD1: Original Album (2025 Steven Wilson Remix)]
1. Highway Star
2. Child In Time
3. Smoke On The Water
4. The Mule
5. Strange Kind Of Woman
6. Lazy
7. Space Truckin’

[CD2: Osaka, August 15, 1972]
1. Highway Star
2. Smoke On The Water
3. Child In Time
4. The Mule (Drum Solo)
5. Strange Kind Of Woman
6. Lazy
7. Space Truckin’

[CD3: Osaka, August 16, 1972]
1. Highway Star
2. Smoke On The Water
3. Child In Time
4. The Mule (Drum Solo)
5. Strange Kind Of Woman
6. Lazy
7. Space Truckin’

[CD4: Tokyo, August 17, 1972]
1. Highway Star
2. Smoke On The Water
3. Child In Time
4. The Mule (Drum Solo)
5. Strange Kind Of Woman
6. Lazy
7. Space Truckin’

[CD5: The Encores]
1. Black Night (Osaka, August 15, 1972)
2. Speed King (Osaka, August 15, 1972)
3. Black Night (Osaka, August 16, 1972)
4. Lucille (Osaka, August 16, 1972)
5. Black Night (Tokyo, August 17, 1972)
6. Speed King (Tokyo, August 17, 1972)
Bonus Tracks:
7. Black Night (German Single Edit)
8. Space Truckin’ (Mexican Single Edit)
9. Smoke On The Water (U.S. Single Edit)

[Blu-ray]
Made In Japan – Steven Wilson Atmos Mix

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Linda · **Posted:** Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:30 am

"Highway Star (Live In Osaka, Japan, 8/16/1972) (Steven Wilson Remix)"

NoURider · **Joined:** 21 Jul 2006 **Posts:** 3309

Awesome. Not sure if this is ok or not, but there is a youtube vid of one Deep Purple's Mega Fan who does a a personal ranking of 38 live Deep Purple releases. I have been filling in some gaps recently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SucK2sw ... ngMagazine

NoURider · **Joined:** 21 Jul 2006 **Posts:** 3309

Ordered. Great price too!

JosephC · **Joined:** 27 Jan 2011 **Posts:** 2656

I think they should call this Made In Japan Super Deluxe Edition Mark II since there was a previous super deluxe edition with much of the same material. This new one is almost guaranteed to sound better. I thought the last one passed the sound quality test, but it also left A LOT of room for improvement. This has some single edits and the surround mix, the last one had a DVD with some actual video on it. I think I'm good with the previous version.

Dr. Chris Evil · 26 Jul 2006

Is Wilson remixing the individual concerts as well...?

Jason Michael · 30 May 2012

Dr. Chris Evil wrote:

Is Wilson remixing the individual concerts as well...?

No, just the original album (CD1) and the Dolby Atmos mix. The concerts are remixed by Richard Digby Smith, whose work I do not know.
From the description:

Quote:

features new stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes of the original by acclaimed producer Steven Wilson, all three concerts newly remixed by Richard Digby Smith,

Jason Michael · 30 May 2012

Looking up Richard Digby Smith, he's been in the business since 1970, when he started at Island Records.

https://www.discogs.com/artist/378164-R ... igby-Smith

:shock:

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Invisible Pedestrian · **Joined:** 24 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 26163

Not sure how many more times they can milk the Machine Head era but here they go again.

There’s not much here that’s hasn’t been offered before, unless a few live single edits thrill you.

And yet, the Perfect Strangers deluxe that was supposed to have been released in 2004 and was nixed by Blackmore will never happen.

Great stuff, great performances, but c’mon man.

Maybe we will get the Machine Head/Made In Japan 15 disc box set mashup soon.

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2025 1:04 am

The USA pre-order price has dropped by $8, down to $61.99:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FDLM2Q8L/?tag=imwan-20

[2025-08-15] Deep Purple "Made in Japan (Super Deluxe Edition)" 5CD/1BD box set including Steven Wilson mixes (Warner)

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