In the summer of 1972, the world was enraptured by “Smoke On The Water”, the hit that mainstreamed the sound of Deep Purple. That album, Machine Head, would issue four singles and help make Deep Purple the big metal band of the early ’70s. With that fame, the eventual release of Made In Japan, the 1973 (US) follow-up to the successful studio set that preceded it, could be heard blasting from every 8-track in the city as cars sed you by. the set cherry-picked 7 essential tracks from a tour in Japan. But there is obviously so much more that could have been done with this set, an element that Rhino Entertainment intends to correct with a Deluxe Edition of Made In Japan.
On August 15, a Boxed Deluxe Edition of Made In Japan will arrive with added surprises to make every Deep Purple fan happy for a re-juiced edition to slot in next to the original. The last Boxed set was issued in 2014. This new boxed set will collect 5CDs that feature the full sets from August 15, 16, and 17 as well as a CD of encores and Single Edits. The added Blu-ray Audio disc will contain a Dolby Atmos mix, and DTS-HD Surround mixes, all remixed by Steven Wilson of the original album as you remember and love. A book is packed in as well as a poster and other memorabilia. It’s gonna be a beautiful addition to your library, to be sure.
Made In Japan will be released as the 5CD/BD Box, DD,
Made In Japan (Super Deluxe Edition) – Deep Purple
CD1 (Original Album Remixed by Steven Wilson)
01 Highway Star
02 Child In Time
03 Smoke On The Water
04 The Mule
05 Strange Kind Of Woman
06 Lazy
07 Space Truckin’
CD2 (Tokyo, August 15)
01 Highway Star
02 Smoke On The Water
03 Child In Time
04 The Mule (Drum Solo)
05 Strange Kind Of Woman
06 Lazy
07 Space Truckin’
CD3 (Tokyo, August 16)
01 Highway Star
02 Smoke On The Water
03 Child In Time
04 The Mule (Drum Solo)
05 Strange Kind Of Woman
06 Lazy
07 Space Truckin’
CD4 (Tokyo, August 17)
01 Highway Star
02 Smoke On The Water
03 Child In Time
04 The Mule (Drum Solo)
05 Strange Kind Of Woman
06 Lazy
07 Space Truckin’
CD5 (The Encores/Single Edits)
Encores
01 Black Night” (Osaka, August 15, 1972)
02 Speed King” (Osaka, August 15, 1972)
03 Black Night” (Osaka, August 16, 1972)
04 Lucille” (Osaka, August 16, 1972)
05 Black Night” (Tokyo, August 17, 1972)
06 Speed King” (Tokyo, August 17, 1972)
Single Edits
07 Black Night (German Single Edit)
08 Space Truckin’ (Mexican Single Edit)
09 Smoke On The Water (US Single Edit)
BD-Audio (Dolby Atmos/DTS HD of original album – Steven Wilson)
01 Highway Star
02 Child In Time
03 Smoke On The Water
04 The Mule
05 Strange Kind Of Woman
06 Lazy
07 Space Truckin’