News 27 Feb 2014

Deep Purple / “Made In Japan” reissue: boxes & formats explained

By Paul Sinclair

Universal Music will today officially announced the reissue of the Deep Purple live classic Made In Japan that we told you about last month.

This reissue of the 1972 album seems to have virtually all bases covered with TWO super deluxe box sets (one is a 4CD+DVD offering, the other a 9LP set), a two-CD deluxe edition, a 2LP version, a Pure Audio hi-res Blu-ray Audio, HD downloads and last but not least, the humble one-CD remaster!

Super Deluxe Edition box sets

Both boxes offer the full 1972 Japanese tour newly remixed (by Martin Pullan). The CD-based set includes the following:

• 4 x CD
• DVD
• 7” promo single
• Deluxe 60 Page Hardback book + memorabilia
• MP3 and HD Download card

The first CD is the Osaka gig from 15th August, the second is Osaka again from 16th August, and the third disc is Tokyo from 17th August. All the encores from every night are gathered on a fourth and final CD. The DVD includes the documentary The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II as well as some other rare clips. Even better, this box comes with a high definition download of the original Made In Japan album; both the new 2013 remix and the original 1973 mix (remastered).

vinylbox — Made In Japan: 9LP Heavyweight vinyl box

The VINYL super deluxe box set is a gargantuan 9LP box set which includes all the (remixed) audio on the CD box across nine heavyweight 180g vinyl records. Each gig takes up five sides of vinyl (four for the main set, and a fifth for the encores). The sixth side has no audio content and is in fact an etched disc. The vinyl set also includes a 60-page hardback book and again comes with the same HD download of both mixes of the original album release.

The two-CD deluxe edition offers the 2013 remix of the original album on disc one, with all the encores on CD 2 (i.e. the same as disc four from the CD box). The single CD version reverts back to the original 1972 mix, albeit a 2013 remaster of the original mix. Unlike both box sets this doesn’t contain remixed audio. This single disc is actually the only place amongst all the formats that you can get the original 1972 mix remastered on CD.

The 2LP vinyl version is also the 2013 remaster of the original 1972 mix across four sides of vinyl.

Finally the Pure Audio Blu-ray Audio will have both the 2013 remix and the original 1972 mix (remastered) in high resolution, but will not feature the full 1972 tour audio that is present in the big boxes.

Made In Japan will be reissued on 19 May 2014.

4CD+DVD box set (full 1972 tour – 2013 remix)

9LP Vinyl box set (full 1972 tour – 2013 remix)

Pure Audio – Blu-ray Audio (incorrectly called ‘DVD Audio’ on Amazon!)

• UK Pre-order: Made In Japan

2CD Edition (2013 remix of album + all encores)

2LP Edition (1972 mix – remastered in 2013)

Single CD Edition (1972 mix – remastered in 2013)

Track listings

4CD+DVD super deluxe box set

DISC ONE: Osaka 15th August 1972

• Highway Star
• Smoke on The Water
• Child In Time
• The Mule (Drum Solo)
• Strange Kind Of Woman
• Lazy
• Space Truckin’

DISC TWO: Osaka 16th August 1972

• Highway Star
• Smoke on The Water
• Child In Time
• The Mule (Drum Solo)
• Strange Kind Of Woman
• Lazy
• Space Truckin

DISC THREE: Tokyo 17th August 1972

• Highway Star
• Smoke on The Water
• Child In Time
• The Mule (Drum Solo)
• Strange Kind Of Woman
• Lazy
• Space Truckin

DISC FOUR – ENCORES from all three nights

• Black Night Osaka 15/08/1972
• Speed King Osaka 15/08/1972
• Black Night Osaka 16/08/1972
• Lucille Osaka 16/08/1972
• Black Night Tokyo 17/08/1972
• Speed King Tokyo 17/08/1972

DISC FIVE – DVD

• Made in Japan – The Rise of Deep Purple MK II
• Smoke On the Water (Official clip)
• The Revolution
• Germany 1972 (Small documentary piece from Boblingen Sporthalle Stuttgart 10th February 1972)
• Smoke On the Water (Live clip from Hoftsra University 29th May 1973)

9LP Vinyl box set

Osaka 15th August 1972

Side 1

• Highway Star
• Smoke on The Water

Side 2

• Child In Time
• The Mule (Drum Solo)

Side 3

• Strange Kind Of Woman
• Lazy

Side 4

• Space Truckin’

Side 5 – Encores (one side only)

• Black Night
• Speed King

Osaka 16th August 1972

Side 1

• Highway Star
• Smoke on The Water

Side 2

• Child In Time
• The Mule (Drum Solo)

Side 3

• Strange Kind Of Woman
• Lazy

Side 4

• Space Truckin

Side 5 – Encores (one side only)

• Black Night
• Lucille

Tokyo 17th August 1972

Side 1

• Highway Star
• Smoke on The Water

Side 2

• Child In Time
• The Mule (Drum Solo)

Side 3

• Strange Kind Of Woman
• Lazy

Side 4

• Space Truckin

Side 5 – Encores (one side only)

• Black Night
• Speed King

2CD Edition

CD 1

Osaka 15th, 16^th and Tokyo 17th

• Highway Star (Osaka 16th)
• Smoke on The Water (Osaka 16th)
• Child In Time (Osaka 15th)
• The Mule (Drum Solo) (Tokyo 17th)
• Strange Kind Of Woman (Osaka 16th)
• Lazy (Tokyo 17th)
• Space Truckin (Osaka 16th)

CD 2

Encores from all three nights

• Black Night (Osaka 15/08/1972)
• Speed King (Osaka 15/08/1972)
• Black Night (Osaka 16/08/1972)
• Lucille Osaka (16/08/1972)
• Black Night (Tokyo 17/08/1972)
• Speed King (Tokyo 17/08/1972)

2LP Edition

Side 1

• Highway Star (Osaka 16/08/1972)
• Child In Time (Osaka 16/08/1972)

Side 2

• Smoke On The Water (Osaka 15/08/1972)
• The Mule (Drum Solo) (Tokyo 17/08/1972)

Side 3

• Strange Kind Of Woman (Osaka 16/08/1972)
• Lazy (Tokyo 17/08/1972)

Side 4

• Space Truckin’ (Osaka 16/08/1972)

Pure Audio Blu-ray Audio

Osaka 15th, 16th and Tokyo 17th

2013 Remix

• Highway Star (Osaka 16th)
• Smoke on The Water (Osaka 16th)
• Child In Time (Osaka 15th)
• The Mule (Drum Solo) (Tokyo 17th)
• Strange Kind Of Woman (Osaka 16th)
• Lazy (Tokyo 17th)
• Space Truckin (Osaka 16th)

1972 mix (remastered 2013)

• Highway Star Osaka (16/08/1972)
• Child In Time Osaka (16/08/1972)
• Smoke On The Water Osaka (15/08/1972)
• The Mule (Drum Solo) Tokyo (17/08/1972)
• Strange Kind Of Woman Osaka (16/08/1972)
• Lazy Tokyo (17/08/1972)
• Space Truckin’ Osaka (16/08/1972)

Single CD remaster

1972 mix (remastered 2013)

Highway Star (Osaka 16/08/1972)
Child In Time (Osaka 16/08/1972)
Smoke On The Water (Osaka 15/08/1972)
The Mule (Drum Solo) (Tokyo 17/08/1972)
Strange Kind Of Woman (Osaka 16/08/1972)
Lazy (Tokyo 17/08/1972)
Space Truckin’ (Osaka 16/08/1972)

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