Description
LABEL: Rhino Warner Classic
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 10/24/2025
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1972
VARIANT: Black 2LP Vinyl
Recorded across multiple dates of Deep Purple’s summer tour in 1972, Made in Japan finds the hard-rocking, proto-metal powerhouses in raw, ripping form. The English outfit are a well-oiled killing machine, through and through: guitar god Richie Blackmore erupts into flavorfully unhinged solo mastery; vocalist Ian Gillan is a screamin’ demon of fury on “Highway Star”; Jon Lord delivers third-eye-opening organ sounds. The shows in Osaka and Tokyo also featured eternal classics “Smoke on the Water,” “Space Truckin’” and more. Hold on tight and revolve Deep Purple’s classic concert LP on two slabs of hefty black wax.