Released in 1972. A live recording of their first concert in Japan, held in August of that year.
It is renowned as one of the greatest live albums in rock history.
Recorded at the Osaka Festival Hall on August 15th and 16th, and at the Nippon Budokan on August 17th. Includes "Highway Star," "Somke on the Water," and "Space Truckin'." Members of the second generation, known as the golden age. In the United States, the album reached a peak of 6th place on the Billboard charts and won a platinum disc. It was well received not only in Japan, but also in the UK and Europe.
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7 TRACKS:
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1)
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Highway Star = ハイウェイ・スター
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2)
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Child In Time = チャイルド・イン・タイム
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Smoke On The Water = スモーク・オン・ザ・ウォーター
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The Mule = ミュール
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Strange Kind Of Woman = ストレンジ・ウーマン
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6)
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Lazy = レイジー
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7)
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Space Truckin' = スペース・トラッキン
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Other [Technician] - Ken
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Bass Guitar - Roger Glover
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Liner Notes [(Handwriten "Thanks")] - Roger Glover
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Written-By [All Selections] - Glover
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Producer [Produced By], Production Manager [Album Devised By] - Deep Purple
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Other [Technician] - Nick
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Engineer - Martin Birch
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Drums - Ian Paice
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Liner Notes [(Handwriten "Thanks")] - Ian Paice
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Written-By [All Selections] - Paice
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Keyboards [Keyboard] - Jon Lord
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Liner Notes [(Handwriten "Thanks")] - Jon Lord
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Written-By [All Selections] - Lord
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Guitar - Ritchie Blackmore
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Liner Notes [(Handwriten "Thanks")] - Ritchie Blackmore
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Written-By [All Selections] - Blackmore
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Liner Notes [(Handwriten "Thanks")] - Ian Gillan
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Vocals [Vocal] - Ian Gillan
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Written-By [All Selections] - Gillan
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Photography By [Liner Photo] - Fin Costello
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Technician [Equipment] - Colin Hart (2)
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Photography By [Cover Photo] - Tadayuki Naito
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Engineer [Assistant] - Kazuo Fukuzato
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Liner Notes [解説] - 酒井康
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Technician [Equipment] - Ian Hansford
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Technician [Equipment] - Rob Cooksey
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Management [Promoter] - Universal Orient Promotion
