- Last Concert in Japan
Infobox Album | Name = Last Concert in Japan
Type =Live Album
Artist =Deep Purple
Released =March 16 ,1977
Recorded =December 15 ,1975 (Budokan Hall)
Genre =Hard rock
Length = 43:57
Label = Purple Records
Producer =Deep Purple &Martin Birch
Last album = "Made in Europe " (1976)
This album = "Last Concert in Japan" (1977)
Next album = "Deep Purple in Concert " (1980)"Last Concert in Japan" is an album by
Deep Purple released in March 1977.It records the last Japanese concert of the Mark IV-lineup withTommy Bolin .This album was recorded onDecember 15 ,1975 at theTokyo Budokan, and parts were also shot on 16mm film that were included in the video "Rises Over Japan " released only Japan in 1985. A restored, extended audio version was released as a double CD in 2001 as "". This performance set an attendance record for the Budokan Hall, about 14,000 attended.The whole recording substantially edited to fit a single vinyl release. The whole concert was remastered and restored for "" released in 2001.
Although the audience was unaware of it at the time of the show, new member
Tommy Bolin had a severe drug addiction, that ultimately would prove to be fatal less than a year later. Bolin is said to suffered at this show the effects of sleeping on his left arm after an injected heroin dose, and therefore lacking any kind of sensibility in his left arm. This could easily explain what many fans consider to be some of his weakest playing ever, but the opinion of fans about this recording remains divided to this day: some see it as a low point for the band in general (and Bolin specifically), some others see it as a testament to the other member's talent and ability to rise up to the occasion, specially founding members Jon Lord and Ian Paice, turning in some great individual performances.The original packaging of this release incorrectly stated that the album included a live version of "Woman from Tokyo", when in fact all that was included was a short jam of its main riff performed during Jon Lord's solo. Purple fans were disgusted by the move, which was attributed to record company foul play in order to boost record sales.
Track listing
# "Burn" (
David Coverdale ,Ritchie Blackmore ,Jon Lord ,Ian Paice ) - 7:05
# "Love Child " (Coverdale,Tommy Bolin ) - 4:46
# "You Keep on Moving " (Coverdale,Glenn Hughes ) - 6:16
# "Wild Dogs " (Bolin,John Tesar ) - 6:06
# "Lady Luck" (Coverdale, Roger Cook) - 3:11
# "Smoke on the Water " (Ian Gillan , Blackmore,Roger Glover , Lord, Paice) - 6:24
# "Soldier of Fortune " (Coverdale, Blackmore) - 2:22
# "Woman from Tokyo " (Lord) - 4:01
# "Highway Star " (Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice) - 6:50Personnel
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David Coverdale -Lead vocals
*Tommy Bolin - Guitar,vocals
*Glenn Hughes - Bass,vocals
*Jon Lord - Keyboards, organ,backing vocals
*Ian Paice - Drums,percussion Production
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Deep Purple - Producers.
*Martin Birch - Producer, engineer.
*Lee Herschberg - Digital Design.
*Masa Ito - Liner Notes.
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