Deep Purple / Louder Than Everything Else 2nd Press / 2CD With Ticket Replica

Deep Purple / Louder Than Everything Else 2nd Press / 2CD With Ticket Replica / Darker Than Blue

Live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 17th August 1972

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The masterpiece “LIVE IN JAPAN” of the live album that shines brightly in the history of rock. The legendary recording of the performance of “August 17, 1972: Nippon Budokan” that produced the super masterpiece will be reprinted and released on the 2nd press.
In the first place, “What is a live album?” Is it a “work” based on live music, or is it a “record” that tells the truth? Both answers are correct. However, “LIVE IN JAPAN” was clearly a super-masterpiece as a “work”. Although it is said that there is no overdubbing, it is a masterpiece among masterpieces that has been selected from a total of 3 performances of “Osaka 2 times + Tokyo 1 time” and the sounds have been finely organized and refined. However, on the other hand, it is humanity that makes you want to immerse yourself in the “record of truth” because it is an extreme masterpiece. This work is the highest peak audience recording for that purpose. It’s a long time ago, but let’s first look back on the “three days of miracles” when we first came to Japan.

・ August 15: Osaka Festival Hall
・ August 16: Osaka Festival Hall
・ August 17: Nippon Budokan ← ★ This work ★

The above is all about the legendary first visit to Japan. “LIVE IN JAPAN” was born after being officially recorded for all three days and edited from there. History has changed. As the “record of truth”, the 6-disc masterpiece “LIVE IN JAPAN COMPELETE (Darker Than Blue 044-049)”, which covers the audience recordings of 3 performances, is also famous, and the performances at Nippon Budokan are also recorded there. I did. However, this work is a completely different recording that appeared after that.
The appearance of this new recording was tremendous. After all, for nearly 40 years since the first visit to Japan, only one type of audience recording at Nippon Budokan was known. Only the recording recorded in DISC 5-6 of “LIVE IN JAPAN COMPELETE”. Moreover, its quality was one step higher than that of the Osaka 2 performance, and the low-pitched chatter was a jarring sound. However, in 2011, 39 years after his first visit to Japan, the second one was suddenly excavated. The sound produced from the actual master cassette that directly sucked in the air that swells in the historical scene easily surpasses the existing ones, and is as clear as the first day of Osaka, which was the highest sound of Japanese performances so far. Moreover, the recording time was much longer, and the tuning scene at the beginning and even the legendary DJ after the performance were completely recorded. It was a great excavation of a wonderland in all respects.
The new recording was released as “LOUDER THAN EVERYTHING ELSE: BUDOKAN 1972 (same title as the main board)” and sold out or discontinued in a blink of an eye. Even in our shop, it was a “live board with constant recurrence requests” competing for 1 and 2. This work is a reprint of such a super-famous board after being meticulously remastered. However, that doesn’t mean it’s a different thing. At our shop, we value the sound and breathing of the original recording even when mastering, but the original recording of this work was wonderful without any modification. It is not impossible to forcibly equalize and finish it with a powerful finish, but it is impossible to improve it while keeping the natural sound without crushing the subtleties of the trivial performance. If you concentrate on listening with headphones, you can feel the sound that is a little more vivid, but that is the best. Beyond that, it could also pollute the Master. That said, this work is still the best in history.
Such a work deserves to be called “the best masterpiece of record”. In terms of sound, it is the highest peak that competes with the first day of Osaka, but the performance is also wonderful. The first performance in Japan is a miraculous performance for all three days, but in this work on the final day, the tension of Japan for the first time is relaxed, and the daring goodness unique to the final day is plentiful. The official edition “LIVE IN JAPAN” has only recorded two songs “The Mule” and “Lazy” from Nippon Budokan because it has collected the famous performances of each song, but the goodness of the whole show is Pikaichi, the first. It is a “miracle in a miracle” that is said to be the best even when you come to Japan.
It’s great just to listen to such a masterpiece with an uncut one-shot penetration (the tape change part in “Lazy” is complemented by another recording and seamlessly completely recorded), but this work can be “experienced” more than that. It’s amazing. This is the third performance in Japan for DEEP PURPLE, but it is the first meeting for the audience. The impact is also clearly recorded, and you can immerse yourself in the feeling of being in the field. The cheers that boil up for each song are also super-realistic, but the true intentions of the audience can also be heard leaking from there. For example, after the guitar solo of “Child In Time”, “Tagi is the best” and “superb” are muttered, and in the drum solo of “The Mule”, “tuning is high” and so on. I couldn’t imagine that the performance in front of me would be included in the ultimate masterpiece that shines in the history of rock, but I was just overwhelmed by the exciting performance, and I felt a straightforward and naked atmosphere.
Angkor drowns in such a ferocious on-site feeling. From the fierce enthusiasm of whistling and screaming, you can hear the voice screaming “Fireball!”, And the comments of the legendary famous DJ are completely recorded. I could hear the comments after “Space Truckin'” and “Black Night” even if it was already released, but this work also includes the DJ re-appearance scene after the end of “Speed ​​King”. Let’s transcribe that comment here as well.

● After “Space Truckin'”
“Thank you, big applause. DEEP PURPLE!”
● After “Black Night”
“Thank you very much. Please have a bigger concert. DEEP PURPLE! DEEP PURPLE! The party of DEEP PURPLE will be from tomorrow, eh, today, the last concert. This concert in Tokyo is the last. It’s finally time to say goodbye to Japan. Therefore, I’m sure that I’ll continue to play tonight’s concert with regret, and maybe I’ll do another song. DEEP PURPLE! ”
● After the performance of “Speed ​​King”
“Thank you very much for your support. The DEEP PURPLE concert is over. Thank you!”

This work ends with “Ah, I’m tired” and “Ah, I’m tired” that the audience utters unintentionally. It is one that you can witness until the last moment of the legendary time that shines brilliantly in the history of rock. Nippon Budokan is known as a famous performance even when it comes to Japan for the first time in a miracle. A super-masterpiece of a document album that you can fully experience with the sound that updates the highest peak. This weekend is a dignified reprint.

★ Legendary audience recording of the performance of “August 17, 1972: Nippon Budokan”. The highest peak board that brushed up another recording excavated in 2011, which is different from the long-standing standard. The sound produced from the actual master cassette is as clear as the first day in Osaka, easily surpassing the existing ones. Moreover, the recording time is much longer, and the tuning scene at the beginning and even the legendary DJ after the performance are completely recorded. The official version “LIVE IN JAPAN” had only two songs from Nippon Budokan because it collected the famous performances of each song, but the goodness of the glue that penetrates the whole show is Pikaichi, a miracle that is said to be the best even for the first visit to Japan. A miracle inside. It is a blissful document album that you can experience the scene with uncut penetration.

ロック史に燦然と輝くライヴアルバムの大名盤『LIVE IN JAPAN』。かの超傑作を生み出した「1972年８月17日：日本武道館」公演の伝説録音が2ndプレスで復刻リリース決定です。
そもそも「ライヴアルバムとはなにか？」。生演奏を題材にした「作品」なのか、それとも真実を伝える「記録」なのか。その答えはどちらも正解なのでしょう。ただ、『LIVE IN JAPAN』は、明らかに「作品」としての超名盤でした。オーバーダブこそないとされてはいますが、「大阪２回＋東京１回」の計３公演からセレクトされ、精緻に音を整理・磨き上げられた名作中の名作。しかし、その一方で極限的な名演であるからこそ「真実の記録」にも浸りたくなるのが人情というもの。本作は、そのための最高峰オーディエンス録音なのです。今さらではありますが、まずは初来日の“奇跡の３日間”から振り返ってみましょう。

・８月15日：大阪フェスティバルホール
・８月16日：大阪フェスティバルホール
・８月17日：日本武道館　←★本作★

以上が伝説の初来日のすべて。３日間とも公式に録音され、そこから編集されて『LIVE IN JAPAN』が誕生。歴史が変わりました。その「真実の記録」として、３公演のオーディエンス録音を網羅した６枚組の大傑作『LIVE IN JAPAN COMPELETE（Darker Than Blue 044-049）』も有名で、そこにも日本武道館公演は収録されていました。しかし、本作はその後に登場したまったくの別録音なのです。
この新録音の登場は凄まじいものでした。なにしろ、初来日から40年近くも日本武道館のオーディエンス録音は１種類しか知られていなかった。『LIVE IN JAPAN COMPELETE』のDISC 5-6に収録された録音だけ。しかも、そのクオリティは大阪２公演よりも一歩譲り、低音のビビリも耳障りなサウンドだったのです。ところが、初来日から39年経った2011年になって突如の２本目が発掘された。歴史的現場にたゆたう空気を直接吸い込んだマスター・カセットの現物から起こされたサウンドは、既発を軽々と凌駕し、これまで日本公演の最高峰サウンドだった大阪初日にも匹敵するクリアさ。しかも、収録時間も遥かに長く、冒頭のチューニング・シーンも終演後の伝説的なDJまでもが完全収録されていた。すべての面で驚天動地の大発掘だったのです。
その新録音は『LOUDER THAN EVERYTHING ELSE: BUDOKAN 1972（本盤と同題）』としてリリースされ、瞬く間に完売・廃盤。当店でも１・２を争う“再発リクエストが絶えないライヴ盤”となっていました。本作は、そんな超名盤を細心リマスターで磨き込んだ上で復刻されたものなのです。もっとも、だからと言って「まるで別物」とはなっていません。当店では、マスタリングの際にも元録音の鳴りや息遣いを大事にしているのですが、本作の元録音は手を加えさせない見事なものだった。無理にイコライジングしてド迫力に仕上げることも不可能ではありませんが、些細な演奏の機微をつぶさず、ナチュラルな鳴りをキープしたままで向上させることは不可能。ヘッドフォンで集中して聴き比べれば、やや鮮やかになったサウンドも感じられますが、その程度が精一杯。それ以上は、マスターを汚すことにもなりかねなかったのです。とは言うものの、本作が史上最高盤であることには変わりないのです。
そんな本作は、まさに「記録の最高傑作」と呼ぶに相応しい。サウンド面でも大阪初日と拮抗する最高峰ですが、その上に演奏も素晴らしい。初来日公演は３日間とも奇跡的な名演ですが、最終日の本作では、初めての日本という緊張感がほぐれ、最終日ならではの思い切りの良さもたっぷり。公式盤『LIVE IN JAPAN』は、１曲毎の名演をかき集めたために日本武道館から２曲「The Mule」「Lazy」だけの収録となりましたが、ショウ全体を貫くノリの良さはピカイチで、初来日でもベストとも言われる“奇跡の中の奇跡”なのです。
そんな名演をノーカットの一気貫通（「Lazy」でのテープチェンジ部も別録音で補完し、シームレスに完全収録しています）で聴けるだけでも素晴らしいのですが、本作はそれ以上に「体験」できるから凄い。DEEP PURPLEにとっては日本３公演目ですが、観客にとっては初対面。その衝撃も克明に記録されており、まさに現場に身を置く感覚で浸りきれる。１曲ごとに沸き上がる喝采も超リアルですが、さらにそこから観客の本音も漏れ聞こえる。例えば、「Child In Time」のギターソロの後で「ターギ、最高です」「見事」とつぶやかれ、「The Mule」のドラムソロでは「チューニング高めだよね」等と評しあう。まさか目の前の演奏がロック史に輝く究極の名盤に収められるとは想像もせず、ただひたすらエキサイティングな演奏に面食らい、なんとも素直で丸裸の空気感が漂うのです。
そんな猛烈な現場感に溺れるのがアンコール。口笛と絶叫が飛び交う猛烈な熱狂の中から生々しく「Fireball！」と叫ぶ声も聞こえ、さらに伝説的な有名DJのコメントも完全収録。既発でも「Space Truckin’」「Black Night」後のコメントが聴けましたが、本作ではさらに「Speed King」終演後のDJ再登場シーンまでも収録。ここでそのコメントも書き起こしておきましょう。

●「Space Truckin’」後
「どうも、盛大な拍手をね。DEEP PURPLE！」
●「Black Night」後
「どうも、ありがとうございます。どうぞ、より盛大なコンサートを。DEEP PURPLE！　DEEP PURPLE！　なお、DEEP PURPLEの一行は明日から、えー、もう今日、一番最後の演奏会。東京のこの演奏会を最後にしまして、いよいよ日本ともうお別れ。従って大変に今晩の演奏会を、名残惜しそうに演奏を続けまして、多分、もう１曲やってくれるはずです。DEEP PURPLE！」
●「Speed King」終演後
「どうも大変なご声援ありがとうございました。DEEP PURPLEの演奏会を終わります。ありがとうございました！」

観客が思わず口走る「あーっすげ」「あー疲れた」と共に終了する本作。ロック史に燦然と輝く伝説の刻、その最後の瞬間にまで立ち会える１本です。奇跡の初来日でも名演として知られる日本武道館。その最高峰を更新するサウンドでたっぷりと体験できるドキュメント・アルバムの超名盤。今週末、堂々の復刻です。

★「1972年８月17日：日本武道館」公演の伝説的オーディエンス録音。長年の大定番とは異なる2011年発掘の別録音をブラッシュアップした最高峰盤。マスター・カセット現物から起こされたサウンドは、既発を軽々と凌駕して大阪初日にも匹敵するクリアさ。しかも、収録時間も遥かに長く、冒頭のチューニング・シーンも終演後の伝説的なDJまでもが完全収録しています。公式盤『LIVE IN JAPAN』は、１曲毎の名演をかき集めたために日本武道館からは２曲だけでしたが、ショウ全体を貫くノリの良さはピカイチで、初来日でもベストとも言われる奇跡の中の奇跡。その現場をノーカットの一気貫通で体験できる至福のドキュメント・アルバムです。

Disc 1 (52:29)
1. Intro.
2. Highway Star
3. Smoke On The Water
4. Child In Time
5. The Mule
6. Strange Kind Of Woman

Disc 2 (52:30)
1. Lazy
2. Space Truckin’
「どうも、盛大な拍手をね。DEEP PURPLE！」

3. Black Night
「どうも、ありがとうございます。どうぞ、より盛大なコンサートを。DEEP PURPLE！　DEEP PURPLE！　なお、DEEP PURPLEの一行は明日から、えー、もう今日、一番最後の演奏会。東京のこの演奏会を最後にしまして、いよいよ日本ともうお別れ。従って大変に今晩の演奏会を、名残惜しそうに演奏を続けまして、多分、もう１曲やってくれるはずです。DEEP PURPLE！」
“Thank you very much. Please have a bigger concert. DEEP PURPLE! DEEP PURPLE! The party of DEEP PURPLE will be from tomorrow, eh, today, the last concert. This concert in Tokyo is the last. It’s finally time to say goodbye to Japan. Therefore, I’m sure that I’ll continue to play tonight’s concert with regret, and maybe I’ll do another song. DEEP PURPLE! ”

4. Speed King
5. Outro.
「どうも大変なご声援ありがとうございました。DEEP PURPLEの演奏会を終わります。ありがとうございました！」
“Thank you very much for your support. The DEEP PURPLE concert is over. Thank you!”
Ian Gillan – Vocal
Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar
Roger Glover – Bass
Jon Lord – Keyboard
Ian Paice – Drums

Darker Than Blue 237/238