DEEP PURPLE has a long history spanning 48 years. Among them, the “1972 treasure” where they shined the most is now available. The brilliance of this “1972” was already fierce. Just when you think you released the super masterpiece "MACHINE HEAD", you realized the performance in Japan that produced "MADE IN JAPAN" and even created "WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE!"... Over the course of a few months, they rapidly accomplished great feats that will go down in history, and in between, they performed extremely intense and terrifying live shows. This work is an audience album that contains the “July 14, 1972 West Palm Beach performance” that conveys his truth. This recording has long been known as a "famous recording just before the performance in Japan", and the master was discovered in recent years. It became very popular as a gift album, but it is a latest and meticulously remastered version of that famous recording. Let's take a look at the schedule at the time to see how close it was. [“MACHINE HEAD” released on March 25th]・March 17th-31st: North American tour #1 (11 performances) “Richie falls down with hepatitis on March 31st”・April 6th: Quebec performance (substitute Randy)・California)《One and a half months later》 ・May 25th - June 6th: North American tour #2 (9 performances) ・June 27th - July 1st: European tour (3 performances) ・July 6th -18th: North American tour #3 (11 performances) ←★Here★《Basic recording of “Purple Portrait” in July》・August 15th-17th: Legendary first visit to Japan (3 performances) (Information confirmed (The number of performances is uncertain as it is not yet available.) The above is the progress from the release of "MACHINE HEAD" to the first performance in Japan. As you can see, within a week of the release of “MACHINE HEAD”, Richie fell ill with hepatitis and the tour was halted. Just when they thought they had made a comeback, they suddenly began to work on ``WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE!'' while going back and forth between North America and Europe, and then went straight to performing in Japan. During this period, there were only five months, and it was a whirlwind six months. This work is a record of "North American Tour #3", which was just before Richie went to Japan for the first time, while recovering his condition even during such a stormy five months. Most of the recordings in 1972 were made in February-March or August, and there are almost no proper records of the "North American Tour #3" just before coming to Japan, making it a valuable one. The sound of this work can be summed up in one word: "Blackmore album!" Anyway, Richie's guitar sound is big and close! Powerful!! I don't know what the recording environment was like, but it feels like you're listening to it from the side of the stage on Richie's side. Of course, the performances of all five members have been recorded, but it is somewhat far away. To put it bluntly, it's a band sound that sounds like it's playing in the bathroom, but only Richie, who is based on that, is in the dressing room. The riff cuts sharply without any blurring, the solo is endlessly intense, and the creaking arming is super realistic! To be honest, I can't say it's an "ideal balance!", but I don't remember a live album that was so "Ritchie-oriented". The one who gets sharp with that sound is Ritchie Blackmore just before “MADE IN JAPAN”, so that is already amazing. Perhaps because the recorder was concerned about the amount of tape remaining (in fact, the encore was not recorded), the gaps between songs were cut, but because of this, the sharp Ritchie sounds came in quick succession like a torrential rain. It's a powerful live album. “1972 DEEP PURPLE” produced “MACHINE HEAD”, “MADE IN JAPAN” and “WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE!” one after another in a very short period of time. The awesomeness of it is probably already in your ears with “MADE IN JAPAN”. However, what if you could experience a similar performance at the same time and next to Richie? What if you could hear that flashing guitar right in front of you? This work is one that will give you such a dream-like experience. A live album that is an extremely valuable record and the closest you can get to "Ritchie Blackmore in 1972." Live at Spring Auditorium, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA 14th July 1972 (58:29) 1. Highway Star 2. Smoke On The Water 3. Strange Kind Of Woman 4. The Mule 5. Lazy 6. Space Truckin' Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar Ian Gillan - Vocal Roger Glover - Bass Jon Lord - Keyboards Ian Paice - Drums
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