Deep Purple/Hiroshima,Japan 1973 Upgrade

The shocking new excavation was still continued… The new masters “OSAKA 1972 1ST NIGHT” and “2ND NIGHT” of DEEP PURPLE’s first visit to Japan, which were excavated from a unique route the other day, have received great reviews, but those were not the only two. Following the “legendary first visit to Japan” is the “fateful second time”. Yes, this time it is a newly excavated master of Live in Japan in 1973! This work contains the “June 23, 1973: Hiroshima City Public Hall” performance. This week, three Live in Japan in 1973 will be released at the same time. In order to organize, let’s summarize the tour schedule and the masterpieces of each day.・June 23: Hiroshima City Public Hall [this work] ・June 24: Nagoya City Public Hall “DEFINITIVE NAGOYA 1973” ・June 25: Nippon Budokan “DEFINITIVE BUDOKAN 1973” ・June 26: Nippon Budokan (cancelled) ・June 27: Osaka Welfare Pension Hall “FINAL BLACK” ・June 29: Osaka Welfare Pension Hall “”THE END”” This is the schedule for their second visit to Japan. Our shop has delivered all of their live performances. The Hiroshima performance of this work is the concert on the first day. The definitive version of this day is “LIVE IN HIROSHIMA”, but this work is neither a remaster nor a reissue. It was directly digitized from a newly excavated cassette master brought from the same route as the recent “OSAKA 1972 1ST NIGHT” and “2ND NIGHT”. Like the two first-time albums, this work also contains a sound that has never been heard before. At the beginning of each disc and at the tape change, it is only a few seconds to a dozen seconds, but there are cheers and enthusiasm that I have never heard before. At the time, the sound was erased without being noticed because it was “audience noise”. The air sucked in by the on-site recorder is sealed to the maximum extent. Of course, this work is not an album for those few seconds. It is merely “proof of new excavation”. The real value is the sound that runs through the entire work. As with “OSAKA 1972 1ST NIGHT” and “2ND NIGHT”, detailed generation information has been lost, but the sound that flows out gives a strong “youth”. Although it was originally recorded in Hiroshima, which is known for its thin bass sound quality, the sound of this work is much tougher and stronger. Of course, there is no sense of forcing it up with equalization, and the naturally thick bass beautifully conveys the power of the contemporary British hard rock. …If you write it like this, you might imagine a “bass-boiling” sound, but that’s not the case. Since the original is a tight and slim sound, it doesn’t become fat even if it is built up. The outline is also clear and beautiful, and it is a sound that has acquired the strength of steel. What is depicted in that sound is the truth of the first day when “the fateful 1973” began. To be honest, it is a sure show that can only be done on the first day, but the masters are none other than the “golden five”. It is also a “climax second period” that is completely different from the reunion era. Of course, it does not reach the miraculous concert of the first visit to Japan, but if you say that, DEEP PURPLE themselves have never caused such a miracle again. Even though it was the final weekend, the show where the young Ian Gillan barks and the unstoppable Ritchie Blackmore plays hard can’t be bad, and the enthusiasm of Hiroshima is also wonderful. The audience’s breathing, who were driven crazy by “LIVE IN JAPAN” and saw the “real thing” for the first time, is a document album that you can experience together, surrounded by the scene. Following their first visit to Japan, new discoveries were made during their second visit to Japan. You can experience the excitement of touching “Hiroshima in 1973” for the first time again with an even more vivid sound. It’s such a nostalgic and new live album. Live at Hiroshima-shi Kokaido, Hiroshima, Japan 23rd June 1973 Disc 1 (52:02) 1. Intro. 2. Highway Star 3. Smoke On The Water 4. Strange Kind Of Woman 5. Child In Time 6. Keyboard Solo 7. Lazy 8. Drum Solo 9. The Mule Disc 2 (31:09) 1. MC 2. Space Truckin’ 3. Black Night