Deep Purple/Scotland,UK 1987 Upgrade

In fact, the opening stage of “THE HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHT Tour” where a great performance of explosive tension was being performed. A live album that conveys the truth with the 1st generation sound is born! This work is engraved with “Edinburgh performance on March 6, 1987”. It is a superb audience recording. Speaking of 1987, the official live album “NOBODY’S PERFECT” is symbolic, but the timing is slightly different from this work. First of all, let’s look back at the schedule at that time and check the position of the show. 1987《January 12th “THE HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHT” released》・January 26th – March 8th: Europe #1 (28 shows) ←★Here★・April 15th – May 30th: North America #1 (28 shows) ←※Official NOBODY’S PERFECT《May 30th: Richie injured his left hand》・August 19th – September 7th: Europe #2 (12 shows) ←※Official NOBODY’S PERFECT 1988《June “NOBODY’S PERFECT” released》・July 31st: Appearance at MONSTERS OF ROCK ITALY・August 11th + 16th: North America #2 (2 shows)・September 9th – 29th: Europe #3 (14 shows)This is DEEP PURPLE in 1987/1988. The official live album “NOBODY’S PERFECT” is an edited work made up of various shows, with “North America #1” as the main focus and “Europe #2” as the main focus. In contrast, this work is neither of those, “Europe #1”. It was the 26th concert. Another point is that it was in their home country, the UK. During the reorganization period when Gillan and Ritchie were together, there were surprisingly few performances in their home country. Let’s organize it a little here. ・June 22, 1985 Knebworth ←※IN THE ABSENCE OF PINK ・March 3-8, 1987 (5 performances) ←★COCO★ ・November 5-9, 1993 (4 performances) ←※COME HELL OR HIGH WATER A total of 10 performances. Since the reunion, they had only performed one performance at Knebworth, and 1987 was a long-awaited triumphant return tour. In addition, the representative official works were left in 1987 and 1993, but this work is also a live album that connects them. Anyway, this work, which recorded such a show, is a truly superb masterpiece. It is the 1st Gene Master that was excavated very recently, but it is very on and tight. It is not arranged so that it can be mistaken for a sound board, but the thick core and the direct feeling without time lag make you want to mistake it. Moreover, the air feeling is extremely clear. Every detail stands out clearly, and it is as close and vivid as if you were standing on the stage with the members. Moreover, this work is the highest peak version that polished the original sound. The sound quality is more than enough, so it is as it is, but the pitch that was 30% out of sync in the original sound was just corrected. The sound missing (2 seconds) of “Smoke on the Water” was also patched with a different sound source, but it was a bit rough, so I rearranged it nicely. Such a sound depicts the truth of the powerful “THE HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHT Tour”. Anyway, it’s insanely high tension! First of all, Jon Lord is flying from the opening “Highway Star”. He was always an improvisation machine that could improvise infinitely, but on this day, he played and played and played. He played “Highway Star” with such momentum that the song almost fell apart. Even Richie, who was fueled by the explosive tension, bombed. To be honest, the performance is not very complete, but the feeling of being shitty as if I didn’t care about that, it’s as if the early 1970s had suddenly returned. The tension doesn’t drop at all after the explosive “Highway Star”. In the second song “Strange Kind of Woman”, it’s not on the verge of collapse, but it’s still as if he can play as he wants. Richie also plays his own solos and phrases, which are brilliantly decided. And Gillan, responding to Richie’s call and response, screams out loud! A sharp, shining shout. It’s so wonderful that it makes you want to ask, “Are you in your 20s today?” After that, it’s time for some delicious new songs. The third song, “The Unwritten Law,” is a masterpiece that was not even heard on “NOBODY’S PERFECT,” and is performed with a drum solo. To be honest, Gillan’s performance in this song is the opposite of the awesomeness of “Strange Kind of Woman,” but Richie and John are still sharp. In particular, John plays some delicious phrases in the new songs that make you think, “I actually wanted to do this in the studio too!” It’s such an amazing performance that you can comment on each song, but this work is amazing because it is carried through to the end. The finale is once with “Smoke on the Water”, but the five of them appear again and play “Black Night”, perhaps because they are pleased with the excitement of the event. In fact, “Black Night” itself is not particularly unusual, but in this work, the feeling that it ended with “Smoke on the Water” is pushed with “Black Night”. The performance of this work is so hot that it can only be thought of as such, and the excitement of the scene is not half-hearted. To be honest, I don’t remember a stage that was so exciting in 1987…or rather, the image of “1987” itself has changed. It is an amazing 1st gene master that allows you to enjoy a full show that burns so much with a thick direct sound. It will be 35 years since the show scene in a few months, but there are still new discoveries to be made. A new masterpiece that reminds you of the greatness of DEEP PURPLE and the depth of the audience culture. The best audience recording of the “Edinburgh performance on March 6, 1987”. It’s the 1st Gene Master, which was only recently unearthed, but it’s very on and tight. The direct feeling of the extremely thick core is soundboard class, and the air feeling is also extremely clear. Moreover, the show is explosive. John also plays with such momentum that the song almost collapses from Richie’s “Highway Star”, and then the self-indulgent solos and phrases are decided with Bishi Bishi. Gillan also screams so much that it seems to have rejuvenated to his 20s. This is a new masterpiece that allows you to experience the full show that changes the image of “1987” itself. Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland 6th March 1987 ULTIMATE SOUND (★First appearance. Miraculous super high sound quality!) Disc 1 (50:43) 1. Intro 2. Highway Star 3. Strange Kind of Woman 4. The Unwritten Law 5. Blues 6. Dead or Alive 7. Perfect Strangers 8. Hard Lovin’ Woman 9. Child in Time Disc 2 (54:08) 1. Difficult to Cure 2. Keyboard Solo 3. Knocking at Your Back Door 4. Woman From Tokyo 5. Lazy 6. Space Truckin’ 7. Smoke on the Water 8. Black Night Ian Gillan – vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitar Jon Lord – keyboards Roger Glover – bass Ian Paice – drums