Deep Purple/Tokyo,Japan 5.14.1985

“PERFECT STRANGERS TOUR” in 1985, when all five members of “MADE IN JAPAN” returned together. A legendary masterpiece that has conveyed the scene is now in stock. The legendary edition is the 2-disc live album “THE RICOCHET”. This is a vacuum-packed superb audience recording of the entire performance of “May 14, 1985: Nippon Budokan”. DEEP PURPLE’s reunion and their visit to Japan was a “dream come true” for us Japanese people. Naturally, our store archives various masterpieces. First, let’s take a look at the show’s position and collection on that date.・May 8: Osaka Castle Hall “FAR FROM GOD” ・May 9: Osaka Castle Hall “FAR FROM GOD” ・May 11: Nagoya City International Exhibition Center “FAR FROM GOD” ・May 13: Nippon Budokan “PERFECT GUNNERS” ・May 14th: Nippon Budokan ←★This work★ ・May 15th: Nippon Budokan “PERFECT MACHINE” ・May 16th: Nippon Budokan “THE MAGNIFICENT FIVE” *Only representative works from each day . Other titles include “DEEP IMPACT”, “KILLING MACHINE”, “THE GAMBLING HOUSE”, and “FINAL CRASH!”. That’s all 7 performances. While touring around Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, more than half of the stops were at Nippon Budokan, which was one of the locations for “MADE IN JAPAN.” The concert that is permanently preserved in this work is the second performance in four consecutive days. And the quality is also excellent. In fact, this work is an early masterpiece that first made “May 14th” known, and now it has been dethroned by the appearance of their peak work “THRILL OF THE CHASE”. However, that’s because “THRILL OF THE CHASE” is a different-dimensional album that stands at the highest peak not only on “May 14th” but also on the 4 days of Budokan. The sound of this work is also excellent even by modern standards, with the core roaring on without giving any sense of distance, yet with a glossy sense of stability. Although it is a type of recording where five people come together as one, it is not a lump but has a clear outline, and it is a famous recording where you can feel that each bass run is a grain. The spectacle of loud cheers is also delicious. In fact, the sound of the performance was so strong that the cheers were suppressed during the performance, but as if to take advantage of the performance, a huge applause erupted. The timing and balance of the audience’s breathing, “Here’s that solo” and “That’s an amazing phrase!” linked to the performance, is exquisite. What is depicted with such legendary sound is a night where a dream came true. This is a good opportunity, so let’s organize it while comparing it with the nostalgic official excavation board “IN THE ABSENCE OF PINK: KNEBWORTH ’85”.・70’s Classics: Highway Star/Strange Kind Of Woman/Lazy/Child In Time (★)/Space Truckin’/Woman From Tokyo (★)/Black Night/Smoke On The Water ・Perfect Strangers: Nobody’s Home/A Gypsy’s Kiss/Perfect Strangers/Under The Gun (★)/Knockin’ At Your Back Door・Others: Difficult To Cure *Note: Songs marked with “★” cannot be heard on “IN THE ABSENCE OF PINK: KNEBWORTH ’85”. …and it looks like this. “Woman From Tokyo” may not be on “PERFECT STRANGERS LIVE,” but “Nobody’s Home,” “A Gypsy’s Kiss,” and “Under The Gun,” which are only available on “PERFECT STRANGERS TOUR,” are delicious. In particular, the must-listen song on this day is “Under The Gun”. In the second half, Richie is playing a harsh solo, but in the middle of that, he suddenly enters the end part. It ends with a feeling of “Huh?”. At this time, Richie pointed his finger at Pace as if to say, “It’s your fault,” and Pace got angry and threw his stick at him… Such episodes remain, and it is certainly understandable that such incidents (?) are occurring. Rather, it is a two-disc set that permanently preserves the weight of the recording history that “this recording, this sound has handed down the story of the second day at Budokan”. Live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 14th May 1985 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1(48:05) 1. Intro. 2. Opening: Bach 3. Highway Star 4. Nobody’s Home 5. Strange Kind Of Woman 6. Blues 7. A Gypsy’s Kiss 8. Perfect Strangers 9. Under The Gun 10. Lazy 11. Ian Paice Drums Solo Disc 2(66:57) 1. Child In Time 2. Knockin’ At Your Back Door 3. Difficult To Cure 4 . Jon Lord Keyboard Solo 5. Space Truckin’ 6. Woman From Tokyo 7. Black Night 8. Smoke On The Water Ian Gillan – Vocal Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar Roger Glover – Bass Jon Lord – Keyboards Ian Paice – Drums