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Last Concert in Japan
Last Concert in Japan is a live Deep Purple album, released on 16 March 1977 through Warner Bros. Records. It was recorded at the Tokyo Budokan on 15 December 1975 and captures the final Japanese show by the Mark IV line-up, the version of the band that featured guitarist Tommy Bolin. The record is dedicated to him, and it went gold in Japan.
It belongs to the closing chapter of the band's first run, following Come Taste the Band in 1975, and it shows how that short-lived line-up sounded on stage. The original release gathered only selected tracks from the night, so it works as a snapshot rather than the full evening. Anyone wanting the whole concert can turn to This Time Around: Live in Tokyo, which presented the complete show in 2001.
Last Concert in Japan: tracklist, credits and charts
9 tracks · 46:59Tracklist
- 1BurnBlackmore, Coverdale, Lord, Paice7:06
- 2Love ChildTommy Bolin and David Coverdale4:45
- 3You Keep On MovingDavid Coverdale and Glenn Hughes6:15
- 4Wild DogsTommy Bolin and John Tesar6:05
- 5Lady LuckJeff Cook and David Coverdale3:09
- 6Smoke on the WaterBlackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice6:25
- 7Soldier of FortuneRitchie Blackmore and David Coverdale2:21
- 8Woman From TokyoBlackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice4:02
- 9Highway StarBlackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice6:51
- Produced by
- Deep Purple & Martin Birch, Deep Purple
- Recorded at
- 日本武道館
- Recorded
- 15 December 1975
- Labels
- Warner Bros. Records, Warner
- Length
- 46:59
Line-up
- Tommy Bolin · electric guitar, lead vocals
- Glenn Hughes · electric bass guitar, vocals
- Jon Lord · Hammond organ, keyboard
- Ian Paice · drums (drum set)
- David Coverdale · lead vocals
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1977 | 15 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Japan · 1977 | Gold |
| Japan · 1993 | Gold |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1977-11-04 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 4 November 1977 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 16 March 1977 | |
| Wikidata | 16 March 1977 |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 November 1977 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | original | |
| 21 December 1990 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4988014740180 | other |
| 1996 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| 15 May 1998 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4943674157525 | other |
| 2012 | US | Friday Music | 829421103790 | remaster |
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| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 600×588 | upscaled |