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Classic Rock reviews the latest Made in Japan remix. Incredibly for the publication, it contains no information we haven’t known from elsewhere, and the whole review boils down to just one short paragraph: Incredibly, Wilson has revealed subtleties hidden for more than 50 years. And with the source sets from all three nights newly remixed […]

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Everything louder than everything else

Deep Purple official YouTube channel is holding a Made in Japan Steven Wilson stereo remix listening party tomorrow, August 15, 2025. You can listen here and leave a comment, or head over to YouTube for a real-time chat.

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Poster is included, magnifying glass is not

Paicey is unboxing the newly remixed Made in Japan, which is due out next week

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With a cherry on top

Goldmine magazine puts the upcoming remix of Rapture of the Deep on their list of essential 2025 anniversary reissues. When you think about classic era recording acts that, to this day, continue to fuel their fire, and are continually respected and supported by the music consumer public — Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Bob […]

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Acts to watch out

Couple of items found in the mail to our slightly neglected trainspotting department. Another Netflix series made use of a Purple track. This time it’s Smoke incorporated into the trailer of The Waterfront, premiered in June

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Things we never heard

Another track from the upcoming remixed version of Rapture of the Deep has been released. Things I Never Said

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One Atmos to rule them all

Steven Wilson was interviewed by Australian outfit Noise11, and he spoke, among other things, about the motivation behind the yet another remix of Made in Japan

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In good company

In this interview with Classic Album Review Roger tells the war stories on soon to be reissued Made in Japan, bootlegs, drum solos, writing Black Night, alleged rivalry with Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, Vincent Price, and many other things. Some of those stories you may heave heard before, others not necessarily. Enjoy!

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No funky music for him

A couple of historical clips. The first one is about Mark 3, with snippets of contemporary interviews from Glenn Hughes and Ritchie Blackmore: The second one is a report on the 1975 Sunbury Festival from Australian TV, including an interview with Jon Lord and Glenn Hughes: Thanks to Ritchie Blackmore Official channel for posting these.

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Stealing Deep Purple

A new book about the 1980 bogus Purple debacle is available from a print-on-demand house Lulu Press. It is also said to be going out to regular retailer channels at the end of September. In 1980, greed was good and you could get away with stealing just about anything, even a band name. At the […]

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