If you felt that you don’t own enough copies of Made in Japan or appropriately branded socks, your prayers have been answered. There will be another super deluxe reissue of the iconic live album, this time remixed by Steven Wilson (original stereo album and Dolby Atmos) and Richard Digby Smith (the 3 shows). It will be available as 5CD+Blu-ray and 10LP box sets.

The Steven Wilson remix of the original stereo album may or may not actually be a new one. This is what he said back in 2017:

There are a lot of things I’ve done that have gotten shelved. I mean, Deep Purple’s Made in Japan (1973) — I did that years ago, and it never came out.

Let’s see what is coming out now.

Made in Japan 2025 track listing

CD1: 2025 Steven Wilson Mix of Original Album

1. Highway Star — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:06:49
2. Child In Time — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:12:25
3. Smoke On The Water — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 15th August 1972 — 0:07:39
4. The Mule — Live At Budokan, Tokyo / 17th August 1972 — 0:09:33
5. Strange Kind Of Woman — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:09:27
6. Lazy — Live At Budokan, Tokyo / 17th August 1972 — 0:11:00
7. Space Truckin’ — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:19:55

CD2: Osaka – 15th August 1972 (2025 Mix)

1. Highway Star — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 15th August 1972 — 0:08:05
2. Smoke On The Water — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 15th August 1972 — 0:07:35
3. Child In Time — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 15th August 1972 — 0:12:12
4. The Mule — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 15th August 1972 — 0:09:59
5. Strange Kind Of Woman — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 15th August 1972 — 0:09:16
6. Lazy — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 15th August 1972 — 0:10:50
7. Space Truckin’ — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 15th August 1972 — 0:21:50

CD3: Osaka – 16th August 1972 (2025 Mix)

1. Highway Star — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:07:26
2. Smoke On The Water — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:07:40
3. Child In Time — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:12:56
4. The Mule — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:10:15
5. Strange Kind Of Woman — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:10:40
6. Lazy — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:10:41
7. Space Truckin’ — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:20:08

CD4: Tokyo – 17th August 1972 (2025 Mix)

1. Highway Star — Live At Budokan, Tokyo / 17th August 1972 — 0:07:42
2. Smoke On The Water — Live At Budokan, Tokyo / 17th August 1972 — 0:07:55
3. Child In Time — Live At Budokan, Tokyo / 17th August 1972 — 0:11:46
4. The Mule — Live At Budokan, Tokyo / 17th August 1972 — 0:10:21
5. Strange Kind Of Woman — Live At Budokan, Tokyo / 17th August 1972 — 0:11:31
6. Lazy — Live At Budokan, Tokyo / 17th August 1972– 0:10:59
7. Space Truckin’ — Live At Budokan, Tokyo / 17th August 1972 — 0:19:34

CD5: Encores and single edits

1. Black Night — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 15th August 1972 — 0:08:06
2. Speed King — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 15th August 1972– 0:08:15
3. Black Night — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:10:27
4. Lucille — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:08:59
5. Black Night — Live At Budokan, Tokyo / 17th August 1972 — 0:09:57
6. Speed King — Live At Budokan, Tokyo / 17th August 1972 — 0:08:52
7. Black Night — Live At Budokan, Tokyo / 17th August 1972 — 0:04:57
8. Space Truckin‘ — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:09:23
9. Smoke On The Water — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 15th August 1972 — 0:04:33

Blu-ray: Steven Wilson 2025 Mix | Dolby Atmos 5.1

1. Highway Star — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:06:45
2. Child In Time — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:12:19
3. Smoke On The Water — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 15th August 1972 — 0:07:27
4. The Mule — Live At Budokan, Tokyo / 17th August 1972 — 0:09:45
5. Strange Kind Of Woman — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:09:26
6. Lazy — Live At Budokan, Tokyo / 17th August 1972 — 0:10:59
7. Space Truckin’ — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:20:02
8. Highway Star — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:06:49
9. Child In Time — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:12:25
10. Smoke On The Water — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 15th August 1972 — 0:07:39
11. The Mule — Live At Budokan, Tokyo / 17th August 1972 — 0:09:33
12. Strange Kind Of Woman — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:09:27
13. Lazy — Live At Budokan, Tokyo / 17th August 1972 — 0:11:00
14. Space Truckin’ — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:19:55
15. Highway Star — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:06:45
16. Child In Time — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972 — 0:12:19
17. Smoke On The Water — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 15th August 1972 — 0:07:27
18. The Mule — Live At Budokan, Tokyo / 17th August 1972 — 0:09:45
19. Strange Kind Of Woman — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972
20. Lazy — Live At Budokan, Tokyo / 17th August 1972
21. Space Truckin’ — Live At Festival Hall, Osaka / 16th August 1972

Official promo blurb:

NEW STEREO AND ATMOS MIXES BY STEVEN WILSON, PLUS NEWLY REMIXED VERSIONS OF ALL THREE JAPAN CONCERTS
EXCLUSIVE VINYL EDITION INCLUDES ALL THE MUSIC ON 10LPS

On August 15, 1972, Deep Purple took the stage in Japan for the first of three shows that would give rise to one of rock’s most celebrated live albums, MADE IN JAPAN.

MADE IN JAPAN (SUPER DELUXE EDITION) features new stereo and Dolby ATMOS mixes of the original by acclaimed producer Steven Wilson, all three concerts newly remixed by Richard Digby Smith, and several rare single edits.

Singer Ian Gillan, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, keyboardist Jon Lord, bassist Roger Glover, and drummer Ian Paice—Deep Purple’s famed Mk II lineup—turned studio staples like “Smoke On The Water,” “Highway Star,” and “Space Truckin’” into explosive live statements. “We came halfway around the world and found the audience singing every word. It was magical,” Glover recalls in the collection’s liner notes.

The band enlisted engineer Martin Birch — who had worked on several of their best-known studio albums — to record the shows to eight-track tape at Festival Hall in Osaka and the Budokan in Tokyo. The performances on MADE IN JAPAN (SUPER DELUXE EDITION) capture Deep Purple at full throttle, powering through songs from their then-new album Machine Head, along with fan favorites like “Child In Time,” “Strange Kind Of Woman,” and “Speed King.” The collection also includes rare single edits, like the German version of “Black Night” and the Mexican edit of “Space Truckin’.”

The live album garnered widespread critical acclaim, with Rolling Stone declaring it “Purple’s definitive metal monster, a spark-filled execution of the typical Purple style.” This recognition led to its impressive ranking at No. 6 on their “Readers’ Poll: The 10 Best Live Albums of All Time.” AllMusic also praised the album, stating that “Deep Purple pushed its music into the kind of deliberate excess that made heavy metal what it became.” Additionally, the album achieved commercial success, landing at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Wilson harnesses the raw energy of the original tapes in his new stereo and Atmos mixes. “It’s all completely as it happened on the night,” he says. “The album has a power and sense of abandon that they never quite captured in the studio. Hopefully this new mix makes it feel even more like you’re there.”

Preorder from the official store or somewhere closer to you. The official store has a variety of bundles and assorted reissue merchandise.

It is scheduled to be released on August 15, 2025 via Universal. There’s no word at this point which label will be releasing it.

The Steve Wilson mix of the Highway Star has been posted on streaming services to whet your appetite. The track also appeared on YouTube, but we are told that availability varies by region and other supernatural phenomena.

Thanks to Nigel Young and Trond Strøm for the info.