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1972
Mk II

Machine Head and Made in Japan.

Machine Head came out in March with Smoke on the Water, Highway Star, Lazy and Space Truckin'.

The album was recorded in the corridors of the Grand Hotel in Montreux with the Rolling Stones' mobile studio.

In August the band recorded the concerts in Osaka and Tokyo that became the live album Made in Japan, released in December.

The line-up

Mk II1969–1973
Ian GillanVocalsRitchie BlackmoreGuitarJon LordOrgan and keyboardsRoger GloverBassIan PaiceDrums

Released in 1972

Machine Head
Studio album

Machine Head

25 March 1972

Machine Head is the sixth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple. It was recorded in December 1971 in Montreux, Switzerland, and released on 30 March 1972, by Purple Records. It is the band's third studio album to feature the Mark II line-up of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, and Ian Paice.

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  1. Highway Star6:11
  2. Maybe I’m a Leo4:56
  3. Pictures of Home5:05
  4. Never Before3:58
  5. Smoke on the Water5:40
  6. Lazy6:52
  7. Space Truckin’4:33
Live Archive 1972, Vol. 1
Live album

Live Archive 1972, Vol. 1

29 September 1972

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  1. Highway Star (live in Dagenham 19/02/1972)9:06
  2. Strange Kind of Woman (live in Dagenham 19/02/1972)9:16
  3. No No No (live in Dagenham 19/02/1972)9:23
  4. Child in Time (live in Dagenham 19/02/1972)17:21
  5. The Mule (live in Dagenham 19/02/1972)9:40
  6. Lazy (live at the Royal Albert Hall 04/10/1971)14:18
  7. Fireball (live at the Royal Albert Hall 04/10/1971)9:50
  8. Highway Star (live in Wolverhampton 20/02/1972)10:44
  9. Strange Kind of Woman (live in Wolverhampton 20/02/1972)11:10
  10. Child in Time (live in Wolverhampton 20/02/1972)18:19
  11. The Mule (live in Wolverhampton 20/02/1972)10:42
  12. Lazy (live in Wolverhampton 20/02/1972)11:41
  13. Space Truckin’ (live in Wolverhampton 20/02/1972)18:32
  14. Fireball (live in Wolverhampton 20/02/1972)4:18
  15. Lucille (live in Wolverhampton 20/02/1972)6:21
  16. Speed King (live in San Bernadino 28/01/1972)10:17
  17. Strange Kind of Woman (live in San Bernadino 28/01/1972)13:04
  18. Child in Time (live in San Bernadino 28/01/1972)20:45
  19. The Mule (live in San Bernadino 28/01/1972)10:52
  20. Space Truckin’ (live in San Bernadino 28/01/1972)6:40
  21. Mandrake Root (live in San Bernadino 28/01/1972)13:47
  22. Highway Star (live in New York 31/08/1972)6:49
  23. Smoke on the Water (live in New York 31/08/1972)9:21
  24. Strange Kind of Woman (live in New York 31/08/1972)11:28
  25. The Mule (live in New York 31/08/197)9:55
  26. Lazy (live in New York 31/08/1972)9:57
  27. Space Truckin’ (live in New York 31/08/1972)22:00
  28. Speed King (live in New York 31/08/1972)9:17
  29. Lucille (live in New York 31/08/1972)7:30
  30. Highway Star (live in Florida 14/07/1972)5:28
  31. Smoke on the Water (live in Florida 14/07/1972)6:25
  32. Strange Kind of Woman (live in Florida 14/07/1972)8:21
  33. The Mule (live in Florida 14/07/1972)9:30
  34. Lazy (live in Florida 14/07/1972)11:19
  35. Space Truckin’ (live in Florida 14/07/1972)17:24
  36. Highway Star (live in Leeds 29/09/1972)6:53
  37. Smoke on the Water (live in Leeds 29/09/1972)9:38
  38. Child in Time (live in Leeds 29/09/1972)14:11
  39. Strange Kind of Woman (live in Leeds 29/09/1972)12:19
  40. Lazy (live in Leeds 29/09/1972)9:44
  41. Ian Paice Drum Solo (live in Leeds 29/09/1972)5:33
  42. The Mule (live in Leeds 29/09/1972)2:10
  43. Space Truckin’ (live in Leeds 29/09/1972)19:03
  44. Strange Kind of Woman (live in Quebec 06/04/1972)8:32
  45. Into the Fire (live in Quebec 06/04/1972)6:06
  46. Child in Time (live in Quebec 06/04/1972)14:48
  47. The Mule (live in Quebec 06/04/1972)10:52
  48. Lazy (live in Quebec 06/04/1972)11:32
  49. When a Blind Man Cries (live in Quebec 06/04/1972)6:23
  50. Space Truckin’ (live in Quebec 06/04/1972)16:25
Made in Japan
Live album

Made in Japan

December 1972

Made in Japan is a double live album by English rock band Deep Purple, recorded during their first tour of Japan in August 1972. It was originally released on 8 December 1972 in Japan, 22 December 1972 in the United Kingdom, with a US release on 30 March 1973, and became a critical and commercial success.

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  1. Highway Star6:46
  2. Child in Time12:20
  3. Smoke on the Water7:28
  4. The Mule9:43
  5. Strange Kind of Woman9:26
  6. Lazy11:09
  7. Space Truckin’19:48