Made in Japan was recorded live over three nights during 15–17 August 1972 at Festival Hall, Osaka and at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan. Four of the tracks come from the album Machine Head which had been released earlier that year. The album was at first seen as somewhat unimportant by the band members, and only Roger Glover and Ian Paice showed up to mix it. The release in the US was delayed, until April 1973, because Warner Bros. wanted to release Who Do We Think We Are first. The three concerts recorded were later released as Live in Japan 3-CD box set (1993). According to the liner notes for that set, unlike many live albums, there are no overdubs or studio additions to the original album.
Ian Carmichael
Director
Ian Gillan
Self
Roger Glover
Self
Ritchie Blackmore
Self
Jon Lord
Self
Ian Paice
Self
Claude Nobs
Self (archive footage)
Colin Hart
Self
Frank Zappa
Self (archive footage)
Martin Birch
Self
Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour81%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection87%
The Up in Smoke Tour76%
Roger Waters: The Wall79%
Cadillac Records70%
Hounddog64%
Battle of the Year67%
Whitney Houston: Live in Concert75%
Teen Spirit60%
Good Vibrations67%
That's Entertainment!73%
Black Is King71%
Dinner in America77%
Taylor Swift City of Lover Concert82%
Bad 2572%
Coyote Ugly62%
One Direction: Up All Night - The Live Tour80%
That's Entertainment! III70%
Evanescence: Synthesis Live85%
