Said we'd only do it if it only came out in Japan. Then when we listened back, we thought, 'Hang on, we've got something here'": In 1972, Deep Purple were falling apart. And then they made the album that accidentally changed rock music

Said we'd only do it if it came out in Japan, and Made in Japan became one of rock's most influential live albums. Osaka, August 15, 1972, marked Deep Purple's first show in Japan with the MK II lineup. The band had spent years touring non-stop, including four North American tours and two European trips that year.

The day of the concert, the band recorded the show while facing internal tensions from success, egos, and management challenges. Bassist Roger Glover recalls that the second night captured the performance they wanted, and Made in Japan was largely drawn from that follow-up concert, shaping a defining moment in their career.