DEEP PURPLE – “Woman From Tokyo” (Originally 1973, 1998 Warner Japan CD reissue)
The 2:56 single edit of Deep Purple’s “Woman From Tokyo” is somewhat of a rarity on CD. It’s not on the Singles A’s and B’s. You could get it on a Japanese box set called Purple Chronicle.
The original song was almost six minutes, so half of the tune was chopped out for single release. The intro is mangled. The middle section is missing, and cut in such an amateurish way. The guitar solo is missing. Rule of thumb: never cut the friggin’ guitar solo from a Deep Purple song, of all bands! This is a butcher job of a single edit. Probably why it never made the cut to Singles A’s and B’s.
The B-side “Super Trouper” is also 2:56, but unedited. That’s just how the song goes, one of Purple’s shortest. No, it’s not an Abba cover, but both songs were named after Super Trouper stage lights. Some of Ian Gillan’s lyrics can be interpreted to be about his impending departure from Deep Purple. “I wanna be like I was before, but this time I’m gonna know the score.” A lot of looking in the rear view mirror in this song. A lot of past-tense.
Because of the butcher job on the “Woman From Tokyo” edit, the B-side here outshines the A-side. The single at least has lyrics. For collectors and analysts only!
1/5 stars
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How dare someone butcher my favourite Deep Purple song like that! I think it is a case for Tee-Bone Man, Superdekes and the Metal Man to hunt this person down and make them pay for this crime.
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HAHAHAHAH that’s a great idea! Keep that in your back pocket for the future ;)
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An ABBA cover could have salvaged this release.
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I wish DP did that on their covers album ;)
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Wow! A 1…that is brutal and probably accurate!
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A1 is the most overrated steak sauce.
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Steak sauce is for amatures!
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Fuckin’ amateurs.
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I like it, especially on a hamburger
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I have no real “beef” with A1. I just said it for the joke.
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Ha! Nice pun!
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Thanks, Snowman!
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Gotta be honest and real about it. Not a good edit, in any way shape or form.
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That is too bad.
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Wonder what Blackmore’s reaction would have been on this?! lol
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It could not have been good. I doubt any of the members of Deep Purple approve of single edits like this. It really sounded terrible. Like you could do a better cut and paste job with scissors.
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I actually like “Super Trouper.” I think it’s a cool song!
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Great song! One of those great forgotten deep cuts! Never gets played live.
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Oh that’s unfortunate!
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That’s so bad it’s funny
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