Highway Star (live, 1972-08-16: Festival Hall, Nakanoshima, Osaka, Japan)
~ Recording by Deep Purple
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:47 | Deep Purple | Live in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Warner–Pioneer Corporation (Japanese holding company, 1972–1991), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | P-5066~7W |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:47 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI) | TPSP 351 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:47 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI) | TPSP 351 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:46 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (with track timings on label) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI) | 1C 188-93 915/916 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:47 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| EMI‐Odeon, S.A. (not for release label use! subsidiary of EMI Music Spain, S.A.) | J 154-93.915/6 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:46 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI) | 11C 166 93915/16 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | ?:?? | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (made in France) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI) | TPSP 351 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | ?:?? | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (made in GT Britain) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI) | TPSP 351 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:46 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI) | 1C 172-93 915/16 |
| 1.2 | Highway Star | 6:45 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan: Smoke on the Water / Highway Star | Deep Purple | Single |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | S 2701 |
| 2.8 | Highway Star | 6:47 | Deep Purple | Mark I&II | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI) | 1C 172-94 865/66 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:46 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI) | 2c 162 93915 6 |
| 2.8 | Highway Star [live version From Made in Japan] | 6:47 | Deep Purple | Mark I&II | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI) | 1C 188-94 865/66 |
| 1.8 | Highway Star (live) | 6:47 | Deep Purple | When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | PRK 3223 |
| 2.3 | Highway Star | 6:46 | Deep Purple | Lo mejor de Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | SLEMC-738 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:46 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Jugoton | LSPUR 70522/3 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:51 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | CD 2701 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:51 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | CDP 7 48050 2 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:51 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 2701-2 |
| 1.8 | Highway Star (live) | 6:47 | Deep Purple | When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 3223-2 |
| 1.8 | Highway Star (live) | 6:47 | Deep Purple | When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll (BMG Direct Marketing release) | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 3223-2, D 133887 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:51 | Deep Purple | Live in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 20P2-2606 |
| 1.8 | Highway Star (live) | 6:48 | Deep Purple | When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Purple Records (releases 1971–1979, currently sub of EMI), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 18P2-2750 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:51 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (BMG Direct) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 2701-2, D 101907 |
| 1.5 | Highway Star | 6:46 | Deep Purple | The Best of Deep Purple in Brazil | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 797776 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:47 | Deep Purple | Live ’n’ Kickin’ | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 724382960423 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:51 | Deep Purple | Live in Japan (HOT PRICE digital remastering) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-868 |
| 1.3 | Highway Star (live) | 6:45 | Deep Purple | Child in Time: Best II | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) | CDF 671178 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:43 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (glass mastered at EMI Swindon 859709 2) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 8 57864 2 6 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:43 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (25º aniversario edición remasterizada) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 4 94190 2 5 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:51 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
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| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:51 | Deep Purple | Live in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-1567 |
| 1.8 | Highway Star (live) | 6:47 | Deep Purple | When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-1576 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:51 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (the remastered edition) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-1578, WPCR-1579 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:43 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (the remastered edition; made in Italy) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 084 (2), 8 57864 2, 8 59709 2, 8 59710 2, 857 8642 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:43 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (the remastered edition; made in UK; glass mastered at www.takt.eu) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 8 57864 2 6, 857 8642 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:43 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (the remastered edition; made in EU) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 8 57864 2 6 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:51 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (The Remastered Edition; made in U.S.) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Warner Archives, Rhino (reissue label) | R2 75623 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:45 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| DCC Compact Classics | LPZ-2052 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:51 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| DCC Compact Classics | GZS-1120 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:51 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 57864 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:51 | Deep Purple | Live in Japan (GOLD CD 完全初回生産限定) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-10193 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:40 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| CD‐Maximum (Russian label) | CDM 0299-228 |
| 1.11 | Highway Star (live) | 6:46 | Deep Purple | Anthems | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | SI 998962 |
| 1.13 | Highway Star (live) | 6:43 | Deep Purple | The Very Best Deep Purple Album Ever | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Netherlands (this is not an imprint! it likely refers to EMI Music Netherlands BV) | 5 35975 2 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:51 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | CDP7 48050 2 |
| 1.6 | Highway Star | 6:46 | Deep Purple | The Best of Deep Purple: Live in Europe | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| CD Double Play | 4067 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:51 | Deep Purple | Live in Japan (digital remaster) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-75036 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:51 | Deep Purple | Live in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-12256 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:51 | Deep Purple | Live in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-13113 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:51 | Deep Purple | Live in Japan (生産限定盤) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-13234 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:45 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Friday Music | FRM 2701 |
| 5.1 | Highway Star | 6:43 | Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| La Repubblica | [none] |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:43 | Deep Purple | Highway Stars - 18 Driving Rock Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 50999 948940 2 8 |
| 5.1 | Highway Star | 6:47 | Deep Purple | The Complete Albums 1970–1976 | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text), Rhino (reissue label) | 8122796348 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:41 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023), Purple Records (relaunched 1999) | 0602537696406, 3769640 |
| 1.8 | Highway Star (original 1972 mix) | 6:42 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (deluxe edition) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | UNI285 |
| 1.8 | Highway Star | 6:42 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Purple Records (relaunched 1999), UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | 0602537719365 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:42 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (original 1972 mix) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Purple Records (relaunched 1999) | 3771219 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:41 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Purple Records (relaunched 1999), UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | 0602537719365 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star (live at Osaka, Japan, August 16, 1972) | 6:42 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
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| 6.22 | Highway Star (Original 1972 Stereo mix) | ?:?? | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (50th anniversary deluxe edition) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”), Warner Records LLC | 00602475839507, 602475839507, 7583950, R2 727194 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:47 | Deep Purple | Live in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | P-5506W, P-5507W |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:51 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (European reissue/repress from the 90s; IFPI codes) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | CDP 7 48050 2 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:43 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (25º aniversario edición remasterizada) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 4 94190 2 5 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:42 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Gala Records (Russian label, for releases issued by S.B.A./GALA Records, Inc.) | 0946 3928722 2 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:45 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 2WS 2701 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:43 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| DCC Compact Classics | GZS-1120 |
| 1.1 | Highway Star | 6:42 | Deep Purple | Made in Japan (25º aniversario edicion remasterizada) | Deep Purple | Album + Live |
| EMI (fake label; use for unofficial releases purporting to be on EMI) | 4 94190 2, 7243 4 94190 2 5 |
| Pseudo-Release | |||||||||
| 1.1 | ハイウェイ・スター | 6:51 | Deep Purple | ライブ・イン・ジャパン | Deep Purple | Album + Live | |||
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.6 | Highway Star | 6:45 | Deep Purple | Rock on Route 66, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
Relationships
| engineer: | Martin Birch |
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| producer: | Deep Purple |
| mixer: | Roger Glover Ian Paice |
| drums (drum set): | Ian Paice (on 1972-08-16) |
| electric bass guitar: | Roger Glover (on 1972-08-16) |
| electric guitar: | Ritchie Blackmore (on 1972-08-16) |
| Hammond organ: | Jon Lord (on 1972-08-16) |
| lead vocals: | Ian Gillan (on 1972-08-16) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998) |
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| recorded at: | フェスティバルホール (Festival Hall, 1st incarnation, 1958–2008) in Nakanoshima, Osaka (Osaka City), Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan (on 1972-08-16) |
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| has remixes: | Highway Star |
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| recording of: | Highway Star (on 1972-08-16: live) |
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Related works
Highway Star
| writer: | Ritchie Blackmore Ian Gillan Roger Glover Jon Lord Ian Paice |
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| publisher: | EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) Glenwood Music Corp. HEC Music Henrees Music co. |
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| sub-publisher: | EMI Music Publishing France EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30) ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) |
| later translated parody versions: | Grauer Star |
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