Hard Lovin' Man (album)

Hard Lovin' Man
Live album / Studio album by Merzbow
Released	June 2001
Recorded	5 October and 10 November 2000
Venue	Gloria, Helsinki, Finland
Studio	Bedroom, Tokyo, Japan
Genre	Noise
Length	61:31
Label	Anoema
Producer	Masami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Hummingbird (2001) Hard Lovin' Man (2001) Dharma (2001)

Hard Lovin' Man is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.^[1] The album is a deconstruction of the song "Hard Lovin' Man" by Deep Purple from their album Deep Purple in Rock. The first track was recorded live at the Avanto 2000 festival in Helsinki, Finland and was later remixed at Merzbow's home studio. The second track is a studio recording from a month earlier.^[2]

Track listing

All music composed by Masami Akita.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hard Lovin' Man"	41:45
2.	"Hard Lovin' Man"	19:46

Notes

• Track 1 recorded live at Gloria, Helsinki, 10 November 2000;^[3] remixed at Bed Room Studio, Tokyo, 10 January 2001
• Track 2 recorded at Bed Room Studio, 5 October 2000; remixed at Bed Room Studio, 8 January 2001

Personnel

• Masami Akita – composition, processing
• Vesa Vehviläinen – sleeve
• Anne Hämäläinen – original photo

References

1. "Merzbow - Hard Lovin' Man (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
2. "anoema recordings". Anoema Recordings. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
3. "Schedule". avantofestival.com. 2000. Retrieved 8 January 2014.