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Review: An unwitting, but perhaps perfectly fitting tribute to the recent passing of Japanese improviser and vocalist, Damo Suzuki, Mute and Spoon Records have collaborated on a series of Can live albums, overseen by founding member, Irmin Schmidt, and 'Live In Paris 1973' is the first to feature Suzuki. Recorded at L'Olympia on 12th May 1973, this is an important, liminal moment in the band's history, following totemic albums, 'Tago Mago' (1971) and 'Ege Bamyasi' (1972), and echoes of the latter can be heard in the Paris performance. The show also came three months before the release of 'Future Days', the final Can album with Suzuki, before he left the group and temporarily abandoned music altogether. 'Live In Paris 1973' follows 'Brighton 1975', 'Stuttgart 1975' and 'Cuxhaven 1976', all of which were critically lauded and appeared widely in Reissue Of The Year polls.