DEEP PURPLE In Rock (Harvest SHVL 777) RARE UK 1st Pressing No EMI A2/B1 MINT-
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DEEP PURPLE In Rock (Harvest SHVL 777) RARE UK 1st Pressing No EMI A2/B1 MINT-
RARE original, very first UK pressing of Deep Purple`s most probably finest hour, "In Rock" on Harvest Records (June 1970).
Deep Purple`s "In Rock" is unquestionably one of the greatest hard rock albums ever made - and a genre-defining moment for what later came to be known as "heavy metal". I have to admit to originally preferring "Machine Head", due to the fact perhaps that I bought it upon its initial release (i.e. "my first Deep Purple album"). However, "In Rock" still retains some rather charming remnants of psychedelia, both in the songwriting and in its execution - elements that had clearly been exorcised by the time "Machine Head" appeared. And then, there is of course also the transcendent might of "Child In Time", undoubtedly the band`s finest moment (and no, that most definitely wasn`t "Smoke On The Water"). Clearly a force to be reckonend with and hewn in rock.
GRADING:
EX+ COVER in very fine overall condition. Please see photos for details.
- Some very light dulling of the cover, probably from rubbing up against other records.
- Small damaged area (at bottom left) with triangular tear and adjacent light corner crease: Please see photo detail.
- Minor record imprint to back cover only (at top).
- A few light creases to record spine (on back).
- Includes the original, custom-printed Harvest Records inner sleeve in EX++ condition.
EX++ to MINT- RECORD, carefully played a few times only.
- Near-perfect vinyl on both sides, with impeccable audio reproduction throughout.
- A few superficial hairlines, from sleeve removal only.
- Lightest background crackle in between some tracks.
- The all-important adagio intro to "Child In Time" is absolutely free of any crackle or distortion whatsoever.
- Original Harvest "Gramophone Co. Ltd." labels -with no reference to EMI- in near-perfect condition: Only one very light spindle line on each side.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "SHVL 777 A - 2" and "SHVL 777 B - 1".
- Mothers/Stampers: "2 / G 1 1 R" and "1 4 / G 1 1 A".
- This copy of Deep Purple "In Rock" is hereby certified to be an original, very first UK pressing, released in June 1970.
PLEASE NOTE: Not to be compared with the more-often-than-not substandard vinyl on offer on eBay, this item is in honestly-graded EX+ to MINT(-) condition. You will NOT find another original first pressing of "In Rock" as nice as this one - especially at this bargain price: "True value for money" is the motto here!
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