DEEP PURPLE Made In Japan 1972 UK PURPLE RECORDS 1st PRESS (CONTRACT)
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DEEP PURPLE Made In Japan 1972 UK PURPLE RECORDS 1st PRESS (CONTRACT)
DEEP PURPLEMade In Japan
1972 UK EMI/PURPLE RECORDS (TPSP 351) FIRST *CONTRACT* PRESSING
THE FIRST ISSUE 'PURPLE' COMPANY LABELS CARRY "THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD..." RIM TEXT
THE LABELS ARE GROOVED WITH NO STAMPER LETTERS - JUST ‘3’ MOTHER NUMBERS ON ALL FOUR SIDES
AN EMI CONTRACT PRESSING (most likely by CBS at their Aylesbury factory)
MATRIX: TPS 3511 A-1U PORKY / TPS 3511 B-1U DELTA PORK / TPS 3512 A-1U PECKO / TPS 3512 B-1U PECKIE
AND THE TWO RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd."
Recorded over three nights in August 1972, Deep Purple's Made in Japan was the record that brought the band to headliner status in the U.S. and elsewhere, and it remains a landmark in the history of heavy metal music.
Since reorganising with singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover in 1969, Deep Purple had recorded three important albums — Deep Purple in Rock, Fireball, and Machine Head — and used the material to build a fierce live show.
Made in Japan, its selections drawn from those albums, documented that show, in which songs were drawn out to ten and even nearly 20 minutes with no less intensity, as guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and organist Jon Lord soloed extensively and Gillan sang in a screech that became the envy of all metal bands to follow.
The signature song, of course, was "Smoke on the Water," with its memorable riff, but those extended workouts, particularly the moody "Child in Time," with Gillan's haunting falsetto wail and Blackmore's amazingly fast playing, and "Space Truckin'," with Lord's organ effects, maintained the onslaught, making this a definitive treatment of the band's catalogue and its most impressive album.
Side 1:
Highway Star (Osaka - 16th August 1972)
Child In Time (Osaka - 16th August 1972)
Side 2:
Smoke On The Water (Osaka - 15th August 1972)
The Mule (Tokyo - 17th August 1972)
Side 3:
Strange Kind Of Woman (Osaka - 16th August 1972)
Lazy (Tokyo - 17th August 1972)
Side 4:
Space Truckin' (Osaka - 16th August 1972)
LABELS: EXCELLENT
All four labels are clean and unmarked with just a handful of spindle traces per side
VINYL Visual: VERY GOOD
Some marks and scuffs visible on all four sides with one or two feelable to the touch
VINYL Audio: VERY GOOD
Plays really well.
There are a few clicks caused by the marks and a little crackle on the quieter sections of "Lazy" but otherwise nothing else to fault and a great listen
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The gatefold is good and solid with a nice shine to the laminate and a clean interior.
The edges are pretty sharp and all spine text is clear and bold.
Clearly not the finest copy around but still an original 1972 press and it still sounds great and these contract pressings are not that common
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any 1292 (GS 8.3.6 (1292))
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