Deep Purple FIREBALL UK LP 1ST GRAMOPHONE 1G/1A NMINT

	£		88
	$		116

DEEP PURPLE - FIREBALL

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

THE MOST INCREDIBLE SLEEVE I HAVE SEEN

COMPLETE WITH INSERT

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 793
• MATRIX: SHVL793 A-2U / B-3U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 G / 1 AR
• INCREDIBLY EARLY FIRST PRESS INDICATORS 
• PEK ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 2

I WANTED TO SPEND A LIITLE TIME EXPLAINING JUST HOW MAGNIFICENT THIS SLEEVE IS (VINYL TOO)

THIS IS A NON LAMINATED , TEXTURED SLEEVE , TEXTURED BOTH ON THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD, AND IT IS NEVER!! FOUND IN ANYTHING OTHER THAN WORN CONDITION. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A FIREBALL SLEEVE AS GOOD AS THIS EVER.

THE USUAL DAMAGE TO THIS SLEEVE IS FIRSTLY SEVERE COLOUR LOSS AND RING WEAR, SECONDLY SERIOUS CREASES TO THE SPINE EDGE AND MAJOR WEAR TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VERY USUAL, AND FINALLY TATTY APPEARANCE ALL OVER IS THE NORM, JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE OTHERS FOR SALE ON EBAY AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN .

I HAVE HERE A STUNING EXAMPLE IN 97% AS NEW CONDITION

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

GENUINE FIRST PRESS LABELS WITH 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING. LATER PRESSES HAD EMI RECORDING AT THIS POINT.

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE GREEN HARVEST BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 3-4 REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES, SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN TA FEW TIMES  SINCE 1972

THE VINYL

FIRST PRESS FIREBALL VINYL IS FAR HEAVIER THAN THE LATER ISSUES, AND THIS ONE IS REALLY SOLID.THE ORIGINAL SHEEN HAS BEEN RETAINED AND THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE IN DAYLIGHT THAT WOULD CAUSE ANY CONCERN. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF VERY FINE AND NEAR INVISIBLE HANDLING LINES

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH, SOMEHTING I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS. THIS IS SIMPLY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WANT TO BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, AND NOT JUST HAVE TO RELY ON THE DESCRIPTION. I HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE WITH ANY OF THE VINYL I LIST, AND THIS IS MY WAY OF ADVANCING WHAT GOOD LOOKS LIKE FOR EBAY VINYL SALES

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW SUPERB THIS LP SOUNDS. TAKE A LISTEN TO THE THIRD SOUNDBITE WHICH HAS A MINUTE LONG NEAR SILENT INTRODUCTION.

THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND EVERY NOTE IS LOUD, CLEAN AND CRISP, JUST HOW IT WAS INTENDED TO BE HEARD.

THERE IS NO FRYING BACON, NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD CLICKS

WHAT YOU WILL HEAR ARE THREE LITTLE RANDOM DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY, AND THE VERY ODD BIT OF VERY LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE STUFF IN THE QUIETEST OF PASSAGES, BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT TAKE A GOOD AND FULL LISTEN

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT!!!

THE SLEEVE

ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN A CONDITION THAT A COLLECTOR WOULD WANT. ISSUED AS A NON LAMINATED, BUT FULLY TEXTURED SLEEVE WHICH IS BAD ENOUGH IF YOU WANT TO KEEP IT IN TOP CONDITION, BUT THE DESIGNERS MADE THE SLEEVE FROM VERY SOFT CARD, AND THIS HAS HAD DISASTEROUS EFFECTS ON THE GENERAL CONDITION.

FROM SEVERE RING WEAR, TO COMPLETE TEARS. VERY BADLY FRAYED OPENING EDGES, AND SEVERE LOSS OF COLOUR. THESE ARE THE MAIN ISSUES THIE SLEEVE FACES.

THIS ONE HOWEVER HAS BEEN KEPT INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW, AND HAS REMAINED IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. THE FIRST AND MOST OBVIOUS THING IS THAT THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE COLOUR AT ALL. IT'S ALL THERE AND VERY RICH AND VIBRANT.AND THE TEXTURED FINISH SHOWS NO WEAR AT ALL

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES EITHER, NOR ARE THERE ANY LIGHT CREASES, AND CERTAINLY NO BENDS OR DENTS, AND AMAZINGLY THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE 2 BARELY VISIBLE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. USUALLY THESE LINES SHOW WHITE WHERE THE COLOUR HAS COME AWAY BUT THESE ONES ARE SO MINOR THAT THE BLUE BLACK FINISH IS STILL INTACT. AMAZING

IN FACT AS YOU LOOK AT THE FRONT SURFACE THE ONLY MINISCULE BIT OF WHITE IS THE TINIEST SLIVER RIGHT IN THE VERY TOP RIGHT CORNER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES WHICH ARE USUALLY WHITE FROM RUBBING ARE 99% FREE FROM ANY LOSS. THE TOP EDGE HAS TWO TINY PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWONG THROUGH, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS VERY VERY MILD WEAR WITH JUST THE VERY LEFT AND RIGHT TOPS SHOWING CARD INSTEAD OF COLOUR

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN AMAZING CONDITION, TOTALLY FLAT AND CLEAN AND THERE IS NO FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHING WHICH IS VERY RARE. EVERY LETTER OF THE RED TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND LEGIBLE.THERE IS THE TINIEST BIT OF RUBBING TO THE VERY BOTTOM TIP AS YOU WILL SEE IN THE PICTURES, AND ONE OTHER PIN PRICK OF WHITE  JUST AFTER THE TYPEFACE (AGAIN IN THE PICS)

THE REAR SURFACE IS WHERE THE RECORD SHAPE / RING WEAR IS USUALLY PROMINENT, BUT THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF IT HERE, AND AGAIN LIKE THE FRONT THE BACK COVER IS JUST IMMACULATE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST TWO SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE LP WAS REMOVED A COUPLE OF TIMES.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECTLY CLEAN AND UNRUBBED INNER SURFACE. NO LOSS OF COLOUR AT ALL. THIS IS REALLY BECAUSE THE SLEEVE WAS PROTECTED FROM NEW.

THE ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SURFACES, AND NO SERIOUS CREASES. A VERY CLEAN EXAMPLE.

FINALLY THE SLEEVE IS COMPLETED WITH THE INCLUSION OF THE ORIGINAL INSERT SHEET. THIS IS IN NMINT CONDITION, NO CREASES

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY