Deep Purple IN ROCK UK 1ST NO EMI 2 PLAYS EVER PLAYS 100% NEAR MINT

	£		204
	$		270

DEEP PURPLE - IN ROCK

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT (OR ABOVE) !!!! CONDITION

GENUINE FIRST PRESS WITHOUT THE EMI BOX LOGO

UK FIRST PRESS 1970

GENUINE 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE!!!

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 777
• MATRIX: SHVL777 A-2 / B-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 HM / 4 LP 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

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 TWO MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND LOOKS SUPERB. IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS LP HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIME EVER!!! . IN DAYLIGHT THE DISC LOOK TOTALLY FLAWLESS AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND ONE NON SOUNDING FAINT SCUFF TO TRACK ONE SIDE TWO!!!

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 AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

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 FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE FIRST PRESS STEREO REPRODUCTION IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CRISP. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.THIS SHOWS THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

TAKE A LISTEN TO ' CHILD IN TIME ' WHICH IS THE QUIETEST TRACK ON THE ALBUM. IT IS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT. NOT A SPECK IF CRACKLE ANYWHERE

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

THERE IS THE ODD BIT OF STATIC HEARD DURING A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES IF AT ALL, AND NO MORE THAN 2-3 OF THE TINIEST DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT !!!! AND IT MAY EVEN GRADE MINT MINUS

I DON'T BELIEVE THERE CAN BE MANY BETTER COPIES OF THIS ALBUM OUT THERE

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOUR SELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE

THE SLEEVE

MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FIRST PRESS SLEEVE IS SUBTLY DIFFERENT TO ALL OF THE REST. SO HOW CAN YOU TELL IF YOU HAVE THE VERY 1ST ISSUE?

TAKE A LOOK INSIDE THE OPENING WHERE THE LP IS HOUSED. A FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE IS MADE FROM ONE PIECE OF CARD AND GLUED TOGETHER WITH ONE INTERNAL FLIPBACK, WHEREAS THE LATER ISSUES WERE TWO PIECES OF CARD STUCK TOGETHER WITH TWO INTERNAL FLIPBACKS

SECONDLY ON THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD THERE IS A THIN STRIP OF LAMINATE ALL THE WAY ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THIS IS THE RESIDUE FROM THE FRONT TUCKED OVER AND SEALED OFF INSIDE THE GATEFOLD

THE FRONT SURFACE IS SUPERB!!. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS ETC. EVEN THE SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST FOUR REALLY MINUSCULE ONES, AND THERE ARE NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES. THERE IS ONE SMALL THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE MAGNIFICENT, FULLY LAMINATED RUNNING UNBLEMISHED FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THERE IS NOT ONE SPECK OF RUBBING AT ANY POINT.

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE LAMINATE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE RUNNING UNINTERRUPTED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, AND EVEN THE TIP ENDS REMAIN UNRUBBED. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

BOTH OPENING EDGES ARE  RAZOR SHARP AND ONLY HAVE ONE MINUSCULE THUMB NAIL NICK TO SHOW WHERE THE VINYL WAS REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS HIGHLY POLISHED AS THE FRONT, AND AGAIN NO HEAVY CREASES OR LINES. JUST A FEW TINY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND NÉE COUPLE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECTLY CLEAN AND UNRUBBED INNER SURFACE. NO LOSS OF THE FRAGILE BLACK COLOUR AT ALL.

THE ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SURFACES, JUST ONE CORNER CREASE, AND STILL VERY WHITE WITH A TRACE OF GLUE AGEING TO THE SEAMS

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  MINT MINUS!!!!

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

GARRY