Deep Purple MADE IN EUROPE 1976 UK 1st Press PURPLE LABELS PROMO NEAR MINT HEAR
  £   21
  $   28

 


£ 21 Sold For
Jul 14, 2025 Sold Date
Jul 7, 2025 Start Date
2   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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  • FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com  DEEP PURPLE - MADE IN EUROPE

    NEAR MINT PLAY THROUGH  CONDITION

     A-1U / B-1U FIRST PRESS

    EX+ SLEEVE

     

     

     

    THE RECORDS

     

    THE LABELS

    THE PURPLE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL UNMOLESTED CONDITION. THE PURPLE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT, AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THERE ARE JUST ONE OR TWO  SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE HOLE TO SHOW THAT THIS LP HAS HAD HARDLY ANY PLAY


    THE VINYL

    THE GLEAMING VINYL THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE. AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THE RECORD STILL LOOKS PERFECT APART FROM A COUPLE OF TINY WISPY HAIRLINES

    THE TEST PLAY

    THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN 

     THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

    NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES EITHER, A STUNNING ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS

    ALL I HEARD WERE A FEW SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND FOR A SECOND OR TWO DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
    ALSO A COUPLE OF TINY DUST / STATIC TICS DURING THE PLAY AND TWO MORE IN THE DEAD WAX RUN OFF TO SIDE TWO

    I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL PLAY THROUGH NEAR MINT

    PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE AGAINST YOUR STANDARDS

     

     

     

    THE SLEEVE

     

    NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

    USUALLY ON THIS SLEEVE THE SILVER SURFACE IS BADLY AFFECTED BY RING WEAR. THIS COPY HAS NONE OF THAT

    THE ONLY MINOR BLEMISHED TO THE SILVER IS A LITTLE GREYING ON THE EDGES

    THERE ARE THREE VERY SMALL PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE,  NONE ON THE TOP EDGE . NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ALSO NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.

    THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR AND MORE THAN THE BAREST TRACE OFRECORD SHAPE

    THE FOUR CORNERS HAVE A DOT OF RUB ON A COUPLE OF THE TIP ENDS

    THE TOP  EDGES HAVE A FEW TINY DOTS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE AND ASPECK OF RUB ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS

    THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A SPECK OF RUB ON THE CORNER TIPS AND SLIGHTLY MORE RUB ON THE  LEFT CORNER AS WELL, PLUS A FEW FLECKS ALONG THE SURFACES

    THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS  A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE SPECKS OF RUB 

    THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE THUMB NAIL NICKS

    THE REAR SURFACE HAS THE MILDEST SHJADOW OF RECORD SHAPE

    OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A MINT NON LAMINATED INNER SURFACE WITH UNMARKED PANELS.

    VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+

     

     

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

    GARRY


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