Deep Purple MADE IN JAPAN 1ST GRAM CO ALL -1U MINT- SLEEVE & PLAYS 100% MINT

	£		137
	$		182

DEEP PURPLE - MADE IN JAPAN

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT!!!! CONDITION

PLAYED 2-3 TIMES ONLY

THIS IS THE VERY  RARE WARNER CONTRACT PRESS

FIRST PRESS ALL -1U

INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS SLEEVE WITH THE £3.25rrP STICKER

A MUSEUM QUALITY SET!!!!

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST PURPLE TPS 3511 / 12
• MATRIX: TPS3511 A-1U / B-1U / TPS3512 A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:THERE ARE NONE ON THIS CONTRACT PRESS, JUST THE NUMBER 3 AT 9'OCLOCK ON EACH SIDE
• SIDE 1: PORKY
• SIDE 2: DELTA PORK
• SIDE 3: PECKO
• SIDE 4: PECKIE

THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE RARER DEEP PURPLE RECORDINGS. THE MAGNIFICENT 'MADE IN JAPAN. FIRST PRESS WITH ALL THE -1U MATRIX NUMBERS, BUT PRESSED BY WARNER UK INSTEAD OF EMI.

FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN THEIR PLANT AT HAYES WAS OVERLOADED EMI ASKED EITHER DECCA , WARNER, OR PYE TO PRESS ALBUMS FOR THEM. PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS EXAMPLES BEING THE BEATLES RECORDINGS. THIS COPY IS  A WARNER CONTRACT PRESS

THE CONTRACT PRESS CAN BE IDENTIFIED OVER THE EMI PRESS IN A COUPLE OF WAYS

FIRSTLY THE INNER RIDGE ON THE INSIDE OF THE LABEL IS TYPICAL OF ANY WARNER PRESSING, OF THE ERA, ALICE COOPERS, OR THE FACES ALBUMS ARE IDENTICAL IN DESIGN

SECONDLY THE MOTHERS AND STAMPERS ARE NOT PRESENT AS THEY WOULD BE WITH AN EMI PRESS(AGAIN THIS IS IDENTICAL TO ANY WARNER PRESS)

THIRDLY THE SMALLER CIRCLE AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE IS ALSO TYPICAL OF ANY WARNER PRESS

WHAT IS ALSO INTERESTING ABOUT THE WARNER LABELS FOR THIS ALBUM IS THAT IS DOESN'T HAVE 'MADE IN GT BRITAIN' AT THE FOOT OF THE LABEL, AND ON AN EMI FIRST PRESS THE TITLE ON THE LABEL READS:- DEEP PURPLE (MADE IN JAPAN), WHEREAS ON THE  CONTRACT PRESS IT READS ' DEEP PURPLE MADE IN JAPAN' NO BRACKETS SURROUNDING THE TITLE

WHAT IS DOES HAVE TO IDENTIFY IT AS A GENUINE 1972 FIRST PRESS IS THE

'GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING AND THE FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS ALL ENDING IN -1U

THIS WAS THE ALBUM THAT DEEP PURPLE DID NOT WANT TO RELEASE.(HENCE THE RIDICULOUSLY LOW PRICE) THERE WAS INCREASED DEMAND FOR THE BAND TO ISSUE A LIVE RECORDING BACK IN 1972, BUT THE BAND THOUGHT THAT THE LIVE SOUND COULDN'T BE CAPTURED ADEQUATELY ON VINYL. HOWEVER THE JAPANESE MARKET CONTINUED TO PRESS FOR SUCH A RELEASE SO THE BAND RECORDED THEMSELVES ON THE JAPANESE TOUR AND ORIGINALLY THE RECORDING WAS ONLY GOING TO BE RELEASED IN JAPAN TO SATISFY THE DEMAND. IT WAS CONSIDERED SO UNIMPORTANT TO THE BAND THAT ONLY 2 OF THEM TURNED UP AT THE STUDIO TO MIX IT. HERE IS A QUOTE FROM THE BAND

Deep Purple was at the height of its powers. That double album was the epitome of what we stood for in those days. It wasn’t meant to be released outside of Japan. The Japanese said, 'Will you please make a live album?' We said, 'We don’t make live albums; we don’t believe in them.' We finally said okay, but said we wanted the rights to the tapes because we didn’t want the album to be released outside of Japan. That album only cost about $3,000 to make. It sounded pretty good, so we said to Warner Bros., 'Do you want this?' They said, 'No, live albums don’t happen.' They wound up putting it out anyway and it went platinum in about two weeks

  ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IS USEFUL TO IDENTIFY THE FACT THAT WARNER US WHO WERE THE BAND'S AMERICAN LABEL, WHO FINALLY RELEASED THE ALBUM OVER THERE, AND WERE PROBABLY PERSUADED THE PRESS THE EXTRA COPIES NEEDED FOR THE BRITISH MARKET, AT WARNER UK . HENCE THIS 'CONTRACT PRESS'

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION, THESE HISTORICALLY ARE OFTEN FOUND WITH LIGHT BROWN GLUE SPOTS ON THEM, BUT HERE IS A SET OF FOUR THAT ARE IMMACULATE. THEY ARE TOTALLY UNMARKED AND UNSTAINED. THE PURPLE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT, WHILST THE WHITE 'P' IS PERFECTLY WHITE AND UNBLEMISHED. ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED.

BEING A FIRST PRESS THE 'GRAMOPHONE CO LTD' IS WORDED AROUND THE RIM. LATER PRESSES HAD 'EMI RECORDS' IN ITS PLACE

THERE IS STILL RESIDUAL VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE WHICH CAN BE HEARD AND FELT WHEN PLACING THE VINYL OVER THE SPINDLE

THERE ARE JUST 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE TO INDICATE THAT THE RECORDS HAVE BARELY BEEN ON A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

FANTASTIC GLOSSY AS NEW DISCS THAT HAVE RETAINED ALL THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS ON EITHER LP'S, AND IN DAYLIGHT THEY BOTH LOOK ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF THE FINEST HANDLING LINES BARELY VISIBLE

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 DOUBLE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM DOING NOW WITH ALL  MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BUYERS WILL LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD. IT'S A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS VINYL PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. I HAVE HAD A FEW COPIES OF MADE IN JAPAN OVER THE YEARS AND THIS ONE IS WITHOUT A DOUBT UP THERE WITH THE VERY BEST COPIES. A STUNNING EXAMPLE WHICH HAS A MAGNIFICENT PLAYTHROUGH 

TAKE A LISTEN TO THE START OF CHILD IN TIME, LAZY AND THE MULE, WHICH ARE ALL PRETTY SILENT TRACKS, AND YOU SHOULD HEAR TOTAL SILENCE IN THE VINYL. A PERFECT RECORDING AND A PERFECT PLAYBACK

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. THERE IS NO DISTORTION ANYWHERE, MEANING THAT THE VERY LIMITED PLAY THAT THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAS A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND THIS ALBUM SET PLAYS SUPERBLY WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND

ALSO NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT, AND CERTAINLY NO VINYL NOISE

A COUPLE OF TINY SECONDS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND WHICH I HEARD DURING THE RUN OUT TO SIDE 2 IN THE DEAD WAX AFTER THE MUSIC STOPPED. OTHER THAN THIS JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND SPECKS, AND CERTAINLY NO MORE THAN 2-3 OF THE TINIEST DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY PRESERVED AND BARELY PLAYED EXAMPLE OF THIS ALBUM AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE IT MINT!!!  MINT MINUS AT THE ABSOLUTE WORST

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LAMINATED GATEFOLD IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS SLEEVE YOU ARE LIKELY TO FIND. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND VERY CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES. THIS SLEEVE SUFFERS HISTORICALLY FROM SEVERE CREASING, MANY LAMINATE LINES, AND DEEP RECORD SHAPE. THIS ONE HOWEVER HAS ESCAPED VIRTUALLY ALL OF THAT

THERE IS JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC LAMINATE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER

JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN YOU ANGLE THE COVER INTO THE LIGHT. DEFINITELY NO RING WEAR!!! TWO TINY LITTLE NICKS RIGHT ON THE OPENING EDGE

THE ALL IMPORTANT £3.25RRP STICKER IS IN MINT UNRUBBED CONDITION AND IS STILL PERFECTLY ADHERED

THE TOP EDGE HAS JUST THE TINIEST SPECK OF A SCUFF ALONG THE FRONT EDGE OF THE ORANGE SURFACE, BUT IS OTHERWISE PRISTINE, AND THE BOTTOM EDGE IS UNBLEMISHED

THE SPINE IS PERFECT WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE INTACT, AND THE TYPEFACE LEGIBLE COMPLETELY. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR UNRUBBED, EVEN THE TIP ENDS ARE PRISTINE

THE REAR SURFACE IS ONCE AGAIN IMMACULATE WITH AN ULTRA GLOSSY SHEEN. 2 SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND NONE ANYWHERE ELSE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INTERIOR, WITH TWO MINT ORANGE PANELS

THE ORIGINAL PAPER INNERS ARE ALL INTACT AND UNSPLIT

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

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

GARRY