Deep Purple WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE Gram Co 100% MINT-

	£		122
	$		162

DEEP PURPLE - WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

THE VERY RARE A-1U / B-1U FIRST PRESS

HAS ' THE GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING

AND THE RARE LYRIC INSERT SHEET!!!

• CATALOGUE:PURPLE TPSA 7504
• MATRIX: TPSA7508 A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 GDL / 3 GRT

A FIRST PRESS 'WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE' MUST HAVE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

• THE LABELS MUST HAVE 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING. ( IF IT STATES 'EMI RECORDS LTD) THEN IT IS A REISSUE
• THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST END -1U ON BOTH SIDES
• SIDE ONE MUST HAVE 'PORKY' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX 
• SIDE 2 MUST HAVE ' PURPLE PECKIE' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX
• THE NEARER TO 1G THE MOTHERS AND STAMPERS ARE MEANS THE EARLIER IT WAS PRESSED (BEAR IN MIND HOW MANY 1000'S WERE PRESSED INITIALLY)
• THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE 'FILE UNDER POPULAR : POP GROUPS, & PRINTED AND MADE BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LTD, IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE INSIDE RIGHT PANEL
• THE FIRST PRESSES ALSO CAME WITH A LYRIC INSERT. THIS MUST BE A HEAVY GLOSSY PAPER, PURE WHITE ON THE REAR AND A DEEP PURPLE COLOUR ON THE FRONT WITH 'TPSA 7508, G&L LTD' IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER
• THE INNER SLEEVE MUST BE A DIECUT POLY LINED INNER WITH TWO PATENT NUMBERS BOTTOM LEFT 1125555 & 1072844, AND MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN BOTTOM RIGHT

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL UNMOLESTED CONDITION. THE PURPLE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT, AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE CENTRE SECTION IS ALSO WHITE AND UNMARKED. THERE ARE 5-6  SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE TO SHOW JUST HOW LITTLE THIS STUNNING ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE IN THE PAST 38 YEARS

HAS THE GRAMOPHONE CO 1ST PRESS RIM WORDING

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS A HEAVYWEIGHT DISC AND SHINES LIKE NEW.ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTER HAS BEEN RETAINED

 THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE VINYL WHATSOEVER IN DAYLIGHT, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN ONE OR TWO WISPY HAIRLINES 

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 NOW DO WITH ALL THE VINYL I LIST. I AM CERTAIN THAT BIDDERS WILL WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE LP THEY ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON. IT'S 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 IT SOUNDS.

IT WAS SAID THAT THE MK II PURPLE WERE AT THE TIME THE LOUDEST BAND ON THE PLANET, AND THIS SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION CERTAINLY CAPTURES THAT, HAVING A CRYSTAL CLEAR, LOUD CUT TO IT.

I CANNOT FAULT THE PLAYTHROUGH OF THIS ALBUM. 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.

I DIDN'T HEAR ON CLICK OR EVEN A DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHOUGH

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES EITHER, A STUNNING ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS

THERE SI THE ODD SPECK OF VERY LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE VINYL NOISE DURING THE QUIETEST PASSAGES, NAMELY A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES, BUT THIS IS BEING REALLY PICKY AND THE ONLY REASON I HAVE NOT GIVEN THIS A FULL MINT GRADE!

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!!

THE SLEEVE

BEAUTIFUL LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR AND HAS NO CREASES OR BENDS AT ALL ON ANY PART OF THE SURFACE. THERE ARE JUST HALF A DOZEN  LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND A COUPLE OF BARELY VISIBLE ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND THATS ALL. NO LAMINATE PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY UNWORN, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT

THE SPINE IS ALSO FULLY LAMINATED , DESIGNED WITH A GROOVE RUNNING DOWN THE MIDDLE IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH JUST ONE TINY NICK TO THE LAMINATE ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHES, BUT EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN REMOVED A COUPLE OF TIMES.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY A COUPLE OF SMALL LAMINATES LINE NEAR THE SPINE. IMPORTANTLY NO RING WEAR TO THIS SLEEVE AT ALL 

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

THE FIRST PRESSES HOUSED A LYRIC INSERT SHEET. THIS IS INCLUDED IN THIS FIRST PRESS AND IS THE CORRECT GLOSSY HEAVY PAPER ISSUE, WITH TPSA 7508 G & L LTD IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. IT HAS A FEW LIGHT THUMB LINES ON THE SURFACE , BUT NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS OR TEARS

THE ORIGINAL WHITE DIE CUT POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT, CLEAN AND FLAT CONDITION. HAS THE PATENT NUMBERS 1125555 AND 1072844 IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, AND ' MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN' IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY