DEEP PURPLE Fireball 1971 UK HARVEST 1st PRESS w/INSERT - NEAR MINT
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£ 39
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Mar 26, 2018
Sold Date
Mar 16, 2018
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£ 30
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DEEP PURPLE Fireball 1971 UK HARVEST 1st PRESS w/INSERT - NEAR MINT
DEEP PURPLEFireball
UK HARVEST (SHVL 793) FIRST PRESSING (September 1971)
SUPERB COPY - PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE UK HARVEST LABELS WHICH CARRY "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD...." RIM TEXT
MATRIX: SHVL 793 A-2U PEK / SHVL 793 B-3U
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY TEXTURED SOFT-BACKED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH FACTORY SEALED LEFT SIDE EDGE "Printed and made by Garrod and Lofthouse Ltd"
COMPLETE WITH THE LYRIC INSERT PRINTED ON MEDIUM WEIGHT CARD
AND THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED HARVEST COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
One of Deep Purple's four indispensable albums (the others being In Rock, Machine Head, and Burn), 1971's Fireball saw the band broadening out from the no-holds-barred hard rock direction of the previous year's cacophonous In Rock.
Metal machine noises introduced the sizzling title track -- an unusually compact but explosively tight group effort on which Jon Lord's organ truly shined.
The innuendo-encrusted hilarity of "Anyone's Daughter," featuring one of singer Ian Gillan's first (and still best) humorous storylines to go with one of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's most uncharacteristic, bluesiest performances ever.
"The Mule" opened the vinyl album's second side with what is perhaps Purple's finest instrumental, and on the extended "Fools," the bandmembers proved they could flirt with progressive rock without plunging off its cliff. And closing the album was the exceptional "No One Came," where intertwining instrumental lines locked together beautifully, Gillan wove another entertaining yarn that was part autobiography and part Monty Python, and the often underrated skills of drummer Ian Paice helped the song sound so unreservedly fresh and intuitive that one could almost be convinced the band had winged it on the spot.
Sure, the following year's Machine Head would provide Deep Purple with their commercial peak, but on Fireball, the formidable quintet was already firing on all cylinders
Side 1:
Fireball
No No No
Demon's Eye
Anyone's Daughter
Side 2:
The Mule
Fools
No One Came
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - barely a spindle trace to be seen
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
Both surfaces shine like new - some harmless light hairlines under bright light
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT/EXCELLENT+
Plays beautifully throughout - a couple of ticks at the very beginning of "The Mule" - nothing really - otherwise nothing else to fault
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
A really fine copy of the original fully textured gatefold - crisp, clean and sharp - all spine text clear and bold - nothing but light wear
INSERT: NEAR MINT
As crisp, white and fresh as the day it was made
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: for items purchased within any 10 day period - additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: all records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks 827 (GS 7.0.13 (827))
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