DEEP PURPLE IN ROCK 1st UK PRESS NO EMI MINT AUDIO
  £   102
  $   135

 


£ 102 Sold For
Jun 17, 2011 Sold Date
Jun 7, 2011 Start Date
17   Number Of Bids
  Germany Country Of Seller
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Description

DEEP PURPLE "IN ROCK" ULTRA RARE AND EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND COPY IN TOP MINT ARCHIVE CONDITION!!!! ONE OF THE BEST DEEP PURPLE ALBUMS EVER!!! 100% ORIGINAL 1st UK PRESSING FROM 1970 ON THE HARVEST LABELS!!!!

EARLIEST STAMPED MATRIX NUMBERS ON BOTH SIDES!!! ONLY THE ABSOLUTELY EARLIEST 1st PRESSINGS COME WITH A2/B1 MATRIX NUMBERS!!! EARLIEST PRESS EVER!!! NO EMI LOGO ON THE LABELS!!! FEATURE THE "GRAMOPHONE CO LTD....." AROUND THE LABEL RIM (ONLY THE EARLIEST 1st PRESSINGS)!!!!!!

FIRST PRINTED "GARROD & LOFTHOUSE" LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER IN OUTSTANDING TOP CONDITION!!!! NEVER NEED TO UPGRADE!!!!

COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL UK PRINTED HARVEST INNER SLEEVE!!!!

TOP AUDIO ON ALL FREQUENCIES!!!!

ULTRA RARE AND EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND 1st PRESSING!!! ARCHIVE COPY!!!!!

Release date: 1970

Label/number: HARVEST SHVL 777 EARLIEST LABELS!! NO EMI!!!!!

Stamped Matrix numbers side one: SHVL 777 A-2 (EARLIEST MATRIX!!!)

Stamped Matrix numbers side two: SHVL 777 B-1 (EARLIEST MATRIX!!!)

 

VINYL

THE VINYL IS VERY HEAVY AND THICK ONLY FOUND ON THE EARLIEST PRESSINGS AND HAVE A BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT SHEEN!! THE RECORD IS IN OUTSTANDING TOP CONDITION AND LOOKS LIKE NEW!!! THE BEST "IN ROCK" RECORD I´VE EVER SEEN!!!! UNDER VERY VERY STRONG LIGHT I CAN ONLY SEE ONE OR TWO OF THE LIGHTEST SLEEVE REMOVAL MARKS, BUT NO HAIRLINES, SCRATCHES ETC.!!!! SO I GRADED THE VINYL AS TOP MINT(-)!!! UNBELIEVABLE FOR A RECORD WHO IS OVER 40 YEARS OLD!!!! YOU´LL NEVER FIND A BETTER COPY!!!!!!! NEVER NEED TO UPGRADE!!!

 

AUDIO

I PLAYED THE COMPLETE RECORD AT VERY LOUD VOLUME!!! THE AUDIO QUALITY IS JUST AMAZING!!!! BOTH SIDES PLAYS CRYSTAL CLEAR WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION!!!! THERE ARE NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS!!!!! THE BEST SOUNDING DEEP PURPLE IN ROCK I´VE EVER HEARD!!!!! MAYBE YOU CAN HEAR THE LIGHTEST OF STATIC IN BETWEEN THE TRACKS, BUT ON MY SYSTEME THE COMPLETE RECORD PLAYS ABSOLUTELY TOP!!!/ PERFECT!!!! IN MY OPINION ONLY THE EARLIEST PRESSINGS HAVE THE BEST AUDIO QUALITY!! PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS THE EARLIEST PRESS EVER AND IT SOUNDS SUPERB!!!! VERY VERY  VIBRANT, CLEAR AND DEEP SOUND ON ALL FREQUENCIES!!! PLAYS 100% FLAT WITHOUT ANY SKIPS OR STICKS!!!

 

COVER

THE 1st PRINTED LAMINATED "GARROD & LOFTHOUSE" GATEFOLD COVER IS IN TOP ARCHIVE CONDITION!!!! TOP SPINE, NO LAMINATION PEELING, ALL IN ALL MINT- (PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES)!!!! BELIEVE ME, YOU´LL STRUGGLE TO FIND A BETTER ONE!!!ULTRA HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION, NEVER NEED TO UPGRADE!!!!

 

LABELS

THE EARLIEST HARVEST LABELS LOOKS PERFECT!!!! FEATURE THE "GRAMOPHONE CO LTD...." TEXT AROUND THE LABEL RIM, NO EMI LOGO (ONLY THE EARLIEST 1st PRESSINGS)!!!! MINIMAL SPINDERING UNDER VERY STRONG LIGHT, MINT-!!!! UNDER NORMAL LIGHT DEAD MINT!!!!

 

INNER SLEEVE

THIS FANTASTIC RECORD COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL HARVEST INNER SLEEVE, MADE IN ENGLAND!!!!

 

I´M A VINYL LOVER!! ALL MY RECORDS ARE 100% STRICTLY AND CONSERVATIVE GRADED!!!

PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES BELOW!!!

I´M LOCATED IN GERMANY AND WILL SHIP WORLDWIDE, SO PLEASE ASK FOR SHIPPING COSTS BEFORE BIDDING!!!

PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER AUCTIONS OF RARE AND HARD TO FIND 60s AND 70s VINYL!!!!


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