DEEP PURPLE IN ROCK INSANELY RARE SEALED ORIG '70 WARNER LP WITH 7 ARTS/W7 LABEL

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·       DEEP PURPLE – DEEP PURPLE IN ROCK – ORIGINAL 1970 WARNER BROTHERS STEREO LP WS-1877

·       BIZARRELY RARE CAPITOL RECORD CLUB PRESSING WITH A UNIQUE CAPITOL RECORD CLUB PRESSING CATALOG NUMBER ADDED ON THE SPINE - CAPITOL/WARNER BROTHERS RECORDS STEREO LP SKAO-93362

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·       INSANELY RARE ORIGINAL GREEN WARNER BROTHERS LABEL WITH A W-7 LOGO AT THE TOP OF THE LABEL AND “A DIVISION OF WARNER – SEVEN ARTS” (MODIFIED CAPITOL RECORD CLUB VERSION) , SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION ; THE ONLY DEEP PURPLE ALBUM EVER TO BE RELEASED ON THIS SHORT-LIVED LATE '60s WARNER BROTHERS LABEL!!!

·       THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

·       TWO “BREATHE” (AIR) HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. RECORD CLUB PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) 

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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After satisfying all of their classical music kinks with keyboard player Jon Lord's overblown Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Deep Purple's soon to be classic Mark II version made its proper debut and established the sonic blueprint that would immortalize this lineup of the band on 1970's awesome In Rock. The cacophony of sound (spearheaded by Ritchie Blackmore's blistering guitar solo) introducing opener "Speed King" made it immediately obvious that the band was no longer fooling around, but the slightly less intense "Bloodsucker" did afford stunned listeners a chance to catch their breaths before the band launched into the album's epic, ten-minute tour de force, "Child in Time." In what still stands as arguably his single greatest performance, singer Ian Gillan led his bandmates on a series of hypnotizing crescendos, from the song's gentle beginning through to its ear-shattering climax and then back again for an even more intense encore that brought the original vinyl album's seismic first side to a close. Side two opened with the searing power chords of "Flight of the Rat" -- another example of the band's new take-no-prisoners hard rock stance, though at nearly eight minutes, it too found room for some extended soloing from Blackmore and Lord. Next, "Into the Fire" and "Living Wreck" proved more concise but equally appealing, and though closer "Hard Lovin' Man" finally saw the new-look Deep Purple waffling on a bit too long before descending into feedback, the die was cast for one of heavy metal's defining albums.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY EDUARDO RIVADAVIA, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

What we have here technically DOES NOT EXIST and is not supposed to exist. To our best knowledge, the existence of this record-club-only Deep Purple pressing has rarely been documented and substantiated, and none of the price books and guides currently in print make any reference to its existence or background. The historical importance of this item cannot be overestimated.

This version of the Deep Purple in Rock will have a distinct green W-7/Seven Arts Warner Brothers label (different from  the original, first pressing, this label actually bizarrely PRECEDES the generation of the label used for the first pressing of the album)) BUT has a pointed reference to the Capitol Records (see the photo of the label from our previous auction) and with a unique Capitol Records catalog number; the cover has CAPITOL RECORDS catalog number stamped on the spine of the  Warner Brothers stock cover but retains the original Warner Brothers number elsewhere on the cover and the spine!!!. Literally and figuratively, a piece of history, not to be missed at any price.

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

 (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)            The record is  apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP   (A SMALL PIECE OF SHRINK WRAP IS MISSING)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has two corners slightly dinged (nothing significant)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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