DEEP PURPLE IN ROCK UK 1ST PRESS NO EMI Harvest MINT 2/1
  £   250
  $   331

 


£ 250 Sold For
Jun 13, 2021 Sold Date
Jan 30, 2021 Start Date
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Description

DEEP PURPLE - IN ROCK

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT CONDITION (BOTH VINYL AND SLEEVE)

GENUINE FIRST PRESS WITHOUT THE EMI BOX LOGO

MAGNIFICENT MINT EXAMPLE


A FINAL UPGRADE WITHOUT QUESTION, AND THE BEST COPY MONEY CAN BUY

 

  • CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 777

  • MATRIX: SHVL777 A-2 / B-1

  • MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 LL / 1 TL

  • 1-2 PLAYS

  • GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING

  • NO EMI LOGO

A GENUINE FIRST PRESS 'IN ROCK' MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

  • THE LABELS MUST STATE ' THE GRAMOPHONE CO' AROUND THE RIN. EMI RECORDS LTD ARE LETER PRESSES

  • THE LABELS MUST NOT! HAVE A BOXED EMI LOGO ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LABEL ABOVE THE LARGE 'HARVEST' WORD ( LATER PRESSES HAVE THE BOXED LOGO

  • THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST END A-2 / B-1 (NO KNOWN A1/B1)

  • NOTHING ETCHED IN THE DEAD WAX

  • THE INNER SLEEVE MUST BE AN ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE AND HAVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AT THE FOOT. PATENT No's 1,125,555 & 1,072,844

  • THE SLEEVE MUST BE A LAMINATED GATEFOLD, WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT INNER PANEL. FILE UNDER POPULAR: POP GROUPS 7006 TPS PRINTED AND MADE BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD. PATENT No 943,895. SHVL 777


 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE GREEN HARVEST BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE,AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED

A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 1-2 TINY SPIDER LINES. THE VINYL HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THIS ROCK SOLID HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND LOOKS SUPERB. IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED . IN DAYLIGHT THE LP IS FLAWLESS. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE OF THE DISC, AND EVEN WHEN ANGLED INTO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS ONLY 1-2 NEAR INVISIBLE SMALL WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A FEW DULL EMBEDDED SPECKS ON SIDE TWO. . A SUPERB LOOKING ORIGINAL PRESSING.


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