DEEP PURPLE In Rock 1970 UK HARVEST 1st PRESS w/ORIGINAL INNER - MINT
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Feb 9, 2017 Sold Date
Jan 30, 2017 Start Date
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DEEP PURPLE In Rock 1970 UK HARVEST 1st PRESS w/ORIGINAL INNER - MINT

DEEP PURPLE
Deep Purple In Rock

UK HARVEST (SHVL 777) FIRST PRESSING (June 1970)
A STUNNING ORIGINAL COPY AND FINAL UPGRADE
ONCE PLAYED AND CAREFULLY STORED, UNTOUCHED FOR THE PAST 47 YEARS
THE FINEST COPY YOU COULD EVER HOPE TO FIND

PRESSED WITH WITH THE FIRST ISSUE UK HARVEST LABELS - "THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD...." RIM TEXT - NO EMI BOXED LOGO
MATRIX: SHVL 777 A-2 / SHVL 777 B-1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/A and 1/O
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SOFT-BACKED, OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH FACTORY SEALED LEFT SIDE EDGE AND INTERNALLY PRINTED LYRICS, "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd."
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE (this release pre-dates the introduction of the Harvest Advertising inner sleeves)

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 immortalise 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 hypnotising 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 the die was cast for one of heavy metal's defining albums

Side 1:
Speed King (5:49)
Bloodsucker (4:10)
Child In Time (10:14)
Side 2:
Flight Of The Rat (7:51)
Into The Fire (3:28)
Living Wreck (4:27)
Hard Lovin' Man (6:38)

LABELS: NEAR MINT/MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - one light spindle trace on one side, none on the other
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT/MINT
Plays as-new throughout - a tiny touch of low-level surface noted on the quietest sections - absolutely nothing - barely worth a mention - but I did not clean this copy as it looks immaculate so this will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins - an exceptional original copy - they do not come any better
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Clean and sharp - deep gloss to the outer laminate

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: FREE (2nd class standard)
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 @£3 for each additional LP
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  783 (GS 7.0.5 (783))


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