DEEP PURPLE Shades Of.... LP 1968 PARLOPHONE 1st MONO

	£		150
	$		199

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Deep Purple called "Shades Of Deep Purple" and is an ORIGINAL 1968 UK MONO 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Yellow & Black Parlophone label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS WAS DEEP PURPLE'S FIRST & RAREST LP EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1968 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS, AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!   NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN GREAT CONDITION OVERALL - AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  AND ALTHOUGH THIS LP ISNT 100% PERFECT - JUST ASK YOURSELF, WHEN WILL YOU EVER SEE THIS LP IN MEGA RARE MONO AGAIN? THE ANSWER IS - VIRTUALLY NEVER!!!!

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS YELLOW & BLACK PARLOPHONE LABEL, 1ST PRESS 1/1 MONO MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS 'PATENTS APPLIED FOR' BLACK ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' FLIPBACK LAMINATED 'PATENTS PENDING' MONO COVER!!!!  PLEASE ALSO NOTE - THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST & 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS VARIATIONS OF THIS LP EVER MADE, WITH A 'STICKERED' MONO COVER (WITH A 'FACTORY MADE' PMC STICKER OVER STICKING THE 'PCS' ON THE COVER BACK!)!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE (ESPECIALLY IN MEGA RARE MONO!) - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL UK 1st Pressing from 1968 and is in GREAT condition overall!!!!  The Cat. No is PMC 7055 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Yellow & Black Parlophone label (see picture) and is a much MUCH rarer UK MONO 1st Pressing!!!!  All the tracks are Pure quality Deep Purple at their best!!!!  Any fan of Deep Purple, or 60s music in general, will want to have this in their collection!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in GREAT condition overall!!!!  Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and it really is a tales of 'two halves'!!!!  Side 1 has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 VERY light hairlines, only 2 or 3 TINY surface traces, only 2 or 3 MEGA light scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  It is also VERY jet black & shiny looking, and Side 1 must grade visually Very Good+ if not better!!!!  Side 2 however, does have a few hairline type marks, though apart from this - there are NO marks AT ALL!!!!  Strangely also the grooves on this side (Side 2) do look a bit 'whitened' in places - though this does NOT affect play in the slightest (I just played this LP end to end!) and I have no idea why this should be!!!!  Side 2 must visually grade Good (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed!) if not better!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with only a few light clicks/pops on parts of Side 2 (though this is ONLY parts - and this side is still VERY enjoyable indeed!), barely ANY clicks elsewhere AT ALL, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some VERY slight background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  And though it is VERY hard indeed to grade a record with the differences on each side (as mentioned above!) - the record must grade on average Good+ (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed!) if not better!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!!  Brillant!!!!  SO ALTHOUGH THIS RECORD ISNT 100% PERFECT - IT IS A VERY SOLID, PLAYABLE, PRESENTABLE EXAMPLE, AND ALSO OF THE UTMOST RARITY!!!!   AND SO BEFORE YOU THINK OF PASSING ON THIS LP - JUST ASK YOUSELF, WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE ONE OF THESE IN MEGA RARE MONO, AND WHEN ARE YOU EVER LIKELY TO SEE ANOTHER ONE!!!!

The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press EMI Advertising 'Patents Applied For' inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'Garrod & Lofthouse' Flipback Laminated 'Patents Pending' 'Stickered' MONO Cover is in GREAT condition - with NO major defects!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only a few light creases (cover is still VERY flat looking!), only 2 or 3 TINY indentations, shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated back of the cover is in GREAT condition with NO grubbyness, only 1 VERY minor small 'indentation line', NO ringwear, NO rubbing, only 1 TINY touch of wear in the EXTREME bottom left corner, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed!) if not better - and is still a VERY presentable example with NO major defects!!!!  THIS LP MAY NOT BE 100% MINT!!!!  BUT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE (ESPECIALLY IN MEGA RARE MONO!) - AND THIS IS A VERY SOLID, PRESENTABLE PLAYABLE EXAMPLE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1968 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING OF "SHADES OF DEEP PURPLE" BY DEEP PURPLE!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have.  Postal discounts are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage!  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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