Deep Purple IN ROCK DK 1ST NO EMI UNPLAYED PLAYS 100% NEAR MINT

	£		283
	$		375

DEEP PURPLE - IN ROCK

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT !!!! CONDITION (BOTH VINYL AND SLEEVE)

GENUINE FIRST PRESS WITHOUT THE EMI BOX LOGO

DANISH FIRST PRESS 1970

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 777
• MATRIX: SHVL777 A-2 / B-1

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 A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS NO SPIDER LINES WHATSOEVER

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND LOOKS SUPERB. IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS LP HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED . THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE OF THE DISC, AND EVEN WHEN ANGLED INTO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. IT IS JUST IMMACULATE!!!

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE FIRST PRESS STEREO REPRODUCTION IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CRISP. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

I DECIDED TO TAKE ONE CAREFUL AND UNDETECTABLE PLAYTHROUGH, BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW UNPLAYED RARELY MEANS MINT!!!

TAKE A LISTEN TO ' CHILD IN TIME ' WHICH IS THE QUIETEST TRACK ON THE ALBUM. IT IS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT. NOT A SPECK IF CRACKLE ANYWHERE

THERE IS THE ODD BIT OF STATIC HEARD DURING THE LINKING GROOVES IF AT ALL, AND NO MORE THAN 3-4 OF THE TINIEST DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT !!!!

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOUR SELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE

THE SLEEVE

MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A DANISH PRESS THE UK SLEEVES WERE STILL USED TO HOUSE THE VINYL

THE FRONT SURFACE IS SUPERB!!. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS ETC. EVEN THE SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST FOUR REALLY SMALL ONES, AND THERE ARE NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES. THERE IS ONE SMALL THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE MAGNIFICENT, FULLY LAMINATED AND THE ONLY SPECK OF RUBBING OCCURS AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE LAMINATE HAS A VERY LIGHT PATCHY ROUGHNESS IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS WHERE THERE MUST BE SOME INVISIBLE FLAKING

BOTH OPENING EDGES ARE  RAZOR SHARP AND ONLY HAVE THE TINIEST SPECK OF BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS HIGHLY POLISHED AS THE FRONT, AND AGAIN NO HEAVY CREASES OR LINES. JUST A FEW TINY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND ONE TINY THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECTLY CLEAN AND UNRUBBED INNER SURFACE. NO LOSS OF THE FRAGILE BLACK COLOUR AT ALL. JUST A COUPLE OF FINE LINES ON EACH SIDE

THE ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SURFACES, AND NO  CREASES. A SUPERIOR EXAMPLE

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY