Deep Purple MACHINE HEAD 1972 UK LP 1st Gramophone Co Rim MINT MINUS AUDIO HEAR

	£		146
	$		193

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DEEP PURPLE - MACHINE HEAD

 MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO

THE  A-1U / B-1U FIRST PRESS

NEAR MINT SLEEVE WITH POSTER

• CATALOGUE:PURPLE TPSA 7504
• MATRIX: TPSA7504 A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 MH / 3 OA
• BARELY PLAYED VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS

A GENUINE FIRST PRESS OF THIS ICONIC ALBUM. ONLY FIRST PRESS VINYLS HAVE THE LABELS WHICH READ 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO' AROUND THE RIM. ALL LATER ISSUES HAVE 'EMI RECORDING'

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL UNMOLESTED CONDITION. THE PURPLE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT, AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE CENTRE SECTION IS ALSO WHITE AND UNMARKED. THERE ARE 3-4 SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE TO BACK THIS UP

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS A HEAVYWEIGHT DISC AND SHINES LIKE NEW. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE VINYL AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE ARE JUST A COUP[LE OF FEINT WISPYHAIRLINES AND A SINGLE SMALL SURFACE HANDLING LINE

THE TEST PLAY

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.T

HE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT

THE RECORD PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION, MEANING THAT THERE IS NO GROOVE WEAR

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE

NO LOUD TICS OR CLICKS

THE LINKING GROOVES ARE NEAR SILENT WITH A COUPLE HAVING A TINY SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN THEM

I ONLY HEAR A COUPLE OF VERY TINY STATIC TICS DURING THE WHOLE PLAY

A REALLY SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS 1972 CLASSIC

HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

BEAUTIFUL LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR AND HAS NO CREASES OR BENDS AT ALL ON ANY PART OF THE SURFACE. 

THE LAMINATE IS VERY GLOSSY. THERE IS A LITTLE LIGHT RIPPLE TO THE LAMINATE ON THE TOP EDGE ON THE RIGHT HALF

THERE ARE FOUR LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY UNWORN, JUST A SMALL SCUFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TOP EDGE AND A FEW PIN PRICKS OF WHITE

THE SPINE IS ALSO FULLY LAMINATED, TOTALLY FLAT AND THERE IS NO PEEL OR FLAKE TO THE SURFACE, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP 

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS, AND JUST FIVE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE NON LAMINATED INNER SURFACE WITH UNMARKED PANELS.

THE ORIGINAL FOLD UP LYRIC POSTER IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

THIS IS A SUPERB COLLECTABLE COPY OF THIS MAGNIFICENT ALBUM

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