Deep Purple MADE IN JAPAN 2nd EMI RECORDS NEAR MINT

	£		26
	$		34

DEEP PURPLE - MADE IN JAPAN

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

PLAYED 3-4 TIMES ONLY

SECOND PRESS LATE 1973

PLAYS ABSOLUTELY SUPERBLY NEAR MINT

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST PURPLE TPS 3511 / 12
• MATRIX: TPS3511 A-2U / B-1U / TPS3512 A-2 / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:5 HL / 2 GML / 5 HG / G GOT
• SIDE 1: KIP
• SIDE 2: DELTA PORK
• SIDE 3: SIDE 4: PECKIE

THE SECOND PRESS OF THIS SUPERB ALBUM HAS ALL OF THE AUDIO CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FIRST PRESS, DUE TO THE EMI STILL USING THE ORIGINAL PLATES. THE CHANGE OVER FROM 'THE GRAMOPHONE C0' LABELS TO 'EMI RECORDS' OCURRED IN LATE 1973 ABOUT ONE YEAR AFTER THE FIRST PRESS, SO THIS SECOND PRESS WAS RELEASED ABOUT ONE YEAR ON FROM THE ORIGINAL RELEASE.

THE DEAD WAX STILL HAS ALL THE MASTERING NICKNAMES FOR GEORGE PEKHAM AS ORIGINALLY ETCHED INTO THE FIRST PRESSES

MADE IN JAPAN WAS STILL SELLING HEALTHILY ONE YEAR ON FROM IT'S ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE, AND THESE EMI 2ND PRESSES ARE DEFINITELY PART OF THE DEEP PURPLE COMPLETISTS COLLECTION, AS THEY ARE IN NO WAY INFERIOR PRESSES TO THE ORIGINAL A YEAR EARLIER

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION, SIDE 4 HAS A  SMALL PATCH OF PURPLE BLEEDING INTO THE WHITE 'P' LOGO, BUT OTHER THAN THIS THEY ARE IN MINT CONDITION. CLEAN WHITE AREAS AND TYPEFACE THAT IS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

BEING A SECOND PRESS  'EMI RECORDS LTD'IS WORDED AROUND THE RIM.

THERE ARE JUST 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE ON DISC 2 AND HALF A DOZEN ON DISC ONE, SHOWING THAT THE FIRST DISC WAS PLAYED SLIGHTLY MORE OFTEN THAN THE SECOND

THE VINYL

THE 2ND PRESS DISCS ARE MARGINALLY LIGHTER THAN THE FIRST PRESSES, CERTAINLY NOT LIKE THE FLIMSY THINGS THAT WERE RELEASED IN THE MID TO LATE 70'S

BOTH DISCS HAVE RETAINED THEIR ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYLS LOOK NEAR FLAWLESS WITH JUST ONE NON SOUNDING WISPY HAIRLINE ON SIDE ONE, AND A REALLY TINY ONE IN THE DEAD WAX ON SIDE 2, ONE ON SIDE 3 AND NONE ON SIDE 4, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

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 DOUBLE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM DOING NOW WITH ALL  MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINVCED THAT BUYERS WILL LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD. IT'S A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE SECOND PRESS STILL HAS THE GEORGE PECKHAM MASTERING AND CUTTING AND SOUNDS IDENTICAL TO THE FIRST ISSUE, JUST THE LABELS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE VINYL HAS CHANGED

THERE IS NO DISTORTION AT ALL ON ANY PART OF THIS 2 LP SET, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING AND THERE ARE NO CLICKS, THIS IS A TOP GRADE SET

THERE IS THE VERY ODD LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT STATIC AND OR VINYL NOISE, BARELY AUDIBLE AND ONLY EVER IN THE VERY QUIETEST SPOTS IF AT ALL

SO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS VINYL AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE IT NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LAMINATED GATEFOLD IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE SLEEVE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR.

THE SLEEVE DIDN'T CHANGE ONE BIT BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND PRESSES OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM, AND HERE WE HAVE A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND CLEAN AND THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR.

SUFFERING USUALLY FROM SERIOUS RING WEAR AND CREASES THIS PARTICULAR SLEEVE HAS ESCAPED ALL OF THAT. THE LAMINATE IS TOTALLY FREE OF ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND EVEN THE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST FOUR MINISCULE ONES. USUALLY THESE LINES NEAR THE SPINE MAKE THE SLEEVE LOOK TERRIBLE, BUT ON THIS COPY THEY ARE JUST MILD IMPRESSIONS AND NOT FULL BLOWN DEEP LINES. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF NARELY VISIBLE ONES ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND A THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE AT THE TOP.

NO RING WEAR AT ALL, AND ONLY WHEN ANGLED INTO A STRONG LIGHT IS THERE THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM AMY SHELF WEAR AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE PLASTIC FROM NEW

THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE LP'S HAVE BEEN REMOVED A COUPLE OF TIMES.

THE SPINE IS THE THINNER TYPE AND HAS BARELY ENOUGH ROOM FOR THE TYPEFACE, BUT THE LAMINATE IS ALL PERFECTLY INTACT, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. IT IS ALSO UNSQUASHED

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS GLEAMING AS THE FRONT AND AGAIN HAS NO HEAVY CREASES, JUST THE SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE WHICH ARE ONCE MORE VERY LIGHT, AND ONE IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER. AS WITH THE FRONT ANGLING INTO THE LIGHT SHOWS A SHADOW OR LIGHT RECORD SHAPE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INTERIOR

THE ORIGINAL PAPER INNERS ARE ALL INTACT AND UNSPLIT

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY