Deep Purple SELF TITLED 1969 THIRD ALBUM UK 1st Press A1/B1 No EMI PLAYS NM/EX+
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DEEP PURPLE - DEEP PURPLE
PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT / EX+ GRADE
GENUINE VERY FIRST PRESS WITHOUT THE EMI BOX LOGO
PLUS NO 'SOLD IN THE UK' STATEMENT AND HAS THE GRAMOPHONE RIM WORDING
- CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 759
- MATRIX: SHVL759 A-1 / B-1G
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 O / 1 R
- TO BE A FIRST PRESS IT MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES
- LAMINATE E.J.DAY AND CO GATEFOLD SLEEVE
- FILE UNDER POPULAR: POP GROUPS ON THE TOP LEFT REAR CORNER
- DOES NOT HAVE THE HARVEST INNER SLEEVE
- THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD MUST HAVE 6911 (NOVEMBER 69)
- THE RIM WORDING MUST START ' THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD'
- THERE MUST NOT BE AN EMI BOXED LOGO AT 9 O'CLOCK
- THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST END -1G
PLEASE PRESS THE PLAY BUTTONS BELOW TO HEAR THE FULL RECORDING OF THIS ALBUM
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.comTHE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS PENNED HIS INITIALS ON SIDE ONE. 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 TEN OR SO SMALL SPIDER LINES
THE VINYL
THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND LOOKS SUPERB. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION CAN IS SEE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LONES ON SIDE TWO. SIDE ONE HAS NOTHING VISIBLE
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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.
THE ALBUM PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES
THE FIRST THING TO STATE IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER. HAILING FROM 1969 THIS ALBUM COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN SUBJECTED TO A 60'S RECORD PLAYER WITH ITS ULTRA HEAVY TONE ARM, PLUS ANY WEAR TO THE NEEDLE WOULD HAVE CAUSED GROOVE WEAR, WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN DETERIORATION OF THE AUDIO SIGNAL. THANKFULLY THIS ALBUM'S LIMITED PLAY WAS PERFORMED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT
NO VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE, AND SIDE ONE PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION WITH JUST THE ODD BARELY AUDIBLE SPECK OF STATIC IN A LINKING GROOVE OR TWO . SIDE TWO DISPLAYS A LITTLE VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE NOISE IN SOME OF THE LATER LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND A FEW RANDOM MINUSCULE LITTLE STATIC TICS
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT!!!! FOR SIDE ONE AND EX+ FOR SIDE TWO
BUT PLEASE HAVE A LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED E.J.DAY AND CO GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT IS FLAT AND CLEAN. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR.
THERE ARE SOME EDGE LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES. EIGHT ON THE SPINE. SIX ON THE TOP EDGE, SIX ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, ANDONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THERE IS ONE BARELY VISIBLE TINY LINE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND TWO NEAR INVISIBLE THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND THE ONLY SPECK OF RUBBING OCCURS AT THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER TIP.
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE SIMILAR WITH THE RUBBED TIP BEING THE REAR RIGHT
THE SPINE HAS SOME LAMINATE FLAKE AND IS ROUGH TO THE TOUGH ALONG SOME OF IT. THERE ARE TWO SMALL SCUFF TO THE SURFACE AND SOME RUBBING TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK TO THE REAR EDGE
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN A SIMIALR CONDITION TO THE FRONT. AGAIN SOME EDGE PRESSURE LINES
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECTLY CLEAN INNER SURFACE.A TINY SHADOW OF GREYING ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE
THE INNER SLEEVE IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SURFACES, AND NO CREASES. A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT WRINKLES, AND SOME LIGHT AGEING, PLUS THE NAME OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER
VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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