Deep Purple THE BOOK OF THE TALIESYN 1968 UK LP 1st Press NEAR MINT AUDIO HEAR

	£		310
	$		411

FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING  

DEEP PURPLE - THE BOOK OF THE TALEISYN

 MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT AUDIO

GENUINE VERY FIRST PRESS WITHOUT THE EMI BOX LOGO

PLUS THE 'SOLD IN THE UK' STATEMENT

MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 761
• MATRIX: SHVL761 A-1G / B-1G
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 M / 1 H

A QUICK WORD ABOUT A FIRST PRESS OF THIS VINTAGE VINYL. 

MOST WILL SAY THAT NOT HAVING THE EMI BOX AT 9 O'CLOCK ON THE LABEL, PLUS GRAMOPHONE RIM WORDING WILL BE ENOUGH TO CLASS THIS AS A FIRST PRESS.

 BUT THERE IS AN OFTEN OVERLOOKED ADDITION THAT WAS NOT ON THE SECOND PRESSES. 

A GENUINE FIRST PRESS MUST ALSO HAVE THE ' SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT' ABOVE THE BAND'S NAME IN THE TOP LEFT AREA OF THE LABEL

• TO BE A FIRST PRESS IT MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES
• FULLY LAMINATE E.J.DAY AND CO GATEFOLD SLEEVE
• FILE UNDER POPULAR: POP GROUPS ON THE TOP LEFT REAR CORNER
• HARVEST ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE
• THE LABEL MUST HAVE ' SOLD IN THE UK' IN THE TOP LEFT AREA
• 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 

THE RECORD 

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 3-4 TINY 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 SOTLIGHTS ARE THERE A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES AND THREE VERY FINE AND TINY HANDLING LINES TO BE SEEN

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.

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 1968 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 ONLY 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 EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE, AND NO MORE THAN THE ODD BARELY AUDIBLE SPECK OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

NO DUST POPS OR TICS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT

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

THE SLEEVE

MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS LAMINATED E.J.DAY AND CO GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS SUPERB!!. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS ETC. 

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE ARE JUST THREE SMALL PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE

NONE ON THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES AND ONE SMALL THUMB LINE NEAR 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, AND EVEN THIS IS MINUSCULE

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE LAMINATE IS IMMACULATE AND FULLY RUNS FROM TIP TO TIP, AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS REMAIN UNRUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP 

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS HIGHLY POLISHED AS THE FRONT, AND AGAIN NO HEAVY CREASES OR LINES. JUST THREE TINY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND NONE ON THE OTHER EDGES

ONE OTHER IMPORTANT POINT TO NOTE IS THAT THIS REAR SURFACE IS STILL PURE WHITE AND NOT DISCOLOURED LIKE MANY

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECTLY CLEAN AND UNRUBBED INNER SURFACE.THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL AS MOST COPIES WILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BLACK SURFACE. NO LOSS OF THE FRAGILE BLACK COLOUR AT ALL. TOTALLY MINT INTERIOR

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  MINT MINUS

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

GARRY