Deep Purple THE BOOK OF THE TALIESYN UK LP VERY 1ST PRESS PLAYS NEAR MINT/ NM-

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DEEP PURPLE - THE BOOK OF THE TALEISYN

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT / NEAR MINT MINUS !!!! CONDITION

GENUINE VERY FIRST PRESS WITHOUT THE EMI BOX LOGO

PLUS THE 'SOLD IN THE UK' STATEMENT

• 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. INCIDENTALLY THE SECOND PRESSES DO NOT HAVE THE BOXED EMI LOGO AND DO HAVE THE GRAMOPHONE RIM WORDING.

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 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 4-5 TINT 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 ARE THERE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND SOME VERY FINE HANDLING LINES 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 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 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 VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE, AND NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF RANDOM SPOTS. A LITTLE MORE IN THE OPENING TRACK TO SIDE TWO

THERE ARE NO DUST POPS OR TICS ON SIDE ONE, AND ABOUT 7-8 TINY ONES ON SIDE TWO

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT!!!! FOR SIDE ONE AND NEAR MINT MINUS FOR SIDE TWO

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. EVEN THE SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST TWO NEAR INVISIBLE ONES.

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 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 WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK TO THE REAR EDGE

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 A FEW MORE ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES

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

THE ADVERTISING 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

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  MINT MINUS!!!!

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

GARRY