Jon Lord (Deep Purple ) GEMINI SUITE 1971 UK LP 1st Gram Co Rim PLAYS EX / EX+

	£		23
	$		30

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There Are two Business partners listing on this account, which may mean that combining purchases may not always be possible as we are in two different locations separated by 25 miles

Generally all singles 7 & 12” Plus LP’s listed at 6pm UK time (usually 2 per day) come from Bognor Regis

The rest of the LP’s come from Horsham. These can usually be identified from the first picture which shows the whole LP and not just the label

If you are in any doubt please ask before you bid

We do meet up on occasion and it is possible to get different batches together but this can take 2-3 weeks

JON LORD - GEMINI SUITE

IN SUPERB CONDITION

A GENUINE VERY FIRST PRESS WITH 1/G MOTHERS

NEAR MINT CONDITION SLEEVE!!!!!

• CATALOGUE:PURPLE TPSA7501
• MATRIX: TPSA7501 A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 GL / 1 RD
• HILLTOP ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• 'JOHN LORD' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 2(NOTE THE DIFFERENT SPELLING OF JOHN)

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

HAS THE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING TO DENOTE A FIRST PRESS, LATER ISSUES HAD EMI WORDING.

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE PURPLE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED AND A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS THAT THERE ARE 4-5 SPIDER LINES 

THE VINYL

PURE FIRST PRESS HEAVYWEIGHT EMI VINYL THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT THE DISC IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS. UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE IS A DULL STREAK LINE ON THE  ONE SMALL PART OF THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF SIDE A COVERING THE FIRST  1/4 INCH OF THE FIRST TRACK

OTHER THAN THAT JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE UNDER SPOTLIGHTS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH CLEANLY ON BOTH SIDES

THIS IS PREDOMINENTLY A CLASSIC ALBUM FULL OF SILENT AND NEAR SILENT PASSAGES AND IS THEREFORE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET A PRESSING THAT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH BACKGROUND NOISE TO PUT YOU OFF.

HERE THEN IS ONE THAT IS IN OUR OPINION WORTH THE INVESTMENT

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB, AND THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT. EVERY NOTE COMES THROUGH CLEARLY, CLEANLY AND CRISPLY

THIS MEANS THAT THE RECORD HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED WITH A HEAVY OR WORN STYLUS

NO DEEP BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ALL, AND NO LOUD CLICKS

WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IF YOU SIT CLOSE IS SOME LIGHT OCCASIONAL LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND SOME RANDOM LITTLE STATIC TICS /POPS

THIS IS A LITTLE MORE AT THE START OF SIDE ONE THAN ELSEWHERE

CERTAINLY NOWHERE NEAR ENOUGH TO SPOIL THE PLAYTHROUGH

I WOULD SAY THE RECORD GRADES AROUND THE EX / EX+ RANGE

THE SLEEVE

ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN A CONDITION THAT A COLLECTOR WOULD WANT. ISSUED AS A NON LAMINATED, BUT FULLY TEXTURED SLEEVE WHICH IS BAD ENOUGH IF YOU WANT TO KEEP IT IN TOP CONDITOION, BUT THE DESIGNERS MADE THE SLEEVE FROM VERY SOFT CARD, AND THIS HAS HAD DISASTEROUS EFFECTS ON THE GENERAL CONDITION.THIS SLEEVE IS MADE EXACTLY THE SAME WAY AND OF THE SAME MATERIAL AS THE PURPLE ALBUM FIREBALL, AND THAT IS AS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN MINT CONDITION

FROM SEVERE RING WEAR, TO COMPLETE TEARS. VERY BADLY FRAYED OPENING EDGES, AND SEVERE LOSS OF COLOUR. THESE ARE THE MAIN ISSUES THIS SLEEVE FACES.

THIS ONE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION

STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. THE FIRST AND MOST OBVIOUS THING IS THAT THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE COLOUR AT ALL. IT'S ALL THERE AND VERY RICH AND VIBRANT.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES EITHER, NOR ARE THERE ANY LIGHT CREASES, AND CERTAINLY NO BENDS OR DENTS, AND AMAZINGLY THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE. 

THE ONLY TINY BOT OF RUB IS ON THE BOTTOM CORNER TIPS

THERE ARE JUST TWO TINY AND BARELY VISIBLE PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE EDGE

NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY RUBBING OR SHELF WEAR, OTHER THAN A PIN PRICK TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE SOME RUB ON BOTH CORNERS

THE SPINE HAS A SMALL SCUFF IN THE MIDDLE AND A TINY DOT ON EACH END TIP

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THE LP HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS SPECIAL AS THE FRONT. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO MAR IT AT ALL.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECTLY CLEAN AND UNRUBBED INNER SURFACE. NO LOSS OF COLOUR AT ALL.

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

Your Purchase will be send inside a very protective square cornered professional package

The record will be removed from the sleeve and placed inside a new poly inner sleeve and separated from the cover

The sleeve and record will then have a new outer protective sleeve placed around it