Sold Date: March 22, 2020
Start Date: March 12, 2020
Final Price: £47.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 11
Seller Feedback: 3032
Buyer Feedback: 7

WELCOME AGAIN TO MY AUCTION. I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE ABOUT 3,000 LP'S AND 500 SINGLES OF MOST GENRES AND HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY FOR 13 YEARS. PLEASE NOTE MY 100% FEEDBACK. I USUALLY TEND TO LIST RECORDS THAT I NO LONGER PLAY OR HAVE DUPLICATES OF, THIS IS MY FIRST OFFERING SINCE 2018. ALL MY RECORDS ARE CAREFULLY LOOKED AFTER, THEY HAVE BEEN CLEANED ON MY KNOSTI ANTI-STAT CLEANER AND PLACED IN BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVES. ALL THE COVERS ARE PLACED IN BRAND NEW OUTER PLASTIC SLEEVES.  I ALWAYS PLAY THE RECORDS THAT I AM LISTING, LISTENING THROUGH HEADPHONES ON MY HIGH END SYSTEM. I GRADE MY RECORDS USING THE RECORD COLLECTOR'S GRADING SYSTEM - I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION UNLESS FOR A BRAND NEW SEALED RECORD. ALL MY RECORDS ARE SENT OUT IN BOXED MAILERS WITH THICK CARDBOARD STIFFENERS TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGE IN THE POST. I USUALLY SEND OUT RECORDS TO THE WINNING BIDDERS VIA ROYAL MAIL 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR. 
MY POSTAGE COSTS INCLUDE THE COST TO MYSELF OF MAILERS, INNER AND OUTER SLEEVES, CLEANING OF THE RECORDS ETC. SO PLEASE BEAR THIS IN MIND.
ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE :
DEEP PURPLE, MACHINE HEAD TPSA 7504 1972 UK FIRST PRESS VINYL LP IN EXCELLENT PLUS TOP AUDIO CONDITION WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION GATE FOLD LAMINATED SLEEVE. WITH THE LYRIC INNER IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. A SUPERB LIGHTLY PLAYED TOP AUDIO COPY WITH VIRTUALLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, NO SKIPS, CLICKS OR JUMPS.  THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC WITH THE LOUD CUT MUSIC RIGHT TO THE FORE, I HAD TO TURN THE VOLUME DOWN. YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER AUDIO COPY IT IS THAT GOOD. ONLY SELLING AS I HAVE ANOTHER FIRST PRESS UK COPY IN TOP MINT CONDITION.
UK  FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS :  SIDE 1 - TPSA 7504 A-1U G G H 4 SIDE 2 - TPSA 7504 B-1U G R L 2
FROM DISCOGS :
 ‎– Machine Head Label:  ‎– TPSA 7504,  ‎– IE 064 o 93261 Format: , LP, Album, 1st Press
Country: Released: Genre: Style: Tracklist A1Highway Star6:05A2Maybe I'm A Leo4:51A3Pictures Of Home5:03A4Never Before3:56B1Smoke On The Water5:40B2Lazy7:19B3Space Truckin'4:31 Companies, etc. Printed By –  Made By –  Published By –  Published By –  Recorded By –  Pressed By –  Record Company –  Credits Composed By – *, *, *, *, * Cover [Design] – ,  Crew [Equipment] – , ,  Engineer –  Engineer [Assistant] – * Photography By –  Producer –  Technician – * Written-By –  Notes Original pressings have a laminated gatefold sleeve with date code of 7204.
Comes with fold out poster with the song lyrics to the album printed on it (with the catalogue number located top right of the poster).
Recorded in Montreux, Switzerland, in the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.
E.M.I. Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd.) Hayes · Middlesex · England

Primary identifiers for this pressing
1) No EMI credit on label, outer rim of label for first pressings has 'The Gramophone Co. Ltd' at 11 O'clock.
2) 'Made In Great Britain' on label

Label differs from 
in having Made In Great Britain at 6 O'Clock
Also lacks EMI credit at 12 O'Clock
Sleeve is exactly as per detailed images on this release

Label differs from 
in having Made In Great Britain at 6 O'Clock
(As Oppose to Germany)
Also lacks EMI credit at 12 O'Clock Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): TPSA.7504A Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): TPSA.7504B Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, stamped): TPSA 7504 A - 1U Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, stamped): TPSA 7504 B - 1U Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, stamped, var 2): TPSA 7504 A - 1U 1 MH Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, stamped, var 2): TPSA 7504 B - 1U 1 AD Rights Society: MCPS Rights Society: NCB Rights Society: Britico Other (Date sleeve printed): 7204 TPS
VINYL : IN LIGHTLY PLAYED EXCELLENT PLUS VISUAL CONDITION, THERE JUST A COUPLE OF VERY TINY SURFACE SCUFFS WHICH DO NOT AFFECT PLAYBACK AT ALL. WITH A LOVELY SHINE TO THE VINYL SURFACE, AUDIO PLAYBACK IS SUPERB WITH VIRTUALLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, IF AT ALL. NO CLICKS, SKIPS OR JUMPS. THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC THROUGH HEADPHONES WITH THE LOUD CUT SOUND RIGHT TO THE FORE. THEREFORE IN EXCELLENT PLUS TOP AUDIO CONDITION, YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY.
LABELS : JUST A FEW SPINDLE MARKS, A LIGHTLY PLAYED COPY. EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION.
FIRST PRESS (Dated 7204 on the rear) LAMINATED GATE FOLD COVER, MADE IN ENGLAND BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD :  KEPT IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE SINCE I PURCHASED THE RECORD SECOND HAND. MINIMAL CORNER WEAR, SOME LIGHT EDGE CREASES, THE SPINE IS TOTALLY LEGIBLE, WITH NO WEAR. NO RING WEAR, INSIDE THE GATE FOLD IS ALMOST PERFECT BUT FOR A SMALL NAME WRITTEN BY THE TRACKS. EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION, SUPERB. I HAVE ALSO PLACED THE COVER IN A BRAND NEW POLYTHENE OUTER SLEEVE.
PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES FOR THE LOVELY CONDITION.
LYRIC POSTER : SOME CREASES, VERY GOOD CONDITION.
PAPER INNER SLEEVE : VERY GOOD CONDITION.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER.
OVERALL : A SUPERB EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION TOP AUDIO FIRST PRESS COPY OF ONE OF PURPLE'S BEST ALBUMS! YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY IT IS THAT GOOD. LOW STARTING PRICE.
I WILL SEND RECORDS VIA TRACKABLE AIRMAIL TO THE EU OR THE REST OF THE WORLD, PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.
GOOD LUCK IF YOU BID!