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Deep Purple In Rock Harvest UK First Pressing A2 B1 No EMI on Label Near Mint

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Deep Purple In Rock Harvest UK First Pressing A/2 B/1 No EMI Near Mint 1st Original EMI Inner Sleeve Meets all Criteria for 1st Pressing: Laminated gatefold sleeve with 'Printed and Made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd,Inner sleeve: Copies bought in the first month of release feature a plain inner sleeve with 'Patent Nos. 1125555' text and 'Made In Great Britain' text in BLACK PRINT near the bottom on 1 side,  Runouts: A2 / B1 (until about mid-1975), No 'EMI' logo on labels This record Blasts Out and rocks 
Deep Purple in Rock is the fourth studio album by , released on 5 June 1970. It was the first studio album recorded by the  of , , ,  and . In Rock was the band's breakthrough album in Europe and peaked at No. 4 in the UK, remaining in the charts for over a year. By contrast, it under-performed in the US, where the band's Mark I albums had been more successful. An accompanying single, "" reached No. 2 in the UK, becoming their highest charting single there. The album has continued to attract critical praise as a key early example of the  and  genres.