DEEP PURPLE - MACHINE HEAD

 MAGNIFICENT MINT!!! AUDIO

THE VERY RARE A-1U / B-1U FIRST PRESS

GRAMPHONE CO LABELS

NEAR MINT SLEEVE WITH LYRIC POSTER

  CATALOGUE:PURPLE TPSA 7504 MATRIX: TPSA7504 A-1U / B-1U MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 TA / T BARELY PLAYED

 

A GENUINE FIRST PRESS OF THIS ICONIC ALBUM. ONLY FIRST PRESS VINYLS HAVE THE LABELS WHICH READ 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO' AROUND THE RIM. ALL LATER ISSUES HAVE 'EMI RECORDING'

ONLY FIRST PRESSES HAVE THE OFTEN MISSING LYRIC POSTER

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

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THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL UNMOLESTED CONDITION. THE PURPLE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT, AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE CENTRE SECTION IS ALSO WHITE AND UNMARKED. THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPIDER LINES ON SIDE ONE OF THE LABEL AND 4-5 ON SIDE TWO

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS A HEAVYWEIGHT DISC AND SHINES LIKE NEW. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE VINYL AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF VERY FEINT HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

 

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH, SO THAT YOU AS A POTENTIAL BIDDER ARE ABLE TO FULLY JUDGE THE QUALITY OF THE ALBUM BEFORE DECIDING IF YOU WANT TO LAY A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER YOU

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. 

IT PLAYS SUPERBLY AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ALL, SHOWING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS

NO STATIC NOISES EITHER AND EVEN THE LINKING GROOVES ARE AS SILENT AS CAN BE

I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE TINY DUST POP DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT FOR THE AUDIO. SIMPLY SUPERB 

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, HAVE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

BEAUTIFUL LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR AND HAS NO CREASES OR BENDS AT ALL ON THE MAIN BODY OF THE SURFACE. THERE ARE FIVE TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE . TWO MINUSCULE ONES ON THE TOP EDGE, THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES ON THE OPENING EDGE.

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP RIGHT CORNER TIP HAS A SMALL SCUFF TO THE LAMINATE, AND THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP A TINY DING. A SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY UNWORN, WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE RUNNING PERFECTLY ACROSS ALL FOUR SURFACES, WITH ONLY THE TOP REAR RIGHT AND BOTTOM RIGHT TIP ENDS SHOWING A MINUSCULE SPECK OF RUB.

THE SPINE IS ALSO FULLY LAMINATED AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND HAS UNBLEMISHED TIP ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP WITH JUST A TINY THUMB NAIL NICK AND A LITTLE BURRING AT THE TOP

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS, AND JUST 3 SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. THREE ON THE TOP EDGE, AND FOUR ON THE BOTTOM EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE NON LAMINATED INNER SURFACE WITH UNMARKED PANELS.

THE ORIGINAL FOLD UP POSTER IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY NICKS TO THE RIGHT EDGE, AND A FEW PRESSURE MARKS FROM HANDLING

THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE HAS SOME LIGHT WRINKLING, BUT NO SEAM SPLITS OR TEARS

 VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

 

THIS IS A SUPERB COLLECTIBLE COPY OF THIS MAGNIFICENT ALBUM, AND WILL NOT NEED UPGRADING

 

 

 

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

GARRY