Deep Purple MADE IN JAPAN 1972 UK LP 1st Gramopnone Co PLAYS M/M/NM/M HEAR

Sold Date: March 27, 2024
Start Date: March 20, 2024
Final Price: £75.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 11
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DEEP PURPLE - MADE IN JAPAN

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

FIRST PRESS ALL -1U / GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING


CATALOGUE:HARVEST PURPLE TPS 3511 / 12 MATRIX: TPS3511 A-1U / B-1U / TPS3512 A-1U / B-1U MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 PA/ 2 LG / 1 R / 1 GG SIDE 1: PORKY SIDE 2: DELTA PORK SIDE 3: PECKO SIDE 4: PECKIE

 

THE MAGNIFICENT LIVE IN JAPAN. GENUINE FIRST PRESS WITH THE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING AND -1U MATRIX NUMBERS

INCREDIBLE BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION, SIDE 1 HAS A PIN PRICK OF THE WHITE SHOWING THROUGH THE PURPLE BASE, BUT OTHERWISE EVERYTHING IS AS MINT AS YOU WOULD WANT. THE BASE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND ARE UNBLEMISHED, AND THE TYPEFACE IS ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

BEING A FIRST PRESS THE 'GRAMOPHONE CO LTD' IS WORDED AROUND THE RIM. LATER PRESSES HAD 'EMI RECORDS' IN ITS PLACE

THERE ARE JUST 5-6 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE TO INDICATE THAT THE RECORDS HAVE BARELY BEEN ON A TURNTABLE SINCE 1972

THE VINYL

SUPERB PAIR OF FIRST PRESS REAL DISCS THAT HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS MARKS OR HANDLING SIGNS IN NORMAL LIGHT AND EVEN PLACED  UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THE RECORDS STILL LOOK PERFECT, JUST A TINY NON SOUNDING DULL SPOT ON SIDE FOUR


THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON ALL FOUR SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

IN PARTICULAR ITS WORTH LISTENING TO CHILD IN TIME AS THIS STARTS VERY QUIETLY AND GIVES A REAL FLAVOUR OF THE CONDITION OF THE VINYL. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND SOUNDBITE

SO NOI DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR

SILENT LINKING GROOVES

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE

ONLY SIDE THREE HAS A VERY TINY SPECK OF TWO OF LOW LEVEL BACKGROUND THE OTHER THREE SIDES PLAY MINT, SIDE THREE NEAR MINT

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS OVERALL AS MINT MINUS

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

ORIGINAL GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LAMINATED GATEFOLD IN VERY CLEAN CONDITION. THE FIRST THING TO NOTICE IS THE FACT THAT THE SLEEVE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR.AND THE LAMINATE IS ALL PROPERLY INTACT NO LIFT OF FLAKE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND VERY CLEAN.

THIS SLEEVE USUALLY SUFFERS FROM RING WEAR AT WORST AND RECORD SHAPE AT BEST BUT HERE IS A TOP COPY WITH JUST THE BAREST AND I DO MEAN BAREST TINY BIT OF RECORD SHAPE.

THERE ARE  FIVE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE, ONE OF WHICH IS QUITE DEEP. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AT ALL, AND IT'S CLEAR THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW

THE SPINE IS NEAR PERFECT WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE INTACT, AND THE TYPEFACE LEGIBLE COMPLETELY. JUST THE ONE PRESSURE LINE FROM THE FRONT HAS IMPACTED ACROSS THE SURFACE ABOVE THE BAND NAME

THE REAR SURFACE IS ONCE AGAIN CLEANWITH AN ULTRA GLOSSY SHEEN. FIVE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE  AND A SMALL RIPPLE IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INTERIOR

THE ORIGINAL  INNERS ARE ALL INTACT AND UNSPLIT

 

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX++

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

GARRY

POSTAGE
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I will only ever use a tracking and signed for service for all records to protect both buyer and seller
Current post and packing rates are as follows for LP's
UK - FIRST CLASS SIGNED FOR  £5.85
THE E.U - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £15.10
U.S.A - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £29.40
 AUSTRALIA - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £28.05
CANADA AND THE FAR EAST - TRACKED AND SIGNED £25.40


Post and packing rates for singles
UK - FIRST CLASS SIGNED FOR  £3.23
THE E.U - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £13.80
U.S.A - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £18.35
 AUSTRALIA - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £17.60
CANADA AND THE FAR EAST - TRACKED AND SIGNED £16.45