DEEP PURPLE      THE BOOK OF TALIESYN
THIS IS A VERY RARE EARLIEST UK 1ST PRESS, NOT ONLY ARE THERE NO EMI BOXES ON THE LABELS, AND IT HAS, 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD' RIM TEXT, IT ALSO HAS, 'SOLD IN THE UK SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS SEE PRICE LISTS, LABEL TEXT, ONLY PRINTED ON THE EARLIEST OFF THE PRESS !!!!
THIS IS DEEP PURPLE WHO WERE PART OF THE BIG FOUR IN THE LATE 60's AND 70's. THEY WERE FORMED IN LONDON IN 1968, AND THIS IS THEIR 2nd ALBUM RELEASED ONLY 3 MONTHS AFTER THEIR DEBUT ALBUM, "SHADES OF DEEP PURPLE". THIS CLASSIC DEEP PURPLE ALBUM WAS ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN THE U.S.A IN OCTOBER 1968, AND THEN FIRST RELEASED IN THE UK IN JUNE 1969. THIS HAS THE  THE MARK 1 LINE UP, CONSISTING OF, BLACKMORE, LORD, EVANS, SIMPER, AND PAICE, SO THE ORIGINAL LINE UP !!!! THIS IS FROM MY PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION, AND ONE HELL OF A RARE ROCK MONSTER ALBUM !!!!
BEFORE YOU READ ON, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MENTION ABOUT SHIPPING. DUE TO THE TERRIBLE VIRUS, THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IN WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT, AND SHIPPING COULD BE AFFECTED. I AM CONTINUING TO LIST, AND SHIP AS USUAL. IF YOU HAVE WON ANY LP'S, AND I AM UNABLE TO SHIP I WILL KEEP THEM VERY SAFE, AND SHIP WHEN THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL. TAKE CARE AND BE EXTRA SAFE, AND IF YOU HAVE AN QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK ME, THANK YOU, ROSE .  
DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !!

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1968 UK EARLIEST 1ST PRESS  ::  SHVL 751  A-1G  ::  SHVL 751  B-1G .
PRESSED OFF THE FIRST MOTHER :: 1 M  ::  1 H .
'SOLD IN THE UK SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS SEE PRICE LISTS', LABEL TEXT .
HAS THE 'GRAMOPHONE CO LTD' RIM TEXT .
HAS NO EMI BOXES .

ON THE HARVEST LABEL  ::  SHVL 751 .

COVER ::  ORIGINAL FRONT AND BACK GATEFOLD, PRINTED AND MADE BY ERNEST J. DAY & Co, Ltd, LONDO, W.1, WITH BEAUTIFUL SOLID SPINE AND EDGES WITH JUST A SMALL RUB ON THE CORNERS. LOVELY LAMINATE, JUST A FEW TINY LAMINATE CREASE LINES AROUND THE EDGES, AND A TINY BIT OF LAMINATE LIFT ON THE BACK BOTTOM LEFT CORNER. THERE IS A VERY LIGHT BIT OF AGEING ON THE BACK, AND NOTHING SERIOUS, AND WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE  :: VG+/EX . 

VINYL :: THE AUDIO PLAYS WITH NO SKIPS, STICKS OR JUMPS, AND I CAN ASSURE YOU NOTHING LOUD OR INTRUSIVE. DUE TO THE RAREITY OF THIS PRESSING I WILL DO A TRACK BY TRACK AUDIO DESCRIPTION TO GIVE YOU A MUCH BETTER IDEA HOW IT PLAYS >>>>>>>>

SIDE 1 :: TRACK 1 :: HAS A FAINT TICK IN THE MIDDLE .

TRACK 2 :: HAS TWO FAINT TICKS TOWARDS THE END 

TRACK 3 :: PLAYS FINE WITH NOTHING TO MENTION .

TRACK 4 :: PLAYS FINE WITH NOTHING TO MENTION .

SIDE 1 :: TRACK 1 :: HAS TWO VERY FAINT TICKS ON THE RUN IN, TWO LIGHT TICKS AFTER THE START AND A COUPLE OF FAINT TICKS IN THE MIDDLE, AND TWO FAINT TICKS AT THE END . 

TRACK 2 :: HAS THREE FAINT TICKS IN THE MIDDLE, AND A FAINT TICK AT THE END .

TRACK 3 :: HAS TWO FAINT TICKS IN THE MIDDLE .

AS YOU CAN SEE IT IS ONLY TRACK 1 ON SIDE 2 OF ANY NOTE, AND HONESTLY THERE IS NOTHING NASTY, OR LOUD OR INTRUSIVE, SO STILL VERY ENJOYABLE TO LISTEN TO.

VISUALLY WHEN THE VINYL IS ANGLED A CERTAIN WAY UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT THE COSMETIC MARKS DISAPPEAR, SO ALWAYS GOOD NEWS !!!! NOW UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT THERE IS A FINE  COSMETIC HAIRLINE ON TRACK 2,3, AND 4. ALSO ANOTHER ONE ON TRACK 3 AND 4, A THIN COSMETIC SCUFF LINE ON TRACK 3, AND SOME COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES. WHILE ON SIDE 2, THERE IS A COSMETIC HAIRLINE ON THE START OF TRACK 1, ANOTHER ONE, ON HALF OF TRACK 1 AND HALF OF TRACK 2, A COSMETIC THIN SCUFF LINE ON TRACK 4 AND A COSMETIC HAIRLINE AT THE END OF TRACK 4, AND A FEW COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES. I KNOW IT ALL SOUNDS TERRIBLE, BUT THEY DO DISAPPEAR WHEN ANGLED AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT AND THEY ARE JUST A VISUAL THING, RATHER THAN AN AUDIO ISSUE, SO IF YOU ARE HAPPY WITH THE AUDIO DESCRIPTION THEN YOU WILL BE PLEASED WHEN YOU PLAY IT. SO FOR THAT ALL IMPORTANT AUDIO RADE, AND I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO AND TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE  :: EX- .  AS MENTIONED IT IS VERY ENJOYABLE TO LITEN TO AND PLAYS AS DESCRIBED, THANK YOU.

LABELS :: JUST SOME LIGHT SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE  :: EX .

ORIGINAL INNER  ::  NO WRITING, OR SEAM SPLITS, BUT THERE IS SOME CLEAR CELOTAPE IN THE MIDDLE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND JUST SOME LIGHT AGEING. I KNOW THE ORIGINAL WAS THE SAME PLAIN INNER WITH CUT AWAY CORNERS, AS THE ONE LISTED, BUT I AM UNCERTAIN IF THIS ONE IS THE ORIGINAL. THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW INNER ALONG WITH THE ONE LISTED ABOVE  :: VG . 

NOT ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALBUMS, BUT IT CERTAINLY IS, WHEN IT IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST OFF THE PRESS, WITH THE 'SOLD IN THE UK SUBJECT TO RESALE' TEXT ON THE LABELS, AND THESE VERY RARELY TURN UP !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!!! ROSE.

TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE !!!!

DUE TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR CRAZY WORLD, I AM SORRY ALL PACKAGES WILL BE SENT ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL TRACKED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER, WHICH IS SAFEST AND BEST WAY, SO WE CAN TRACK YOUR PACKAGE, THANK YOU !!!! 

IF SLEEVE REMOVAL AND HAIRLINES ARE MENTIONED, THEN THEY ARE TOTALLY COSMETIC AND HARMLESS, AND THESE ARE NOT SCRATCHES, AS YOU WILL KNOW SCRATCHES ARE FEELABLE AND CAUSE AUDIO PROBLEMS, SO IF THERE WERE ANY SCRATCHES, I WOULD MENTION THEM, THANK YOU !

IMPORTANT   I ALWAYS POST THE NEXT DAY, APART IF IT FALLS ON A SUNDAY. PLEASE READ THE POSTAGE LABEL FOR THE DATE OF POSTING, AND YOU WILL SEE IT WAS POSTED ON TIME. IT IS THE POSTAL SERVICES AT FAULT, AND NOT MINE, AND DUE TO THIS I HAVE LOST MY 5 STAR POSTAGE RATING. THANK YOU !!!

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU. 

 I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!

ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.

                  I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!

 PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.

IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!

VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.

[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £4.45 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] 

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IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!

 THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.