Deep Purple IN ROCK 1971 UK 2nd Press Gramophone Co Rim NEAR MINT AUDIO LISTEN
DEEP PURPLE - IN ROCK
IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT CONDITION (BOTH VINYL AND SLEEVE)
VERY EARLY PRESS (BOXED EMI)
FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.comCATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 777 MATRIX: SHVL777 A-2 / B-1 MOTHERS/STAMPERS:4 GHD/ 1 GMH GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING EMI LOGO
A GENUINE FIRST PRESS 'IN ROCK' MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES
THE LABELS MUST STATE ' THE GRAMOPHONE CO' AROUND THE RIN. EMI RECORDS LTD ARE LETER PRESSES THE LABELS MUST NOT! HAVE A BOXED EMI LOGO ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LABEL ABOVE THE LARGE 'HARVEST' WORD ( LATER PRESSES HAVE THE BOXED LOGO THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST END A-2 / B-1 (NO KNOWN A1/B1) NOTHING ETCHED IN THE DEAD WAX THE INNER SLEEVE MUST BE AN ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE AND HAVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AT THE FOOT. PATENT No's 1,125,555 & 1,072,844 THE SLEEVE MUST BE A LAMINATED GATEFOLD, WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT INNER PANEL. FILE UNDER POPULAR: POP GROUPS 7006 TPS PRINTED AND MADE BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD. PATENT No 943,895. SHVL 777 THIS SECOND PRESS HAS ALL OF THE ABOVE ATRIBUTES APART FROM THE NEWER LABEL WHICH HAS A BOXED EMI LOGO. THEREFORE THE ACTUAL PRESS OF THE VINYL IS IDENTICAL, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BEING THE BOXED EMI LOGO
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE GREEN HARVEST BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE,AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED
A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS REVEALS 5-6 TINY SPIDER LINES.
THE VINYL
THIS ROCK SOLID HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND LOOKS SUPERB. IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED . IN DAYLIGHT THE LP IS FLAWLESS. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE OF THE DISC, AND EVEN WHEN ANGLED IUNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE ARE JUST A FEW SMALL WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE
THE FIRST PRESS VINYL STEREO REPRODUCTION IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CRISP.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND ENSURING THAT THE VINYL WAS PLAYED WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS. ALL OF THE QUIETEST MOMENTS ARE REPRODUCED BRILLIANTLY
'CHILD IN TIME' WHICH IS THE QUIETEST TRACK PERFORMS PERFECTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH
NO FRYING BACON AND NO LOUD CLICKS TO SPOIL THIS FANTASTIC 1ST PRESS. EACH NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY HOW IT WAS INTENDED
NO POPS OR CLICKS
NO BACKGROUND, NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
ALL I HEARD WERE A FEW RANDOM SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME LINKING GROOVES AND SILENT PASSAGES
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB AUDIO AS NEAR MINT
TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH
THE SLEEVE
MAGNIFICENT GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN AMAZING CONDITION
THE FRONT SURFACE IS SUPERB!!. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS ETC.
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE .
NO LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE.NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE MAGNIFICENT, FULLY LAMINATED AND PRISTINE OTHER THAN A SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE IS PRISTINE. AGAIN NO LAMINATE PEEL OR FLAKE. TOTALLY UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. ALSO NO RUBBING TO EITHER END OF THE SPINE TIPS EITHER.
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS HIGHLY POLISHED AS THE FRONT, AND AGAIN NO CREASES OR LINES. JUST ONE LAMINATE LINE ON THE SPINE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECTLY CLEAN AND UNRUBBED INNER SURFACE. NO LOSS OF THE FRAGILE BLACK COLOUR AT ALL.
THE ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SURFACES, AND NO CREASES. A LITTLE GLUE AGEING TO THE EDGES
VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE ALSO AS CLOSE TO MINT AS POSSIBLE
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY