DEEP PURPLE, FIREBALL 1971 UK VINYL LP 1ST PRESS NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO & EXC+ SLV
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TIME TO LIST SOME MORE OF MY VINYL RECORDS AS I'M UNFORTUNATELY RUNNING OUT OF SPACE IN THE HOUSE.
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VINYL RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE OVER 3,000 LP'S AND SINGLES. ALL HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PLAYED ON A HIGH END SYSTEM, MOST HAVE BEEN STORED IN PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES IN RECORD BOXES/MDF ICUBES AWAY FROM ANY HEAT AND IN A SMOKE FREE HOUSE. (NOT IN THE LOFT)
EVERY NOW AND THEN I LIST SOME RECORDS WHICH I HAVE DUPLICATES OF OR RARELY PLAY TO FUND MY BUYING OF OTHER RECORDS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I FULLY PLAY GRADE ALL MY LISTINGS THROUGH HEADPHONES AND GIVE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VINYL, COVER AND PLAYBACK USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE 2014. I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR ON A SEALED BRAND NEW RECORD.
PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE, I HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY SINCE 2006 AND HAVE 100% FEEDBACK.
IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MY SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUE AS I DO OFFER A FULL REFUND ONCE THE RECORD IS RETURNED TO ME SAFELY IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY.
ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE ANOTHER OF MY MATES RECORDS, A SUPERB NEAR MINT TOP COPY OF DEEP PURPLES' 'FIREBALL' 1971 FIRST PRESS UK VINYL LP. PLAYED A FEW TIMES THEN STORED TILL NOW. GOOD JOB I HAVE A NEAR MINT COPY MYSELF OTHERWISE THIS IS A DEFINITE KEEPER :
DEEP PURPLE, FIREBALL 1971 ABSOLUTE FIRST PRESSING UK STEREO VINYL LP ON THE HARVEST/EMI RECORDS LABEL, SHVL 793. IN PLAYED A COUPLE OF TIMES NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS FULLY TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE AND LYRIC INSERT. CAREFULLY STORED AFTER A FEW PLAYS SINCE PURCHASE. THIS HAS THE FIRST PRESSING 'GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD..' TEXT ON THE LABEL RIM.
THIS IS A SUPERB TOP COPY, YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY! THIS SOUNDS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LABEL PICTURES HAVE A SLIGHT 'SHADOW' BY THE BOTTOM LEFT WHICH IS MY ACTUAL SHADOW FROM THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS, NOT A STAIN ON THE LABEL.
STAMPED FIRST PRESS VARIANT 1 & 2 MATRIX NUMBERS (AS LISTED ON THE DISCOGS WEBSITE) :
SIDE 1 - SHVL 793 A-2U RA 1
SIDE 2 - SHVL 793 B-3U ML 2
FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :
Tracklist
A1 FireballA2 No No No
A3 Demon's Eye
A4 Anyone's Daughter
B1 The Mule
B2 Fools
B3 No One Came
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – De Lane Lea Studios
- Recorded At – Olympic Studios
- Recorded At – The Hermitage
- Produced For – Edwards Coletta Productions
- Record Company – EMI Records
- Manufactured By – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
- Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse
- Published By – HEC Music Ltd.
Credits
- Bass Guitar – Roger Glover
- Crew [Equipment] – Ian Hansford, Rob Cooksey, Ron Quinton
- Design – Castle, Chappell & Partners Limited
- Drums – Ian Paice
- Electric Guitar, Lead Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
- Engineer – Alan O'Duffy, Lou Austin*, Martin Birch
- Keyboards – Jon Lord
- Lead Vocals – Ian Gillan
- Mastered By – Pek*
- Photography By [Chagford Studios] – Tony Burrett
- Producer – Deep Purple
- Written-By – Gillan*, Paice*, Lord*, Blackmore*, Glover*
Notes
First edition has a darker textured gatefold sleeve depicting five b&w live photos inside while later editions are paler and smooth;The Gramophone Co. Ltd. appears at the beginning of the circular text on both labels which appear rough, not smooth.
Initial quantities came with a lyrics insert printed in purple on both sides and in a generic polylined EMI inner sleeve depicting other artists' current releases.
Date code 7109 (September 1971) and printer’s credit on inner gatefold.
“Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.”
Album Devised And Produced By Deep Purple For Edwards/Coletta Productions.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): SHVL.793A
- Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): SHVL.793B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A Stamped ): SHVL 793A-2U
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A Etched): PE K
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B Stamped ): SHVL 793B-3U
- Rights Society: MCPS. Britico. NCB
- Other (Printing Date (Cover)): 7109
FIRST PRESS LABELS WITH 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD ..' TEXT ON THE LABEL RIMS :
SUPERB. I CAN SEE JUST A FEW OBVIOUS SPINDLE MARKS ON EACH SIDE, PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES. NEAR MINT CONDITION, SUPERB.
THICK SLAB VINYL VISUAL : WITH A LOVELY SHEEN, THERE ARE A FEW VERY LIGHT NON FEELABLE VISIBLE MARKS (ONE ON 'DEMON'S EYE SIDE 1) NONE OF WHICH SOUND AT ALL. I CAN SEE A FEW LIGHT SLEEVE REMOVALS VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LGHT, PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES IN TOTAL THEN STORED. VISUALLY EXCELLENT CONDITION, SUPERB.
THICK SLAB VINYL PLAYBACK : NEAR PERFECT. SUPERB, WITH A LOUD CUT BASSY SOUND. I EVEN HAD TO TURN THE VOLUME DOWN. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO CRACKLE AT ALL, HARDLY ANY EVEN BETWEEN TRACKS. THE WHOLE ALBUM HAS THE DYNAMIC MUSIC CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE, THERE IS NOTHING AT ALL THAT DETRACTS FROM A SUPERB SOUNDING ALBUM. NO SKIPS, CLICKS OR JUMPS. THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC, ESPECIALLY JON LORD'S FUZZY HAMMOND ORGAN WORK, SUBLIME.
THEREFORE OVERALL IN NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION. A LOVELY TOP AUDIO COPY, YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD OF ANY DUST WITH ANTI-STATIC FLUID AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER.
FULLY TEXTURED INSIDE AND OUT GATEFOLD SLEEVE, MADE BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD, ENGLAND : THIS HAS THE FIRST PRESS DARKER TEXTURED GATEFOLD AS ON THE DISCOGS DESCRIPTION.
ALMOST LIKE NEW. KEPT IN A POLYTHENE OUTER SLEEVE, SO VIRTUALLY NO EDGE OR CORNER WEAR. NO BUMPS OR CREASES, ONE TINY STICKER REMOVAL MARK TOP RIGHT CORNER, HARDLY NOTICEABLE. THE SPINE IS TOTALLY CRISP AND FULLY LEGIBLE. NO RINGWEAR OR RUBBING MARKS. THE OPENING EDGE HAS VIRTUALY NO FEATHERING. NO WRITING, STAINS OR BROWNING AT ALL. A SUPERB TOP SLEEVE.
OVERALL IN EXCELLENT PLUS TO NEAR MINT CONDITION, A TOP TOP SLEEVE. PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.
PURPLE PRINT LYRIC SHEET : LIKE NEW, NEAR MINT CONDITION.
HARVEST POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE : NO CREASES, NO SPLITS CAUSED BY THE RECORD'S EDGE. THE GLUE IS ALWAYS AGE BROWNED ON THESE, THIS ONE IS HARDLY NOTICEABLE. EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION.
I WILL ALSO SEND THIS OUT TO THE WINNING BIDDER WITH A BRAND NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER.
OVERALL A SUPERB NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION FIRST PRESS UK COPY OF THIS DEEP PURPLE MASTERPIECE WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS TO NEAR MINT LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE, INNER AND LYRIC SHEET. A SUPERB TOP COPY, YOU WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY!
LOW STARTING PRICE, SO GRAB A BARGAIN. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS, MORE RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON.
I WILL POST TO THE REST OF EUROPE £13 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL AND TO THE REST OF THE WORLD £18 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL BUT PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.
THESE WILL BE SENT OUT TO UK BUYERS 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE IN PROPER RECORD MAILERS WELL STIFFENED WITH THICK CARDBOARD FOR PROTECTION.
I OFFER DISCOUNTED POSTAGE IN THE UK, SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE - MAXIMUM OF 4 X LP'S IN A BOXED MAILER :
2 X LP'S - £5.50, 3 X LP'S - £6.50, 4 X LP'S - £7.50.
HAPPY BIDDING!
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