Deep Purple FIREBALL UK 1ST GRAMOPHONE CO 3-4 PLAYS EVER 100% MINT MINUS
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DEEP PURPLE - FIREBALL
IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH!!! CONDITION
NEAR MINT MINUS SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH INSERT
- CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 793
- MATRIX: SHVL793 A-2U / B-3U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:3 MPG /1 HA
- PEK ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 1
- A GENUINE FIRST PRESS WITH THE ' GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
GENUINE FIRST PRESS LABELS WITH 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING. LATER PRESSES HAD EMI RECORDING AT THIS POINT.
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. THERE ARE JUST 3-4 SMALL SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
FIRST PRESS FIREBALL VINYL IS FAR HEAVIER THAN THE LATER ISSUES, AND THIS ONE IS REALLY SOLID. THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE
THE VINYL LOOK ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, JUST A COUPLE OF WISPY 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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH, SOMETHING I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
FROM THE SECOND THE STYLUS ITS THE VINYL. YOU KNOW YOU HAVE SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL
THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND EVERY NOTE IS LOUD, CLEAN AND CRISP, JUST HOW IT WAS INTENDED TO BE HEARD.
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT, TRUE FIRST PRESS AUDIO QUALITY AND IS TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, AND ONLY THE VERY OCCASIONAL SPECK OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES OR MORE SILENT PASSAGES
I HEARD NO MORE THAN 1-2 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS
DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. AS SOON AS YOU HANDLE IT YOU KNOW YOU HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL. THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS JUST PRISTINE. NO MARKS, NO SIGNS OF ANY BENDS OR CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NO WHITE AREAS, NO RUBBING WHATSOEVER. EVERY TINY BIT OF THE COLOUR IS 100% RETAINED AND LOOKING PRISTINE. NO FADING AT ALL
THE VERY TIP OF THE TOP RIGHT CORNER HAS A PIN PRICK OF RUBBING,WHERE THERE IS THE SMALLEST OF DINGS TO THIS POINT.PLUS THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP ALSO HAS A SPECK OF WHITE SHOWING.
THE USUAL MULTITUDE OF LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE JUST NOT THERE. THERE ARE JUST THREE REALLY TINY ONES THAT HAVE NOT CUT INTO THE BLACK SURFACE LEAVING WHITE LINES LIKE MANY COPIES.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH NEAR PRISTINE. THE TOP EDGE HAS FULL COLOUR RUNNING ACROSS THE EDGE, WITH ONLY THE TWO RIGHT CORNER TIPS LIGHTLY RUBBED.
WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR WITH A SLIGHTLY LONGER SPECKS OF WEAR TO THE SAME TWO CORNERS.
THE SPINE IS ALSO IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, CLEAN AND THERE IS NO FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHING WHICH IS VERY RARE. EVERY LETTER OF THE RED TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND LEGIBLE.THE BASE COLOUR IS ONLY LIGHTLY RUBBED AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS, AND A FEW WHITE PIN PRICKS SHOWING RANDOMLY
THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A TINY TRACE OF BURRING TO A COUPLE OF SMALL AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS
THE REAR SURFACE LIKE THE FRONT HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE RICH DARK COLOUR. IT IS HERE USUALLY WHERE THE SLEEVE SUFFERS MOST FROM RING WEAR, BUT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. JUST THREE SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE AND A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECTLY CLEAN AND UNRUBBED INNER SURFACE. NO LOSS OF COLOUR AT ALL. THIS IS REALLY BECAUSE THE SLEEVE WAS PROTECTED FROM NEW, AND POSSIBLY NOT OPENED SINCE IT WAS PLACED INSIDE
THE ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SURFACES, AND NO CREASES. A VERY CLEAN EXAMPLE.
FINALLY THE SLEEVE IS COMPLETED WITH THE INCLUSION OF THE ORIGINAL INSERT SHEET. THIS IS IN MINT CONDITION, NO CREASES
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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