Deep Purple FIREBALL UK 1ST GRAMOPHONE CO A2U/B3U W/INSERT NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		53
	$		70

DEEP PURPLE - FIREBALL

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH!!! CONDITION

EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE

COMPLETE WITH INSERT

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 793
• MATRIX: SHVL793 A-2U / B-3U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:3 MM /2 GT 
• PEK ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• A GENUINE FIRST PRESS WITH THE ' GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING

I HAVE ACQUIRED A COLLECTION OF STUNNING VINYLS THAT BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO HANDLED BOTH VINYL AND SLEEVE METICULOUSLY. INCREDIBLE ALBUMS THAT I WILL BE LISTING OVER THE COMING WEEKS. THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT VINTAGE VINYL IN THE SORT OF CONDITION THAT YOU COULD ONLY DREAM ABOUT..LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE LP BEFORE LAYING A BID, AS I HAVE RECORDED EVERY SINGLE SECOND

MY LONG STANDING SERIOUS COLLECTOR CUSTOMERS WILL APPRECIATE THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A PRISTINE MUSEUM GRADE  ALBUM. NEW CUSTOMERS AS WELL IF YOU ARE SERIOUSLY INTO COLLECTING THEN THIS MUST NOT BE PASSED UP

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 4-5 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 . WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE, A FEW SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES AND ONE SMALL HANDLING LINE ON THE OUTER EDGE OF SIDE ONE

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

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 HEAVY 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 A FEW TINY LITTLE STATIC TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH PLUS ONE LITERALLY ON THE FIRST NOTE OF SIDE ONE

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY OR DEEP CREASE LINES . MOST OF THE RICH COLOUR HAS BEEN RETAINED WITH JUST A SPRINKLING OF LIGHTER UNDERCARD SHOWING A LITTLE ON THE EDGES, MAINLY THE BOTTOM ONE

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.

THIS SLEEVE HAS A HISTORY OF HAVING LOADS OF SMALL LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. THIS ONE HOWEVER HAS JUST ONE SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE ONE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE HAS A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE FRONT EDGE, PLUS THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS HAVE A SPECK. THE BOTTOM EDGEHAS MAINLY RUB TO THE BACK EDGE, AND AGAIN THE CORNER TIPS

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 BOTTOM END WHERE THERE IS A SMALL SCUFF REVEALING THE WHITE UNDERNEATH

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WHILST THE SEALED FRONT EDGE HAS A LITTLE BURRING

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, HERE THERE IS JUST A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE. NO LINES AGAINST ANY OF THE EDGES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECTLY CLEAN AND UNRUBBED INNER SURFACE. NO LOSS OF COLOUR AT ALL.

THE ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SURFACES, AND NO CREASES. A VERY CLEAN EXAMPLE. JUST NATURAL AGEING TO THE EDGES

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 EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY