Deep Purple IN ROCK 1970 UK LP 1st Press NO EMI PLAYS MINT HEAR Final Upgrade

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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com

DEEP PURPLE - IN ROCK

 MAGNIFICENT MINT AUDIO

GENUINE FIRST PRESS WITHOUT THE EMI BOX LOGO

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 777

• MATRIX: SHVL777 A-2 / B-1

• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 HL / 1 LO
• GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING

• NO EMI LOGO

A GENUINE FIRST PRESS 'IN ROCK' MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

• THE LABELS MUST STATE ' THE GRAMOPHONE CO' AROUND THE RIM. 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

THE RECORD

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 REVEALS JUST 3-4 TINY SPIDER LINES. THE VINYL HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED

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 PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE

THE TEST PLAY

THE FIRST PRESS 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 CAPTURED HERE FOR YOU TO MAKE THE CALL.

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO 'CHILD IN TIME' WHICH IS THE QUIETEST TRACK AND WILL GIVE THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THE QUALITY OF THIS VINYL

NO FRYING BACON AND NO LOUD CLICKS TO SPOIL THIS FANTASTIC 1ST PRESS. EACH NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY HOW IT WAS INTENDED

I CANNOT FAULT THIS RECORD IN ANY WAY ON THE PLAYBACK

NO POPS OR CLICKS

NO BACKGROUND, NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB DISC AS CLOSE TO MINT AS YOU COULD POSSIBLY GET

PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

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 .

TWO MINUSCULE 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 (NO SHELF WEAR) ALL OF THE CORNER TIPS REMAIN UNBLEMISHED

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. 

BOTH OPENING EDGES ARE  RAZOR SHARP 

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS HIGHLY POLISHED AS THE FRONT, AND AGAIN NO CREASES OR LINES. JUST TWO LAMINATE LINES ON THE SPINE 

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECTLY CLEAN AND UNRUBBED INNER SURFACE. NO LOSS OF THE FRAGILE BLACK COLOUR AT ALL. TJUST A LIGHT TRACE OF HANDLING ON THE TOP EDGE

THE ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SURFACES

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT

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

GARRY