Deep Purple MACHINE HEAD UK LP1ST GRAMOPHONE CO LABELS A1U/B-1U PLAYS NEAR MINT

	£		54
	$		72

DEEP PURPLE - MACHINE HEAD

IN NEAR MINT!!!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

THE VERY RARE A-1U / B-1U FIRST PRESS

HAS ' THE GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING

COMPLETE WITH LYRIC POSTER

• CATALOGUE:PURPLE TPSA 7504
• MATRIX: TPSA7504 A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 AT / 3 L 
• ONLY A FIRST PRESS WILL HAVE 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO' REISSUES START 'EMI RECORDS'
• FIRST PRESS LYRIC POSTER

A FIRST PRESS MACHINE HEAD MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

• THE LABELS MUST HAVE ' THE GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING (EMI RECORD LTD ARE ALL REISSUES)
• THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BOTH END IN -1U (AND BE STAMPED NOT ETCHED)
• THERE SHOULD BE NO ETCHED INFORMATION IN THE DEAD WAX
• THE SLEEVE MUST ME A LAMINATED GATEFOLD WITH 'PRINTED AND MADE BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LTD. PATENT No 1224339 AT THE FOOT OF THE REAR SURFACE
• FIRST PRESSES CAME WITH A TRIFOLD POSTER (LYRICS) PRINTED ON THIN WHITE GLOSSY PAPER WITH THE CATALOGUE NUMBER TOP RIGHT CORNER
• THE INNER SLEEVE MUST BE A POLY LINED DIECUT INNER WITH 'PATENT NO'S 1125555 & 1072844 PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, AND MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN PRINTED BOTTOM RIGHT

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL UNMOLESTED CONDITION. THE PURPLE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT, AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE CENTRE SECTION IS ALSO WHITE AND UNMARKED. THERE ARE 3-4 SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE TO SHOW THAT THE LP HAS HAD VERY LITTLE PLAY IN IT'S 40 YEARS

HAS THE GRAMOPHONE CO 1ST PRESS RIM WORDING

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS A HEAVYWEIGHT DISC AND SHINES LIKE NEW.ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTER HAS BEEN RETAINED

IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION CAN I SEE SOME WISPY SWIRLY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES, AND A FEW ANGEL HAIR HANDLING LINES

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, AS I NOW DO WITH ALL THE VINYL I LIST. I AM CERTAIN THAT BIDDERS WILL WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE LP THEY ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON. IT'S A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC IT SOUNDS.

IT WAS SAID THAT THE MK II PURPLE WERE AT THE TIME THE LOUDEST BAND ON THE PLANET, AND THIS SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION CERTAINLY CAPTURES THAT, HAVING A CRYSTAL CLEAR, LOUD CUT TO IT.

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

IF YOU SIT VERY CLOSE TO YOUR LOUDSPEAKERS YOU WILL HEAR SOME VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME OF THE VERY QUIETEST SPOTS, WITH A FRACTION MORE IN  HIGHWAY STAR. MOVING TO NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE ELIMINATES THIS.

THERE IS ALSO ON LITTLE TIC AS 'SMOKE ON THE WATER ' FADES OUT

OTHER THAN THIS PERHAPS 2-3 RANDOM LITTLE BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POPS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!!

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND LOOKS MAGNIFICENT.

THERE ARE HALF A DOZEN TINY LAMINATE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. THREE MICROSCOPIC ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, PLUS ONE SCUFF LINE RUNNING UP FROM THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, AND A SMALL CRIMP TO THE LAMINATE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AT THE SAME POINT. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE HOWEVER

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ON THE MAIN BODY OF THE SLEEVE AND NO LAMINATE LIFT PEEL OR FLAKE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND ONLY THE ABSOLUTE TIP ENDS ON THE RIGHT CORNERS HAVE THE TINIEST SPECK OF RUBBING

THE SPINE IS ALSO FULLY LAMINATED , TOTALLY FLAT AND THERE IS NO PEEL OR FLAKE TO THE SURFACE. THE BOTTOM TIP END HAS THAT TINY SPECK OF RUBBING, BUT OTHERWISE THE SURFACE IS PRISTINE AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A FEW SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE EDGES

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT. JUST FOUR SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE ON EITHER FRONT OR BACK SURFACES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE NON LAMINATED INNER SURFACE WITH UNMARKED PANELS.THERE IS JUST A SMALL WHITE SLIVER AT THE EDGE OF THE LAMINATE ON BOTH SIDES AT THE BOTTOM WHERE THE SLEEVE WAS STUCK WHILST THE LAMINATE WAS STILL HOT

THE ORIGINAL FOLD UP POSTER IS IN NMINT CONDITION , THE FOLD LINES ARE SHARP AND THE SURFACE IS UNMARKED, JUST A FEW LIGHT WRINKLES TO THE SURFACE

THE ORIGINAL WHITE DIE CUT POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT, CLEAN AND FLAT CONDITION, JUST A LITTLE AGEING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY