Deep Purple MADE IN JAPAN 1ST GRAM CO -1U MINT-/NMINT

	£		146
	$		193

DEEP PURPLE - MADE IN JAPAN

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

PLAYED 2-3 TIMES ONLY

THIS IS THE VERY  RARE DECCA CONTRACT PRESS

FIRST PRESS ALL -1U

PLAYS ABSOLUTELY SUPERBLY MINT MINUS/NEAR MINT

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST PURPLE TPS 3511 / 12
• MATRIX: TPS3511 A-1U / B-1U / TPS3512 A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:THERE ARE NONE ON THIS CONTRACT PRESS, JUST THE NUMBER 3 AT 9'OCLOCK ON EACH SIDE
• SIDE 1: PORKY
• SIDE 2: DELTA PORK
• SIDE 3: PECKO
• SIDE 4: PECKIE

THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE RARER DEEP PURPLE RECORDINGS. THE MAGNIFICENT 'MADE IN JAPAN. FIRST PRESS WITH ALL THE -1U MATRIX NUMBERS, BUT PRESSED BY DECCA INSTEAD OF EMI.

FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN THEIR PLANT AT HAYES WAS OVERLOADED EMI ASKED EITHER DECCA OR PYE TO PRESS ALBUMS FOR THEM. PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS EXAMPLES BEING THE BEATLES RECORDINGS

ANYWAY THIS DECCA CONTRACT PRESS CAN BE TOLD IN A COUPLE OF WAYS

FIRSTLY THE INNER RIDGE ON THE INSIDE OF THE LABEL IS TYPICAL OF ANY DECCA PRESSING.

SECONDLY THE MOTHERS AND STAMPERS ARE NOT PRESENT AS THEY WOULD BE WITH AN EMI PRESS

THIRDLY THE SMALLER CIRCLE AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE IS ALSO TYPICAL OF ANY DECCA PRESS

WHAT IS ALSO INTERESTING ABOUT THE DECCA LABELS FOR THIS ALBUM IS THAT IS DOESN'T HAVE 'MADE IN GT BRITAIN' AT THE FOOT OF THE LABEL, AND ON AN EMI FIRST PRESS THE TITLE ON THE LABEL READS:- DEEP PURPLE (MADE IN JAPAN), WHERAS ON THE DECCA CONTRACT PRESS IT READS ' DEEP PURPLE MADE IN JAPAN' NO BRACKETS SURROUNDING THE TITLE

WHAT IS DOES HAVE TO IDENTIFY IT AS A GENUINE 1972 FIRST PRESS IS THE

'GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING AND THE FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS ALL ENDING IN -1U

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION, SIDE 2 HAS A  SMALL BROWN GLUE RESIDUE DOTS ON THE WHITE SURFACE ,AND THREE HIDDEN IN THE PURPLE COLOUR. THIS HAPPENS ON SOME ALBUM LABELS, BUT OTHERWISE EVERYTHING IS AS MINT AS YOU WOULD WANT. THE BASE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND ARE UNBLEMISHED, AND THE TYPEFACE IS ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

BEING A FIRST PRESS THE 'GRAMOPHONE CO LTD' IS WORDED AROUND THE RIM. LATER PRESSES HAD 'EMI RECORDS' IN ITS PLACE

DISC TWO EVEN HAS RESIDUE VINYL SHARDS ATACHED TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED

THERE ARE JUST 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE TO INDICATE THAT THE RECORDS HAVE BARELY BEEN ON A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

FANTASTIC GLOSSY AS NEW DISCS THAT HAVE RETAINED ALL THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS ON EITHER LP'S AND ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES TO SPOT

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 DOUBLE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM DOING NOW WITH ALL  MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINVCED THAT BUYERS WILL LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD. IT'S A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS VINYL PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. I HAVE HAD A FEW COPIES OF MADE IN JAPAN OVER THE YEARS AND THIS ONE IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A STUNNING EXAMPLE AND HAS A MAGNIFICENT PLAYTHROUGH 

TAKE A LISTEN TO THE START OF CHILD IN TIME, LAZY AND THE MULE, WHICH ARE ALL PRETTY SILENT TRACKS, AND YOU SHOULD HEAR TOTAL SILENCE IN THE VINYL. I GUARANTEE A NEAR PERFECT SOUND, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LITTLE POPS DURING THE INTRO TO LAZY

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. THERE IS NO DISTORTION ANYWHERE, NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, NO CLICKS AND POPS, AND APART FROM THE ALREADY MENTIONED COUPLE OF TINY POPS, THERE IS JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS ON SIDE 4

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE DISC ONE MINT MINUS, AND DISC 2 NEAR MINT

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

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LAMINATED GATEFOLD IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE SLEEVE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND VERY CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES. THIS SLEEVE SUFFERS HISTORICALLY FROM SEVERE CREASING AND MANY LAMINATE LINES, AND DEEP RECORD SHAPE. THIS ONE HOWEVER IS IN SUPERB CONDITION

THERE ARE SIX SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE TINY ONES ON THE TOP EDGE., AND JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN YOU ANGLE THE COVER INTO THE LIGHT. DEFINITELY NO RING WEAR!!!

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE THE TINIEST BIT OF RUBBING TO THE NON LAMINATED INNER EDGE ONLY

THE SPINE IS PERFECT WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE INTACT, AND THE TYPEFACE LEGIBLE COMPLETELY. JUST THE VERY TIP OF THE TOP HAS LIGHT RUBBING

THE REAR SURFACE IS ONCE AGAIN IMMACULATE WITH AN ULTRA GLOSSY SHEEN. 2 SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, ONE ON THE TOP AND ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGES AND AGAIN THAT LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INTERIOR

THE ORIGINAL PAPER INNERS ARE ALL INTACT AND UNSPLIT

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY