Deep Purple MADE IN JAPAN 1ST GRAMOPHONE CO ALL -1U PLAYS NEAR MINT

	£		185
	$		245

DEEP PURPLE - MADE IN JAPAN

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT!!!! CONDITION

LIGHTLY PLAYED

THE ORIGINAL EMI UK PRESS

FIRST PRESS ALL -1U

NEAR MINT SLEEVE!!!

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST PURPLE TPS 3511 / 12
• MATRIX: TPS3511 A-1U / B-1U / TPS3512 A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:4 OD / 2 OG / 1 GR / 5 HM
• SIDE 1: PORKY
• SIDE 2: DELTA PORK
• SIDE 3: PECKO
• SIDE 4: PECKIE

Deep Purple was at the height of its powers. That double album was the epitome of what we stood for in those days. It wasn’t meant to be released outside of Japan. The Japanese said, 'Will you please make a live album?' We said, 'We don’t make live albums; we don’t believe in them.' We finally said okay, but said we wanted the rights to the tapes because we didn’t want the album to be released outside of Japan. That album only cost about $3,000 to make. It sounded pretty good, so we said to Warner Bros., 'Do you want this?' They said, 'No, live albums don’t happen.' They wound up putting it out anyway and it went platinum in about two weeks

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION, THESE HISTORICALLY ARE OFTEN FOUND WITH LIGHT BROWN GLUE SPOTS ON THEM, BUT HERE IS A SET OF FOUR THAT ARE IMMACULATE. THEY ARE TOTALLY UNMARKED AND UNSTAINED. THE PURPLE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT, WHILST THE WHITE 'P' IS PERFECTLY WHITE AND UNBLEMISHED. ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED.

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

THERE ARE JUST 8-10 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE TO INDICATE THAT THE RECORDS HAVE BEEN LIGHTLY PLAYED OVER THE PAST 40 YEARS

THE VINYL

FANTASTIC GLOSSY HEAVYWEIGHT DISCS THAT HAVE RETAINED ALL THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINES VISIBLE ON SIDE ONE. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE NUMEROUS VERY FINE WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A FEW MORE TINY ANGEL HAIRLINE 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 DOUBLE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM DOING NOW WITH ALL  MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED 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. THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. A STUNNING EXAMPLE WHICH HAS A MAGNIFICENT PLAYTHROUGH 

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. THERE IS NO DISTORTION ANYWHERE, MEANING THAT THE VERY LIMITED PLAY THAT THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAS A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

THERE IS NO  HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND THIS ALBUM SET PLAYS SUPERBLY WITHOUT ANY  NOISY BACKGROUND

ALSO NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT, AND CERTAINLY NO VINYL NOISE

THERE IS JUST A FEW ODD SEMI SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND, HEARD ONLY IN THE VERY QUIETEST SPOTS, AND A FEW RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS IN A FEW PLACES. there is a little more right at the start of 'lazy'

THIS IS A NICELY PRESERVED AND LIGHTLY PLAYED EXAMPLE OF THIS ALBUM AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE IT NEAR MINT!!! or near mint minus at worst

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 INCREDIBLE CONDITION.

THIS IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE . THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND VERY CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES. THIS SLEEVE SUFFERS HISTORICALLY FROM SEVERE CREASING, MANY LAMINATE LINES, AND DEEP RECORD SHAPE. THIS ONE HOWEVER HAS ESCAPED VIRTUALLY ALL OF THAT

THERE ARE JUST FIVE SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP AND ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE,  NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER, JUST A TINY THUMB IMPRESSION RIGHT ON THE EDGE AT THE TOP

JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN YOU ANGLE THE COVER INTO THE LIGHT. DEFINITELY NO RING WEAR!!!

THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP IS LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE TOP EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECTLY INTACT AND THE GOLD COLOUR RUNNING FULLY FROM TIP TO TIP. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A COUPLE OF SPECKS OF LIGHT RUBBING AT THE CORNERS

THE SPINE IS PERFECT WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE INTACT, AND THE TYPEFACE LEGIBLE COMPLETELY. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR UNRUBBED, JUST A SPECK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE VERY BOTTOM TIP END

THE REAR SURFACE IS ONCE AGAIN IMMACULATE WITH AN ULTRA GLOSSY SHEEN. FIVE SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL SHARP WITH A FEW TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG BOTH OF THEM AND A SPECK OF BURRING

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A  PRISTINE INTERIOR, TWO UNRUBBED AND UNMARKED ORANGE PANELS

THE ORIGINAL PAPER INNERS ARE ALL INTACT AND UNSPLIT

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!!!

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

GARRY