Deep Purple WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE 1973 UK LP 1st Press PROMO NEAR MINT AUDIO
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Description
NEAR MINT PLAY THROUGH CONDITION
A-1U / B-1U FIRST PRESS
LYRIC INSERT SHEET!!!
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
FACTORY SAMPLE ISSUE
- CATALOGUE:PURPLE TPSA 7508
- MATRIX: TPSA7508 A-1U / B-1U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 PO / 1 OL
- PORKY ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
- PURPLE PECKIE ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
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 JUST 3-4 SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE HOLE
HAS THE GRAMOPHONE CO 1ST PRESS RIM WORDING
THE FACTORY SAMPLE STICKER IS FIRMLY ADHERED TO SIDE ONE
THE VINYL
THE GLEAMING VINYL THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE. AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THE RECORD STILL LOOKS SUPERB WITH JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE
THE TEST PLAY
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.
I CANNOT FAULT THE PLAYTHROUGH OF THIS ALBUM. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.
NO POPS OR TICS
NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES EITHER, A STUNNING ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
ALL I HEARD WERE A FEW SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND FOR A SECOND OR TWO DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL PLAY THROUGH MINT MINUS
PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE AGAINST YOUR STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
BEAUTIFUL LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE
THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR AND HAS NO CREASES OR BENDS
THERE ARE FOUR SMALL PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, TWO ON THE TOP EDGE . ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ALSO NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.
THE LAMINATE HAS NO PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE APART FROM THE TOP LEFT TIP WHICH HAS A TINY DING
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY UNWORN, WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE IN PERFECT CONDITION
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE PERFECT
THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP AND ONLY HAS A FEW TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS PRISTINE AND GLEAMING AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST THREE LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE AND A TINY SPOT OF LIFT ON THE TOP LEFT CORNER
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR MINT NON LAMINATED INNER SURFACE WITH JUST A TRACE OF EDGE AGEING
A LYRIC INSERT SHEET IS INCLUDED IN THIS FIRST PRESS AND IS THE CORRECT GLOSSY HEAVY PAPER ISSUE, WITH TPSA 7508 G & L LTD IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. IT HAS A COUPLE OFLITTLE CREASES AND A COUPLE OF THUMB LINES
VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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