Deep Purple WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE 1ST PRESS GRAMOPHONE CO A-1U/B-1U NEAR MINT-

	£		64
	$		85

DEEP PURPLE - WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT MINUS  CONDITION

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

HAS ' THE GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING

AND THE RARE LYRIC INSERT SHEET!!!

• CATALOGUE:PURPLE TPSA 7504
• MATRIX: TPSA7508 A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 GRL / 2 GRL 
• PORKY ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• PURPLE PECKIE ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2

A FIRST PRESS 'WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE' MUST HAVE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

• THE LABELS MUST HAVE 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING. ( IF IT STATES 'EMI RECORDS LTD) THEN IT IS A REISSUE
• THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST END -1U ON BOTH SIDES
• SIDE ONE MUST HAVE 'PORKY' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX 
• SIDE 2 MUST HAVE ' PURPLE PECKIE' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX
• THE NEARER TO 1G THE MOTHERS AND STAMPERS ARE MEANS THE EARLIER IT WAS PRESSED (BEAR IN MIND HOW MANY 1000'S WERE PRESSED INITIALLY)
• THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE 'FILE UNDER POPULAR : POP GROUPS, & PRINTED AND MADE BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LTD, IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE INSIDE RIGHT PANEL
• THE FIRST PRESSES ALSO CAME WITH A LYRIC INSERT. THIS MUST BE A HEAVY GLOSSY PAPER, PURE WHITE ON THE REAR AND A DEEP PURPLE COLOUR ON THE FRONT WITH 'TPSA 7508, G&L LTD' IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER
• THE INNER SLEEVE MUST BE A DIECUT POLY LINED INNER WITH TWO PATENT NUMBERS BOTTOM LEFT 1125555 & 1072844, AND MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN 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 10-15  SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE TO SHOW THAT THIS LP HAS HAD LIMITED PLAY SINCE 1973

HAS THE GRAMOPHONE CO 1ST PRESS RIM WORDING

THE VINYL

THEGLEAMING VINYL THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE WISPY HAIRLINES, AND SOME HANDLING LINES VISIBLE UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, AND A COUPLE OF VERY SMALL SURFACE MARKS

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.

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.

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2-3 DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHOUGH

NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES EITHER, A STUNNING ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS

THERE IS THE ODD SPECK OF VERY LIGHT  VINYL NOISE DURING THE QUIETEST PASSAGES, NAMELY  THE LINKING GROOVES

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL PLAYTHROUGH NEAR MINT MINUS

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

THE SLEEVE

BEAUTIFUL LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS IN THE MAIN BODY OF THE COVER

THERE ARE 4  OBVIOUS LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND ONE ON THE TOP EDGE WHICH IS BARELY VISIBLE. NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ALSO NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER. THE VERY TIP OF THE TOP LEFT CORNER HAS A SLIGHT DING

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY UNWORN, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN TOP ORDER. 95% FLAT WITH JUST ONE SEMI FINGER TO THUMB SQUASH JUST OVER 'DO WE' AND ONE OF THE LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE ON THE FRONT SURFACE HAS SNEAKED ROUND ONTO THE SPINE AND PARTIALLY OBSCURES THE 'P &L' OF PURPLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS PRISTINE AND GLEAMING AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST 2 TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A MINT NON LAMINATED INNER SURFACE WITH UNMARKED PANELS.

THE FIRST PRESSES HOUSED A LYRIC INSERT SHEET. THIS 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 IS IN MINT CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL WHITE DIE CUT POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT, CLEAN AND FLAT CONDITION. HAS THE PATENT NUMBERS 1125555 AND 1072844 IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, AND ' MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN' IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

YOU WILL NEVER FIND A BETTER COPY EVER!!!!!!!

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

GARRY