DEEP PURPLE Fireball 1971 UK HARVEST 1st PRESS w/INSERT
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78
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103
£ 78
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Apr 26, 2012
Sold Date
Apr 16, 2012
Start Date
£ 22
Start price
4
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Great Britain
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DEEP PURPLE Fireball 1971 UK HARVEST 1st PRESS w/INSERT
GRAM CO RIM TEXT, SOFT TEXTURED GF, EXCELLLENT+ AUDIO
DEEP PURPLEFireball
UK HARVEST (SHVL 793) FIRST PRESSING (September 1971) OF DEEP PURPLE'S "Fireball"
VERY NICE COPY - PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY WITH A STRONG, DEEP, RICH AND POWERFUL SOUND
PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST ISSUE HARVEST LABELS - "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD...." RIM TEXT
MATRIX: SHVL 793 A-2U (etched "Pek") / SHVL 793 B-3U (the earliest matrix set issued)
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/L and 2/OM
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL TEXTURED SOFT GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH A FACTORY SEALED LEFT SIDE EDGE "Printed and made by Garrod and Lofthouse Ltd" and DATE CODED "7109" (1971 September)
COMPLETE WITH THE LYRIC INSERT PRINTED ON MEDIUM WEIGHT ROUGH CARD
AND THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED HARVEST COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
One of Deep Purple's four indispensable albums (the others being In Rock, Machine Head, and Burn), 1971's Fireball saw the band broadening out from the no-holds-barred hard rock direction of the previous year's cacophonous In Rock.
Metal machine noises introduced the sizzling title track -- an unusually compact but explosively tight group effort on which Jon Lord's organ truly shined.
The innuendo-encrusted hilarity of "Anyone's Daughter," featuring one of singer Ian Gillan's first (and still best) humorous storylines to go with one of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's most uncharacteristic, bluesiest performances ever.
"The Mule" opened the vinyl album's second side with what is perhaps Purple's finest instrumental, and on the hyper-extended "Fools," the bandmembers proved they could flirt with progressive rock without plunging off its cliff (although the song could probably have done without its drawn-out middle section). And closing the album was the exceptional "No One Came," where intertwining instrumental lines locked together beautifully, Gillan wove another entertaining yarn that was part autobiography and part Monty Python, and the often underrated skills of drummer Ian Paice helped the song sound so unreservedly fresh and intuitive that one could almost be convinced the band had winged it on the spot.
Sure, the following year's Machine Head would provide Deep Purple with their commercial peak, but on Fireball, the formidable quintet was already firing on all cylinders.
Side 1: FIREBALL / NO NO NO / DEMON'S EYE / ANYONE'S DAUGHTER
Side 2: THE MULE / FOOLS / NO ONE CAME
LABELS: EXCELLENT
Clean, bright and unmarked labels with moderate spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
The vinyl retains its original deep, glossy sheen with no dulling and just a few light surface marks which have no audio impact
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT+
Beautifully recorded and engineered with an incredibly strong, deep, rich and vibrant sound and a very powerful loud cut - full of restless energy and excitement and right from the opening breakneck, ferocious drumming intro of "Fireball" through to the final track "No One Came" the audio delivery is absolutely sensational.
My play-check at loud volume detected no major audio issues of note - just a little surface on the run-ins and track divisions otherwise, practically flawless - great copy
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT-
This sleeve is incredibly difficult to find in decent condition due to its delicate textured finish and the soft card its printed on but this one has held up remarkably well and apart from some creasing and rubbing to the spine it's in fine shape with only a little ring wear to the back
INSERT: EXCELLENT
The lyric insert is in clean and looks barely touched, just a few light age-related foxing spots
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT (+)
Again, clean with just some discolouration from the adhesive used to fix the poly-lining otherwise, fine condition with no seam splits
ALL RECORDS ARE PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
POST & PACKING
UK: 1st Class: £4.00 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £6.00 or £11.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £10.00 or £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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