DEEP PURPLE

DEEP PURPLE IN ROCK

ORIGINAL 1970 FIRST UK ISSUE PRESSING

12" STEREO VINYL LP RECORD ALBUM

OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER

ORIGINAL INNER BAG

VINYL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION (SEE PHOTOS & CONDITION DESCRIPTION)

COVER IN VERY GOOD CONDITION (SEE PHOTOS & CONDITION DESCRIPTION)

ORIGINAL INNER BAG IN VERY GOOD CONDITION (SEE PHOTOS & CONDITION DESCRIPTION)

HARVEST (EMI) RECORDS

SHVL 777

1970

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Deep Purple In Rock

Label: Harvest – SHVL 777, Harvest – 1E 062 º 91442 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold Country: UK Released: 5 Jun 1970 Genre: Rock Style: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Tracklist

A1 Speed King A2 Bloodsucker A3 Child In Time B1 Flight Of The Rat B2 Into The Fire B3 Living Wreck B4 Hard Lovin' Man

Companies, etc.

• Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
• Made By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
• Recorded At – I.B.C. Studios
• Recorded At – De Lane Lea Studios
• Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
• Published By – Hec Music Ltd.
• Published By – Hec Music
• Produced For – Edwards Coletta Productions
• Record Company – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
• Pressed By – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.

Credits

• Artwork [Art Studios] – Nesbit, Phipps & Froome*
• Design [Cover Design] – Edwards Coletta Productions
• Engineer [Abbey Road] – Philip McDonald*
• Engineer [De Lane Lea] – Martin Birch
• Engineer [IBC] – Andy Knight
• Other [Equipment] – Ian (Bige) Hansford, Mick (Egg) Angus
• Performer – Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover
• Photography By – Alan Hall (3), Mike Brown (22)
• Producer [Produced By], Composed By, Concept By [Album Devised By], Arranged By – Deep Purple

Notes

This is the first UK issue

The main identifiers are:

- Laminated gatefold sleeve with 'Printed and Made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.' (until about 1981)

- Inner sleeve: Copies bought in the first month of release feature a plain inner sleeve with 'Patent Nos. 1125555' text and 'Made In Great Britain' text in BLACK PRINT near the bottom on 1 side. Shortly after this LP was released (about July / August 1970) EMI introduced the 'Harvest' advertising inner sleeve. So with all copies made from this date onwards mostly having the 'Harvest' advertising inner sleeve instead. However, plain EMI inner sleeve were also used;

- Runouts: A2 / B1 (until about mid-1975). It is worth noting that variant 1 - 1st pressings with A-1 / B-1 matrixes are extremely rare on this LP. They were changed prior to the release date, with even most release date copies having A2/B1 matrixes instead. Only 1 in 20 1st pressings have this matrix - with A2/B1 matrix being used through all remaining 1st pressings, and many 2nd pressings also;

- The upper rim text begins with 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD.' (until about May 1974);
- No 'EMI' logo on labels (until about June 1971);
- The inscription 'MADE IN GT. BRITAIN' on labels is separated of the lower rim text and centered above the circular bottom line (until about May 1974);
- Song listing in 3-lines for side A and in 4 lines for side B (until about the second half of 1972);
- The Ⓟ icon (under the 'Side A/B' indicator on labels) is about a third smaller than the year '1970' to the right of it (until about December 1970 / January 1971);
- Inscriptions (on the right side of the label) 'STEREO', 'SHVL 777' and '(SHVL.777A or B) 33 1/3' are located one above the other and have an equal gap between them.

Recording Studios:
IBC: Tracks A1, A3, B2, B3
Abbey Road: Track A2
De Lane Lea: Tracks B1, B4

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society (Publisher): Mecolico. NCB
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): SHVL.777A
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): SHVL.777B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side A. Var. 1): SHVL 777 A-1 PM 2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side B. Var. 1): SHVL 777 B-1 GH 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side A. Var. 2): SHVL 777 A-2 G 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side B. Var. 2): SHVL 777 B-1 G 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side A. Var. 3): SHVL 777 A-2 AM 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side B. Var. 3): SHVL 777 B-1 RP 2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side A. Var. 4): SHVL 777 A-2 HM 2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side B. Var. 4): SHVL 777 B-1 LM 1 4
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side A. Var. 5): SHVL 777 A-2 GHG 4
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side B. Var. 5): SHVL 777 B-1 GAH 4
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side A. Var. 6): SHVL 777 A-2 LP 2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side B. Var. 6): SHVL 777 B-1 GDH 1 4
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side A. Var. 7): SVHL 777 A - 2 RGD
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side B. Var. 7): SHVL 777 B - 1 GTII
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side A. Var. 8): SHVL 777 A-2 HT 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side B. Var. 8): SHVL 777 B-1 LO
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side A. Var. 9): SHVL 777 A-2 OA 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side B. Var. 9): SHVL 777 B-1 PA 4
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side A. Var. 10): SHVL 777 A-2 LH 7
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side B. Var. 10): SHVL 777 B-1 GDT - 4
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side A. Var. 11): SHVL 777 A-2 OA 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side B. Var. 11): SHVL 777 B-1 O L 2

Record Collector Magazine's Grading Guide

"MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection fill