DEEP PURPLE In Rock 1970 UK HARVEST 1st PRESSING - STUNNING SOUND - EX++
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£ 104
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Feb 20, 2014
Sold Date
Feb 10, 2014
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£ 20
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DEEP PURPLE In Rock 1970 UK HARVEST 1st PRESSING - STUNNING SOUND - EX++
DEEP PURPLEDeep Purple In Rock
UK HARVEST (SHVL 777) FIRST PRESSING (June 1970) OF DEEP PURPLE'S BLISTERING CLASSIC "Deep Purple In Rock"
SEEN A FEW SPINS BUT BEEN VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED - PLAYBACK IS STUNNING
PRESSED WITH ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (150g) WITH THE FIRST ISSUE UK HARVEST LABELS WHICH CARRY "THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD...." RIM TEXT BUT HAVE NO EMI BOXED LOGO
MATRIX: SHVL 777 A-2 / SHVL 777 B-1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SOFT-BACKED, OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH FACTORY SEALED LEFT SIDE EDGE AND INTERNALLY PRINTED LYRICS, "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." (date coded '7006' - 1970 June)
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL HARVEST COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
After satisfying all of their classical music kinks with keyboard player Jon Lord's overblown Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Deep Purple's soon to be classic Mark II version made its proper debut and established the sonic blueprint that would immortalise this lineup of the band on 1970's awesome In Rock.
The cacophony of sound (spearheaded by Ritchie Blackmore's blistering guitar solo) introducing opener "Speed King" made it immediately obvious that the band was no longer fooling around, but the slightly less intense "Bloodsucker" did afford stunned listeners a chance to catch their breaths before the band launched into the album's epic, ten-minute tour de force, "Child in Time."
In what still stands as arguably his single greatest performance, singer Ian Gillan led his bandmates on a series of hypnotising crescendos, from the song's gentle beginning through to its ear-shattering climax and then back again for an even more intense encore that brought the original vinyl album's seismic first side to a close.
Side two opened with the searing power chords of "Flight of the Rat" -- another example of the band's new take-no-prisoners hard rock stance, though at nearly eight minutes, it too found room for some extended soloing from Blackmore and Lord.
Next, "Into the Fire" and "Living Wreck" proved more concise but equally appealing and the die was cast for one of heavy metal's defining albums
Side 1: SPEED KING / BLOODSUCKER / CHILD IN TIME
Side 2: FLIGHT OF THE RAT / INTO THE FIRE / LIVING WRECK / HARD LOVIN' MAN
LABELS: EXCELLENT+
Clean, unmarked labels with moderate spindle traces - well played but well cared for
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
Beautifully clean surfaces - some hairlines and brush marks but nothing of any audible significance
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT++
Sensational sound - incredibly strong and vibrant - full of restless energy and excitement and my play-check at loud volume found no major audio issues of note - just a touch of surface on some (not all) of the quietest sections - nothing really - "Child In Time" plays beautifully
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Again, well cared for - crisp, clean and fresh with little wear to speak of
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
Clean and unmarked with just some creasing - no seam splits
POST & PACKING:
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
UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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