DEEP PURPLE In Rock 1970 UK HARVEST 1st PRESSING

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Apr 5, 2012 Sold Date

Mar 26, 2012 Start Date

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DEEP PURPLE In Rock 1970 UK HARVEST 1st PRESSING

NO EMI BOX LOGO, G&L GF, STUNNING POWERFUL SOUND

DEEP PURPLE
Deep Purple In Rock

UK HARVEST (SHVL 777) FIRST PRESSING (June 1970) OF DEEP PURPLE'S BLISTERING CLASSIC "Deep Purple In Rock"
THIS COPY HAS SEEN A FEW SPINS BUT THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB - STRONG, LOUD AND POWERFUL AND THE QUIETER SECTIONS ARE VERY CLEAN

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE HARVEST LABELS WHICH CARRY "THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD...." RIM TEXT AND HAVE NO EMI BOXED LOGO
MATRIX: SHVL 777 A-2 / SHVL 777 B-1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2/GPH and 1, 4/GMA
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
Unmarked labels with moderate spindle traces - well played but also well cared for
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
The surfaces are clean but they display a few marks and hairlines - but none of these cosmetic marks have any significant audio impact
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT
Sensational sound - incredibly strong and vibrant - full of restless energy and excitement and my play-check at loud volume revealed no major audio issues of note - no scratches, no loud clicks or pops and only a touch of surface on the run-ins and track divisions - nothing drastic or intrusive and the quieter sections including "Child In Time" plays beautifully. Overall, a very nice copy indeed which plays extremely well throughout
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Again, well cared for and apart from a little wear to the corners it's in great shape
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Clean and unmarked with just some light creasing but 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

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