DEEP PURPLE, MACHINE HEAD 1972 UK VINYL LP 1ST PRESS VG PLUS AUDIO, NR EXC SLV
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TIME TO LIST SOME MORE OF MY VINYL RECORDS AS I'M UNFORTUNATELY RUNNING OUT OF SPACE IN THE HOUSE.
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VINYL RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE OVER 3,000 LP'S AND SINGLES. ALL HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PLAYED ON A HIGH END SYSTEM, MOST HAVE BEEN STORED IN PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES IN RECORD BOXES/MDF ICUBES AWAY FROM ANY HEAT AND IN A SMOKE FREE HOUSE. (NOT IN THE LOFT)
EVERY NOW AND THEN I LIST SOME RECORDS WHICH I HAVE DUPLICATES OF OR RARELY PLAY TO FUND MY BUYING OF OTHER RECORDS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I FULLY PLAY GRADE ALL MY LISTINGS THROUGH HEADPHONES AND GIVE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VINYL, COVER AND PLAYBACK USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE 2014. I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR ON A SEALED BRAND NEW RECORD.
PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE, I HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY SINCE 2006 AND HAVE 100% FEEDBACK.
IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MY SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUE AS I DO OFFER A FULL REFUND ONCE THE RECORD IS RETURNED TO ME SAFELY IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY.
IF YOU BUY MORE THAN 1 X LP PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING AS I DISCOUNT ON THE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE BUYS AS BELOW ON MY LISTING.
ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE A VERY DECENT FIRST PRESSING UK COPY OF ONE OF DEEP PURPLE'S CLASSIC ALBUMS :
DEEP PURPLE, MACHINE HEAD 1972 UK FIRST PRESSING UK VINYL LP ON THE PURPLE/EMI RECORDS LABEL, TPSA 7504 (IE 064 o 93261). IN CAREFULLY PLAYED QUITE A FEW TIMES VERY GOOD PLUS AUDIO CONDITION WITH A NEAR EXCELLENT LAMINATED SURFACE GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND EXCELLENT LYRIC POSTER. THIS HAS THE FIRST PRESS 'GRAMOPHONE COMPANY CO. LTD.' TEXT ON THE RIM OF THE LABELS WITH THE DATE CODED '7204 TPS' LAMINATED SLEEVE. (SEE BELOW) THIS SOUNDS SUPERB WITH A FIRST PRESS LOUD CUT SOUND WITH HARDLY ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE, BUT THERE ARE SOME BACKGROUND RANDOM CLICKS FROM SOME LIGHT SURFACE MARKS ON SIDE 1. A VERY DECENT AUDIO COPY WITH A VERY DECENT SLEEVE AND LYRIC POSTER. ONLY SELLING AS I HAVE TWO OTHER FIRST PRESSING COPIES.
UK FIRST PRESS STAMPED MATRIX NUMBERS :
SIDE 1 : TSPA 7504 A-1U C T 1 SIDE 2 : TSPA 7504 B-1U R R 1
SIMILAR TO AS LISTED BELOW ON THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :
FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :
Deep Purple ?– Machine Head
Label: Purple Records ?– TPSA 7504, Purple Records ?– IE 064 o 93261 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, 1st PressCountry: UK Released: 25 Mar 1972 Genre: Rock Style: Hard Rock
Tracklist
A1 Highway Star 6:05 A2 Maybe I'm A Leo 4:51 A3 Pictures Of Home 5:03 A4 Never Before 3:56 B1 Smoke On The Water 5:40 B2 Lazy 7:19 B3 Space Truckin' 4:31Companies, etc.
- Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
- Made By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
- Published By – HEC Music Ltd.
- Published By – Feldman
- Recorded By – Rolling Stones Mobile
- Pressed By – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
- Record Company – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Credits
- Composed By – Gillan*, Paice*, Lord*, Blackmore*, Glover*
- Cover [Design] – John Coletta, Roger Glover
- Crew [Equipment] – Colin Hart (2), Ian Hansford, Rob Cooksey
- Engineer – Martin Birch
- Engineer [Assistant] – Jeremy (Bear) Gee*
- Photography By – Shepard Sherbell
- Producer – Deep Purple
- Technician – Nick*
- Written-By – Deep Purple
Notes
Original pressings have a laminated gatefold sleeve with date code of 7204.Comes with fold out poster with the song lyrics to the album printed on it (with the catalogue number located top right of the poster).
Recorded in Montreaux, Switzerland, in the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.
E.M.I. Records (The Gramophone Company Ltd.) Hayes · Middlesex · England
Primary identifiers for this pressing
1) No EMI credit on label, outer rim of label for first pressings has 'The Gramophone Co. Ltd' at 11 O'clock.
2) 'Made In Great Britain' on label
Label differs from Machine Head
in having Made In Great Britain at 6 O Clock
Also lacks EMI credit at 12 O Clock
Sleeve is exactly as per detailed images on this release
Label differs from Machine Head
in having Made In Great Britain at 6 O Clock
(As Oppose to Germany)
Also lacks EMI credit at 12 O Clock
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): TPSA.7504A
- Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): TPSA.7504B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, stamped): TPSA 7504 A - 1U
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, stamped): TPSA 7504 B - 1U
- Rights Society: MCPS
- Rights Society: NCB
- Rights Society: Britico
- Other (Date sleeve printed): 7204 TPS
LABELS : I CAN SEE SOME OBVIOUS SPINDLE MARKS ON EACH SIDE OF THE LABELS. PLAYED QUITE A FEW TIMES. VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION.
VINYL VISUAL : WITH A NICE SHEEN, THERE ARE HOWEVER SOME LIGHT SURFACE MARKS AND SLEEVE REMOVALS ON BOTH SIDES VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT WHICH DID GIVE SOME RANDOM MOSTLY BACKGROUND CLICKS ON SIDE ONE AND A FEW LIGHT CLICKS ON SIDE 2. PLAYED QUITE A FEW TIMES IN TOTAL THEN STORED. VISUALLY VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION.
VINYL PLAYBACK : THIS STILL PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY WITH A LOUD CUT BASSY SOUND, I EVEN HAD TO TURN THE VOLUME DOWN. THERE IS THOSE RANDOM BACKGROUND CLICKS ALREADY MENTIONED ABOVE, BUT NOTHING THAT SPOILS THE LISTENING PLEASURE. THERE IS HARDLY ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE (JUST A LITTLE BETWEEN TRACKS), THE WHOLE ALBUM HAS THE DYNAMIC MUSIC CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE. THERE IS NOTHING REALLY INTRUSIVE AT ALL THAT DETRACTS FROM A GREAT SOUNDING ALBUM. NO SKIPS, HEAVY CLICKS OR JUMPS. THIS SOUNDS GREAT THROUGH HEADPHONES WITH JON LORD'S ORGAN AND IAN'S DRUMS RIGHT TO THE FORE. WHAT A BRILLIANT SOUNDING ALBUM ON VINYL IF YOU DON'T MIND SOME RANDOM MOSTLY BACKGROUND CLICKS AND POPS.
THEREFORE OVERALL IN VERY GOOD PLUS AUDIO CONDITION, A VERY DECENT AUDIO COPY.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD OF ANY DUST WITH ANTI-STATIC FLUID IN MY KNOSTI-ANTI STAT RECORD CLEANER AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLYTHENE INNER.
LAMINATED GATE FOLD SLEEVE MADE AND PRINTED IN UK BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD. WITH THE 7204 TPS DATE CODE ON THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE : KEPT IN A RECORD BOX SINCE STORAGE, WITH JUST SLIGHT CORNER WEAR. NO EDGE WEAR. THE SPINE IS STILL FAIRLY CRISP AND LEGIBLE BUT SLIGHTLY SQUASHED. NO RING WEAR OR SCRATCH MARKS. ONE CREASE ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER AND A FEW LIGHT EDGE CREASES. (SEE PICS). THE OPENING EDGE HAS SLIGHT FEATHERING. NO ISSUES INSIDE THE GATE FOLD, IT IS LOVELY AND CLEAN.
OVERALL IN NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION, A VERY DECENT SLEEVE.
PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.
LARGE LYRIC POSTER : A FEW LIGHT CREASES, EXCELLENT CONDITION.
POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE, DATED 1171 : NO REAL CREASES, NO SPLITS IN THE EDGES CAUSED BY THE RECORD'S EDGE. VERY SLIGHT AGE STAINING. EXCELLENT CONDITION.
I WILL ALSO SEND THIS OUT TO THE WINNING BIDDER WITH A BRAND NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER.
OVERALL A VERY GOOD PLUS AUDIO CONDITION UK FIRST PRESS COPY OF THIS CLASSIC 1971 DEEP PURPLE ALBUM WITH A NEAR EXCELLENT LAMINATED GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND EXCELLENT LYRIC POSTER. A VERY DECENT COPY OF A SUPERB ALBUM.
LOW STARTING PRICE, SO GRAB A BARGAIN. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS, MORE SUPERB CONDITION RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON.
I WILL POST TO THE REST OF EUROPE £14 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL AND TO THE REST OF THE WORLD £18 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL BUT PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.
THESE WILL BE SENT OUT TO UK BUYERS 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE IN PROPER RECORD MAILERS WELL STIFFENED WITH THICK CARDBOARD FOR PROTECTION.
I OFFER DISCOUNTED POSTAGE IN THE UK, SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE - MAXIMUM OF 3 X LP'S IN A BOXED MAILER :
1 X LP- £5, 2 X LP'S - £6, 3 X LP'S - £7.
HAPPY BIDDING! On 02-Mar-18 at 18:24:25 GMT, seller added the following information:
PLEASE NOTE THAT I'M WORKING AWAY THIS WEEKEND TILL LATE MONDAY SO CAN'T POST OUT ANY RECORDS TILL TUESDAY 07.02.18.
On 02-Mar-18 at 18:35:10 GMT, seller added the following information:PLEASE NOTE THAT I'M WORKING AWAY THIS WEEKEND TILL LATE MONDAY SO WON'T BE ABLE TO POST OUT ANY RECORDS TILL TUESDAY 06.03.18.
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