DEEP PURPLE Machine Head (Purple) RARE German 1st Pressing + Insert MINT

$

49

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DEEP PURPLE Machine Head (Purple TPSA 7504) RARE German 1st Pressing + Insert MINT!
RARE German first pressing of Deep Purple`s magnificent "Machine Head" on Purple Records (March 1972). Original German first pressings utilised UK gatefold sleeves, with an added "Made in W. Germany" sticker on the cover. The records themselves were pressed in (West) Germany.
As close as it gets to perfection apart from a sealed record, this copy comes from my own collection. The album was bought in the late seventies and played once  or twice. The record has been in storage for over 35 years. It is practically perfect.
"Machine Head became the benchmark against which everything that followed would be judged. In the canon of heavy rock, this is an album replete with classic tracks. Concise in nature, killer punches are only ever a minute away no matter what song you play: "Smoke On The Water"`s devastating simplicity is the foundation stone of the whole record and one of rock`s most archetypal riffs. Not only heavy as hell, it was insanely catchy and the long-haired denim-wearing world grasped it to their bosom without a moment`s hesitation." - Sid Smith, BBC Review, 2007.
"Smoke On The Water is about a big fire in Montreux, obviously the most exciting thing to happen to these fellows since the London Symphony Orchestra." - Robert Christgau, c.1981.
GRADING:
MINT(-) COVER in absolutely perfect condition. Please see photos for details.
- Pristine fully laminated gatefold sleeve that still retains all its original shine and lustre.
- Includes the original insert/lyric sheet in practically perfect MINT(-) condition.
- Also comes with the original polylined German inner sleeve.

MINT(-) RECORD, pure perfection.
- Perfect vinyl on both sides, with impeccable audio reproduction throughout.
- The record was bought new in the late seventies. It has been played once or twice. 
- No hairlines, scuffs or any other visible signs of previous play at all!
- Original first-pressing Purple Records labels with a single, near-invisible spindle line on each label. Other than that, perfect.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "TPSA 7504 A-1U - Made in Germany" and "TPSA 7504 B-1U - Made in Germany".
- This record is hereby fully certified to be an original German first pressing of "Machine Head", released in March 1972.
PLEASE NOTE: Not to be compared with the more-often-than-not substandard vinyl on offer on eBay, this item is in honestly-graded MINT(-) condition. You will NOT find another original first pressing of "Machine Head" as nice as this one - especially at this bargain price: "True value for money" is the motto here!
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