DEEP PURPLE- SELF TITLED SHVL 759 RARE NO EMI 1969 UK 1ST PRESS EX++ VINYL LP
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Hi and thanks for looking at my listing
I have a massive RARE VINYL collection gathered over the past 40 years
I am now planning AGAIN to sell hundreds of the rarer ones at approximately 10-20 lps per week
so check all my listings, RARE, near MINT, FIRST PRESS listings each week including:
Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Beatles,
Rolling Stones, Vertigo Swirls, Sabbath, Punk,
Indie, Prog Rock and Reggae, ETC.
I DO THIS ONCE A YEAR ONLY FOR 2-3 MONTHS !!
PLEASE CHECK OUT MY PREVIOUS YEARS SUPERB FEEDBACK
FROM OVER 1000 SATISFIED BUYERS !!!
WORLDWIDE AND COMBINED POSTAGE OFFERED
ALL VINYLS CORRECTLY POSTED IN A MUSIC MAX CRUCIFORM MAILER WITH STIFFENERS
£0.99p START PRICE WITH NO RESERVE SET !!!
DEEP PURPLE
SELF TITLED
RARE FIRST EVER UK PRESS RELEASED 1ST NOVEMEMBER 1969
HARVEST SHVL 759
WITH NO EMI ON LABELS
INCLUDES NEAR MINT SLEEVE AND ORIGINAL HARVEST INNER SLEEVE
FIRST UK MATRICES
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): SHVL 759 A-1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): SHVL 759 B-2
NOTES
Initial version comes in a laminated gatefold sleeve.
At the labels, NO boxed EMI brand at 9 o’clock. At about 10 o’clock at the rim: “THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.”
Uk 1st pressing information must include the following: “THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD” around rim of label
“MADE IN GT. BRITAIN” at bottom of label.
Later versions have a boxed EMI brand above the Harvest wording.
“Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd. London”
Sleeves appear to be identical on 1st pressings and later reissues on Harvest.
Outer gatefold opens vertically to reveal the full Hieronymus Bosch painting ‘Hell’, the third panel of ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’ c. 1490–1510.
CONDITION
RECORD IS EXCELLENT +, LOVELY WITH A DEEP GLOSSY LIKE NEW RAINBOW SHEEN TO THE VINYL SURFACES WHICH ARE CLEAN AND BRIGHT. OBVIOUSLY PLAYED SPARINGLY IN THE LAST 54 YEARS, LOVELY !!!
I CAN ONLY SEE A COUPLE OF FEINT SLEEVE REMOVAL / HAIRLINES IN TOTAL ACROSS BOTH SIDES, BUT ONLY WHEN VINYL IS TILTED, UNDER A STRONG LIGHT NO EFFECT AT ALL ON AUDIO PLAYBACK, (SEE PICS)
CENTRE LABELS ARE IN NICE CONDITION (SEE PICS) WITH JUST A FEW VERY FEINT TINY SPINDLE MARKS CONFINED TO THE DISC CENTRE EACH SIDE
THEREFORE OBVIOUSLY , A GREAT AUDIO EXPERIENCE WHEN PLAYTESTED ON MY REGA TURNTABLE, TINY STATIC AT RUN INS AND QUIET PARTS ONLY
THE OUTER SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT TO EXCELLENT ++ ON THIS LAMINATED GATEFOLD RARE COPY, SPINE STILL FULLY LEGIBLE, GLOSSY,CLEAN, A LITTLE RUB ON INSIDE OF GATEFOLD ONLY, (SEE PICS) MINIMAL CORNER RUB, A SUPER EXAMPLE !!
A REALLY LOVELY CLEAN EXAMPLE !! SEE ALL PICS
SO, IN CONCLUSION, NOT ONLY A VERY RARE 1969 UK FIRST PRESS, BUT
IMPORTANTLY THE VINYL LOOKS & SOUNDS SUPERB !!!!
PLEASE VIEW ALL PICTURES CLOSELY AND USE ZOOM FUNCTION TO SELF ASSESS
ALSO PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER RARE FIRST PRESS BEATLES, ZEPPELIN, ROCK VINYLS, PUNK LISTED, FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION, GATHERED OVER 40 YEARS,
AND THANKS FOR LOOKING
Deep Purple – Deep Purple
Tracklist
A1 Chasing Shadows Written-By – Paice*, Lord* 5:32 A2 Blind Written-By – Lord* 5:21 A3 Lalena Written-By – Leitch* 5:02 A4a Fault Line Written-By – Paice*, Lord*, Simper*, Blackmore* 5:34 A4b The Painter Written-By – Paice*, Lord*, Simper*, Blackmore*, Evans* B1 Why Didn't Rosemary? Written-By – Paice*, Lord*, Simper*, Blackmore*, Evans* 5:00 B2 Bird Has Flown Written-By – Lord*, Blackmore*, Evans* 5:25 B3 April Written-By – Lord*, Blackmore* 12:20
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