DEEP PURPLE UK PRESS MiNt ViNyL/AuDiO LOOKS UNPLAYED BLUES PROG ROCK PSYCH

	£		94
	$		125

[zipedit] Deep Purple "Deep Purple"
Early 70s Original UK Pressing Cat No. SHVL 759
Near Mint Vinyl! Near Mint Stunning Audio Quality!
Early A-1 B-2 Matrix Endings!
Earliest "1"to "1"  Mother Stampers for side 2!
Vinyl Looks and Sounds Un played!
Garrod & Lofthouse Laminated front Gatefold Cover!
An Audio Archive Copy!
One Of The Best That I Have Heard Of This Album!



Another from my personal collection of over 50,000 UK albums that I have collected over a period of more than 45 years! Here is an original early 70s pressing of Deep Purples third album. I have decided to list this album because of its outstanding vinyl and audio quality! The vinyl looks and sounds as it did when it came out of the shop from new in my opinion. The vinyl sounds as a new vinyl on my systems ,absolutely stunning top audio, there is not much more to say, perfect on my systems through out! The original Garrod & Lofthouse  gatefold cover is graded at least excellent to excellent plus!

Hear the complete album in the player below! (Actual recording from the vinyl)

Deep Purple, also referred to as Deep Purple III, is the third studio album by English Rock band Deep Purple, released in 1969 on Harvest Records in the UK and on Tetragrammaton in the US. It was to be the last album with the original line-up.




It was released at a time when the band were starting to grow as performers, both live and in the studio, finding their direction musically.




There were some conflicts over whether the band should continue on their rawer, heavier direction. This caused turmoil, which was partially responsible for two of the members, Nick Simper (bass) and Rod Evans (vocals), being replaced. Commercially, this album was the least successful of the three Mark I era albums.





Deep Purple had been on tour overseas in late 1968 to promote their second album, The Book of Taliesyn. Their two so-far released singles and albums had yet to make an impact in Britain when they returned there on 3 January 1969. Their English label EMI pressured the band to make a successful single on their home-court, so there was not much time for restitution after coming home.




"Kentucky Woman" had, as their previous single "Hush" not fared well there, even if it had been a hit in the States and done even better in Canada. The band themselves had come up with much more solid original material the second time around, wanting to unleash the full potential for each song. Hence, making a song that would easily fit the three-minute range was becoming difficult. However, they could not release a new album without such a single to promote it.





The band had tried to record a new single to fit the smash-criteria in December, while in America, but nothing had come of it, so they eventually gave up. After returning to England, they settled in studio again in early 1969, and the new single contender, "Emmaretta" was completed on 7 January, after four takes needed. It was scheduled as a B-side. They needed a new A-side, so after experimenting a bit with different ideas, "The Bird Has Flown" was yielded.




It was a more progressive and complicated work than "Emmaretta", so the song itself took a bit longer time to finish, which they did later on the 7th. Following this short visit to the studio, the band set up for a series of one-nighters across Britain the following February and March. "Wring That Neck" from their previous album, which had yet to be released in the UK, was issued there as the single B-side to promote the touring band





During this two-month tour, the band also set up their spare slots for some time to record at the De Lane Lea Studio in London, where the band opted to re-record "The Bird Has Flown", which had already been released with "Emmaretta" in the US, but was not properly developed for the album; again showing their desire to create solid original material.





The new version was completed on 18 March, and retitled "Bird Has Flown". Other songs on the album were recorded in a widespread time period over the course of February and March.




Word of Deep Purple's success in America had finally given some influence on their reputation in the UK, as they gradually rose in popularity and request. Music magazines began printing articles on them, and their whole reputation grew considerably over the course of these two months. Jon Lord elaborated the previous difference in popularity the band had experienced between the US and the UK before, in this manner:








Tetragrammaton issued the album in a stark gatefold sleeve, wrapped around with a segmented illustration from Hieronymus Bosch's painting "The Garden of Earthly Delights. The label ran into difficulty over the use of the Museo del Prado-owned painting, which was incorrectly perceived as being anti-religious; featuring "immoral scenes", in the US and thus rejected or poorly stocked by many record shops.






The original painting is in colour although it appeared on the LP in monochrome due to a printing error for the original layout and the band opted to keep it that way. The same Bosch painting (in colour) had previously been used as an album cover two years before by Pearls Before Swine on their debut One Nation Underground.





The Matrix
Side 1 "SHVL 759 A-1"
Side2 "SHVL 759 B-2"





The Mother Stampers
Side 1 "1 2" "OL"
Side 2 "1" "PH" (Earliest "1" to "1" Mother Stampers)




The vinyl
On initial visual inspection this vinyl looks superbe AS NEW! retaining its original very glossy sheen from new . Only in very very strong light can possibly any surface marks be seen but to be honest I struggle to see any at all! Please note! There are (no) audio sounding marks that I heard during playback what so ever on my systems this plays as new in my opinion!,, A real deep basey feel that can not be surpassed by later pressings or in fact any other format!
Please note! any static thast might be heard would probably be caused by the fact that this album has been stored laying dormant for all of its storage life!!,, a build up of dirt and dust over the years causes static and a constant clean before each play will reduce this and enhance the audio quality!
 
The Audio Quality
I have played the vinyl at very loud volume on a top system prior to this listing. The vinyl plays like a new vinyl, absolutely crystal clear and vibrant through out perfect on my systems!
This vinyl sounded awesome and is probably one of the best that I have heard of this pressing. There were (no) signs of any grooveware or that this vinyl has been overplayed in any way at all and visably this vinyl's playing surface looks near perfect in my opinion, I can barely see a blemish at all!. I have played this through track for track and it is my opinion that this audio will be hard to surpass for an original 40 year old vinyl!
POINTS TO NOTE! EXTREEMELY SHARP AND VIBRANT AUDIO WITH RICH AND BASSEY FEEL (ONLY HEARD LIKE THIS ON THESE EARLY PRESSINGS) I would grade the audio as good as it gets in my opinion! Near Mint throughout!

please note! I always add this disclaimer! That although I never heard any problems at all during the playback of this vinyl and i have given my honest opinion when describing the audio quality,, Please allow for the odd static  (not) consistant through out the audio. Remember that this is an original(not a reissue) that is 40 years old and would have originally been played on a 40 year old system. Visably in my opinion this looks like it has never been played UNBELEIVABLE TO FIND! Please look at my completed listings of records that i have sold of this calaber and you will see from my 100% positive feed back that i normally get it right! The audio is awesome on all frequencies and will be hard to surpass!



The labels
These feature the later EMI/HARVEST labels in absolutely superbe condition (see photo) Amazingly I can not see any spider traces or indeed any signs that this has been played at all! Unbeleivable to find! Labels are like new in my opinion!

The Record Sleeve
This is the EMI plain white paper sleeve! Features patent no. with (no) splits or tares just light creases with age!

The cover
This is the original UK printed Garrod & Lofthouse laminated front only gate fold cover! No real ring wear and no splits or tears! Super glossy apperance! Minor creases at the edges to mention on the front only. The spine is lovely and square all text is legible. The inside is clean, at the bottom the laminate return has very slightly stuck at torn at the bottom but hardly noticed unless looked for in my opinion. I would grade this cover at least excellent to excellent plus in my opinion.      

 
An Archive copy Final Audio/Vinyl Upgrade

HOW I SEND MY RECORDS!

THIS ALBUM WILL BE SENT IN A LARGE BOX WITH CARDBOARD STIFFENERS THE ALBUM IS ALWAYS PUT IS A POLY SLEEVE AND ENCASED IN THE BOX WITH PLENTY OF BUBBLEWRAP FOR ADDED PROTECTION (SEE PHOTOS)

As always I have tried to give my honest personal opinion when describing items listed! Although it is my honest opinion! I always urge others to do their own personal research on any items that they are interested in purchasing, before, they commit to bidding!) I have Highlighted all aspects as clearly as possible!! I have taken time to play this vinyl track for track to give a clear and accurate description of the audio quality as i hear it. (please look at my completed listings of albums that I have sold of this calaber (more than 1000 items) and you will see that I normally get it right) I have also provided as many photos as I can and supersized so that all aspects can be seen clearly in strong light!!!!!Please note! These photos are the actual item for sale and not copies of other items!!!!!!!

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