DEEP PURPLE V. RARE UK 1968 MONO SHADES OF DEEP PURPLE

	£		230
	$		305

Massively Rare Original 1968 UK Mono 1st Pressing 'Shades Of Deep Purple' by Deep Purple!!! Very 1st Mono UK Black/Yellow Pressing of Deep Purple's Debut Album!!!! Super Thick & Chunky Vinyl w/ Yellow Black Parlophone Labels & Laminated Flipback Garrod & Lofthouse Sleeve!!! Complete with Original 1st Press Emitex Poly-Lined Inner Sleeve!!! A Huge Rarity!!!

You are bidding on the holy-Grail of all Deep Purple records!!!! This is the one every Deep Purple Collector wants in their collection!!! The Mega-scarce true 1968 UK Mono 1st pressing of the absolute psych classic 'Shades of Deep Purple'!!! This is the massively rare original Parlophone Records Mono UK 1st press on the original 1st press Black/Yellow Parlophone labels!!! It was pressed in miniscule amounts in the UK back in 1968 as Deep Purple were a then unknown band!!! The 1st press Mono run was absolutely tiny and numbered in the hundreds only, and of those there are not many left today!!! It was later repressed issued on Parlophone in the more common Stereo format (YEX) which although still very rare and commanding a price well into 3 figures - A much more common Stereo copy recently sold on eBay for £389!!!) However, to have this on Black Yellow Mono is the  Holy-Grail!!! This has the correct 1//1 matrix endings and comes complete with the mega rare front laminated Garrod & Lofthouse flipback sleeve!!!! This is a seriously rare album that just never shows up anymore here in the UK!!! Do not underestimate the rarity of this album. Finding this record is virtually impossible nowadays. Although at Very Good/Ex- this is not the usual very high standard of condition of vinyl I offer, it is the sheer rarity of this record that is of importance here - you will not see another copy of this record for a very long time! This record. like all my other rare offerings, will be very securely packaged so you will receive it exactly as you see it now. Containing the Awesome 'Hush", "Mandrake Root" and the original "Hey Joe" (even better than Hendrix' later cover) this is Deep Purple at their Psychedelic best - do not miss this record!!!

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Cat No:

    PMC 7055

1st Press Matrix:

Side 1 - XEX 689 - 1

Side 2 -  XEX 690 - 1

The Classic Black/Yellow Parlophone centre labels are in Superb Ex++ condition with NO Tears, NO Peeling, NO Scribbles and NO unwanted writing of any kind!!! There are just the lightest spindle traces that are only really visible when angling the record toward strong light and that's it!!! The record itself still retains a beautiful deep mirror-like sheen and NO groove-wear!!! It is super thick & chunky and is very heavy - it weighs a ton just like the 1st press should do!!! It plays with NO skips or jumps at all but does have 3 visible surface lines on each side. Please note that although there is absolutely NO jumping or skipping, there is some moderate to heavy audible surface crackle in places, although this can only mostly be heard on the quieter passages and in between tracks. The record still retains ALL its original gloss and shine and has NO dulling and NO nasty greying of the grooves!!! ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!! This record must PROPERLY grade Very Good- if not better!!! I refuse to over-grade any of my records!!! The classic 1st Press Garrod & Lofthouse 'Mono' sleeve is in great condition!!!!  The to the age, rarity and popularity of this album, the sleeves usually end up trashed and really nasty looking with bashed corners and seam splits etc. This one however has remained in superb condition, and is one the best 1st press 'Mono' sleeves I have seen!!! (it is much better than many of the later sleeves!!!)  The laminate retains ALL of its factory gloss & shine and the purple unlaminated reverse side is remarkably clean!!! The only minor faults I can find with this sleeve is some feathering of the opening edge and a small name written in pencil (pencil is easily removed) on the unlaminated back. There is also the beginnings of seam stress in the top right corner, although this is very small (approx 2cm), This mega rare sleeve easily grades as Excellent-, it's as simple as that!!!  What's more, it comes with its original 'Emitex' inner sleeve, which is in Stunning NR MINT condition with no seam splitting or wear etc!!! This is a seriously rare album that just never shows up anymore here in the UK!!! Do not underestimate the rarity of this album. Finding this record is virtually impossible nowadays. I have tried to show you the record from all angles using extra large images. If you are not sure of anything just email me - I will be happy to help. Don't underestimate the rarity of this LP - finding a UK 1st press of this LP in this kind of condition is impossible today; Good Luck!

Please read - It has recently been pointed out to me that some eBay sellers have been using my images without permission. If you are thinking of lifting some images from my pages - please don't. You will be reported and your auction will be removed by eBay. It's not that I mind, in fact its kinda flattering, my real problem is that whoever does this is not showing a true image of the actual record they are selling. The condition of old 1960's & 70's records varies greatly, no two are in exactly the same condition when they are this age. All my pictures are very specific to the actual records I sell and it is wholly misleading to to show these images with reference to a different record - whoever does this is not being fair to the buyer. Thanks for reading. 

Please refer to my feedback for the many valuable records I have already sold for reassurance. I will be selling my entire UK 1st Press collection of 1960/70's Psych/Prog./Rock & Folk over the coming months, most of these records are in Mint- condition and many have 3 figure book prices. All will be listed here on eBay UK at a £2.99 start with No Reserve - bookmark my pages. Like the vast majority of my collection, this record has been archived upright in a thick outer PVC sleeve in a smoke & damp free environment for the best part of 20-30 years!

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