DEEP PURPLE-MACHINE HEAD..RARE COMPLETE 1ST UK SQ QUAD PRESS N/M VINYL LP 1972
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SUPERB! RARE! COMPLETE! GENUINE 1ST UK SQ QUADRAPHONIC PRESS VINYL LP (PLAYS AS STEREO ON NORMAL EQUIPMENT) ON PURPLE RECORDS PURCHASED NEW BY MY FAMILY WHEN RELEASED 52 YEARS AGO IN 1972 (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH ANY OTHER PRESSING). IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS; PURPLE RECORDS LABELS WITH 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD....ETC' AND '(P) 1972' AND 'MADE IN GT BRITAIN' TEXT AND 'SQ QUADRAPHONIC' LOGO / ORIGINAL UK CAT NUMBER / LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH SQ QUADRAPHONIC LOGO MADE FROM ONE PIECE OF CARD AND WITH A TOP EDGE SEAM ONLY AND WITH LEADING EDGE GLUED FLAT AND WITH GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PRINTING CREDIT AND CORRECT DATECODE 7206 / TEXT ON REAR OF SLEEVE READS 'THIS EMI 33 1/3 QUADRAPHONIC RECORD IS PRODUCED BY THE SQ SYSTEM.....THIS SQ RECORD WILL BE REPRODUCED AS 2-CHANNEL STEREO WHEN PLAYED THROUGH STANDARD STEREO EQUIPMENT / ORIGINAL DIE-CUT INNER AND FOLD-OUT LYRIC INSERT / EARLIEST 1ST UK PRESS MATRIXES. ONLY GENUINE 1ST UK SQ QUADRAPHONIC PRESSINGS HAVE ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS....
THE VINYL IS BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH NO SCRATCHES BLEMISHES OR SCUFFS. THE VINYL LIES FLAT WITHOUT WARPS-YOU WONT FIND A BETTER COPY!! THE PURPLE RECORDS LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY A FAINT SPINDLE LINE. THE SLEEVE TOGETHER WITH ITS ORIGINAL INNER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO EDGE SPLITS TO EITHER SLEEVE AND ONLY VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR. THE FOLD-OUT LYRIC INSERT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT CREASING. THE SPINE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS I RECKON...VERY LITTLE TO SHOW FOR ITS 52 YEARS!! THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS Q4TPSA 7504 (LABELS AND SLEEVE) WITH UK PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS QPSA 7504 A-1 AND QPSA 7504 B-1.
LOW (BRAVE)! START PRICE AND NO RESERVE! SEE MY OTHER DEEP PURPLE VINYLS LISTED.
A RARE CHANCE TO BUY A GENUINE 1ST UK QUADRAPHONIC PRESS IN SUPERB CONDITION! DUE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE I WILL NOT SELL TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS.
POSTAGE TO UK IS £4.50. POSTAGE TO EUROPE IS £15.95 BY TRACKED AIRMAIL. POSTAGE TO REST OF THE WORLD £PLEASE ASK. I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. PLEASE READ MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE. I USE THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. GRADING VINYLS THAT ARE DECADES OLD IS A VERY SUBJECTIVE PROCESS SO IF YOU DISAGREE WITH MY GRADING OR THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK AND I GUARANTEE TO RESOLVE THEM TO YOUR TOTAL SATISFACTION. THE PHOTOS SHOW THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU WIN THE AUCTION.
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