Deep Purple BURN UK LP 1ST PRESS RARE GRAMOPHONE CO LABELS PLAYS EXCELLENT PLUS

	£		122
	$		162

DEEP PURPLE - BURN

IN MAGNIFICENT   CONDITION

THIS IS THE ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESS WHICH HAS THE GRAMOPHONE CO LABELS

ONLY A FEW COPIES WERE ISSUED LIKE THIS

• CATALOGUE:PURPLE TPS3505
• MATRIX: TPS3505 A-1U / B-1U
• PORKY & MEL & TRISH ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE (NOT ON REISSUES) 
• PECKO ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX ON SIDE 2
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 GA / 2 GM (THIS IS A VERY EARLY 1ST ISSUE) 
• HAS THE SPINE WORDING ON THE TOP EDGE AS WELL AS THE SPINE (FIRST ISSUE ONLY)

THE FIRST ALBUM RELEASED BY THE MARK III PURPLE , NOW WITH DAVID COVERDALE ON VOCALS, AND GLEN HUGHES ON BASS.

IT IS VERY RARE TO FIND A GENUINE FIRST PRESS. NOTED FOR THE LABELS WHICH HAVE THE GRAMOPHONE CO ON THE RIM WORDING.

THE ALBUM HAS BEEN REISSUED MANY TIMES, AND EVEN AT THE DATE OF PRODUCTION EMI WERE IN THE THROWS OF CHANGING THE RIM WORDING TO READ 'AN EMI RECORDING INSTEAD' OF THE GRAMOPHONE CO. THUS MOST COPIES YOU WILL FIND ARE THE ONES WITH THE EMI WORDING.THERE WERE ALSO SOME HYBRID COPIES WHICH HAS THE 'GRAMOPHONE CO' ON ONE SIDE AND 'EMI' ON THE OTHER

THIS IS THE GENUINE ARTICLE. IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT THERE WERE ONLY 22500 PRESSED WITH THIS LABEL

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION, BOTH COLOURS ARE UNRUBBED WITH THE WHITE SECTION REMAINING 'WHITE'

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED.

THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN WITH JUST 6-7 REALLY SMALL  SPIDER LINES CLOSE BY, SHOWING THAT THE LP WAS LITTLE PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE 1ST PRESS LP'S OF THIS TITLE WERE MADE OF FAR HEAVIER VINYL THAT THE REISSUES.

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN, AND LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME VERY FINE WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM DOING NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THE VINYL PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES.

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT SHOWING THAT THE FEW PLAYS WERE COMPLETED WITH A STYLUS THAT WAS UNWORN AND CORRECTLY WEIGHTED

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY

THERE IS NO SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLING AT ALL, AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER.

THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY DURING THE QUIETEST SPOTS LIKE THE LINKING GROOVES, AND ACTUALLY ONLY WHEN YOU SITS AS CLOSE AS I DO TO THE SPEAKERS WHEN TYPING THIS OUT. MOVING TO NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE AND EVEN THIS LIGHT STIFF CANNOT BE HEARD APART FROM PERHAPS ONCE OR TWICE. ANYWAY THE MUSIC PLAYS SUPERBLY AND CLEARLY AND LOUDLY

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS WHATSOEVER DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL EXCELLENT PLUS!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE RICH VIBRANT COLOURS DESPITE THE NON LAMINATED SURFACE.

 THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS. THE SLEEVE DOES DISPLAY SOME LITTLE LINES AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGES, BUT NONE AT ALL IN THE MAIN BODY OF THE SURFACE, NOT EVEN ANY THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE VERY LIGHT RUBBING WITH JUST A COUPLE OF WHITE SPECKS SHOWING THROUGH ON THE TOP EDGE, AND A LITTLE RUB TO THE BOTTOM EDGE IN PARTICULAR NEAR THE CORNER TIPS

ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE SLEEVES HAD THE SPINE INFORMATION, I.E THE CATALOGUE NUMBER, NAME OF THE BAND ALONG THE TOP EDGE AS WELL AS THE SPINE. NOT MANY PARTICULARLY KNOW THAT FACT, BUT ALSO THE SLEEVES WERE CONSTRUCTED SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY. THE GLUED FLAPS ON THE FIRST PRESS SLEEVE WERE ATTACHED TO THE FRONT SURFACE INSIDE, WHILST LATER SLEEVES HAD THE FLAPS ADHERED TO THE BACK SURFACE.

THE SPINE IS STILL VERY FLAT WITH JUST SOME MILD FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHING. THERE IS A TINY BIT OF RUBBING AT THE VERY TOP END OF THE SPINE ONLY. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP , WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE EDGES

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME CLEAN CONDITION AS THE FRONT

THE ORIGINAL PLAINWHITE INNER SLEEVE IS IN FLAT, UNCREASED, AND UNSPLIT CONDITION. A LITTLE AGEING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES ONLY

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS 

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY