Deep Purple & Royal Philharmonic CONCERTO FOR GROUP & ORCHESTRA UK LP NEAR MINT

	£		19
	$		25

DEEP PURPLE - LIVE IN CONCERT WITH THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

IN MAGNIFICENT 2 PLAY CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 767
• MATRIX: SHVL 767 A-1 / B-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3 OA / 1 PM

THIS IS THE BOXED LABEL. THE VERY EARLY PRESSES WERE UNBOXED, BUT OTHER THAN THIS ONE IDENTIFIER, EVERYTHING ELSE IS IDENTICAL. THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE THE SAME -1, MEANING THE SAME MASTERCUT WAS USED ON THIS ALBUM AS THE UNBOXED LABEL ISSUE. THE MOTHERS AND STAMPERS ALSO ARE EARLY NUMBERS AND LETTERS AGAIN CONFIRMING AN EARLY STATUS IN THE PRESSING RUN.MY GUESS IS THAT THE LP'S WERE ALL PRESSED IN 1970 BUT DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT DIDN'T SELL IN ANY QUANTITY, THERE WERE PLENTY OF UNUSED RECORDS, AND ONCE PURPLE HAD RE-ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES IN 1972, THE VINYL WAS REISSUED WITH THE UPDATED LABEL STAMPED ON IT

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PASTEL GREEN HARVEST  EVERYTHING IS AS MINT AS YOU WOULD WANT IT. THE BASE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND ARE UNBLEMISHED, AND THE TYPEFACE IS ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE ARE JUST 3-4 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE TO INDICATE THAT THE RECORDS HAVE BARELY BEEN ON A TURNTABLE SINCE 1970

THE VINYL

SUPERB FIRST PRESS DISC THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS MARKS OR HANDLING SIGNS IN NORMAL LIGHT AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES, AND ONE TOTALLY NON SOUNDING  THIN DULL LINE ON SIDE ONE

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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH EVER LP THAT I LIST, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THIS LIKE ANY ORCHESTRAL PIECE IS FULL OF SILENT OR NEAR SILENT PASSAGES, AND IS MOST PRONE TO ANY BACKGROUND WHATSOEVER. LOUD ROCK CAN SOMETIMES MASK LIGHT BACKGROUND BUT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC CANNOT

THE FIRST THING TO STATE IS THAT THIS ALBUM PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS MAGNIFICENT AND EVERY NOTE CAN BE HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY

THE CLARITY OF THE PERFORMANCE IS JUST SUPERB AND THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND WHATSOEVER

THERE IS THE VERY ODD SPLIT SECOND OR TWO OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS, AND NO MORE THAN HALF A DOZEN TINY DUST POPS/TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE VINYL NEAR MINT

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL LAMINATED E.J.DAY AND CO GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.

THE LAMINATE SHINES LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND THIS SLEEVE JUST SPARKLES

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND VERY CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NO FOLDS OR BENDS, AND ONLY TWO OF THE SMALL LAMINATE LINES THAT USUALLY APPEAR NEAR THE SPINE. NO LAMINATE PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE EITHER. NO LINES AGAINST THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT, RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER

THE SPINE IS  PERFECT TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE LAMINATE IS ALL THERE AND THE ONLY SPECK OF RUBBING APPEARS AT THE VERY BOTTOM TIP END. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM IS IN THE CONDITION THAT IT IS BECAUSE IT JUST HASN'T BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT. FOUR TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND A COUPLE OF MICROSCOPIC ONES ON THE BOTTOM EDGE NEAR THE RIGHT CORNER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INTERIOR

THE ORIGINAL  HARVEST ADVERTISING INNER IS ABSOLUTELY MINT. NOT A CREASE LINE ON IT ANYWHERE. NO RECORD SHAPE AND CERTAINLY NO SPLITS

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

GARRY