Deep Purple STORMBRINGER UK LP1ST PRESS 1-1U/B-1U 3-4 PLAYS EVER 100% MINT MINUS

	£		54
	$		72

DEEP PURPLE - STORMBRINGER

IN MAGNIFICENT  barely played MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION

A-1U / B-1U FIRST PRESS

 NEAR MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:PURPLE TPS3508
• MATRIX: TPS3508 A-1U / B-1U
• 'KENDUN STAMPED INTO THE DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 2 GRL / 3 ML 
• HAS THE SPINE WORDING ON THE TOP EDGE AS WELL AS THE SPINE (FIRST ISSUE ONLY)

A FIRST PRESS MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

• CATALOGUE:PURPLE TPS3508

• MATRIX: TPS3508 A-1U / B-1U

• 'KENDUN STAMPED INTO THE DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES

• RIM WORDING STARTS ‘EMI RECORDS LTD

• HAS THE SPINE WORDING ON THE TOP EDGE AS WELL AS THE SPINE (FIRST ISSUE ONLY) 
• BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF SLEEVE MUST STATE ‘7411 GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

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

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED.

THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN WITH JUST 3-4 SPIDER LINES CLOSE BY, SHOWING THAT THE ALBUM HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED. IN ADDITION THERE ARE ALSO SHARDS OF VINYL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE SPINDLE HOLE, MOST VISIBLE ON SIDE ONE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN, AND LOOKS MAGNIFICENT. IN DAYLIGHT THE DISC LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN, AND SOME SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES  ALSO PLUS A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY HANDLING LINES

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 DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME 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

THE QUALITY OF THE RECORDING IS INCREDIBLE, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CLEARLY. THE PRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

VINYL NOISE IS LIMITED TO JUST SOME RANDOM BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC HEARD IN THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES ONLY,NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE HOWEVER

I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE TINY DUST POP THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

A VERY CLEAN AND CLEAR SOUNDING 1ST PRESS OF THIS OUTSTANDING ALBUM

THE PERFORMANCE I AM SURE YOU WILL AGREE ONCE YOU HAVE HEARD THE RECORDINGS IS MAGNIFICENT, AND SO IT SHOULD BE ON THIS BARELY PLAYED VINYL

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FLIMSY NON LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS

THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF RUBBING, AND PARTICULARLY NO RING WEAR.THERE IS THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE ONLY IF YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT

THERE ARE HALF A DOZEN SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, FOUR ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR,WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND ONLY THE RIGHT TIP END HAVING A SPECK OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS THE BAREST SPECK OR TWO OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS, PLUS A TRACE OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS.

THE SPINE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. IT IS A VERY THIN SPINE, BUT EVEN SO IT'S UNSQUASHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS MADE, WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK ALONG THE LEADING EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE FRONT SURFACE, WITH ONLY THE SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE VISIBLE IN STRONG LIGHT

THE ORIGINAL PAPER INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION, SOME AGEING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY