Deep Purple WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE UK LP A-2U/B-3U NEAR MINT

	£		23
	$		30

                             DEEP PURPLE - WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT  CONDITION

 A-1U / B-1U FIRST PRESS

RARE LYRIC INSERT SHEET!!!

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:PURPLE TPSA 7504
• MATRIX: TPSA7508 A-2U / B-3U
• ALLEN ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• ALLEN ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL UNMOLESTED CONDITION. THE PURPLE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT, AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE CENTRE SECTION IS ALSO WHITE AND UNMARKED. THERE ARE JUST 3-4 TINY  SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE TO SHOW THAT THIS LP HAS HAD HARDLY ANY PLAY

HAS THE GRAMOPHONE CO 1ST PRESS RIM WORDING

THE VINYL

THE GLEAMING VINYL THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE. AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME  WISPY HAIRLINES

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 NOW DO WITH ALL THE VINYL I LIST. I AM CERTAIN THAT BIDDERS WILL WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE LP THEY ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON. IT'S A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC IT SOUNDS.

IT WAS SAID THAT THE MK II PURPLE WERE AT THE TIME THE LOUDEST BAND ON THE PLANET, AND THIS SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION CERTAINLY CAPTURES THAT, HAVING A CRYSTAL CLEAR, LOUD CUT TO IT.

I CANNOT FAULT THE PLAYTHROUGH OF THIS ALBUM. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

I HEARD NO DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES EITHER, A STUNNING ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS

THERE IS THE OCCASIONAL LITTLE BIT OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL PLAYTHROUGH NEAR MINT !!!

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE AGAINST YOUR STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

BEAUTIFUL LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS

THERE ARE TWO LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE,  ONE ON THE TOP EDGE . TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ALSO NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY UNWORN, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT WITH A PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE RIGHT TIP ENDS AND A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS ON THE BOTTOM EDGE NEAR THE CORNER

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LINES ACROSS THE SURFACE WHERE THE LINES ON THE FRONT NEAR THE SPINE HAVE CREPT ROUND. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS HAVE A LITTLE RUBBING.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS PRISTINE AND GLEAMING AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST FOUR TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A MINT NON LAMINATED INNER SURFACE WITH UNMARKED PANELS.

 A LYRIC INSERT SHEET IS INCLUDED IN THIS FIRST PRESS AND IS THE CORRECT GLOSSY HEAVY PAPER ISSUE, WITH TPSA 7508 G & L LTD IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. IT IS IN  NEAR MINT CONDITION

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY