IAN GILLAN

(OF DEEP PURPLE)

"JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR"

BOX SET - DOUBLE LP

VERY RARE

1970 Germany pressing

on the MCA Label

MAPS 2075-D

with insert & booklet & rear OBI

7-0214-I/7-0215/7-0216-II/7-0127

Matrix Numbers

Box: Excellent condition. Made by Teldec of Hamburg. No writings, doodles or seam splits - see photo.

OBI: An "obi" is a strip of paper – either looped around an LP record cover or fixed to the outer sleeve - providing enhanced information about the record/artist. This one comes fixed to the rear of the box cover and remains in Excellent condition - see photo.

Booklet: Near Mint.  This is the much rarer booklet made on light brown paper rather than white.

Insert: Mint.

Vinyl:  Not play tested. These records have only ever been played once when originally purchased. They look Mint and are assumed to play Mint or close to Mint.

Labels: Mint.

Side one

1.      "Overture" – 3:56

2.      "Heaven on Their Minds" – 4:21

3.      "What's the Buzz/Strange Thing Mystifying" – 4:13

4.      "Everything's Alright" – 5:14

5.      "This Jesus Must Die" – 3:33

Side two

1.      "Hosanna" – 2:08

2.      "Simon Zealotes/Poor Jerusalem" – 4:47

3.      "Pilate's Dream" – 1:26

4.      "The Temple" – 4:40

5.      "Everything's Alright" – 0:30

6.      "I Don't Know How to Love Him" – 4:07

7.      "Damned for All Time/Blood Money" – 5:07

Side three

1.      "The Last Supper" – 7:06

2.      "Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)" – 5:32

3.      "The Arrest" – 3:20

4.      "Peter's Denial" – 1:27

5.      "Pilate and Christ" – 2:43

6.      "King Herod's Song (Try it and See)" – 3:00

Side four

1.      "Judas' Death" – 4:14

2.      "Trial Before Pilate (Including the 39 Lashes)" – 5:12

3.      "Superstar" – 4:15

4.      "Crucifixion" – 4:01

5.      "John Nineteen: Forty-One" – 2:04

Main Players

• Murray Head - Judas Iscariot
• Ian Gillan - Jesus Christ
• Yvonne Elliman - Mary Magdalene
• Victor Brox - Caiaphas, High Priest
• Brian Keith - Annas
• John Gustafson - Simon Zealotes
• Barry Dennen - Pontius Pilate
• Paul Davis - Peter
• Mike d'Abo - King Herod

Musicians

• Bruce Rowland - drums, Percussion
• Allan Spenner - bass guitar
• Henry McCulloch -electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Neil Hubbard - electric guitar
• Peter Robinson - piano, electric piano, Organ, positive organ
• Chris Mercer - tenor sax

 Postage & packaging: 

£4.50 (UK)

£10 (EUROPE - excluding Russia)

£15 (Russia & Rest of the World)

Returns. If for any reason you are not happy with your purchase, do please contact me to discuss as soon as possible. If the item has to be returned, in addition to refunding your payment I will also refund your initial postage costs when buying the item. However, I'm afraid I cannot reimburse you for the postage cost for returning the item.

Gradings.......

Mint - The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.

Excellent - The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.

Very Good - The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality despite noticeable surface marks and occasional light scratches.

Good - The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and more significant scratches.

Fair - The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise, it may even jump.

Poor - The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc

Bad - The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler.