DEEP PURPLE      

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ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESS WITH'THE GRAMOPHONE Co Ltd' LABEL RIM TEXT, AND EARLIEST, A-2U 'PEK' / B-3U  IN THE RUN OFFS, AND PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT 1971 VINYL !!!!
FIRST PRESS FULLY TEXTURED GATEFOLD, MADE FROM ONE SHEET OF CARD, FOLDED ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND GLUED INSIDE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, WITH 5 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS INSIDE THE GATEFOLD, AND COMES WITH THE DOUBLE SIDED LYRIC INSERT, WHICH WAS ONLY IN THE FIRST PRESS COVERS, AND ALSO EALRIEST FACTORY POLYLINED INNER !!!!
EVEN BETTER NEWS AS IT PLAYS FAULTLESS !!!!


THIS IS DEEP PURPLE WHO WERE PART OF THE BIG FOUR IN THE LATE 60's AND 70's. THEY WERE FORMED IN LONDON IN 1968, AND THIS IS THEIR 5th ALBUM RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER 1971, AND THIER SECOND ALBUM WITH THE MARK 2 LINE UP OF, BLACKMORE, GILLIAN, GLVER, LORD AND PAICE !!!!, AND ANOTHER ROCK GEM FROM MY TREASURED PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION !!!!
  
DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !!


THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1ST PRESS :: SHVL 793 A-2U 'PEK'  ::  SHVL 793 B-3U .


ON THE HARVEST LABEL  ::  SHVL 793 .

WITH 'GRAMOPHONE CO LTD' RIM TEXT !!!!

COVER ::  ORIGINAL EARLIEST FIRST PRESS MADE FROM ONE SHEET OF CARD, AND FULLY TEXTURED INSIDE AND OUT, WITH 5 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS INSIDE. SOLID SPINE AND EDGES, BUT ALL THE EDGES HAVE BEEN TOUCHED UP WITH A DARK FELT PEN, AS SEEN IN THE PHOTOS, AND ALSO A SMALL MARK TOP LEFT CORNER ON THE FRONT, AND A BIT OF FAINT RING WEAR ON THE BACK. THERE IS A SMALL BEND MARK ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, WITH THE OPENING EDGE STILL SHARP. THE SPINE AND EDGES LOOK FINE BUT AS THEY HAVE BEEN TOUCHED UP WITH A DARK FELT PEN, I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GRADE THIS FIRST PRESS ORIGINAL  :: VG+ .

VINYL :: THE AUDIO PLAYS WITH NO SKIPS, STICKS OR JUMPS, NO CRACKLE, STATIC, AND IN FACT NO CLICKS, TICKS, OR POPS, SO INCREDIBLE CRYSTAL CLEAR AUDIO, AND YOU WILL HAVE TO WAIT A VERY LONG TIME IF EVER FOR A BETTER ONE TO TURN UP !!!!

VISUALLY AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FINE, AND ONLY UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT, JUST A FEW FAINT COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, AND A FEW SMALL COSMETIC HAIRLINES, AND ALSO A MORE NOTICEABLE THIN TOTALLY COSMETIC SCUFF LINE ON THE LAST TRACK ON SIDE 2, WHICH ONLY HAS A VISUAL EFFECT, AND NO WAY AN AUDIO EFFECT !!!! THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, AND I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO, AN AMAZING  :: NEAR MINT .

LABELS :: NICE AND CLEAN, JUST A FEW FAINT SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE SEEN WHEN ANGLED UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT :: EX .

ORIGINAL EARLIEST DOUBLE SIDED LYRIC SHEET INSERT  ::  SNO WRITING OR SPLITS, JUST SOME VERY LIGHT AGEING AROUND THE EDGES :: EX/EX- .

ORIGINAL FACTORY POLYLINED INNER  ::  NO WRITING, OR SPLITS, BUT THERE IS SOME AGEING AROUND THE EDGES, AND THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW POLYLINED INNER ALONG WITH THE ONE LISTED ABOVE  :: VG/VG+ .

THE AUDIO PLAYS OUTSTANDIG AND CERTAINLY WILL NOT DISAPPPOINT !!!! HARD TO FIND FULLY COMPLETE EARLIEST UK 1ST PRESS, WITH EARLIEST GATEFOLD, LABELS, LYRIC INSERT ANF POLYLINED INNER. THE ONLY THING OF NOTE IS THAT COSMETIC THIN SCUFF LINE ON THE LAST TRACK ON SIDE 2, WHICH JUST HAS A VISUAL EFFECT, SO NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!!! ROSE.

TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE !!!!

IMPORTANT   I ALWAYS POST THE NEXT DAY, APART IF IT FALLS ON A SUNDAY. PLEASE READ THE POSTAGE LABEL FOR THE DATE OF POSTING, AND YOU WILL SEE IT WAS POSTED ON TIME. IT IS THE POSTAL SERVICES AT FAULT, AND NOT MINE, AND DUE TO THIS I HAVE LOST MY 5 STAR POSTAGE RATING. THANK YOU !!!

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU. 

 I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!

ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.

                  I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!

 PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS


ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.

IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!

VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.

[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £4.45 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] 

IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!


 THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.