DEEP PURPLE - IN ROCK UK 1ST PRESS 1970 EX HARVEST NO EMI

	£		23
	$		30

DEEP PURPLE - 

IN ROCK

HARVEST

SHVL 777

1st Press UK

 1970 Ultra Heavy vinyl

Machined First UK press matrices:  A-2 B-1  the earliest possible issue and according to the mother stampers this copy is one of the very first issued in the first few days. 

            HOLY GRAIL PROG ROCK LP ESPECIALLY IN THIS GREAT CONDITION !! THE RECORD IS IN AWESOME WELL ABOVE AVERAGE CONDITION, JUST PAPER RETRACTION TRACES AND A TWO SHALLOW SHORT HAIRLINES. UNDER A STRONG LIGHT!! PLAYS FANTASTIC! THE COVER IS THE ORIGINAL UK  PRESS "GLOSSY LAMINATED" FOLD OUT COVER ! THIS IS SO RARE!!! HARDLY TURNS UP FOR SALE THESE DAYS!! HERE IS YOUR CHANCE NOW!!!  TRY TO FIND ANOTHER  COPY LIKE THIS ONE!!!  WOW, IMPOSSIBLE LIKE THIS!!! 

 Deep Purple's soon to be classic Mark II version made its proper debut and established the sonic blueprint that would immortalize this lineup of the band on 1970's awesome In Rock. The cacophony of sound (spearheaded by Ritchie Blackmore's blistering guitar solo) introducing opener "Speed King" made it immediately obvious that the band was no longer fooling around, but the slightly less intense "Bloodsucker" did afford stunned listeners a chance to catch their breaths before the band launched into the album's epic, ten-minute tour de force, "Child in Time." In what still stands as arguably his single greatest performance, singer Ian Gillan led his bandmates on a series of hypnotizing crescendos, from the song's gentle beginning through to its ear-shattering climax and then back again for an even more intense encore that brought the original vinyl album's seismic first side to a close. Child In Time has often featured as a number 1 or number 2 (just behind "Stairway to Heaven, no less.... ) in end of year historical rundowns like the Top 1000 by radio Veronica for example. Side two opened with the searing power chords of "Flight of the Rat" -- another example of the band's new take-no-prisoners hard rock stance, though at nearly eight minutes, it too found room for some extended soloing from Blackmore and Lord. Next, "Into the Fire" and "Living Wreck" proved more concise but equally appealing, and though closer "Hard Lovin' Man" finally saw the new-look Deep Purple waffling on a bit too long before descending into feedback, the die was cast for one of heavy metal's defining albums.

On offer here is a VERY rare LP  by DEEP PURPLE and is an ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press HARVEST label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AS A FIRST PRESS PROPER!!!!   AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY SCARCE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!    JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  

****ELUSIVE PROGMONSTER!!!****PERPLEXING SONGCRAFT!!!***AN INSPIRATION TO MANY SUBSEQUENT TOPACTS!!!***

!!!!A VERY HARD FIND!!! Most have been bought up by collectors!! This is hardly offered these days!!

In all my years this is only the second time I have come across this CLASSIC ROCK PROG MONSTER. Sensational sound quality, I have played this through in its entirety and it was a great joy!!! Just light static in places but nothing overbearing at all. NO skips or jumps. NO clicks either, this is really a stunning very heavy glossy jet black vinyl.The audio is fantastic. Inspected under an intense lightsource and angled.

Gatefold  Sleeve:  EX++.  Still as just bought over the counter!! This is a fabulous sleeve like you will find no more!! Extremely hard to find this sleeve without any issues. This one is still in splendid condition!!  Superb Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.  NO creases and lies perfectly flat!! The spine is fine without any damage and 100% legible. The opening is still crisp.  This will be a great copy for most prog collectors. An upgrade for any investment collection. You won't find one better.

Vinyl: EX.  Both surfaces retain their original deep, glossy sheen. A SUPERB VINYL COPY !!! There are a couple of the usual sleeve retraction paper traces. There is just one whispy hairline on side 1 which does not impede the quality of replay at all!!  The record sounds sensational, the vinyl being the extremely thick variety like the early Island issues and the equivalent of a Rolls Royce in private motor cars.
 Outstanding audio delivery in all respects with a crystal clear, deep, rich, warm and detailed sound and on playback at a loud volume (which is how I always listen to my LPs prior to listing and it's always an immense pleasure to return to this one) there is barely any surface noise. This is a beautifully clean pressing (and I must emphasise again how difficult it is to find a copy which plays this well). The whole LP sounds absolutely stunning and plays to an extremely high standard with superb clarity, no groove-wear and no distortion and is very strictly graded a strong EX  for replay  - great copy!! Of course, NO skips, NO jumps, NO ticks.

Important : International postage will be registered and insured if over GBP 20.00.  These fees in England have gone up significantly last May. Please wait for my invoice before paying. Postage will be according to Royal Mail rates. Postage is NOT a money spinning exercise for me.

***This is a unique prime investment opportunity!!! Finding this classic album in any condition at all is nearly impossible!!! This is  a great and seriously collectable super album!!  You will buy into a piece of  superb prog history.*** 

This is a unique investment opportunity!!! The next prog album to go completely through the roof. Finding this album in any condition at all is nearly impossible so late in the day. Get this while you still can. This value of the album is only going to go one way ... up and up ... until it will be totally unavailable at all for a reasonable price.

Important : International postage will be registered and insured if over GBP 20.00.  Please wait for my invoice before paying. Postage will be according to Royal Mail rates. Postage is NOT a money spinning exercise for me.

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This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.