DEEP PURPLE MADE IN JAPAN. RARE A1,B1 FIRST PRESS, MINT

	£		43
	$		57

DEEP PURPLE- MADE IN JAPAN

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION THROUGHOUT

"ULTRA RARE" FIRST PRESS ALBUM, BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED

TRULY AN INVESTMENT THAT PLAYS SUPERBLY

• CATALOGUE: TPSP 351
• MATRIX: TPS 3511A-1U, TPS 3511B-1U, TPS 3512A-1U, TPS 3512B-1U
• DEAD WAX ETCHINGS: 1-PORKY, 2-DELTA PORK, 3-PECKO, 4-PECKIE.
• 2 LP SET RECORDED LIVE IN JAPAN 1972.
• EMI RECORDING WITH "THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD." AROUND THE LABEL RIM.

WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS A 39 YEAR OLD, RARE  ALBUM OF THE LGENDARY ROCK BAND - DEEP PURPLE, RARELY PLAYED AND WELL LOOKED AFTER. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS ULTRA RARE MASTERPIECE AND I THEREFORE WISH YOU LUCK AND HAPPY BIDDING.

I HAVE COLLECTED AND BOUGHT AND SOLD RECORDS THROUGH CAR BOOT SALES AND RECORD COLLECTOR FOR 35 YEARS. I AM AWARE THAT MOST DEEP PURPLE FANS HAVE EVERY MAINSTREAM ALBUM EVER PRESSED WITHIN THEIR COLLECTION. HOWEVER, ONLY A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE CAN BOAST HAVING THIS GEM ON THEIR SHELF.  I THEREFORE EXPECT A STRONG BATTLE FROM BIDDERS TO ADD THIS  RECORD TO THEIR COLLECTION AND TO THEREBY POSSESS A TRUE INVESTMENT THAT WILL GIVE JOY FOR YEARS TO COME.

NOT ONLY IS THIS ALBUM AN ASTONISHING FIND BUT THE TRACK LIST OPITOMISES PURPLE IN THEIR FORMATIVE YEARS AND LISTENERS WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.

 THE BAND

DEEP PURPLE, FORMED IN 1968, RANK AS ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF HEAVY METAL AND HARD ROCK.  THEY HAV SOLD OVER 100 MILLION ALBUMS WORLDWIDE.  HAVING MANY LINEUPS, THEIR COMMERCIALLY MOST SUCCESFUL RAN FROM 1969-1973, 1984-1989 AND AGAIN IN 1993 AND COMPRISED THE LEGENDARY NAMES: IAN GILLAN, JOHN LORD, RITCHIE BLACKMORE, ROGER GLOVER AND IAN PAICE.

THE ALBUM

Recorded over three nights in August 1972, Deep Purple's Made in Japan was the record that brought the band to headliner status in the U.S. and elsewhere, and it remains a landmark in the history of heavy metal music. Since reorganizing with singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover in 1969, Deep Purple had recorded three important albums — Deep Purple in Rock, Fireball, and Machine Head — and used the material to build a fierce live show. Made in Japan, its selections drawn from those albums, documented that show, in which songs were drawn out to ten and even nearly 20 minutes with no less intensity, as guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and organist Jon Lord soloed extensively and Gillan sang in a screech that became the envy of all metal bands to follow. The signature song, of course, was "Smoke on the Water," with its memorable riff, which went on to become an American hit single. But those extended workouts, particularly the moody "Child in Time," with Gillan's haunting falsetto wail and Blackmore's amazingly fast playing, and "Space Truckin'," with Lord's organ effects, maintained the onslaught, making this a definitive treatment of the band's catalog and its most impressive album.

TRACK LIST

SIDE 1: HIGHWAY STAR, CHILD IN TIME

SIDE 2: SMOKE ON THE WATER, THE MULE

SIDE 3: STRANGE KIND OF WOMAN, LAZY

SIDE 4: SPACE TRUCKIN

ALL TRACKS RECORDED IN AUGUST 1972 IN EITHER OSAKA OR TOKYO.

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY

ARDENT FANS WILL NO DOUBT BE AWARE OF THE TRACKS OF THIS AMAZING ALBUM, BUT AS AN EXTRA SERVICE, I HAVE INCLUDED SHORT EXCERPTS FROM EACH TRACK FOR YOU TO GET A FEEL FOR THE MUSICAL TALENT OF THIS TRULY GREAT BAND. PRESS THE PLAY BUTTON BELOW TO BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE TALENT AND THE QUALITY OF THIS TIMELESS MASTERPIECE.

LABELS

THE LABELS ON ALL 4 SIDES ARE EITHER MINT OR MINT MINUS WITH LITTLE OR ABSOLUTELY NO BLEMISHES. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISCOULOURING AND WHILST SIDE 2 HAS A FEW SPINDLE MARKS, I COULD EASILY CONCLUDE THAT ALL SIDES HAVE BEEN PLAYED BETWEEN ONE AND 4 TIMES.

VINYL

I HAVE PLAYED THE ALBUM ONCE, TO EFFECT SOUND SAMPLES AND I WOULD CONCLUDE IT HAS EXPERIENCED LIMITED, IF ANY, PLAYS PREVIOUSLY. AS SUCH, THE SURFACES ARE FLAWLESS UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT AND HAVE A MAGNIFICANT, AS NEW, SHEEN. AS SUCH, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY FROM NEW AND UNLESS MY EYES AND EARS DECEIVE ME, THE WHOLE ALBUM MUST RANK AS EITHER MINT OR MINT-.

SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVES ARE AS NEW WITH VERY LITTLE SIGN OF WEAR, MINIMAL DISCOULOURING AND NEGLIGIBLE CREASING OUTLINING THE MINIMAL USE. THE OUTER SLEEVE, WITH IT'S PLASTIC LAMINATE COATING, I WOULD SAY RANKS AS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES IVE EVER SEEN AND HAS NO BLEMISHES (EXCEPT FOR A MINOR DINK IN THE BACK NEAR THE TRACK LISTINGS AT ABOUT 5MM IN LENGTH) AND HAS RETAINED ITS BEAUTIFUL LUSTROUS SHEEN.  THE SPINE IS NEAR PERFECT WITH NO CRUSHING AND ALL WRITING CLEARLY LEGIBLE.  THE BASE EDGE, WHERE THE CARD FOLDS MEET, IS SOMEWHAT SCUFFED WHERE IT HAS BEEN STORED ON THE SHELF.  THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS AS NEW. AS SUCH, I WOULD RATE THE OVERALL SLEEVES AS EX+ AT LEAST.

ANOTHER INDICATION AS TO THIS BEEN AN ORIGINAL PRESS IS THE DATE CODE ON THE INSIDE SLEEVE FOLD (ABOUT 1CM FROM THE BOTTOM).  IT READS 7211 (NOVEMBER 1972).

FREE

AS A GESTURE OF GOOD WILL AND A MASSIVE THANKYOU TO THE WINNING BIDDER, I WILL ENCLOSE A CD OF THE ENTIRE ALBUM, FREE OF CHARGE, SO YOU CAN PRESERVE YOUR PRECIOUS VINYL WHILST LISTENING TO YOUR NEW PURCHASE, EITHER IN THE CAR OR VIA YOUR COMPUTER. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CD DOES NOT FORM ANY PART OF THE AUCTION AND IS PROVIDED PURELY AS A GESTURE OF GOOD WILL AND SHOULD IN NO WAY INFLUENCE THE AMOUNT YOU ARE PREPARED TO BID FOR THE LP IN QUESTION.

POSTAGE & PACKAGING

£4.00 IS FOR 1ST CLASS STANDARD, HOWEVER, I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:

"SPECIAL NEXT DAY" P & P AT £7.50 INCLUDES COMPENSATION UP TO £500 FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE, GUARANTEED DELIVERY, NEXT DAY BY 1.00 PM AS WELL AS TRACKING.  FOR STANDARD, UNINSURED P & P, LOSS OR DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED .

OVERSEAS PURCHASERS WELCOME. PLEASE ASK FOR OPTIONS AND COSTS. IF YOU ELECT NOT TO PAY EXTRA INSURANCE, I'M SURE YOU WOULD NOT WANT THE ITEM TO BE LOST IN THE POST OR DAMAGED IN TRANSIT.

GOOD LUCK!

DO NOT LET THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY PASS YOU BY. THIS PRICELESS GEM WILL RARELY COME AROUND AGAIN!