DEEP PURPLE Machine Head 1974 RARE UK *QUADRAPHONIC* PRESSING
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Sep 8, 2016 Sold Date
Aug 29, 2016 Start Date
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DEEP PURPLE Machine Head 1974 RARE UK *QUADRAPHONIC* PRESSING

DEEP PURPLE
Machine Head

1974 UK EMI/PURPLE RECORDS (Q4TPSA 7504) *QUADRAPHONIC* ISSUE
EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS HARD TO FIND ORIGINAL UK *QUAD* PRESSING

THE EMI/PURPLE LABELS CARRY BOTH "The Gramophone Co Ltd." AND "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" TEXT ALONG WITH THE WORDING "QUADRAPHONIC" AND THE 'SQ' LOGO
MATRIX: QPSA 7504 A-1 / QPSA 7504 B-1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/M and 1/M
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER LAMINATED "QUADRAPHONIC" GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." WITH FACTORY SEALED LEFT SIDE EDGE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED EMI "QUADRAPHONIC SOUND" INNER SLEEVE
(to my knowledge no insert was issued with the UK version unlike their US and Australian counterparts)

Led Zeppelin's fourth album, Black Sabbath's Paranoid, and Deep Purple's Machine Head have stood the test of time as the Holy Trinity of English hard rock and heavy metal, serving as the fundamental blueprints followed by virtually every heavy rock & roll band since the early '70s. And, though it is probably the least celebrated of the three, Machine Head contains the "mother of all guitar riffs" -- and one of the first learned by every beginning guitarist -- in "Smoke on the Water."
Inspired by real-life events in Montreux, Switzerland, where Deep Purple were recording the album when the Grand Hotel was burned to the ground during a Frank Zappa concert, neither the song, nor its timeless riff, should need any further description. However, Machine Head was anything but a one-trick pony, introducing the bona fide classic opener "Highway Star," which epitomised all of Deep Purple's intensity and versatility while featuring perhaps the greatest soloing duel ever between guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and organist Jon Lord. Also in top form was singer Ian Gillan, who crooned and exploded with amazing power and range throughout to establish himself once and for all as one of the finest voices of his generation, bar none.
Yes, the plodding shuffle of "Maybe I'm a Leo" shows some signs of age, but the punchy "Pictures of Home" and "Never Before" remain as vital as ever, displaying Purple at their melodic best. And finally, the spectacular "Space Truckin'" drove Machine Head home with yet another tremendous Blackmore riff, providing a fitting conclusion to one of the essential hard rock albums of all time.

Side 1:
Highway Star (6:05)
Maybe I'm A Leo (4:51)
Pictures Of Home (5:03)
Never Before (3:56)
Side 2:
Smoke On The Water (5:40)
Lazy (7:19)
Space Truckin' (4:31)

LABELS: EXCELLENT
Clean labels - moderate spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
Both surfaces retain their deep gloss with nothing but some harmless brush marks/hairlines
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT+
Plays beautifully throughout with little to fault - a one-off tick/touch of low-level background noted - nothing really - nothing else to fault - a fine copy of this rare UK *QUAD* pressing
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
Crisp, clean and sharp with a deep gloss to the laminate front and back - some shop creases to the spine but all spine text is clear and bold - again, a fine example
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Nothing to fault - clean - no seam splits

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC INNER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)

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