DEEP PURPLE Made In Japan 1972 UK PURPLE RECORDS 1st CONTRACT PRESS - NEAR MINT
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133
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£ 133
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Jul 12, 2018
Sold Date
Jul 2, 2018
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£ 45
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DEEP PURPLE Made In Japan 1972 UK PURPLE RECORDS 1st CONTRACT PRESS - NEAR MINT
DEEP PURPLEMade In Japan
UK EMI/PURPLE RECORDS (TPSP 351) FIRST *CONTRACT* PRESSING (December 1972)
SUPERB ORINAL COPY
BARELY PLAYED AND DELIVERING FANTASTIC SOUND
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE 'PURPLE' COMPANY LABELS WHICH CARRY "THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD..." RIM TEXT
THE LABELS ARE GROOVED WITH NO STAMPER LETTERS - JUST ‘3’ MOTHER NUMBERS ON ALL FOUR SIDES - AN EMI CONTRACT PRESSING (most likely by CBS at their Aylesbury factory)
MATRIX: TPS 3511 A-1U PORKY / TPS 3511 B-1U DELTA PORK / TPS 3512 A-1U PECKO / TPS 3512 B-1U PECKIE
THE TWO RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." WHICH STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL "SPECIAL 'LIVE' DOUBLE ALBUM" GOLD STICKER ON THE FRONT
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO ORIGINAL (MATCHING) PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVES
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 reorganising 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, 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 catalogue and its most impressive album.
Side 1:
Highway Star (Osaka - 16th August 1972)
Child In Time (Osaka - 16th August 1972)
Side 2:
Smoke On The Water (Osaka - 15th August 1972)
The Mule (Tokyo - 17th August 1972)
Side 3:
Strange Kind Of Woman (Osaka - 16th August 1972)
Lazy (Tokyo - 17th August 1972)
Side 4:
Space Truckin' (Osaka - 16th August 1972)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
All four labels are clean, fresh and unmarked with just a couple of spindle traces on Sides 2,3, and 4 and none on Side 1
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
All four surfaces shine like new.
Record One is unmarked and even under bright light there is barely a wispy hairline to be seen.
Record Two has some light superficial marks but these are completely harmless
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
This barely played copy delivers superb sound quality throughout - strong and vibrant and my play-check at loud volume found nothing of note to fault, no loud clicks or pops, no groove wear or distortion and exceptionally clean on the quieter sections.
An outstanding original copy of one, if not the finest live album ever made
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
The outer laminated gatefold is in great condition.
The laminate has a deep glass-like gloss, the edges and spine are unworn and the inner surfaces are bright and unmarked with just a little paper loss bottom edge where the laminate has stuck together when the cover was closed at the factory with the laminate still warm
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: for items purchased within any 10 day period - additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: all records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any wayv I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks 837 (GS 7.0.15 (837))
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