Deep Purple
     SELF TITLED, AND OFTEN REFERRED AS DEEP PURPLE 111.


AS WITH MOST DEEP PURPLE ALBUMS THERE WERE LOTS OF DIFFERENT PRESSINGS, AND RELEASE TIMES, SO A REAL NIGHTMARE TO FIND THE CORRECT PRESSING, AND YEAR OF RELEASE BUT I CAN TELL YOU....

THIS WAS ORIGINALLY FIRST RELEASED IN 1969 ON THE UK 1ST PRESS 'HARVEST LABEL', WITH, 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD' RIM TEXT, NO EMI BOXES, AND 'MADE IN GT BRITAIN' TEXT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LABELS, AND 'A-1 / B-1', OR 'A-1 / B-2', IN THE RUN OFFS.

SO THE GREAT NEWS IS, I CAN TELL YOU THE ONE LISTED BELOW IS A, 1969 ON THE UK 1ST PRESS 'HARVEST LABEL', WITH, 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD' RIM TEXT, NO EMI BOXES, AND 'MADE IN GT BRITAIN' TEXT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LABELS, AND WITH 'A-1 / B-2', IN THE RUN OFFS.

OFF COURSE THE NEXT PRESSINGS HAD, EMI BOXES ON THE LABELS AND NOW, 'EMI RECORDS' ON THE RIM TEXT. 



THIS AMAZING ALBUM IS WITH THE BRILLIANT MK I LINE UP WITH, WITH, JOHN LORD, IAN PAICE, RITCHIE BLACKMORE, ROD EVANS, AND NICK SIMPER, AND THEIR 3rd ALBUM, ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 1969 !!!!

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 LIKE ALL THEIR ALBUMS, A HARD ROCK MASTERPIECE, AND SO A VERY SAD 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 759  A-1  ::  SHVL 759  B-2 .


ON THE HARVEST LABELS  ::  SHVL 759 .

WITH, 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD' ON THE LABEL RIM TEXT !!!!

ALSO WITH, 'MADE IN GT BRITAIN' ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LABELS .

WITH NO 'EMI BOXES' ON THE LABELS .

COVER ::  ORIGINAL FRONT AND BACK LAMINATED GATEFOLD, PRINTED AND MADE BY ERNEST J DAY. & Co Ltd, LONDON, AND IN SUPERB CONDITION, WITH AMAZING SOLID SPINE AND EDGES, JUST A SMALL RUB ON THE CORNERS, AND THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP, WITH JUST A VERY TINY TEAR IN THE MIDDLE, ON THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD OPENING EDGE, AS SEEN IN THE PHOTO. THE LAMINATE IS ALSO SUPERB, JUST A COUPLE OF VERY TINY CREASE LINES AROUND THE EDGES, AND A FEW SMALL ONES INSIDE THE GATEFOLD ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OPENING EDGE, AND WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE  :: EX/EX- .

VINYL :: PLAYS SUPERB WITH NO NASTY ISSUES, SO NO STICKS, JUMPS, SKIPS, CRACKLE, POPS OR CLICKS, AND ALL I HEARD WAS ........

SIDE 1 :: TRACK 1 :: PLAYS FINE WITH NOTHING TO MENTION.

TRACK 2 :: PLAYS FINE WITH NOTHING TO MENTION.

TRACK 3 :: HAS TWO FAINT TICKS AFTER THE START .

TRACK 4 :: HAS A BIT OF FAINT STATIC AT THE VERY START, THREE FAINT TICKS IN THE MIDDLE, AND FOUR FAINT TICKS AT THE END. 

TRACK 5 :: PLAYS FINE WITH NOTHING TO MENTION.

SIDE 1 :: TRACK 1 :: PLAYS FINE WITH NOTHING TO MENTION.

TRACK 2 :: HAS TWO FAINT TICKS AT START, AND A BIT OF FAINT STATIC TOWARDS THE END, NOTHING INTRUSIVE AS IT IS FAINT .

TRACK 3 :: HAS NINE FAINT TICKS AT THE START, AND A BIT OF FAINT STATIC AND TWO FAINT TICKS IN THE MIDDLE, AND FIVE FAINT TICKS TOWARDS THE END. 

VISUALLY, NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT AS AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT, THE VINYL LOOKS FINE, BUT WHEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE QUITE A LOT OF LIGHT COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, AND A TINY MARK AT THE START OF TRACK 3 ON SIDE 2 WHERE THOSE NINE FAINT TICKS CAN BE HEARD. SO WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO :: VG+ . ALTHOUGH NOT THE GREATEST AUDIO, IT IS A RARE UK 1ST PRESS, AND HONESTLY THERE IS NOTHING LOUD OR OVER THE AUDIO, SO NOTHING INTRUSIVE, SO STILL VERY ENJOYABLE TO LISTEN TO.

LABELS :: NICE AND CLEAN, JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL FAINT SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE, SEEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT :: EX .

INNER  ::  NO WRITING, OR SPLITS, JUST A BIT OF AGEING AND THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW POLYLINED INNER ALONG WITH THE ONE DESCRIBED ABOVE  :: VG+ .

YES ANOTHER DEEP PURPLE MASTERPIECE, WITH THE AMAZING MK 1 LINE UP, AND A, 'A-1 / B-2', 1969 UK 1ST PRESS AS YOU HAVE SEEN. PLAYS REALLY WELL BUT DOES HAVE COSMETICS !!!! 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.