DEEP PURPLE - Deep Purple In Rock

Item Description

Vinyl, , Transitional Pressing
LP Album Repress

Transitional mid 1971 UK pressing (aka 2nd press).

The main difference from the previous issues is changes in label design:

1) Label for Side A has a new design with Boxed 'EMI' logo, whilst Side B label design still with no 'EMI' logo.
2) The Ⓟ icon (under the 'Side A/B' indicator on labels) has the same size as the year '1970' to the right of it (since about December 1970 / January 1971)

Other main identifiers are quite similar to the previous early UK issues:

- Laminated gatefold sleeve with 'Printed and Made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.' in most cases have an additional fine keyline box around the EMI and Harvest logos on the front of the sleeve. But the 1st sleeve variant with a single bold line around the logos is still valid.
- Inner sleeve: mostly the 'Harvest' advertising inner sleeve. However, plain EMI inner sleeve with 'Patent Nos. 1125555' text and 'Made In Great Britain' text near the bottom is still valid;
- Runouts: A2 / B1 (until about mid-1975);
- The upper rim text begins with 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD.' (until about May 1974);
- The inscription 'MADE IN GT. BRITAIN' on labels is separated of the lower rim text and centered above the circular bottom line (until about May 1974);
- Song listing in 3-lines for side A and in 4 lines for side B (until about the second half of 1972).

℗ 1970
Produced for Edwards Coletta Productions
Each track is a group composition
Made and Printed in Great Britain
Printed and Made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.

Recording Studios:
IBC: Tracks A1, A3, B2, B3
Abbey Road: Track A2
De Lane Lea: Tracks B1, B4