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STORMBRINGER Ritchie Blackmore /David Coverdale, 1974 Coming out of nowhere, Driving like rain, Stormbringer dance, On the thunder again.
Dark cloud gathering, Breaking the day, No point running, Cause it s coming your way.
Ride the rainbow, Crack the sky, Time to die, Got to keep running, Stormbringer coming, He s got nothing you need, He s gonna make you bleed.
Rainbow shaker, On a stallion twister, Bareback rider, On the eye of the sky.
Stormbringer coming down, Meaning to stay, Thunder and lightning, Heading your way.
Ride the rainbow, Crack the sky, Time to die, Got to keep running, Stormbringer coming, He s got nothing you need, He s gonna make you bleed.
Coming out of nowhere, Driving like rain, Stormbringer dance, On the thunder again.
Dark cloud gathering, Breaking the day, No point running, Cause it s coming your way.
DEEP PURPLE: Stormbringer LP, THE VERY FIRST UK PRESSING, 16th NOVEMBER,1974.
I was amazed to find a shrink wrapped cover, is the first I have ever seen, for this particular thin mat cover, that provided the much needed extra protection.
Even an unplayed record could not prevent storage wear and this is one incredible condition, UK first pressing of Deep Purple s superb Stormbringer, I doubt very much if another exists The cover is positively UK printed by Garrod Lofthouse and not American, shrink wrapping was rare in the 1990 s, let alone the first half of the 1970 s decade.
PURPLE RECORDS LABEL: TPS 32085 .
MAITRIX: TPS 3208 A - 1U / TPS 3208 B - 1U.
The very first pressing made.
EMI do not necessarily begin with the maitrix ending 1U per side on every album, but they did for Stormbringer, a very first pressing with both sides ending with 1U, then the individual sides rose with every successive pressing batch.
AS A FIRST PRESSING THE RUN-OUT GROOVES HAVE THE HAND SCRIBED LOGO S OF KENT DUNCAN, AMERICAN SOUND ENGINEER FROM The Record Plant IN L.A.
AS WELL AS THE ABOVE STAMPED EMI MAITRIX, THE FIRST ISSUE RECORDS HAVE THIS: SIDE 1: KENDON A SIDE 2: KENDON B EMI STAMPING CODES: GDD 1 / GGT 3 I took pictures of both sets of the run-out grooves details, but had to compile the machine stamped KENDON and hand scribed A B , into one picture.
Keeping to the 12 available, that was repeated for the actual maitrix, being the starting point of all the records made before the December, 1974 release,all four items are interconnected.
This record was pressed from the same metal stamper as the Abbey Road Studio s Test Pressings, they were yet to have printed labels attached at that initial stage.
Without the Side s visually obvious, hand scribing the A B on either side gave a positive indication, they are only found on the very first pressings.
Side 1 was sourced from the first mother and Side 2 from the third mother.
ORIGINAL EMI /PURPLE INNER SLEEVE, UNUSED, BARELY AGED AND UNSPLIT BY THE HEAVY RECORD, UNPLAYED OR NOT, PERFECT STORAGE OVER THE LAST 41 YEARS PREVENTED THAT, IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.
FIRST ISSUE MATT COVER, PRINTED BY Garrod Lofthouse, STILL IN THE ORIGINAL EXTREMELY RARE 1974 SHRINK WRAPPING, THAT WAS FINISHED BEFORE THE OPENING SIDES AND NOT SEALED.
Shrink wrapping usually lives up to it s name...and shrinks, often turning corners inwards and even into creases, but not on this this cover, all the corners, edges etc.
are not contorted.
No negative affects over the last 41years and just how you see it in my pictures, this astonishing first issue cover is still looking like brand new and how it was first bought all those years ago.
TO COMPLETE THAT UNPLAYED RECORD SHOP CONDITION, I AM TEMPTED TO GRADE THE COVER BECAUSE OF THE RARITY OF BEING COMPLETELY UNWORN AND UNFADED, BUT I NEVER GRADE ULTIMATE, SHRINK WRAPPED COVERS.
IN FRONT OF THE Garrod Lofthouse CREDIT ON THE BACK BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, IS AN ACTUAL DATE WHEN THE COVER WAS MADE 7411 Novemember 1974, PRINTED IN THE SAME MONTH THE ALBUM WAS ISSUED.
ONE FINAL FEATURE OF FIRST ISSUE COVERS, THE TOP EDGE BECOMES A SECOND SPINE WITH THE TITLES ETC.
PRINTED ON THE THIN EDGE.
A growing practice in the 70 s with the idea of reading LP titles looking down without having to separate them and pull out to find the title.
Aimed mostly at record shop displays, but the reality of 70 s single covers was they were getting so slim, the top edge was really too thin to read the printing from.
Years later, most top edges were worn in the top centre position with the average use, not this cover s top edge I took a picture of the actual side spine, I like a challenge wih my camera and the side spine is all but camouflaged because the artwork was continued over.
My side view picture of the cover, was actually clearer for the left side spine than the close up I took, if you step back sometimes the printing stands out much better.
THE IMMACULATE LABELS DO NOT HAVE ANY SPINDLE ALIGNMENT TRACES AND THE BEAUTIFUL VINYL LOOKS HOW IT LEFT EMI S PRESSING PLANT, BACK IN NOVEMBER, 1974.
THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES OR ANY FACTORY HANDLING TRACES I COULD FIND, IF THERE WAS ANYTHING VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE, IT DOES NOT WARRANT MENTIONING.
THE RECORD IS IN UNPLAYED, MINT CONDITION.
SIDE 1 Stormbringer Ritchie Blackmore / David Coverdale Love Don t Mean A Thing Ritchie Blackmore / David Coverdale / Glenn Hughes / Jon Lord / Ian Paice Holy Man David Coverdale / Glenn Hughes / Jon Lord Hold On David Coverdale / Glenn Hughes / Jon Lord / Ian Paice SIDE 2 Lady Double Dealer Ritchie Blackmore / David Coverdale You Can t Do It Right With the One You Love Ritchie Blackmore / David Coverdale / Glenn Hughes High Ball Shooter Ritchie Blackmore / David Coverdale / Glenn Hughes / Jon Lord / Ian Paice The Gypsy Ritchie Blackmore / David Coverdale / Glenn Hughes / Jon Lord / Ian Paice Soldier Of Fortune Ritchie Blackmore / David Coverdale DEEP PURPLE, 1974: David Coverdale - vocals Ritchie Blackmore - guitar Jon Lord - organ keyboards Glenn Hughes - bass vocals Ian Paice - drums percussion Recorded August, 1974, At Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany.
Mixed At The Record Plant, Los Angeles, September, 1974.
Engineered By Martin Birch.
Produced By Martin Birch Deep Purple I think I said all that was needed about the condition of all the first isue only items, my opinions were formed when LP s like this were first released and unlike later generations, I know exactly how they were first bought, I have literally spent every passing decade ever since, hunting for that day of issue condition.
I get pretty close and that includes records, inner sleeves and covers from as far back as 1963, 11 years before Come Taste The Band even saw the light of day, I expect to find this cover with a positive impact from holding the record.
The shrink wrapping prevented the expected problems and all to mention is a very light impression, an unplayed record like this will be left without myself playing it, so a short description is all that is required.
Right, a personal opinion will vent an annoyance still circulating today, Deep Purple s previous albums from In Rock were all mostly guitar/keyboard fuelled heavy rock, including the immediately previous Burn .
The critics in 1974 felt Stormbringer had deviated away from heavy rock in favour of soul/r b, I read the same moan on the internet today and was amazed that is still being said.
Unbelievable, I thought it would be recognised as a direct successor to all that passed by now, first of all, all rock music originated from blues/r b and Deep Purple s debut single in 1968 was a version of Hush , an r b/soul song In the 1970 s the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin were regularly recording and performing live r b/soul based material and what is wrong with musical diversity and variety on an album? For a heavy rock track with blistering guitar from Ritchie, the album opens with the sensational Stormbringer title track, the material was perfectly balanced and surely any band with Jon Lord would have keyboards featured over two sides of an album.
Yes, I just read the moans about having too much keyboards on the album , that was not a criticism in 1974 but in 2015 What on earth does anyone expect to find on a Deep Purple classic of an album like Stormbringer, it most certainly has and so what A band can t perform Smoke On The Water incessantly, and even if they did, Jon Lord s keyboards were absolutely essential to doubling up the riff.
I dislike progressive tags because it implies the artists have reached a stage where the music stagnates, Deep Purple were just exploring different avenues and certainly not anything that wasn t part of their original roots.
Besides, new musicians bring new ideas and prevent staleness, bass guitarist Glenn Hughes was rejuvenating the band to the point, they were actually years ahead of where music was heading, the album still sounds fresh, alive and innovative.
If you read the pathetic comments I did and have yet to hear Stormbringer , ignore all of that nonsense and listen to the album with an open mind.
You will be amazed hearing such a major album and also discover what Deep Purple fans loved in 1974 and still do, when I think about the stinging criticism Neil Young had to live with every new venture, it s a sad reflection that Deep Purple are beiing stigmatised today.
I read one comment that stated Burn was the last Deep Purple album worth hearing, I dug deeper and found older Deep Purple fans were naming Stormbringer a masterpiece and their last truly great album.
I whole heartedly agree about it being a masterpiece, not quite their last great album, that s just personal opinion s and I understand the sentiment, because Ritchie Blackmore left to form Rainbow after Stormbringer .
In the same sense, you could not replace Jimmy Page in Led Zeppelin or Tony Iommi in Black Sabbath, I think I have said more than enough on the subject.
I have waited for many, many years to locate an unplayed first pressing of Stormbringer with a near perfect cover, in a way I regret fishing around on the internet, it usually produces nothing but negativity because the ego of the writer s get in the way of the simple open enjoyment of inspired music.
Pressed by EMI, I am completely confident about a record in this ultimate condition, will have fantastic sound and the tracks can be heard and enjoyed in all their original glory.
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