Deep Purple In Rock 1970 Uk Harvest 1st Press W/original Inner Mint

DEEP PURPLE Deep Purple In Rock UK HARVEST SHVL 777 FIRST PRESSING June 1970 A STUNNING ORIGINAL COPY AND FINAL UPGRADE ONCE PLAYED AND CAREFULLY STORED, UNTOUCHED FOR THE PAST 47 YEARS THE FINEST COPY YOU COULD EVER HOPE TO FIND PRESSED WITH WITH THE FIRST ISSUE UK HARVEST LABELS - THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD....
RIM TEXT - NO EMI BOXED LOGO MATRIX: SHVL 777 A-2 / SHVL 777 B-1 MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/A and 1/O THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SOFT-BACKED, OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH FACTORY SEALED LEFT SIDE EDGE AND INTERNALLY PRINTED LYRICS, Printed and made by Garrod Lofthouse Ltd.
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE this release pre-dates the introduction of the Harvest Advertising inner sleeves After satisfying all of their classical music kinks with keyboard player Jon Lord s overblown Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Deep Purple s soon to be classic Mark II version made its proper debut and established the sonic blueprint that would immortalise this lineup of the band on 1970 s awesome In Rock.
The cacophony of sound spearheaded by Ritchie Blackmore s blistering guitar solo introducing opener Speed King made it immediately obvious that the band was no longer fooling around, but the slightly less intense Bloodsucker did afford stunned listeners a chance to catch their breaths before the band launched into the album s epic, ten-minute tour de force, Child in Time.
In what still stands as arguably his single greatest performance, singer Ian Gillan led his bandmates on a series of hypnotising crescendos, from the song s gentle beginning through to its ear-shattering climax and then back again for an even more intense encore that brought the original vinyl album s seismic first side to a close.
Side two opened with the searing power chords of Flight of the Rat -- another example of the band s new take-no-prisoners hard rock stance, though at nearly eight minutes, it too found room for some extended soloing from Blackmore and Lord.
Next, Into the Fire and Living Wreck proved more concise but equally appealing and the die was cast for one of heavy metal s defining albums Side 1: Speed King 5:49 Bloodsucker 4:10 Child In Time 10:14 Side 2: Flight Of The Rat 7:51 Into The Fire 3:28 Living Wreck 4:27 Hard Lovin Man 6:38 LABELS: NEAR MINT/MINT Clean, unmarked labels - one light spindle trace on one side, none on the other VINYL Visual: MINT Both surfaces shine like new VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT/MINT Plays as-new throughout - a tiny touch of low-level surface noted on the quietest sections - absolutely nothing - barely worth a mention - but I did not clean this copy as it looks immaculate so this will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins - an exceptional original copy - they do not come any better SLEEVE: NEAR MINT Clean and sharp - deep gloss to the outer laminate 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: FREE 2nd class standard 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 3 for each additional LP 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 way I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted.
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