This is the early UK repress, presumably late 1970 / early 1971
[url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15967097] Here is the transitional variant for this repress[/url]
The main difference from the previous issues is slight changes in label layout:
1) The Ⓟ icon (under the 'Side A / B' on labels) has become a bit larger and now has the same size as the year '1970' to the right of it.
Such changes occurred at the end of 1970. The last Harvest release for that year was [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2768014] SHSP 4009 - 'A Lot Of Bottle'[/url], released on December 3, 1970 and still had the small Ⓟ icon, but the first next year release (January, 1971) [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4851232] SHSP 4006 – 'Buddy And The Juniors' by [/url] already had the larger Ⓟ icon.
2) The name of the group 'DEEP PURPLE' in the upper left section of label (both sides) is shifted strongly down compared to [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15715350] the previous repress[/url].
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 the sleeve 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);
- No 'EMI' logo on labels (until about June 1971);
- 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
