On offer here is a VERY rare LP especially in this condition by Deep Purple called Shades Of Deep Purple and is an ORIGINAL 1968 UK MONO 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Yellow Black Parlophone label THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THIS WAS DEEP PURPLE S FIRST RAREST LP EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE BACK IN 1968 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS, AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS 1ST PRESSED IN MEGA RARE MONO AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED IN THE UK BACK IN 1968, NEARLY EVERY 1ST PRESSING WAS MADE IN COMMON STEREO - WITH VIRTUALLY NONE IN MEGA RARE MONO AT ALL MOST SHOPS HAD LONG SINCE STOPPED STOCKING MONOs BY THIS POINT - AND THEY WERE ONLY AVAILABLE BY SPECIAL ORDER ONLY AS A RESULT, FINDING A 1ST PRESSING OF THIS INCREDIBLE LP IN MEGA RARE MONO IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE - AS BARELY ANY WERE EVER MADE
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THIS LP IS STILL VERY SOLID PRESENTABLE AND PLAYS FINE AND THE RECORD IS STILL VERY BRIGHT SHINY, THE COVER HAS NO MAJOR DEFECTS AT ALL - AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO JUMPS AND NO STICKS AT ALL JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS YELLOW BLACK PARLOPHONE LABEL, 1ST PRESS 1/1 MONO MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS PATENTS APPLIED FOR ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS GARROD LOFTHOUSE FLIPBACK LAMINATED PATENTS PENDING MONO COVER THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE ESPECIALLY IN MEGA RARE MONO - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY This is the ORIGINAL UK 1st Pressing from 1968 and is SERIOUSLY rare in EVERY respect The Cat. No is PMC 7055 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Yellow Black Parlophone label see picture and is a much MUCH rarer UK MONO 1st Pressing All the tracks are Pure quality Deep Purple at their best Any fan of Deep Purple, or 60s music in general, will want to have this in their collection
The record labels are in SUPERB condition see pictures with NO wear, NO writing, and only a VERY few light spindle marks IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASN T BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL However - this record is simple to describe. It is what is commonly termed in the record collecting world as a decent player . I.e. it plays through fine - with NO jumps, and NO sticks - but has a few visual lines / marks on either side I suspect this is probably caused by the record being left out of its cover at some point in the past. However almost ALL of these visual details are LIGHT and do NOT affect play in the slightest And the sound quality itself is in superb MONO - and has NO distortion AT ALL However, although the record is still VERY bright and shiny, there are a few hairlines, a few small surface marks, 2 or 3 careless scufflines, and a few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light That said as mentioned before the record still plays through FINE - with NO skips, only a few light clicks though mostly NONE , NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL There is some expected audible background sound on the run on grooves gaps - though this is lost WAY behind ALL but the VERY quietest parts of the music ONLY and as 99 of this LP is very VERY loud indeed, this means there are barely ANY quiet parts AT ALL The actual sound quality itself is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either So if you want a VERY decent presentable and still bright shiny example to play - and can live with some lines/marks on either side, then this is definitely worth considering And of course, its rarity factor can NOT be understated - especially in MONO That said - I will only MEGA STRICTLY give this record the lowest possible grading of a record that does not jump - Fair PROPERLY graded if not better So definitely still a VERY presentable copy - which still plays through FINE Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to Brillant SO ALTHOUGH THIS RECORD ISNT 100 PERFECT - IT IS A VERY SOLID, PLAYABLE, PRESENTABLE EXAMPLE, AND ALSO OF THE UTMOST RARITY AND SO BEFORE YOU THINK OF PASSING ON THIS LP - JUST ASK YOUSELF, WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE ONE OF THESE IN MEGA RARE MONO, AND WHEN ARE YOU EVER LIKELY TO SEE ANOTHER ONE AGAIN???? The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press EMI Advertising Patents Applied For inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition The ORIGINAL 1st Press Garrod Lofthouse Flipback Laminated Patents Pending MONO Cover is in GREAT condition - with NO major defects AT ALL he cover has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear NOT through the colour , NO rips, NO tears, some creasing these are mainly confined to the VERY edges ONLY - and the cover is still VERY flat looking , NO splits, only some VERY minor evidence of tipping in to the corners, shiny laminate, NO annotations, and NO writing The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL with some possible evidence of trimming here - though this is so marginal, it is by no means certain Even the unlaminated back of the cover is in GREAT condition with NO grubbyness, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, NO sticker tears, NO sticker marks, and NO writing The cover must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good Minus PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed if not Very Good - though I strongly suspect most would grade higher, as it is certainly a very VERY decent cover indeed with NO major defects AT ALL NO rips, NO tears, NO splits, NO writing, etc THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY--ooOOoo--
