Deep Purple – Burn (1974 LP Original Canadian Warner Bros. / Purple Records Pressing w/ Lyric Insert) - EX/NM Vintage Vinyl (W 2766)

Catalog a hard-rock classic marking the debut of Deep Purple's Mark III lineup for your archival inventory: Burn by Deep Purple. Manufactured and distributed in Canada by WEA Music of Canada, Ltd. on Burbank palm-tree Warner Bros. / Purple Records labels (W 2766; matrix S40,701 / S40,702), this 12-inch stereo vinyl LP was devised and produced by Deep Purple and recorded during November 1973 in Montreux, Switzerland using the Rolling Stones mobile unit with engineer Martin Birch (assisted by Tapani, George, and Paul). Featuring Ritchie Blackmore (lead guitar), David Coverdale (vocals), Glenn Hughes (bass guitar/vocals), Jon Lord (keyboards), and Ian Paice (drums), the tracklist spans Side I ("Burn", "Might Just Take Your Life", "Lay Down, Stay Down", "Sail Away") and Side II ("You Fool No One", "What's Goin' On Here", "Mistreated", "'A' 200"). Housed in its original outer sleeve designed by Nesbit Phipps and Froome Ltd. with photography by Fin Costello and candles by Candle Makers Supplies, it includes the original single-sided purple-printed lyric insert (W 2766; "Printed in Canada"), while the vinyl itself is preserved in an archival Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static inner sleeve.

Structural & Visual Inspection

• Vinyl Surface & Labels Condition - EXCELLENT / NEAR MINT (EX / NM): Glossy black vinyl retains deep groove luster with crisp micro-groove definition, showing only faint, non-feelable hairline sleeve marks and minor surface dust flecks under angled macro inspection. Both Side I (S40,701) and Side II (S40,702) Burbank Warner Bros. / Purple Records labels remain bright, clean, and legible with sharp black typography, minimal spindle marks, and clean center holes. Deadwax runouts clearly display stamped/etched matrix markings including 40,701 and 40,702.

• Jacket, Lyric Insert & Inner Sleeve Integrity - VERY GOOD PLUS / NEAR MINT (VG+ / NM): Original outer sleeve exhibits vibrant magenta, black, and flame-lit wax-head cover artwork on both front and back, crisp back-cover tracklist and liner note typography, light edge/corner rubbing, and a solid intact spine with no seam splits. Includes both the original purple-ink lyric sheet insert in clean condition (with minor corner/edge handling) and a clean Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static archival inner sleeve.

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