Who Do You Think We Are - Original 1973 UK Purple Records 1st Pressing 7-track LP

Scarce 1973 UK Purple Records 1st pressing 7-track LP set - last album with singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover until Perfect Strangers came out in 1984 - featuring the singles "Woman from Tokyo" / "Black Night (live)" and "Super Trouper" / "Blood Sucker".

Vinyl has the on the generic black texted purple company labels with mid-sized curved left labelrim company name and large white 'p' logo stretching from mid-label and downwards - labels has 'The Gramophone Co. Ltd' upper perimeter text as well as 'Made in Gt. Britain' text at 6 o'clock..

Vinyl has machine stamped (ms) and handetched (he) matrix information:

Side 1: T P S A 7 5 0 8 A – 1 U (ms) PORKY (he); mother/stamper 1 PO

Side 2: T P S A 7 5 0 8 B – 1 U (ms) PURPLE PECKIE (he); mother/stamper 1 OL

pointing out that this pressing was manufavtured by The Gramophone Cp. Ltd. in Hayes, Middlesex from the first mastering - done by mastering engeneer George Peckham - subsequently pressed by a set of relatively early stampers manufactured from the first set of mothers.

Vinyl is accompanied by ca 11" square luric insert - held in an outer laminated gatefold picture sleeve - both insert and cover are manufactured by Garrod & Lofthouse in the UK.

Condition: VG Vinyl And Labels)/VG+(+) (Insert)/VG+ (Cover):
Vinyl is  still lustrous - has a very few definite surface lines - and a some degree of fine and light sleeve scuffing - looks like this one was inserted directly into the card sleeve at some point. Labels has an indeterminable amount of spindlewear... defenitely an album favored by the previous owner. Vinyl is a very nice VG.

Insert has a couple of marginal bends and a little edge rubbing - nothing grave - graded straight VG+.
Cover has lighter signs of handling and storage - a little wrinkling from edges - small areas of laminate lift against top front and back opening - a little wear to laminate only - lightly so along vinyl outline and edges on back, along edges only on front. Seams are intact - corners with only a touch of ribbing, next to nothing. Spine is nice - without shelling and easily readable... only very light pressure. Inner spread has almost no signs of handling - as such only lighter imperfectins - a nice VG+.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:

1 Woman From Tokyo 5:48
2 Mary Long 4:23
3 Super Trouper 2:54    
4 Smooth Dancer 4:08

Side 2:
1 Rat Bat Blue 5:23
2 Place In Line 6:29
3 Our Lady 5:12

All tracks are written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.

Recorded July 1972 in Rome, Italy and October 1972 in Frankfurt, West Germany, with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio
Pressed by The Gramophone Co. Ltd., Hayes, Middlesex, UK
Cover printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.

Credits:

Deep Purple:
Ian Gillan – vocals
Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
Jon Lord – keyboards
Roger Glover – bass
Ian Paice – drums, percussion

Technical Credits:

Deep Purple - Production
Martin Birch – Recording engineer
Jeremy Gee, Nick Watterton - Rolling Stones Mobile Unit operators
Ian Paice and Roger Glover – mix
Ian Hansford, Rob Cooksey, Colin Hart, Ron Quinton – equipment
George Pecham - Mastering

Artwork:
Roger Glover and John Coletta – cover design
Fin Costello - Photography
James Burke - Photographic Consultant