BLACK SABBATH 1970 UK "PHILIPS RECORD" 1Y*1 2Y*1 VO6 VERTIGO SWIRL 1st PRESSING
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The (un)Holy Grail for Sabbath fans...
BLACK SABBATH
RARE 1970 UK VERTIGO SWIRL 'A PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT' 1st PRESSING
Original 1970 UK album release VERTIGO (VO 6 and 847 903 VTY) 33.3rpm STEREO
Made in England by Philips Records
A GENUINE UK FIRST PRESSING
1st PRESS LABELS:
- "A Philips Record Product" text below VERTIGO on Side B (this only appears on genuine UK first press labels)
- Large swirl logo in the entire top half of Side B
- VO 6 and 847 903 VTY catalogue numbers on left of Side B
- Black and white Vertigo swirl label on Side A
1st PRESS VINYL:
- 135g vinyl
- Side A matrix numbers VO 6 1Y *1 420 1 2 1
- Side B matrix numbers VO 6 2Y *1 420 1 2 2
1st PRESS INNER BAG
- Die-cut white paper polylined inner sleeve with the black and white swirl logo on both sides
- Correct 'Made in England' 119 45 code
1st PRESS OUTER GATEFOLD SLEEVE
- Unlaminated gatefold with pink Vertigo swirl logo
- Pink spine printing (most later sleeves have black spine printing)
- VO 6 and 847 903 VTY catalogue numbers on back cover (later sleeves just have VO 6)
- No sleeve printer's credits
1st PRESS INNER GATEFOLD SLEEVE
- Black inner gatefold with silver printing (later sleeves have a white inner with black printing)
- No composer or publisher song credits (later sleeves have credits)
- Incorrect spelling of "Ossie Osborne" (later sleeves spell "Ozzy Osbourne" correctly)
- "Copyright subsists on all Stereo recordings" text (later sleeves replace "Stereo" with "Vertigo")
Please see the photographs above for the track listings etc, and feel free to contact me if you have a question that has not already been answered in the listing.
CONDITION:
VINYL is in G/VG condition which is to say it retains most of its original gloss but it has seen a fair amount of play, there are fine hairline marks that are visible under strong light and there is a very minimal warp along the edge that causes the needle to wiggle a little bit noticeable in the very beginning of the first track you may have to adjust your tonearm weight slightly to avoid a bounce. Side A has a skip in the drum break of the last song. Side B plays through okay but both have occasional light background hiss/pops noticeable in the soft passages. I truly wish as do you that this was in NM or even Sealed, but alas, no. This will be for the Black Sabbath collector/fan who wants to have it for its appeal as an Artifact and not the audiophile looking for a flawless sounding first pressing(that being said, there are large sections of this LP that sound sonically kick-ass for what its worth).
INNER SLEEVE NEAR is in VG shape showing some general age-toning, little brown spots visible underneath inside
OUTER SLEEVE VG+ The unlaminated satin-finish gatefold sleeve is in very presentable condition. It is clean and unmarked with bright original colours on the outside.. There is some minor creasing and a little edgewear . The inner gatefold has some wear noticeable in photo.
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