BLACK SABBATH, 1ST ALBUM UK VINYL LP 1976 NEMS 1ST PRESS NR MINT AUDIO, EX+ SLV

	£		48
	$		63

WELCOME TO MY AUCTION.

I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING RECORDS SINCE 1970 BUT IT'S NOW TIME TO LIST SOME OF MY 3,000 PLUS EXTENSIVE COLLECTION AS I'M NOW RUNNING OUT OF ROOM IN THE HOUSE! THESE ARE EITHER DUPLICATE COPIES OR ONES I NO LONGER PLAY. ALL MY RECORDS ARE WELL LOOKED AFTER AND RARELY PLAYED. MOST ARE STORED IN PLASTIC OUTER COVERS TO PROTECT THE SLEEVES AND STORED IN RECORD BOXES AWAY FROM HEAT IN A SMOKE FREE HOME.

ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE A SUPERB NEMS COPY OF BLACK SABBATH'S FIRST ALBUM :

BLACK SABBATH, BLACK SABBATH ORIGINALLY RELEASED 1970 UK VINYL LP NEMS 1976 EDITION FIRST PRESS A-1 B/-1 MATRIX ON NEMS RECORDS NEL 6002.

IN NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS WIDE SPINE SLEEVE AND EXCELLENT INNER SLEEVE. HARDLY PLAYED WHEN PURCHASED THEN STORED TILL NOW. A TOP AUDIO COPY!

ONLY SELLING AS I HAVE SOME ORIGINAL VERTIGO SWIRL COPIES.

MATRIX NUMBERS : FIRST PRESS AS ON THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :

SIDE 1 : NEL 6002 - A1 with WWA 006 A-1 V H in the run off grooves.
SIDE 2 : NEL 6002 - B1 with WWA 006 B-1 V H in the run off grooves.

TRACKLISTING : PLEASE SEE THE SLEEVE AND LABEL PICTURES.

VINYL : ALMOST LIKE NEW, WITH NO OBVIOUS SCRATCHES OR SCUFFS, I CAN SEE JUST A FEW LIGHT SLEEVE REMOVALS UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT WHICH DON'T AFFECT PLAYBACK. VISUALLY EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION.

LABELS : JUST A FEW SPINDLE MARKS ON SIDE 2 EVIDENT, NONE ON SIDE 1. HARDLY PLAYED, PERHAPS 2-3 TIMES FROM MEMORY. NEAR MINT CONDITION, SUPERB.

PLAYBACK : THIS NEMS FIRST PRESSING HAS A DYNAMIC LOUD CUT SOUND BUT ALSO SEEMS TO ME TO HAVE MORE PROMINENT VOCALS AND BASS THAN THE ORIGINAL VERTIGO PRESSING. SOUNDS FANTASTIC!
BOTH SIDES PLAY THROUGH SUPERBLY WITH VIRTUALLY NO CRACKLE AT ALL. JUST A FEW LIGHT DUST CLICKS IN THE QUIET INTRO TO "BLACK SABBATH" AND ONE DUST POP IN "SLEEPING VILLAGE". A SUPERB NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION, SUPERB!

WIDE SPINE GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH THE LEFT SIDE CLOSED : MADE IN ENGLAND BY PRESS AND POST LTD. NOT KEPT IN A POLYTHENE OUTER SLEEVE, BUT VIRTUALLY NO EDGE AND CORNER WEAR. THE WIDE SPINE HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY FLATTENED BUT WITH VIRTUALLY NO WEAR ON THE CORNERS. IT IS STILL TOTALLY CRISP AND FULLY LEGIBLE (SEE SPINE PIC). NO FEATHERING TO THE OPENING EDGE BUT ONE TINY BUMP. NO WRITING OR TEARS, NO SPLITS CAUSED BY THE RECORD'S EDGE. INSIDE THE GATEFOLD THE WHITE BACKGROUND HAS A FEW LIGHT AGE BROWNING STAINS. EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION.

PLAIN PAPER INNER : ALMOST LIKE NEW. NO SPLITS CAUSED BY THE RECORD'S EDGE, NO EDGE OR CORNER WEAR. NO CREASES, A FEW LIGHT AGE STAINS. EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION.

OVERALL A TOP NEAR MINT AUDIO NEMS COPY OF PERHAPS THE GREATEST HARD ROCK/METAL ALBUM EVER MADE? WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE AND INNER. HARD TO FIND A BETTER NEMS COPY!

I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD IN ANTI-STATIC FLUID AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW POLYLINED INNER TO PROTECT THE VINYL AND INNER SLEEVE.

ALL RECORDS ARE SENT OUT 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR IN WELL STIFFENED MAILERS WITH THE RECORD OUTSIDE THE COVER AND INNER TO ENSURE THEY ALL ARRIVE UNDAMAGED.

I ALWAYS LEAVE POSITIVE FEEDBACK FOR THE PURCHASER ONCE I HAVE SENT OUT THE RECORD, PLEASE DO THE SAME FOR ME ONCE IT ARRIVES SAFELY AND YOU ARE HAPPY WITH YOUR PURCHASE.

I WILL ALSO SEND THE ITEM OUTSIDE THE EU (USA, CANADA, JAPAN ETC) AT £16.00 AIRMAIL TRACKED/SIGNED FOR, PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE.

PLEASE SEE MY OTHER ITEMS, MORE ROCK/METAL TO BE LISTED.

HAPPY BIDDING!