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BLACK SABBATH 1ST UK VERTIGO LARGE SWIRL! 1Y1/2Y1 VINYL

Description

BLACK SABBATH

"BLACK SABBATH"

UK 1ST PRESS MATRICES - 1Y1/2Y1!

SUPERB UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE!

BAND MEMBER CREDITS IN CAPITAL LETTERS THROUGHOUT!

NO SONGWRITING CREDITS!

MIS-SPELT 'OSSIE OSBOURNE'

PLAYGRADED: not simply glanced at with a superficial visual grading, fully played and graded throughout (listened to on headphones - the most revealing playgrade method, with no exterior audio distractions)

OUTER GATEFOLD SLEEVE:

Superb condition with barely any wear at all - one of the very best I've seen. A couple of faint touch ups that are almost impossible to spot. Superb looking sleeve with NO ringwear at all. One of the absolute best copies you are ever likely to see. Stunning.

Back cover is just as good and only has a small '£1' written in blue biro - hard to spot...

Spine is superb and in very nice condition, still legible title, slight fading. Excellent.

INNER GATEFOLD SLEEVE

Beautifully black and rich, with very little wear or any marks to be seen. Very little of the usual 'rubbing away' of the black print. Nicely shiney silver text and glorious huge BLACK SABBATH logo.

Has the band members names and production credits all in CAPITALS.

Ozzy Osbourne is mis-spelled as OSSIE OSBOURNE

No Dunbar credit for 'WARNING'

Copyright subsists in all Vertigo recordings.

TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES

Are hardly worn and in very nice condition. Have had a few hard to spot touch ups here and there, but it looks superb. You'd struggle to find a better looking example.

OPENING EDGES

Slight feathering and thumbing to the opening edges, but still very nice!

VINYL:

V O 6   1 Y * 1     4 2 0   1 2   1  5

V O 6   2 Y  * 1    4 2 0   1  2   1   3

EXCELLENT VINYL! HARDLY ANY VISIBLE MARKS!

Barely any marks at all, plays nicely throughout. Audio tone is stunning with amazing clarity on all frequencies. Absolutely no distortion from groove wear. Not been overplayed at all! As with all vinyl, there is some background noise on run ins and in between tracks. Under direct halogen light there are several fine hairlines caused by removal from the inner sleeve and light wear and tear from a reasonable amount of play over the years. It would seem these cause some light background crackle on the run in sections at the start of each track and on the quieter moments of Sleeping Village, but virtually obliterated as soon as the stunning music kicks in. Wonderful playback! There is one slight (and very quick) jump about halfway through 1st track, side 1 and that is the real ONLY complaint on the whole audio playback. Very nice playing copy, other than the 'jump' mentioned earlier it would be EX+, but downgraded to VG+ for A side, B side is EX

LABELS:

A side label features the iconic large Vertigo 'swirl' and is unmarked by graffiti thankfully, lovely and clean, quite a few faint spindle traces visible under strong light.

B side features the LARGER swirl above the spindle, with 'VERTIGO' below the spindle hole.. Lovely and clean again, several faint spindle traces again. Again, thankfully no graffiti!

INNER SLEEVE:

Just a plain white poly lined one.

POSTAGE AND PACKING:

I recycle as much existing material as possible and reuse record mailers if they are of good enough quality. Edges and corners are reinforced with packing tape. Stiffeners are used to strengthen and support the record.

Vinyl is removed from the outer gatefold to prevent any 'knifing' to the outer sleeve.

I ship in the UK using Royal Mail 1st Class. A certificate of postage is obtained for every item. Signed for delivery is available on request at extra cost. Please ask.

Feedback is left for buyers once they have contacted me and left feedback stating they are happy with their purchase. Should there be any issues, please contact me first.

I ship worldwide. Item will be shipped in board-backed envelope for maximum protection.