BLACK SABBATH MASTER OF REALITY 1971 •1st press• EMBOSSED stoner doom metal Ozzy
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$ 27
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Sep 2, 2019
Sold Date
Aug 23, 2019
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$ 9
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Description
THE GREEN SHAG! "GOOD RECORDS FOR GOOD PEOPLE!"
BLACK SABBATH / MASTER OF REALITY
1971 WARNER BROS. 1st USA PRESS
••••• THE BIRTH OF STONER DOOM HEAVY METAL. Seminal album in the band's history and featuring some of their heaviest tracks ever, after Tony Iommi famously downtuned his guitar leading to classic headbangers like "Sweet Leaf" and "Into the Void." SABBATH COLLECTORS TAKE NOTE.
- 1971 1st USA pressing
- stereo
- Warner green "shield" label
- thick semi rigid 120g vinyl weight
- Artisan etch
- the dead wax is etched "BS-2562 39928-2/39929-1" & "ARTISAN SYMBOL"
- cover is semi glossed cardboard with EMBOSSED lettering
- inner sleeve is printed paper stock
- poster is NOT included/MISSING
CONDITION:
VINYL = STRONG VG Some sleeve scuff or rubbing / some light hairlines & a few longer light play marks/light unfeelable scratches visible under bright halogens. The labels are VG+ with spindle marks.
PLAY GRADE = VG+ Hiss / crackle between tracks & lightly audible in some backgrounds, some other occasional pops/ticks, POWERFUL DYNAMIC PLAYER, WITH HUGE BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY.
COVER = STRONG VG+ Light storage or handling wear, some mild ring impression, mild creasing or chipping near some edges, some streaking, COLORFUL CLEAN BOLD BRIGHT. The edge seams have some rub through color & light dents but are SOLID NO SPLITS, SPINE LEGIBLE. Corners have some rub/rounding. Inner sleeve has some creasing & tears etc but very crisp & clean.
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Black Sabbath ?– Master Of Reality
Label: Warner Bros. Records ?– BS 2562 Format: Vinyl, LP, AlbumCountry: US Released: 1971 Genre: Rock Style: Heavy Metal
Tracklist Hide Credits
A1 Sweet Leaf Written-By – Ward*, Butler*, Osbourne*, Iommi* 5:02 A2 After Forever Written-By – Ward*, Butler*, Osbourne*, Ioomi* 5:25 A3 Embryo Written-By – Iommi* 0:30 A4 Children Of The Grave Written-By – Ward*, Butler*, Osbourne*, Iommi* 5:15 B1 Orchid Written-By – Iommi* 2:00 B2 Lord Of This World Written-By – Ward*, Butler*, Osbourne*, Iommi* 4:55 B3 Solitude Written-By – Ward*, Butler*, Osbourne*, Iommi* 8:08 B4 Into The Void Written-By – Ward*, Butler*, Osbourne*, Iommi* 3:08Companies, etc.
- Produced For – Tony Hall Enterprises
- Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Mastered At – Artisan Sound Recorders
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
- Record Company – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Credits
- Art Direction – Mike Stanford
- Design – Bloomsbury Group
- Photography By [Poster Photography] – Keef (4)
- Producer – Rodger Bain
Notes
Embossed cover.Green labels.
The Warner/Reprise Loss Leaders inner sleeve.
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GRADING:
MINT sealed or new old stock or brand new or showing almost no imperfections
NEAR MINT (+/-) vinyl & labels are exceptionally clean, virtually free of marks or imperctions or wear; covers will be sharp/clean/crisp and virtually free of imperfections or wear
EXCELLENT (+/-) vinyl & labels are exceptionally clean, may have extremely light visible hairlines or sleeve scuff superficial in nature only barely affecting play with only occasional incedental audio artifact but not consistent; covers will be clean/crisp with very minor signs of very light ring wear or edge wear or shelf/storage wear or signs of handling
VERY GOOD (+/-) vinyl & labels are very clean, may have light visible hairlines or sleeve scuff or light marks/scratches but minimally affecting play with some occasional audio artifact or light background noise; covers will be clean/crisp with signs of ring wear or edge wear or shelf/storage wear or signs of handling
GOOD (+/-) vinyl & covers will have significant wear ***THIS IS A GRADE I SELDOM ASSIGN AND RARELY DEAL IN RECORDS IN THIS CONDITION UNLESS THEY ARE OF COLLECTOR'S SIGNIFICANCE
FINE VINYL CAREFULLY COLLECTED & CURATED, CLEANED & CARED FOR, THOUGHTFULLY RESEARCHED, PLAY GRADED and VISUALLY GRADED, PHOTOGRAPHED UNDER BRIGHT LIGHTS AT MANY ANGLES SO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE GETTING = 100% GUARANTEED! SHIPPED QUICKLY and SECURELY. SHOP WITH CONFIDENCE!
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