BLACK SABBATH MASTER OF REALITY 1971 •TRUE 1st press• VERTIGO import RARE Ozzy
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Jan 1, 2018
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Dec 22, 2017
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THE GREEN SHAG! "GOOD RECORDS FOR GOOD PEOPLE!"
BLACK SABBATH / MASTER OF REALITY 1971 VERTIGO 1st GERMANY 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." Original Vertigo pressings are prized & coveted among collectors for their amazing first edition fidelity and unique label & cover art.
- 1971 stereo original 1st Germany pressing
- semi rigid thick 154g vinyl weight
- the dead wax is machine stamped "1 0 AA6360050 1Y 320 A P / 1 0 AA6360050 2Y 320 A P"
- original Vertigo "swirl" inverted color labels
- cover is import card stock, laminated front & back, embossed/raised lettering & logo on front
- inner sleeve is black heavy paper stock & plastic lined, catalog number printed in corner
- original poster is missing/not included
CONDITION:
VINYL = VG+ Sleeve scuff/hairlines/rubbing/few very light play marks visible under bright halogens. The labels are NM.
PLAY GRADE = EX- Exceptionally light hiss or crackle between tracks, occasionally very lightly subdominant in quiet background sections, MUSIC EASILY OVERPOWERS WITH CLEAR HUGE LOUD BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY.
COVER = VG+ Very light ring or storage impression, rubbing & streaking wear to laminate gloss across front & back, some creasing & light laminate lifting or chipping, area of sticker residue/wear front upper right corner, VIVID BOLD COLOR. The edge seams have light rub or chipping/dents, spine has 1" area of heavy wear through color however just barely starting to split through otherwise SOLID, SPINE LEGIBLE. Corners have very light rub or rounding. Inner sleeve is VG+ with some light wear/creasing/small rips or tears but very crisp & clean.
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Black Sabbath ?– Master Of Reality
Label: Vertigo ?– 6360 050 Format: Vinyl, LP, AlbumCountry: Germany Released: 1971 Genre: Rock Style: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Tracklist
A1 Sweet Leaf 5:00 A2 After Forever 4:45 A3 Embryo 0:30 A4 Children Of The Grave 6:00 B1 Orchid 1:30 B2 Lord Of This World 5:30 B3 Solitude 5:10 B4 Into The Void 6:00Companies, etc.
- Produced For – Tony Hall Enterprises
- Published By – Essex Music International Ltd.
- Published By – Philips Records
- Printed By – Carl v. d. Linnepe
Credits
- Art Direction – Mike Stanford
- Design – Bloomsbury Group
- Photography By [Poster] – Keef (4)
- Producer – Rodger Bain
- Written-By – Ward* (tracks: A1, A4, B2 to B4), Butler* (tracks: A1, A4, B2 to B4), Osbourne* (tracks: A1, A4, B2 to B4), Iommi*
Notes
Released with a Vertigo ''swirl'' label with inversed colours in an embossed cover.This version has a BLACK Vertigo label on side B.
The inner sleeve is black and repeats the cat# in the top right corner.
A large colour poster was included. It has 6 squares that can be folded. Each square is the size of a LP
Some copies (like this one here) omit track A3 on the label.
Other versions like Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality do mention this track.
On the label the title is wrongly printed as ''Masters Of Reality''.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): 10 AA 6360050 1Y 320
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): 10 AA 6360050 2Y 320
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A [printed on side B]): AA 6360 050.1 Y
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B [printed on side B]): AA 6360 050.2 Y
- Rights Society: GEMA
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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
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