BLACK SABBATH Paranoid LP 1970 VERTIGO 1st Press

	£		51
	$		68

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Black Sabbath called 'Paranoid' and is a 1970 MEGA rare UK 1st pressing on the 1st Press 'Large' Vertigo 'Spiral' label!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AS A GENIUNE 1ST PRESSING AND HAS IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES WHEN COMPARED TO ALL LATER PRESSINGS!!!!  I WILL EXPLAIN:

FIRSTLY THIS LP HAS A 'LARGE' SPIRAL VERTIGO LOGO ON THE RECORD LABELS WITH THE WORD 'VERTIGO' PRINTED AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH LABEL (WHEREAS ALL LATER PRESSINGS HAVE A 'SMALLER' SPIRAL VERTIGO LOGO AND THE WORD VERTIGO PRINTED ABOVE THE CENTRE HOLE)!!!!  AND SECONDLY THIS LP HAS A DASH 1 MATRIX ENDING ON SIDE 2 (THE WHITE LABEL SIDE)!!!!  AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AS THIS LP HAS DIFFERENT GROOVE SPACINGS ON SIDE B (THE WHITE LABEL SIDE) - WHICH ONLY COME WITH THIS MATRIX!!!!  IF YOU LOOK AT MY PICTURES YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THERE IS ONLY TWO GAPS BETWEEN THE TRACKS ON THAT SIDE!!!!  NATURALLY WITH 4 TRACKS ON THIS SIDE THERE SHOULD OF COURSE BE 3 GAPS!!!!  THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY INCORRECT AND WAS QUICKLY CORRECTED - WITH ALL LATER PRESSINGS OF THIS LP HAVING 3 GAPS ON THIS SIDE.  HOWEVER ON THIS ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESSING THERE IS ONLY 2 GAPS ON THIS SIDE - AND THE TRACK 'RAT SALAD' IS PRESSED TOGETHER WITH 'FAIRIES WEAR BOOTS' WITH NO GAP BETWEEN THEM!!!! 

IT IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND A 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP WITH THE DETAILS LISTED ABOVE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  THIS IS THE 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'LARGE' VERTIGO 'SPIRAL' LABEL, 1ST PRESS VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AS A 1ST PRESSING - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS SERIOUSLY RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL UK 1st pressing from 1970 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! The record is pressed on thick quality vinyl. The Cat. No is 6360 011 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Large' Vertigo Label (see picture) and is a UK 1970 Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!! IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in STUNNING condition!!!! Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, only 2 or 3 MEGA light wispy scufflines and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!! It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only the absolute MEGA faintest touches of MEGA low level background sound on the VERY occassional gap - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply AWESOME with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Excellent(Minus) if not better!!!! Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press Vertigo inner sleeve!!!! The Gatefold 1st Press Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The Cover has NO edgewear, NO spinal wear, only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking), barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, NO ringwear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), NO writing, and only a TINY and INCREDIBLY unnoticeable sticker removal mark in the top right corner!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated inside is in STUNNING condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO writing, and NO rubbing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "PARANOID" BY BLACK SABBATH, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World.  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: