BLACK SABBATH S/T TRUE FIRST PRESSING VINYL PHILIPS CREDIT STEREO MISPRINT EX+
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350
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£ 350
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Jan 23, 2018
Sold Date
Jan 19, 2018
Start Date
£ 375
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Description
FROM MY OWN RECORD COLLECTION
BLACK SABBATH
self titled
PHILIPS CREDIT
UK FIRST PRESSING VINYL - FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE - ORIGINAL INNER BAG
YO6 2Y 1 420 12 3
YO6 1Y 1 420 12 8
Philips credit on label with erroneous 'stereo' entry on the copyright notes and band members credits in UPPERCASE
THE VINYL PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT - IT HAS BEEN VERY WELL LOOKED AFTER FROM NEW AND ALWAYS BEEN STORED UPRIGHT IN A PROPER LP STORAGE BOX.
IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT 'MINT' AS HAS BEEN PLAYED BUT IS BETTER THAN EX+
THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO SPINDLE WEAR LABELS ARE CLEAN AND BRIGHT - NO WRITING THE VINYL RETAINS THE GLOSS SHEEN - NO SCRATCHES LIES FLAT ON THE TURNTABLE - NO WARPING
please see detailed photos
PLAYED, AFTER MANY YEARS WITHOUT ME OWNING A RECORD PLAYER, ON MY PRO-JECT TURNTABLE WITH ORTOFON STYLUS THERE IS BARELY A SINGLE AUDIBLE POP THAT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THERE WHEN THE RECORD WAS FIRST BOUGHT IN 1970
Having play tested as loud as I dare there is one single light pop and a couple of extremely faint crackles (static?) just as The Wizard starts - the rest of album is quiet in between tracks and on the quiet parts of the music
Sound is still incredible after all these years and the 'quiet and silent' parts are exactly how they should be with no pops, skips or jumps.
I would even say the vinyl would be a final 'upgrade' - you would find it very difficult to obtain a better copy unless you found the holy grail of a mint, sealed one
The gatefold sleeve is VG condition - spine is legible, no tears or bad creasing - normal age related stuff
Original inner bag with correct patent numbers - has a small rip in centre but is otherwise undamaged - see photos