BLACK SABBATH-SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH-UK 1st PRESS

	£		34
	$		45

Hello, my name is Brian and I have been a vinyl fan for many years now and have always bought and sold items to feed my vinyl hunger...I have never been a dealer and this is not a business. I will always describe my items for sale as honestly and accurately as possible with plenty of clear and detailed pictures.

If you read my ebay feed back as a seller you will see that people are happy with what they receive from my auctions. I try not to waffle on about how rare an album is using silly expressions such as "AWESOME" or "IMPOSSIBLE LIKE THIS" etc etc (yawn yawn)!

I am very particular about packaging the vinyl. I use cruciform boxes with cardboard stiffeners and bubble wrap for extra protection. The vinyl is always packaged outside of the sleeve to prevent seem splits. I am happy to post any where in the world but it must be fully insured. The cost of postage will depend on the final selling value, so I can't advise the cost until the auction has ended.

PLEASE WAIT TO BE INVOICED

Please bid with confidence, and if for some reason you are not happy with your purchase I am happy to give a FULL refund on receiving the item back in the condition I posted it out in.

I recommend extra insurance for the more valuable items (over £40), it only costs a few pounds and is well worth it in my opinion. I will NOT post items over seas without full insurance.

I use the 'RECORD COLLECTOR' grading system with a + or - where appropriate.

so here we go.........

BLACK SABBATH-SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH

to be a genuine UK first pressing these album must have......

.no credit for the printer of the sleeve (just Manufactured and printed in England)

.inner gate-fold picture without a border

.translucent lyric printed inner sleeve

.no ridge on the lable

.all label printing in silver (apart from the "all rights" warning on the bottom edge)

.only WWA 1Y1, 2Y1 matrix numbers in the dead wax

You will be delighted to know that this copy has all of the above........

ARTIST..............BLACK SABBATH

TITLE................SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH

LABEL..............WWA original black with silver print

YEAR................1973

Cat No:..............WWA005

DEAD WAX INFO.                    Matrix side 1. WWA 005 1Y v 1       12   20

                                                     Matrix side 2. WWA 005 2Y * 1        15   2

SLEEVE...........Gate-fold, Un-laminated. There are no seem splits or sticker tears, no bad repairs etc. There is only very minor wear to this sleeve. There is almost no bottom edge shelf wear, the top edge is almost as new. The spine is very strong and square and all of the information is fully readable.  The top right hand corner has some minor damage apparent on the front and back

(looks like tiny teeth marks??)The opening edges are nice and sharp. There is very minor corner tip wear. The inner gate-fold is in top condition with no damage. The back has very light discolouration. Not easy to find a 44 year old sleeve in this super condition. Still way above average.

EX(+)

INNER SLEEVE. Original, lyric printed. No splits, tears or repairs. No unwanted writing. very minor age discolouration. EX+

LABELS.............Both labels are in great condition with no unwanted writing or stains or tears, just light spindle lines. EX/EX

VINYL................The vinyl sits nice and flat on the turntable. A quite well played copy showing light scratches and scuffs. Playback is strong and fresh with background crackles. No jumps or skips, no sticking.

VG+

COMMENTS......Not mint but a very nice playing copy with minor faults. And it is one of the very elusive, very first UK pressings.

Good luck bidding, Brian.