Black Sabbath 1ST S/T VERTIGO SWIRL INNER TOP AUDIO COMPLETE 1971 UK LP

	£		50
	$		66

DESCRIPTION: Black Sabbath- Classic 1st Self titled LP.  Complete and original early (3rd) UK pressing with small swirl labels, matt gate-fold sleeve, vertigo swirl inner dated 0970 and 1Y1 42012/ 2Y1 42012 matrix.  Postage cost includes insurance, tracking and a box/cruciform mailer.  Packed this weighs over 500gm so overseas postage is as for a double. I only use Royal Mail.  LABEL AND CATALOGUE NUMBER: Vertigo VO 6 847 903 VTY: YEAR OF RELEASE: 1971. COUNTRY OF RELEASE:  UK:  CONDITION (VINYL/COVER):VG/VG. Vinyl is clean with a decent sheen, some light hairlines and brushing lines. Played all of this a couple of times in last few weeks on my budget deck. Sits perfectly flat on the turntable.  It plays better than VG, pretty near to EX. "Black Sabbath " "The Wizard", Behind The Wall Of Sleep", "N.I.B", "Evil Woman" and "Warning" all play through clean and loud .  Even the quiet intro to "Sleeping Village" plays very nicely, clear and loud.   Music is loud and prominent throughout and plays through easily without jumps or sticks. Matt cover retains decent shape, is firm and square and has heavy edge wear (moderate to heavy to spine- no splits) , heavy corner wear and only light to moderate creasing. Lower end VG, no better. There are just the start of very fine 1cm splits where the opening edge joins the top and bottom edges of the sleeve. Inside of gate fold is pretty clean and free from any significant issues. Swirl inner is in just about acceptable condition. It has splits to all 3 edges including a lengthy one to one side, partially attached poly, a couple of small tears around centre hole, some yellowing and "B.S 1" printed to one side only. Clean labels- just check out the photos.  No writing, rips, stickers or sticker tears. PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER SABBATH/HARD ROCK LISTINGS IN MY EBAY SHOP. Grading system: I use UK’s “Record Collector” Grading system. I DO PLAY EVERY RECORD I LIST NOW even though its often just quite briefly. Please bear in mind you may get a touch of background sound, even if its just on intros and between the tracks on 30-40 year old vinyl records!! :: MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface mark or deterioration in the sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in the sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing. VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover, or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable. GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound has noticably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding,scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration etc. I will at times use a + or - to indicate when a record falls between the grades. I REMOVE ALL VINYL FROM SLEEVES PRIOR TO POSTING. RECORDS ARE SENT IN BEST QUALITY MAILERS WITH 2 STIFFENERS. I ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE BUT COST DEPENDS ENTIRELY ON WEIGHT OF PACKAGE. EACH EXTRA SINGLE DISC LP IS ROUGHLY £1.75 TO EUROPE, £2.75 TO THE AMERICAS AND £3.25 TO THE REST OF THE WORLD. ALL ITEMS (OR COMBINATIONOF ITEMS) SELLING FOR OVER £20 MUST BE SENT SIGNED FOR OR AIRSURE TO COMPLY WITH PAYPAL POLICIES- ASK ME FOR FURTHER DETAILS. IF YOU HAVE 0 FEEDBACK PLEASE EMAIL ME PRIOR TO BIDDING OR I WILL CANCEL YOUR BID. EMAIL ME FIRST AND THERE SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM! CHEERS- STAN.