Black Sabbath MASTER OF REALITY UK LP SWIRL W/POSTER M-

	£		227
	$		301

BLACK SABBATH - MASTER OF REALITY

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

LAMINATED BOX SLEEVE, WITH FIRST ISSUE POSTER

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 6360 050
• MATRIX:6360050 1Y // 1 420 / 2Y // 1 420 
• PLAYED 2-3 TIMES

A REALLY HARD COLLECTIBLE ALBUM TO GET IN THIS AMAZING CONDITION, BOTH THE VINYL AND THE BOX SLEEVE ARE IN A VERY HIGH GRADE CONDITION, AND THE RARE POSTER IS IN MINT CONDITION

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLACK AND WHITE SWIRL LABEL IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BLACK SIDE JUST COULD NOT BE BLACKER EITHER, AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. IT IS TOTALLY CLEAN AND IN MINT CONDITION.

THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE, UNRUBBED , AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE CONDITION.

THERE ARE 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS CLASSIC ALBUM HAS BEEN ON A TURNTABLEA AS IMPOSSIBLE AS THAT SEEMS

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IS CLEAR BY LOOKING AT IT THAT IT HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED.IT IS AMAZING THAT SUCH A POPULAR ALBUM SHOULD HAVE JUST NOT BEEN ON A TURNTABLE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT WISPS AND HANDLING SIGNS, BUT NOTHING THAT MARS THE SUPERB REPRODUCTION

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, IN ADDITION I HAVE RECORDED ONE RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE, INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE AS I WISH TO DEMONSTRATE NOT ONLY THE ABSOLUTE CLARITY OF THE RECORDING, BUT THE SILENCE IN THE BITS THAT SHOULD BE SILENT. PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE. I HAVE DELIBERATELY RECORDED THE TWO QUIETEST TRACKS ON SIDE TWO, ORCHID AND SOLITUDE AS I WANT POTENTIAL BIDDERS TO HEAR THE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS

THERE IS THE BAREST RANDOM TRACE OF A VERY LIGHT STATIC IN SOME SPOTS IN SOLITUDE, BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF. OTHER THAN THIS A COUPLE OF DUST POPS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PLAY.

THE LP REALLY PLAYS TO PERFECTION

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS ANOTHER OF THOSE IMPOSSIBLE TO GET MINT SLEEVES. HERE HOWEVER IS ONE THAT SURELY RANKS UP THERE WITH THE BEST AVAILABLE.

STARTING WITH THE SHAPE: MOST YOU WILL SEE WILL BE DESCRIBED AS SQUASHED AND THIS MEANS THAT THE TWO SPINES HAVE BEEN FLATTENED WHICH EASILY HAPPENS BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN. THIS ONE HOWEVER IS ALMOST PERFECTLY SQUARE WITH JUST A VERY LIGHT LIST TO ONE SIDE, BUT AGAIN THIS IS FAR SUPERIOR THAN MOST. THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER CHOSE TO REMOVE THE VINYL FROM THE SLEEVE AND IN ITS PLACE WAS SITUATED A PIECE OF CARD, THAT HELPED MAINTAIN THE BOXES SQUARE APPEARANCE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS OFTEN FOUND BADLY CREASED WITH SEVERE LAMINATE LIFT ON BOTH SIDE EDGES. THIS ONE GLEAMS LIKE A NEW SLEEVE DID, AND HAS ONLY VERY VERY MILD LAMINATE LIFT ALONG A COUPLE OF SECTIONS OF THE LEFT SPINE EDGE, AND NONE ON THE RIGHT HAND EDGE/ I HAVE COUNTED JUST SIX SMALL LAMINATE LINES. ONE ON THE LEFT EDGE, ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, TWO ALONG THE RIGHT EDGE, AND TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE.

THE LEFT SPINE AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED IS VERY NEARLY SQUARE, BUT IMPORTANTLY THE LAMINATE IS STILL FULLY PROTECTING THE SPINE, AND THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, THERE IS JUST ONE MINISULE LAMINATE LINE ACCROSS THE SURFACE.

THE RIGHT SPINE HAS A FEW MORE TINY LINES ACCROSS IT, AND THERE IS ONE SMALL AREA OF DAMAGE WHICH RIGHT AT THE VERY TOP OF THE SPINE. IT HAS BECOME VERY SLIGHTLY TORN AT THE VERY TIP. I HAVE SHOWN THIS IN THE PICTURES.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TUCK IN BOX FLAPS, AND SUCEPTIBLE TO TEARING AS OWNERS ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE OR REPLACE THE RECORD INSIDE THE SLEEVE. IT IS HERE THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER'S DECISION TO KEEP THE RECORD SEPERATE TO THE SLEEVE HAS PAYED DIVIDENDS. FIRSTLY THE TWO FLAPS ARE BOTH VERY VERY STIFF AND NOT LIMP AT THE HINGED AREA LIKE MOST, AND SECONDLY THERE ARE NO TEARS TO EITHER TOP OR BOTTOM FLAP.THE BOTTOM FLAP HAS A TINY SCUFF ON IT, BUT AGAIN NO LAMINATE LOSS, AND NO SPLITS OR TEARS, AND ONLY ONE SMALL LAMINATE LINE.

THE MORE VULNERABLE TOP FLAP IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION WITH JUST TWO SMALL LAMINATE LINES

THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE AGAIN IS HIGHLY GLOSSY AND LOOKS SUPERB. THERE IS JUST 4 SMALL LAMINATE LINES ALONG THE EDGES.

THE ORIGINAL SWIRL INNER SLEEVE IS THE LOWEST GRADE OF ALL OF THE COMPONENT PARTS. AS I MENTIONED IT HAS BEEN KEPT OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE AND HAS THUS SUFFERED SOME LIGHT BROWNING TO THE GLUES AREAS, AND SOME LIGHT CREASING. HOWEVER THERE ARE NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS.

THE POSTER WHICH WAS ONLY EVER INCLUDED WITH THE VERY FIRST BATCH OF FIRST PRESS RELEASES IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION AND HAS CLEARLY REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FROM NEW, WHERE I HAVE REPLACED IT AFTER TAKING THE PICTURE. I HAVE ONLY TAKEN THE PICTUE OF THE FOLDED POSTER AS THE SEAMS ARE RAZOR SHARP AND I CHOSE NOT TO OPEN THE POSTER UP FULLY.

THE LP HAS BEEN PLACED INTO A NEW POLY LINED INNER AND THE ORIGINAL SWIRL INNER IS NOW INSIDE THE SLEEVE ALONG WITH THE POSTER AND THE SUPPORTING CARDBOARD

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL AND SLEEVE WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY