Black Sabbath MASTER OF REALITY UK LP Spaceship NM-
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BLACK SABBATH - MASTER OF REALITY
IN SUPERB CONDITION
WITH ORIGINAL BOX SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 6360050
- MATRIX: 6360050 1 Y // 1 / 2 Y // 1
ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON THE VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL. THIS IS THE SHORT LIVED RESISSUE ON THE VERTIGO SPACESHIP LABEL.
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE SPACESHIP LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. ALL THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND THERE IS NO RUBBING OR MARKS. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN. THERE ARE JUST TWO REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS JUST HAD THOSE TWO VERY CAREFUL PLAYS
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF BARELY VISIBLE MINISCULE HANDLING LINES, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES
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, I HAVE ALSO RECORDED SOME OF THE QUITER TRACKS LIKE SOLITUDE SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR THE VINYL IN ALL ITS GLORY.
THERE IS CERTAINLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, BUT AS I SAID THE RECORD HAS HARDLY HAS BEEN PLAYED SO THERE SHOULDN'T BE. THERE ARE A FEW RANDOM TINY DUST POPS HERE AND THERE, AND THE VERY ODD BIT OF STATIC, BUT THIS ALBUM PLAYS SUPERBLY WELL ALL THE WAY THROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL BOX SLEEVE FROM HOWARDS OF SLOUGH. IT IS IN SUPERB CONDITION . MOST OF THESE SLEEVES ARE TOTALLY MASHED HAVING BEEN SQUASHED AND HAVE TERRIBLE LAMINATE PEEL AND L;IFT, AND THE BOX FLAPS ARE ALWAYS RIPPED OR VERY BADLY CREASED.
THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS ONE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR. TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES, THEY REALLY SHOW IT OFF. THERE IS A SMALL BIT OF LAMINATE LIFT DOWN THE LFT SPINE EDGE, AND A FEW TINY LAMINATE LINES AROUND THE PERIMETER. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS AND NO SPLITS TO THE LAMINATE. THERE IS ONE MINOR IRRITANT WHICH IS THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER AT SOME POINT USED THE SLEEVE AS A RESTING PLACE WHILST HE OR SHE WROTE SOMETHING ON SOME PAPER, SO IF YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT YOU CAN JUST MAKE OUT THE THRE LINES OF TEXT THAT HAS BEEN LIGHTLY INDENTED. THE SAME GOES FOR THE REAR SURFACE. THE SPINES ARE BOTH FLAT WITH JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL LAMINATE LINES ACCROSS EACH ONE. THE REAR SURFACE HAS JUST THREE SMALL LAMINATE LINES AROUND THE PERIMETER. THE BOX FLAPS ARE PERFECTLY FORMED. THE HINGED EDGE IS INDAMAGED ON BOTH OF THEM, AND THERE ARE JUST 3-4 SMALL LAMINATE LINES ON THEM WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN REMOVED A COUPLE OF TIMES.THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER IS A LITTLE SCUFFED, BUT OVERALL THIS IS ONE OF THE CLEANER SLEEVES AND IS FAR BETTER THAN MOST YOU WILL SEE
HAPPY TO GRADE IT EXCELLENT PLUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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