Black Sabbath MASTER OF REALITY UK SWIRL w/poster NMINT

	£		172
	$		228

BLACK SABBATH - MASTER OF REALITY

• CAT:6360 050
• MATRIX: 6360050 1-Y1 / 6360050 2-Y1
• VERTIGO SPIRAL LABEL VERY FIRST PRESS

THE COMPLETE PACKAGE. ORIGINAL VINYL, ORIGINAL SLEEVE, ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE, AND ORIGINAL POSTER ALL IN TOP COLLECTIBLE CONDITION

THE RECORD LABELS

THE FAMOUS VERTIGO SWIRL LABELS WHICH ARE IN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT PRISTINE CONDITION. THE A SIDE HAS THE FULL BLACK SWIRL AND THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT. SPINNING THE DISC OVER REVEALS THE VERY JET BLACK SIDE. THERE ARE NO MARKS WHATSOEVER EVEN AROUND BLACK BACKGROUND IS VERY CLEAR AND SHARP.  THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS JUST 2-3 SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE WHERE THE ORIGINAL OWNER PLACED THE LP ONTO THE TURNTABLE THE FEW TIMES SINCE 1971, MAKING THIS A 37 YEAR OLD ALBUM

THE VINYL

ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE GLOSSY BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL. REMOVING IT FROM THE SLEEVE AND GENTLY AND CAREFULLY EXAMINING THE DISC REVEALS A NEAR SPOTLESS SURFACE. A COUPLE OF BARELY VISIBLE AND VERY WISPY HANDLING LINES CAN BE SPOTTED AT CERTAIN ANGLES. THIS VINYL APPEARS EXACTLY HOW A NEW VINYL WOULD HAVE LOOKED BACK IN 1971 WHEN THIS DISC WAS ORIGINALLY PRESSED. ETCHED INTO THE RUN OFF WAX ARE THE DIGITS THAT IDENTIFY THIS ALBUM AS A FIRST PRESS. NAMELY THE CATALOGUE NUMBER 6360 0501-Y1 / 2-Y1. THE HIGH GLOSS AND MARK FREE DISC IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THE CLEANEST I HAVE EVER SEEN. EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO A SPOTLIGHT (WHICH ARGUABLY ISN'T REALLY A TRUE REFLECTION OF HOW GOOD A VINYL IS, AS THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING TO SEE THIS WAY) THE VINYL DISPLAYS NO MORE THAN A FEW RIDICULOUSLY WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I HAVE INCLUDED 4 SHORT EXAMPLES OF JUST HOW GREAT THIS RECORD SOUNDS. PLEASE CLICK ON THE MEDIA PLAYER BELOW TO HEAR THEM. I ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT THE INTRODUCTION (RUN IN GROOVE) IS A REALLY GOOD REFLECTION OF THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE DISC. SO I HAVE STARTED THE RECORDING FROM THE RUN IN GROOVE, HENCE A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS. HOWEVER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLEARLY HEAR WHAT THAT RUN IN SOUNDS LIKE, WHETHER IT HAS ANY NOISE ETC. BOTH OPENING TRACKS INCLUDING THE SLOW AND ALMOST SILENT ORCHID ARE ABLE TO BE HEARD AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES, ONE FRM EACH SIDE F THE ALBUM AND SOME OF THE FOLLOWING TRACK. THE SILENCE YOU HEAR IN THE DEAD WAX IS EXACTLY HOW THE VINYL SOUNDS WHEN BEING PLAYED

THE RUN IN IS SILENT, AND AS THE RECORD STARTS TO PLAY "SWEET LEAF" IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMETHING SPECIAL. THE FIRST THING THAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE. ALMOST POINTLESS STATING THIS IN LIGHT OF HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS HAD WAS DONE WITH A GOOD QUALITY STYLUS AND NOT ONE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GROOVE SUCH AS A WORN, CHIPPED STYLUS, OR INDEED ONE THAT WAS TRACKING TOO HEAVILY.

EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE, EVEN THE VERY VULNERABLE EMBRYO HAS NOTHING BUT A COUPLE OF SPOTS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC, AND A COUPE OF VERY LIGHT TINY LITTLE POPS HERE AND THERE , AND EACH LINKING GROOVE IS AS SILENT AS THE RUN IN THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD BY NOW. EVEN THE RUN OUT WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS NOISE ON MOST ALBUMS IS AS CLEAR AS A BELL.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT PLUS

THE FIRST THING YOU WILL NOTICE FROM THE PICTURES IS THAT THE LAMINATE IS VERY GLOSSY, ALMOST MIRROR LIKE I WOULD SAY. THIS IS A VERY HARD BOX/SLEEVE TO GET IN COLLECTIBLE CONDITION BECAUSE MOST HAVE BEEN SQUASHED FLAT. AT SOME POINT IN TIME THE PREVIOUS OWNER PLACED A STIFF PIECE OF CARD INSIDE THE BOX TO KEEP ALL OF THE EDGES SQUARE AND TO STOP IT FROM FLATTENING.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY CLEAN AND THE ONLY FLAW TO THE SURFACE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY LAMINATE LINES ON EITHER SIDE NEAR THE SPINE. UNUSUALLY THERE IS NO LAMINATE LIFT ON THE SIDES EITHER.BOTH SPINES ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AGAIN JUST A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT LAMINATE LINES.  THE OPENING FLAP WHICH USUALLY GETS VERY WORD, TORN OR WORSE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AGAIN JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT LAMINATE LINES. FINALLY THE REAR SURFACE IS AS GLOSSY AS THE FRONT . THERE IS ONE SMALL SECTION OF LAMINATE LIFT ON THE RIGHT EDGE BUT THAT IS THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR

THE ORIGINAL POSTER IS INCLUDED AND IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THE REA WHITE SURFACE HAS SOME AGING BUT THE FRONT IS IMMACULATE. THE ORIGINAL AND I DO MEAN ORIGINAL MATCHED POLY LINED SWIRL INNER SLEEVE IS PRESENT AND PLACED CAREFULLY INSIDE THE SLEEVEM AND IS IN TOP CONDITION

THE RECORD HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE, THE ORIGINAL IS INCLUDED AND LEFT INSIDE THE SLEEVE. THE LP WILL BE SENT VERY CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND I WILL PLACE THE LP OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION. YOUR NEW PURCHASE WILL ALSO COME HOUSED IN A NEW STIFF PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY