Black Sabbath - Paranoid 1970 Warner Bros. lp 1st US Press Gatefold Heavy Metal

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Welcome to our Spring 2026 Rock / Psych / Country / SSW / Electronic & Ambient sale, a curated selection featuring Psych Rock, Garage Rock, Metal, the funkier side of Rock with open drum breaks, Country Rock / Outlaw country, classic rock all originals, no reissues! WE COMBINE SHIPPING! :)
Approximately 115 lp's, all originals (no reissues!), many have soundclips, which are from the actual record!  **Note, all soundclips are checked and working, last auction's issue resolved :)

This week features a really nice curated slab of rare, original Rock / Country / AOR SSW oriented lps from rare private presses like the 1982 Damascus Road "I Am A Light" lp, the extremely rare top shelf tax scam grail Jason - S/T 1977 on Manilla, original classics like the first US 1971 Black Sabbath - "Paranoid", the incredible 1972 Kama Sutra Dust - "Hard Attack", a rare promo 1971 copy on Kapp of "Budgie" (the debut album!), a completely unknown rare SSW / Folk lp by John K. O'Brien "Disarming Charms" 1984 (from Portland, OR, only 50 were made!), Frank Zappa "Hot Rats" & "Waka/Jawaka", Neu! the 1978 Brain release x2 lp of their first two albums(!), Leonard Cohen, Warren Zevon, The Eagles 1st press "Hotel California", Michael Sterns, Nik Pascal, Ananda Shankar, Michaels & Hack - "Back To Back" -(extremely rare 1977 private press Psych utilizing drum machines!), the rare as hen's teeth 1st press "Bandolero" 1970 psych grail, Captain Beyond, Terry Reid, Michael Garrison, Jordan De La Sierra, Edgar Froese, Craig Leon's rare 1982 private press lp "Visiting" follow up to "Nommos" Sandy Bull, Redbone "Wovoka" 1973 original 1st press lp and so much more :) 

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* After this week's auction, (In no particular order) we have in the auction pipeline:
A major Modern soul/Gospel Boogie/AOR lp's
A "golden era" late 70's - early 70's funk/soul lp's
A Random Rap GFunk Indie R&B, Rare Hip-Hop, Neo-Soul, New Jack Swing CD's & Tapes
A Part 4 "Giant Jazz" sale lp's
A funk/soul/boogie 7" 45rpm's
*^(Each are loaded with some of the rarest, high end stuff, plenty that haven't shown up in years, unknown mind-blowers, Grail Pieces, like always, all original editions!)
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Soundclip info: A4 "Iron Man"  
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Media Grade:  VG (visually has light sleeve scuffs, light storage marks under bright light, high-gloss, my own personal player copy, plays incredible front to back, solid VG+ to EX, very conservative grade, peep the soundclip!) 
Sleeve Grade:  VG (structurally solid/intact, lower left hand corner has rubbing, the prevalent ringwear/rubwear is what brought it down from VG+, inner gatefold is quite sharp, a solid copy, definitely used, but not thrashed or maimed, see photos!)
Year / Label / Catalogue #:   1970  /  Warner Bros.  /  WS 1887 (stereo, very 1st US press, no "Luke's Wall" or "Jack The Stripper" on interior gatefold tracklist, but is present on labels *See Photos*, first stampers, first labels, first logos, meticulously verified)
Brief Comments: So, I understand according to Discogs, the US press first hit stores January 7th, 1971, which I'm not in a position to debate, I can say even accepting that premise, a very first press would still have been physically pressed up, manufactured in late 1970, and given that is the year stated in the gatefold, I've decided given it's true first press nature, to go with 1970 instead of 1971 as year of release, if any Black Sabbath super fan / collector can educate me on the merit or lack thereof for that choice, I'm definitely open to learning more :)
Black Sabbath's "Paranoid", coming right off the heels of their self-titled debut (a killer album, Cypress Hill got me into that one!) launched them from cutting-edge, to cutting edge superstars, the iconic classics like "Iron Man", "War Pigs", of course the title track "Paranoid", their launch into basically inventing heavy metal, building off the incredible gloomy doom hard rock blues of the first, and super-charging it.
 (I can say that I love Metallica's "Master Of Puppets" 1986 lp, I love Budgie's 1970 s/t lp (which is also up, and also produced by Rodger Bain!), the American pioneers "Dust" (we have their sophomore rarity "Hard Attack" 1972 lp up), the heavy metal vibes of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song",  Jimi Hendrix (who I definitely feel plays what we could recognize at least as proto-metal), but my knowledge of the genre as a whole is probably very surface at best in comparison to a lot of heavy metal fans (I have friends, much love, much respect!), and as far as Black Sabbath, I love their first album, I've loved Paranoid (if I didn't have student debt loan....), I love "Master of Reality", and I grew up having watched episodes of the Ozzy Osbourne Show, but that's about the depth of my knowledge of Sabbath as a band (their first 3 I'm very familiar with!), before I proceed with commentary!)
I think Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" is one of the most influential, important albums ever made, I would agree with the consensus that it is a masterpiece, and I can say specifically in regards to this copy, the sonic quality is insane, I have a nice CD copy, and it just doesn't really come close. This was still the prime era of vinyl, and no matter how HQ of a CD, I don't think it'll be the same. They made it knowing, you'd have to take a few seconds, pause a moment to flip it over, from "Iron Man" to "Electric Funeral", just staring at that gatefold, and then the outside, that kind of tactile sense, is built into the experience. (Now I wasn't there, but I've spoken to many who lived in that era): People would roll joints on the covers (or lines of that J.J. Cale, because "Cocaine"), they studied the iconography, passed notes on the inside propped up wobbly chairs/tables, used them as coasters, posters, flung them like frisbees, basically they were a part of life that was there, ubiquitous in society, culture, and then slowly over the next two decades would recede, but they were surviving totems, of memories, fond ones, "I still remember when "Iron Man" started to play for the first time at friend A's party", I like to think the former owner, their friends, circle (I got this back in Portland, OR, so presumably the owner came from there, or California), had great times. I know I've had great times with this record, one time physically bringing the turntable with a close friend, his younger brother, and cousin to their Uncle's house (all huge Sabbath fans, the Uncle never had the vinyl copy of this one, he had later releases, also I think an 8-track back in the day....), and watching it come to life. Hearing some amazing stories, just one example..... It really is Iron Man quality pressed, it plays so great, for the longest time (absent a bright light close inspection) I thought it was a straight EX copy, you'll hear I'm sure, how great this one is, it's one of those albums, a timeless classic, one that is always going to be. It's in that rarified company of Sgt. Pepper's, Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon", Nirvana's "Nevermind", and as much as I love Black Sabbath's first album, it's this one, the sophomore release, that I think will be their most iconic, the songs are so apart / interwoven into the fabric, we absorb them by cultural osmosis. 
It's not the Sotheby's Mint copy, but it is a seriously great keeper copy, one I've been extremely happy to have, of the very first US press, and their is a plenty of life lived, and life to come here, may it go to home where it'll be loved as much as I and any/all former owners have loved it :)
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