Black Sabbath We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll UK Dbl LP 1973 NEMS LP Ex

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The Roland Rennie Collection

Coming up for the foreseeable future, is a record collection that is quite unique. It is the personal collection of the late great Mr. Roland Rennie who was the managing director at Polydor records in the UK during the 1960's and 1970's. There are some unique records, including 7 inch singles and LP's, along with Acetates, Demo's/Promo's and Factory sample records. Most are very early issues, if not the first to be produced. All of the main Polydor artists are present, including international and UK labels connected to Polydor.

In 1950, a young man named Roland Rennie joined EMI records in Hayes, Middlesex, UK. Roland quickly grew with the company and saw its success mushroom manyfold during the late 1950's and early 1960's.

During his 12 years at EMI, he held many positions and eventually became the right hand man to EMI managing director, L.G. Wood in 1959, and was closely involved with major affiliation switches by major American firms. He oversaw the changes from British Decca to EMI and of Liberty and United records. His experience would put him in the top 6 of most knowledgeable executives in the industry at that time.

In 1962, Roland was a member of the team reponsible for the conception of the 'Stateside' label, which became the outlet in the UK and many other countries for: Scepter, Vee Jay, Diamond, Swan, Laurie; and a dozen other U.S. ensigns.

In addition, under instruction from Sir George Martin, Roland was also the person responsible for The Beatles' entrance onto the American stage, and was directly involved in negotations for them to appear on the Ed Sullivan show for the first time.

In 1965, he left EMI to take up the position of managing director at Polydor records in the UK, and directly oversaw the signings to the label of: The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Bee Gees, Sonny & Cher, Wilson Pickett, Ben E King, Otis Redding, The Drifters, Joe Tex, Patti and her Belles, Don Covay, Barbara Lewis and Soloman Burke, to name but a few.

References

7th September 1963 edition of 'Billboard' magazine, page 34

26th March 1966 edition of 'Billboard' magazine, page 34.

On offer today, a very good plus copy of Black Sabbath's compilation album UK LP from 1973 titled"We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll" on the black and silver NEMS label.

Catalogue number: 9299 740

SIDE 1: Matrix / Run-out: 9299740 1Y//1 420 13 12 7

Side 2: Matrix / Run-out: 9299740 2Y//1 420 03 11 8

Side 3: Matrix/ Run-out: 9299741 1Y//1 420 03  11 10

Side 4: Matrix/ Run-out: 9299741 2Y//1 420 03  11 5

Side 1 condition:

Side 1 plays through beautifully with no jumps or sticks or load pops. There is some light background noise here and there, especially during quieter sections, but the quality of the vinyl still remains generally free of background noise. 8/10.

The surface of the vinyl is very good plus with 2 or 3 light hairlines on the surface. The shine of the vinyl is exceptional with no dirt or greasy marks. 8/10

The label on side 1 is in excellent condition, 8/10, there is a little discolouration but no fading to the background. There are no obvious spider trails around the centre hole. The text is excellent with no fading.

Side 2 condition:

Side 2 plays through again beautifully with a little background noise throughout but no sticks or jumps. The transition from each song is excellent. 8.5/10.

The excellent shine and surface of the vinyl on side 2 is better than side 1. There are very few noticeable light lines and it is beautifully clean with no grease marks or dirt. 8/10

The label on side 2 is in very good plus condition 8/10. There is a little discolouration but no fading evident and no spider trails close to the centre hole. The text remains visually strikingly bold with no obvious fading.

Side 3 condition:

Side 3 plays through beautifully with no jumps or sticks or load pops. There is some light background noise here and there, especially during quieter sections, but the quality of the vinyl still remains generally free of background noise. 8/10.

The surface of the vinyl is very good plus with 2 or 3 light hairlines on the surface. The shine of the vinyl is exceptional with no dirt or greasy marks. 8/10

The label on side 3 is in excellent condition, 8/10, there is a little discolouration but no fading to the background. There are no obvious spider trails around the centre hole. The text is excellent with no fading.

Side 4 condition:

Side 4 plays through beautifully with no jumps or sticks or load pops. There is some light background noise here and there, especially during quieter sections, but the quality of the vinyl still remains generally free of background noise. 8/10.

The surface of the vinyl is very good plus with 2 or 3 light hairlines on the surface. The shine of the vinyl is exceptional with no dirt or greasy marks. 8/10

The label on side 4 is in excellent condition, 8/10, there is a little discolouration but no fading to the background. There are no obvious spider trails around the centre hole. The text is excellent with no fading.

The inner sleeves are in excellent condition with very little discolouration, no tears, no seam splits and light creasing only.  9/10.

The outer sleeve is in very good plus condition overall with no splits and no tears. The front panel has a little bit of surface wear here and there, but it is in nice shape. The is also in good shape with a bit of light fading and a little bit of corner wear. The inside gatefold  has no tears or missing pages and discolouration is minimal. The rear again has a little bit of surface wear and light fading in places, but overall very pleasing to the eye. 8/10.

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