MONUMENT - ZIOR BEACON UK Occult Black Sabbath Vertigo NM VINYL

	£		123
	$		162

MONUMENT

The First Monument

 BEACON

BEAS 15

1st UK Press 1971

Machined matrices: A-1 B-1  Also first stampers making this the very earliest possible copy!!

The members of the excellent Zior congregate for a one shot drug and drink fuelled mass, soundtracked by hypnotizing, hammond drenched, catechismic  heavy darkprog which would even send the mighty Black sabbath quaking!! This copy is near perfect and barely (if at all)played.  This vinyl copy is effectively NM!!! Surely the best I have ever come across in the last 30 years or so. Saying that I have only seen it twice before, this is rare with a capital R!! It is indeed very hard to find this gem at all these days let alone in this fabulous condition!!!

This is probably the best condition super scarce vinyl I have listed this year. Its condition is nothing short of awesome. This album was languishing in the bargain bins for years and no one picked it up because of its occult nature. This copy had a bit of tape over the opening to keep the record in. No one took it up at all and as such I think the vinyl never saw the daylight until decades later. Hence it was fully preserved in time warp condition. The cover has two colour fills in a small area where it had been closed all these years.

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in AWESOME condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS AMAZING!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and NOT ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade EX++ to NM!!!!  AWESOME RECORD!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brilliant!!!!    The sleeve has had a piece of tape over the opening and a price sticker. A coloufill over this tiny area near the opening. The cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), NO ringwear, NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight without any feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the inside of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbiness, NO ringwear, NO rubbing AT ALL, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!!  The spine is fully legible. The cover must grade VG!!   BRILLIANT COVER!!!! This fantastic copy was only ever sold in minute quantities and is nowadays a major collectible, try find another one!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

SO HARD TO FIND THIS ALBUM IN THIS FANTASTIC CONDITION . THIS WILL BE AN UPGRADE FOR MOST SERIOUS COLLECTORS. IT IS VERY HARD THESE DAYS TO STILL FIND THIS GEM IN THIS SMASHING CONDITION. IT WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE THIS TURNS UP AGAIN IN THIS SPLENDID CONDITION WITH AGAIN MORE TAKERS THAN EVER BEFORE. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT PIECE.

Zior's debut album got immediate attention when it was released because the band used the same artist that Black sabbath had used on their first album (Keef). The album is a knockout of stunning heavy doom rock with progtastic tinges and is still a favourite of that year. They recorded The First Monument in 1971 which has developed into a true classic of the genre and with the right promotion they would have topped even Black Sabbath in commercial and artistic terms. This is gold edged prog from the topshelf.

Vinyl: EX+ to NM.  Probably  barely played. Audio is A++and this vinyl sounds out of this world, a majestic album that went unnoticed with some of the most creative doom prog ever recorded. Standout performances by the original Zior members. Anyone who loves the likes of Black Sabbath and Caravan will be delighted to hear this quality album. The audio has beautiful separation and there is no background noise. I played this twice in full and thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a crime so few people know about this gem!! I was even tempted to keep this as it will be impossible to find this again, it is indeed megarare now and always has been. Needless to say NO jumps, clicks or ticks. This will be a fantastic upgrade for most long time collectors!!

 Sleeve: VG.  Fantastic looked after sleeve without any major damage.  Beautiful deep unfaded colours. Impossible to find this very scarce album in this well preserved condition. Fully legible spine. Light sticker tear which has been colour filled as mentioned before. A price sticker to the top. No writing, no splits, a hard find now and the only one on Ebay!!

This is a unique investment opportunity!!! The next prog album to go completely through the roof. Finding this album in any condition at all is nearly impossible so late in the day. Get this while you still can. This value of the album is only going to go one way ... up and up ... until it will be totally unavailable at all for a reasonable price.

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This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.