*RARE 1970 UK 1ST PRESS* BLACK SABBATH PARANOID LP VERTIGO JIM SIMPSON BIG BEAR
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BILLINGHAMMACHINEBOY .
UK RECORD COLLECTOR GRADINGS USED.SLIDING SCALE OF MINT/NEAR MINT/EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD/GOOD/POOR/BAD. (+ / - USED TO SWAY THE GRADINGS)
ARTIST: BLACK SABBATH
TITLE:PARANOID
LABEL: VERTIGO
CAT NO: 6360 011
FORMAT: 12 INCH LP VINYL RECORD
YEAR OF MANUFACTURE:1970
COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE: ENGLAND
MATRIX INFORMATION: SIDE 1 6360011 1Y1 420 1 2 5
SIDE 2 636011 2Y 1 420 1 1 1
CONDITION OF RECORD:(VISUAL GRADE ) SIDE ONE .DECENT GLOSS. ULTRA LIGHT HAIRLINES THROUGHOUT.(NOTHING FEELABLE) ON THE WHOLE THESE HAIRLINES ARE SMALL BUT THERE IS ONE THAT IS ABOUT 8 INCHES LONG. IT ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT AFFECT PLAY.GRADES VG+.
SIDE 2: (VISUAL) DECENT GLOSS . LIGHT HAIRLINES PRESENT THROUGHOUT (NOTHING FEELABLE OR OF ANY SIGNIFICANCE ) SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN THE A SIDE. GRADES VG+
PLAYGRADE: I HAVE PLAYED BOTH SIDES OF THIS RECORD IN IT'S ENTIRETY FROM START TO FINISH.. OVERALL, PLAYS PRETTY WELL BUT THERE IS SLIGHT SURFACE NOISE TO BE HEARD IN THE QUIETEST SECTIONS (OF WHICH THERE ARE FEW! ) . SLIGHT SURFACE NOISE CAN BE HEARD ON TRACK 3 OF SIDE 1 . NO CLICKS CAN BE HEARD ON THIS SIDE. TRACK 2 ON SIDE 2 ALSO HAS SLIGHT SURFACE NOISE IN THE QUIETEST SECTIONS. ( 2 LIGHT CLICKS CAN BE HEARD ON THIS TRACK AS WELL) OTHERWISE PLAYS VERY WELL. NO SKIPS. HEAVY CLICKS OR DISTORTION. I HAVE PLAYED THIS LP ON A CHEAP AND NASTY TURNTABLE AND BETTER QUALITY AUDIO WILL BE HEARD FROM A BETTER TURNTABLE/SYSTEM. GRADES EX-/EX.
SLEEVE: 1ST PRESS MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. ALL EDGES ARE SOLID AND STRAIGHT . TINY HINT OF RINGWEAR. .SOME 'THUMBNAIL' CREASES CAN BE SEEN ON THE FRONT AND REAR PANELS. ALL LETTERING ON THE SPINE IS CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. INSIDE OF GATEFOLD HAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF WRITING (SEE PICTURES) OTHERWISE NICE AND CLEAN (THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD IS OFTEN FOUND IN GRUBBY CONDITION. BUT NOT THIS ONE!). . NO EDGE WEAR. GATEFOLD IS PERFECTLY FLAT.OVERALL,PRETTY GOOD CONDITION. GRADES VG+/EX-
LABELS:NUMEROUS SPINDLE MARKS CAN BE SEEN WHEN RECORD IS TILTED AT AN ANGLE. GRADES EX-
INNER SLEEVE : ORIGINAL VERIGO SLEEVE IS IN VG+ CONDITION .DATE CODED 1/04/70
COMMENT: RARE TRUE 1ST PRESS WITH JIM SIMPSON/BIG BEAR CREDITS. (LATER PRESSINGS DID NOT HAVE THE JIM SIMPSON/BIG BEAR CREDIT) MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE (LATER ONES WERE LAMINATED) RECORD PLAYS VERY WELL BUT HAS HAIRLINES THROUGHOUT (NOTHING FEELABLE) . NOT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. BUT GRADES AROUND VG+ FOR VISUAL GRADE.A BRILLIANT ,MASSIVELY INFLUENTIAL AND LANDMARK RECORD, PARANOID HAS IT'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF RELEASE NEXT YEAR.
PLEASE SEE ALL PICTURES THAT I HAVE TAKEN OF THIS ITEM.
POSTAGE FROM SURREY,UK
UK:£2.99 (1ST CLASS SIGNED FOR DELIVERY)
REST OF WORLD: £17.99 ( TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR DELIVERY)
I WILL POST THIS ITEM OUT THE DAY AFTER I RECEIVE PAYMENT. IT WILL BE WELL PACKAGED AND STIFFENERS WILL BE USED. RECORD WILL BE SEPARATED FROM IT'S SLEEVE AND PLACED IN AN OUTER POLYTHENE SLEEVE TO PREVENT SPLITS .PROOF OF POSTAGE WILL BE KEPT.
NO QUIBBLE FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE IF NOT SATISFIED IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM.
THANKS
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