1ST RELEASE BLACK SABBATH "MASTER OF REALITY" - ORIG POSTER & GREAT JACKET

$

110

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ..............................................
RARE COLLECTOR ITEM - here is the 2nd (corrected label) version of BLACK SABBATH'S CLASSIC 3rd ALBUM 1972'S "MASTER OF REALITY".

SPECIFICS:

• LP PLAYS EXC OVERALL (SEE DETAILS BELOW - TRACK BY TRACK EVALUATION)
  
• JACKET IS NEAR MINT WITH ORIG INNER SLEEVE
• POSTER IS "DEAD" MINT PERFECT
  

IF YOU'RE GROWN TIRED OF BEING JERKED AROUND BY SELLERS USING NEBULOUS DESCRIPTIONS AND WHO HOPE YOU'LL GIVE THEM A PASS WHEN YOU FIND THE ALBUM ISN'T WHAT THEY PURPORTED IT TO BE, THEN YOU'RE FINALLY IN THE RIGHT PLACE...........

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BOUGHT AN ALBUM BASED ON THE SELLER DESCRIBING IT AS "LOOKS CLEAN" AND "SHOULD PLAY WELL" ONLY TO FIND THAT IT IS RIDDLED WITH SCRATCHES THAT CAUSE POPS AND CLICKS THAT CAN'T BE CLEANED AWAY?  HOW ABOUT "PLAYS GOOD" ONLY TO FIND IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE PLAYED IT A 100 TIMES OR MORE WITH ONE OF THOSE KIDDIE TURNTABLES?  HOW ABOUT "NO SCRATCHES" TO FIND IT HAS SEVERAL AND A BAD ONE OR TWO TO BOOT?  I REJECTED THE LAST 4 COPIES OF THIS ALBUM I BOUGHT BASED ON DESCRIPTIONS LIKE THOSE ABOVE!!!

I take VINTAGE vinyl collecting and selling very seriously -  I TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN OFFERING & SELLING QUALITY SOUNDING ALBUMS THAT WILL BE ENJOYED - NOT TOLERATED (my feedback proves it).  Accordingly, I believe you should know exactly what you're buying before you put money down - that's why I go the the lengths I do to detail how an album plays and sounds.   When you purchase an album from me. you can do so in confidence - you know exactly what to expect and what you are buying, no guessing or hoping you got lucky with your purchase - that's no way to buy an album. 

HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT WHEN YOU BUY FROM ME:

1) YOU CAN REST ASSURED YOU ARE BUYING A QUALITY PLAYING ALBUM - YOU ARE NOT BUYING A REJECT FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION (I DO NOT SELL REJECTS)
2)  I SEARCH AND BUY RECORDS FOR THEIR ULTIMATE RESALE - ONLY THE BEST SOUNDING OR VALUABLE RARE COLLECTOR LPs MAKE IT FOR SALE HERE ON EBAY
3)  I CLEAN EACH ALBUM TO REMOVE THE DUST AND DIRT FROM THE GROOVES THAT CAUSES THE ANNOYING HISS AND CRACKLE YOU NORMALLY HEAR WHEN PLAYING A DECADES OLD LP.
4)  I DO NOT ASSUME A RECORD PLAYS WELL BASED ON VISUAL INSPECTION - I THOROUGHLY PLAYTEST EACH ALBUM SEVERAL TIMES TO IDENTIFY ANY DEFECTS IN THE SOUNDSTAGE OR PLAY QUALITY AND DOCUMENT THOSE SO YOU'LL KNOW IF THERE ARE POPS/TICKS OR SURFACE NOISE ISSUES WITH THE ALBUM.


RARE COLLECTOR ITEM - here is the 2nd (corrected label) version OF BLACK SABBATH'S CLASSIC 3rd ALBUM 1972'S "MASTER OF REALITY".  The 1st version had the LP'S LABEL's TITLED (MISTITLED) "MASTERS OF REALITY" INSTEAD OF "MASTER OF REALITY" with additional track listings. 

ORIGINAL VINTAGE POSTER IS DEAD MINT - PERFECT IN ALL REGARDS - NO PIN HOLES, RIPS/TEARS OR TAPE RESIDUE ON IT.

JACKET IS A REAL STUNNER - HARD TO GET ONE IN THIS FINE OF SHAPE - AS CLOSE TO A MINT EXAMPLE AS YOU ARE LIKELY TO FIND - CERTAINLY THE NICEST ONE I'VE HAD MY HANDS ON (AND I'VE HAD DOZENS).  NO SCUFFS - SLIGHTEST HINT OF AN ALBUM IMPRESSION (NEED TO VIEW FROM ANGLE TO SEE), EXCELLENT HIGH GLOSS AND VERY HEAVILY EMBOSSED HIGH RELIEF LETTERING.  VERY MINOR TO NO EDGE WEAR ON THIS BEAUTY.

COLLECTORS KNOW THIS ALBUM IS AN EXTREMELY HARD ONE TO FIND IN GOOD SHAPE (AUDIO WISE) - THE MAJORITY HAVE BEEN PLAY HARD AND EITHER HAVE SERIOUS SCRATCHES CAUSING REPEATED POPS AND TICKS AND/OR  SUFFER FROM ANNOYING SURFACE NOISE (HISS & CRACKLE).

IN MY CONSERVATIVE OPINION, THE VINYL PLAYS EXC OVERALL. IT WOULD PLAY CLOSE TO AUDIOPHILE QUALITY IF NOT FOR PRESENCE OF A SCRATCH PRESENT ON ONE TRACK (SOLITUDE) THAT CAUSES REPEATED POPS/TICKS. 

THE VINYL HAS BEEN CLEANED TO INSURE YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE & ENJOYMENT.  YOU WOULD BE ASTONISHED AT THE BEFORE AND AFTER AUDIO QUALITY.  WHEN I FIRST POPPED THIS ON MY TURNTABLE TO GIVE A LISTEN, IT SOUNDED ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE - THE HISS AND CRACKLE WAS ALMOST OVERWHELMING - 6 OR 7 ON A SCALE OF 10.  MOST PEOPLE WOULD HAVE REJECTED IT AT THE OUTSET BUT AFTER A THOROUGH CLEANING THE SURFACE NOISE HAS BEEN VIRTUALLY ELIMINATED FROM THIS AND IT NOW OFFERS A QUALITY AUDIO LISTENING EXPERIENCE.

• THE GOOD:  SOUNDSTAGE IS VERY GOOD WITH MINIMAL SURFACE HISS/CRACKLE WHERE PRESENT - MOSTLY AT BEGINNING ON BOTH SIDES.  THE RUN OUT/LEAD INS TO ALL BUT 1ST TRACKS ON EITHER SIDE ARE ALMOST DEVOID OF ANY SURFACE DISTRACTION (HISS/CRACKLE).  ALL BUT ONE TRACK PLAYS IN THE EXC RANGE.
  

• THE (not so) BAD:  A SCRATCH ON SIDE 2 TRACK "SOLITUDE" CAUSES REPEATED POPS AND CLICKS TO BE HEARD HALF WAY INTO THE SONG.

THE DETAILS ON PLAY QUALITY ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Side 1: Overall plays EXC++ - about as good as they come

Sweet Leaf: (EXC+) run in has some minor surface noise (2-3 on scale of 10) but once music begins the track plays excellent, finishes quiet as run in to After Forever
After Forever:  (EXC+++) perfect silent soundstage on run in before music begins, heard one pop otherwise plays perfectly

Embryo:  (EXC++) silent soundstage on lead in, plays perfect, no hiss/crackle or pops/ticks.  Finishes perfect as it melds into Children of the Grave

Children of the Grave: (EXC++) starts out perfect and plays exceptionally well throughout, finishes nicely at very end with just a very very minor hint of surface noise at conclusion - howling wind (almost too minor too mention).

Side 2: Overall plays EXC except for one track (Solitude) so make VG+++
 Orchid:  (EXC+) run in has some audible surface noise (3 to 4 on scale of 10).  Plays mostly very good with limited surface/background noise (hiss/crackle) but suffers from a few random and mostly minor pops and ticks dispersed throughout - not too annoying but there.  Concludes in near perfect silence as it leads into next track.

Lord of this World: (EXC+++) perfect silence on run in.  Plays excellent throughout, no pops or ticks heard.  Finishes perfectly into next track almost silent soundstage going into Solitude.

Solitude:  (VG-) starts out pretty good with very quiet soundstage with virtually no background noise.  Plays well for first 2 minutes - with only a couple of random pops.  A scratch at about half thru song causes repeated pops/clicks to be heard (5 to 6 on scale of 10) for the remainder of song dissipating as it progresses to the end.   I'd call it annoying.  By the end of track (last 45 secs) it plays fairly well with some minor surface noise that does not drown out the sound of the tinkling triangles.

Into the Void: (EXC+) starts with some very minor surface noise - not so much hiss/crackle but a couple minor pops/ticks then plays very well throughout - no pops or ticks. 

OVERALL THIS IS AN EXTREMELY NICE ALL AROUND EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC SABBATH ALBUM THAT IS HARD TO FIND IN GOOD SHAPE (AUDIO WISE) NOT TO MENTION WITH A GREAT LOOKING JACKET AND ORIGINAL MINT POSTER.  A TRUE COLLECTOR'S ITEM.