BLACK SABBATH 1971 LP MASTER OF REALITY POSTER VERTIGO SWIRL UK 6360 050 VG++
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BLACK SABBATH - 1971 LEGENDARY LP MASTER OF REALITY - VERY FIRST ORIGINAL PRESSING MANUFACTURES IN UK ON VERTIGO SWIRL 6360 050 - GIANT POSTER INCLUDED MAKING IT RARITY CATEGORY R3 - LAMINATED BOXED COVER A BIT FLATTENED BUT STILL SOLID AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL VG++ CONDITION - RECORD IS WELL-PRESERVED WITH SOME HAIR MARKS VG++ - POSTER IS EX- - LABELS VERY CLEAN (SEE PICTURES) - OVERALL PERFECT COLLECTIBLE ITEM - RARITY SCALE R3
SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RELEASE:
Line-up: Geezer Butler, bsgtr/ Toni Iommi, gtr/ Ossie Osborne, voc, harm/ Bill Ward, dr.
Production: Rodger Bain for Tony Hall Enterprises.
Cover-art by Bloomsbury Group.
Photography (poster) by Marcus Keef.
Liner notes: none.
Cover manufactured by Howards Printers.
Recorded at unknown.
Track listing A-side: Sweet Leaf (Black Sabbath)/ After Forever (Toni Iommi)/ Embryo (Toni Iommi)/ Children Of The Grave (Black Sabbath).
Track listing B-side: Orchid (Toni Iommi)/ Lord Of This World (Black Sabbath)/ Solitude (Black Sabbath)/ Into The Void (Black Sabbath).
There is no running time anywhere.
There are no composers credits on the label, they are on the backcover.
The printing year is omitted on the label.
The label of the B-side has reversed colours.
The Vertigo logo on front is purple.
Matrix number A-side:
6360050 1Y//1 ?420 1 1 3
Matrix number B-side:
6360050 2Y//1 ?420 1 1 1
Rarity scale: R3 (complete with poster, otherwise R1)
A leap forward for the Sabbs, no doubt. The interplay is more mature, as After forever will easily prove to you. There is even room for some acoustic guitar! Solitude could almost have been a Jade Warrior outtake. Rumbling train-riffs adorn Children of the grave, an appeal for universal love, housed in dark cloth. On the other hand there are the ominous repetitions of Into the void. It's diversity of sorts, but also a fork in the road: will they fall back on trodden paths or develop an even richer sound? Time will tell...
And another great packaging! The cover is a box that can be opened on top to reveal not only the record, complete with ''negative'' printed B-side label, but a large poster too. The laminated cover has embossed lettering in purple and black on a black background, simple and effective. The backcover holds the lyrics (are these occult dilletantisms coming to a head, or is it philosophical maturity?).
The lettering is the image and yes, that works well, although the scan proved nearly impossible to make.
On the poster the band poses in all shades of brown under large trees, a fabulous shot.
Notes: We have found two different posters included with this release. The more common one is 35 inch high and 24 inch wide. There is also a smaller variation which is printed on thicker paper and much darker of colour. This is 27 inch high and 18 inch high. Anyone who can explain this? There is also a considerable amount of difference in the colour of the purple lettering on the front cover, ranging from dark violet to a much lighter lilac.
This was released in the U.S.A. on Warner Brothers (BS 2562) in 1971, also with a poster.
TO ALL OVERSEAS AND USA BUYERS - ASK FOR SHIPPING RATE TO YOUR REGION BEFORE BIDDING SINCE EBAY SHIPPING RATE CALCULATOR MOST OFTEN GIVES INCORRECT FIGURES
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