BLACK SABBATH 1ST 1970 UK LP ‘PHILIPS’ VERTIGO NM/NM

	£		399
	$		529

BLACK SABBATH - 'BLACK SABBATH' (Debut 1st UK 1970 Album) - Vertigo 'Swirl' VO 6 !!!

 ORIGINAL VERTIGO 1970 UK (SWIRL) VERY 1st PRESS MATRIX ENDINGS #1 #1 (1Y1/2Y1)

ONLY THE VERY 1ST PRESS HAS ‘A PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT’ AT THE BOTTOM OF LABEL

Rarest Misspelling of OZZY OSBOURNE Name inside Gatefold on the Black Cross Credit as ‘OSSIE OSBORNE – VOCALS, HARMONICA'

Original UK VERY 1st Issue Gatefold with a Black inside opening and features “Warning – Copyright subsists in all Vertigo recordings....”

***** Vinyl is STUNNING and Looks UNPLAYED in MINT Investment Condition!!! ***** 

                                           ***** Near MINT Perfect on the TOP Audio Performance Playback *****

*****Archive Copy You Will Never Need To Upgrade!!! *****

A Beautiful NEAR MINT and Incredibly Rare Very 1st Press Vinyl with ‘PHILIPS’ Credit on label in this Exceptional Unmarked Amazing and Unbelievable condition for 41 years of age - Closely followed with the Original Matt Gatefold Cover Sleeve with wrong misspelling ‘OSSIE OSBORNE’ Credit - Designed and photographed by Marcus Keef and the very Original Vertigo 'Swirl' Inner Sleeve with Date 1070 (October 1970) text on the bottom - Both are also Near MINT – Absolutely Stunning and virtually Flawless Perfect condition!!! - Just so scarce these days and virtually Impossible to find a Copy of this Iconic Black Sabbath Album in this NEAR PERFECT Condition Usually found to be in a terrible condition and have been Trashed and played to near Death & Destruction at wild parties etc in the early 70s  With the Cover sleeve usually found to be torn, worn, written on and grubby looking - Your probably thinking will I ever find that elusive Holy Grail copy where the Cover sleeve is half decent and Vinyl surfaces still look playable without any major audio distortion problems - Well You Have NOW!!!

All parts of this Rare Album have been Extremely well Preserved and Just Superb & Pristine in virtual MINT Condition - Looks Visually Untouched and Un-played - You will not be Disappointed!!! - So now here is your chance to own a Very 1st Pressing of one of the rarest pieces of Black Sabbath history!!!

VERY 1st Matrix Stamper No’s: Side 1: VO 6  1Y * 1   420  1 2 1  

                                           Side 2: VO 6  2Y * 1   420  1 2 4

 All of my records that I'm selling are from my own Personal Collection that I have collected and cherished for over 45 years and which have been generally kept and looked after to the highest standard. All Records that I do offer will have NO Warps,Jumps,sticks,writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated in descriptions.

ARTIST: BLACK SABBATH'

TITLE:  BLACK SABBATH (Debut 1st LP)

YEAR: 1970

CAT NO: VO 6  (847 903 VTY)

LABEL & COLOUR VERTIGO BLACK & WHITE 'SWIRL'

COUNTRY: UK

MATRIX No’s: VERY 1ST PRESSING (VO 6 1Y * 1 & VO 6 2Y * 1  

Vinyl Condition: Nr. MINT (Looks Unplayed!)The Vinyl on both playing surfaces appear totally as 'New' in strong daylight both sides are Stunning and virtually Flawless and visually vinyl looks UNPLAYED and are completely free from any bad surface marks or wear/blemishes looks totally UNMARKED on even closer examination under a strong tilted light and to be even more critical - It's very hard to find or detect any type of marks at all I can just about see one small near invisible hairline and then reveals nothing more than some insignificant and very few and very feint mild wispy inner sleeve removal traces that absolutely doesn’t effect the virtually Perfect Audio Playback - The vinyl still retains its original factory pressed look with jet black shiny gloss sheen and lustre - It would be virtually impossible to find vinyl that will even come close let alone better this one!!!  

AUDIO PLAYBACK ASSESSMENT:  Mint-  This Vinyl visually looks like it's never been played and appears to be a  Mint looking Copy -  The Audio playback when played was  1st class and absolutely SENSATIONAL and Unbelievable for 41 years old   - Being uninterrupted with No other bad audible distortion or faults plays crystal clear  from start to finish with dynamic STEREO quality and performance with only maybe the very lightest of static to be heard occasionally during the very quieter elements of audio playback if at all - But without any doubt this has to be truly one of the best your likely to ever hear on a turntable or find of this very Rare collectable that’s in this amazing supreme condition!!!    

Labels Condition: Nr. MINT  Looks Unplayed Maybe 3-5 times - Labels being the Vertigo Black & White Large Spiral 'swirl' labels with the Rare ‘A PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT’ word text that is positioned at the bottom of label on a clean white background which looks Superb and Unmarked apart from some very light traces of black typeface smudges on both sides of labels which has always been there from the 1st day of Album being issued (This is quite a common occurrence and was obviously done during production on the factory printing press’s at time of release) I have seen this several times over the years on other Vertigo labels issues for around 70s era and this absolutely doesn’t interfere with any of the written text on the labels and is still showing very clear bold and legible text and still looks near perfect (see photo scans) -Looks Hardly touched and it's only evident under angled bright light of a few very faint spindle trace marks that are showing near the spindle hole with No wear around the spindle hole which still looks barely touched and its very evident that when it was ever played on that odd occasion it was done so very carefully

Cover Condition: EX+ to Nr.MINT  An Original 1st press Marcus Keef Unlaminated Matt Gatefold sleeve cover - This superb Cover is just exceptional and Amazing example showing all its original Bold and Vibrant colours like its near on 'Perfect' - That's totally intact with razor sharp straight edges and excellent pointed corners - The cover looks to be virtually Unmarked - Flat crisp and incredibly clean and showing all its original bold written text on the ‘Cross’ Inside of the gatefold cover that looks virtually near Mint - The only blemishes if being ultra critical that I can find is a little mild edge and corner scuff wear in one or two small places and I do mean light! Is not that noticeable (this doesn't in anyway detract from the overall exceptional stunning condition of cover) 

Spine Condition: Nr. MINT The spine is clean intact and near perfect - Matt unlaminated with all written text still showing to be bold clear legible and perfectly worded with just a little mild storage rub at top & bottom of spine end  

Inner Sleeve: Nr. MINT The original Vertigo 'Swirl' White & Black polylined Record company sleeve is in immaculate and looks Superb in an original very clean intact condition and shows no evidence of any real handling wear over its lifetime - Absolutely NO Tears,Splits,Ink Writting,Stickers or other Blemishes apart from a little yellow aging tinges around the white edges

 The overall Brilliant Pristine condition of this Album is mainly due to the superb dry storage conditions and thick plastic cover protection on this LP Record over it's Lifetime!!!

Thanks for Looking and Happy Bidding!!!

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I'm currently sorting through some of my other Rarer vinyl records that have been played only a few times which are mainly UK 1st  PRESSINGS - Which are all in Excellent to Mint Condition - Mainly due to Covers/Vinyl have been kept in plastic covers and Stored in a Cupboard for all of their Life Span and this is one of them

Track List:

1. Sympathy For The Devil
2. No Expectations
3. Dear Doctor
4. Parachute Woman
5. Jig-Saw Puzzle
6. Street Fighting Man
7. Prodigal Son
8. Stray Cat Blues
9. Factory Girl
10. Salt Of The Earth 

 I will Grade LP to RECORD COLLECTORS 'RARE RECORDS' UK    Grading System Guide

This will give any interested bidders a good indication of the quality and overall  standard of my LPs 

Record Collector's Grading System:

MINT: The Record is in Brand New Condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The Cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet,booklet or poster are in Perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be MINT.  

EXCELLENT: The Record shows some signs of having been played,but there is very little lessing in sound quality. The Cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or Creasing.

VERY GOOD: The Record has obviously been played many times,but displays no major deterioration in sound quality,despite noticable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the Cover or extra items, without any major defects is acceptable.

        If there are any questions you would like to ask that I may not have covered Please email

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Album Covers will be separated from vinyl in there inner sleeves and will be Protected in new high quality Polylined inner sleeves and thick Plastic Covers over the Album Cover - Bubble Wrapped - Packed Securely in the Highest  Quality Cardboard Record Box Mailers - With Fragile/Handle With Care Labels Stuck on to Help Prevent Any Damage - I Have Never Had Any Buyers Complain of Damage to any of my Records on Arrival so far - This can be proven on any of my Record Sales to date at any time by checking my 100% Positive Feedback!!! 

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All Winning Bidders Please wait for Payment Invoice to be sent with the correct Postal Charges for Records that exceed £46.00 in Value. Thank you  

I Will Still Endeavour to keep my Postal Charges for all Buyers down to the Bare Minium 

My Postal Charges for the U K, Europe and Rest of World (USA, Australia, Japan etc) are one of the Cheapest on Ebay for despatch of Vinyl LPs - Ensuring that all LP's are Packed to the very highest Standards in the Best Quality Toughened Cardboard Boxes that Exist and always arrive to destination in one piece. (I don't use these flimsy thin cardboard mailers that generally arrive falling apart)  I will always obtain proof of posting but cannot be held responsible for any postal systems around the world that may go and lose any of the parcels. However, I will always aim to resolve any problems to the satisfaction of all parties. I do not believe in taking Liberties with postal Charges for any potential buyers as some Sellers seem to do (See Below for New Price Guide).  

POSTAGE: UK Royal Mail 1st Class £2.99 (Double LP's £3.50) / EUROPE £3.99 / REST OF WORLD £6.49 

ADDITIONAL LP's: UK £1.50 / EUROPE £2.00 / REST OF WORLD £3.00 

UK BUYERS PLEASE  NOTE: IF THE FINAL WINNING BID FROM A BUYER ON A RARER LP RECORD EXCEEDS £46 THEN AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR RECORDED DELIVERY SIGNED FOR PACKAGE OF £1.00 WILL BE ADDED TO PAYMENT INVOICE - I WILL ALWAYS OBTAIN PROOF OF POSTING BUT I CAN'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR POSTAL LOSS  OR DAMAGE OF PACKAGE DURING TRANSIT.

INTERNATIONAL/OVERSEAS BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: IF THE FINAL WINNING BID FROM A BUYER ON A RARER LP RECORD EXCEEDS £46 THEN AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR 'INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR PACKAGE' DELIVERY OF £4.95 WILL BE ADDED TO PAYMENT INVOICE -  I WILL ALWAYS OBTAIN PROOF OF POSTING BUT I CAN'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY POSTAL SYSTEMS AROUND THE WORLD FOR POSTAL LOSS OR DAMAGE OF PACKAGE DURING TRANSIT   

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EUROPE

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REST OF WORLD

1st Class Airmail  USA,Australia, Japan,etc

1 x LP

£2.99

1 x LP

£3.99

1 x LP

£6.49

2 x LP

£3.50

2 x LP

£5.99

2 x LP

£9.49