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BLACK SABBATH 1ST VERTIGO SWIRL STUNNING COPY MINT-!

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BLACK SABBATH

"BLACK SABBATH"

AWESOME CONDITION THROUGHOUT - JUST TRY AND FIND A BETTER ONE!

Incredible 'timewarp' condition, just simply unbelievable to find a 40 year old record as good as this. Has been immaculately cared for and stored in a plastic sleeve all its life.

PLAYGRADED: not simply glanced at with a superficial visual grading, fully played and graded throughout (listened to on headphones - the most revealing playgrade method, with no exterior audio distractions)

OUTER GATEFOLD SLEEVE:

Simply incredible condition with barely any wear at all. Front face does have a small name written neatly in biro just above the logo. A couple of faint touch ups that are almost impossible to spot. Superb looking sleeve with NO ringwear at all. One of the absolute best copies you are ever likely to see. Stunning.

Back cover is even better and in absolute MINT condition.

Spine is superb and in incredible condition, beautifully legible title. Awesome.

INNER GATEFOLD SLEEVE

Beautifully black and rich, with barely any wear or any marks to be seen. None of the usual 'rubbing away' of the black print. Nicely shiney silver text and glorious huge BLACK SABBATH logo.

Has the band members names and production credits all in CAPITALS.

Ozzy Osbourne is mis-spelled as OSSIE OSBOURNE

No Dunbar credit for 'WARNING'

Copyright subsists in all Vertigo recordings.

TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES

Are virtually completely unworn and in incredible condition. I'd be amazed if you could find a better looking example.

OPENING EDGES

Slight feathering and thumbing to the opening edges, but still very nice!

VINYL:

V O 6   1 Y * 1     4 2 0   12   2   4

V O 6   2 Y // 2     4 2 0   1   1   2

AWESOME VINYL! LOOKS VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED!

Barely any marks at all, plays superbly throughout. Audio tone is stunning with amazing clarity on all frequencies. Absolutely no distortion from groove wear. Not been overplayed at all! As with all vinyl, there is some background noise on run ins and in between tracks. Under direct halogen light there are some very very fine hairlines caused by removal from the inner sleeve. It would seem these cause some very light background crackle on the very quietest run in sections at the start of each track, but obliterated as soon as the stunning music kicks in. Wonderful playback! There is one slight (and very quick) 'fizz' at the intro to Sleeping Village on side 2 and that is the ONLY complaint on the whole audio playback. It would be near impossible to get a better copy than this!

LABELS:

A side label features the iconic large Vertigo 'swirl' and is unmarked, lovely and clean, a few faint spindle traces visible under strong light.

B side features the smaller swirl above the spindle. Lovely and clean again, just a few faint spindle traces again. Superb!

INNER SLEEVE:

Just a plain white one.

POSTAGE AND PACKING:

I recycle as much existing material as possible and reuse record mailers if they are of good enough quality. Edges and corners are reinforced with packing tape. Stiffeners are used to strengthen and support the record.

Vinyl is removed from the outer gatefold to prevent any 'knifing' to the outer sleeve.

I ship in the UK using Royal Mail 1st Class. A certificate of postage is obtained for every item. Signed for delivery is available on request at extra cost. Please ask.

Feedback is left for buyers once they have contacted me and left feedback stating they are happy with their purchase. Should there be any issues, please contact me first.

I ship worldwide. Item will be shipped in board-backed envelope for maximum protection.