BLACK SABBATH MASTER OF REALITY 1971 •1st press• stoner doom metal Ozzy
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Dec 10, 2018
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Nov 30, 2018
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THE GREEN SHAG! "GOOD RECORDS FOR GOOD PEOPLE!"
BLACK SABBATH / MASTER OF REALITY
1971 WARNER BROS. 1st USA PRESS
••••• THE BIRTH OF STONER DOOM HEAVY METAL. Seminal album in the band's history and featuring some of their heaviest tracks ever, after Tony Iommi famously downtuned his guitar leading to classic headbangers like "Sweet Leaf" and "Into the Void." Original pressings are prized & coveted among collectors for their amazing first edition fidelity and unique poster & cover art. SABBATH COLLECTORS TAKE NOTE.
- 1971 1st USA pressing
- Warner green "shield" label
- thick semi rigid 128g vinyl weight
- label DOES show "IOOMI" misspelling
- label DOES show "After Forever/Elegy" text
- Artisan etch
- the dead wax is etched "BS-2562 39928-2/39929-1" & "ARTISAN SYMBOL"
- cover is semi glossed cardboard with EMBOSSED lettering
- inner sleeve is printed paper stock
- poster is NOT included
VINYL = VG+ Light sleeve scuff / hairlines & some light rub, some very light play marks visible under bright halogens. The labels are EX with light spindle marks/light rub.
PLAY GRADE = STRONG VG+ Light hiss or crackle or ambient artifact between tracks, random artifact or light crackle in quiet background, random light pop or tick, LOUD MUSIC EASILY OVERPOWERS WITH HUGE BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY.
COVER = STRONG VG++ to EX- Light storage or handling wear, minor ring impression or rub, minor rub through color on embossed "E" on front, a few small indentations or impressions, overall BRIGHT BOLD & VIVID. The edge seams have rub or dents & a chip at top center with some light just starting to show through but are SOLID NO SPLITS THROUGH, SPINE LEGIBLE. Corners have mild rub/rounding/creasing. Inner sleeve is VG+ with mild creasing/mild age discolor etc.
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Black Sabbath ?– Master Of Reality
Label: Warner Bros. Records ?– BS 2562 Format: Vinyl, LP, AlbumCountry: US Released: 1971 Genre: Rock Style: Heavy Metal
Tracklist Hide Credits
A1 Sweet Leaf Written-By – Ward*, Butler*, Osbourne*, Iommi* 5:02 A2 After Forever (Including The Elegy) Written-By – Ward*, Butler*, Osbourne*, Ioomi* 5:25 A3 Embryo Written-By – Iommi* 0:30 A4 Children Of The Grave Written-By – Ward*, Butler*, Osbourne*, Iommi* 5:15 B1 Orchid Written-By – Iommi* 2:00 B2 Lord Of This World Written-By – Ward*, Butler*, Osbourne*, Iommi* 4:55 B3 Solitude Written-By – Ward*, Butler*, Osbourne*, Iommi* 8:08 B4 Into The Void Written-By – Ward*, Butler*, Osbourne*, Iommi* 3:08Companies, etc.
- Produced For – Tony Hall Enterprises
- Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Mastered At – Artisan Sound Recorders
- Record Company – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Credits
- Art Direction – Mike Stanford
- Design – Bloomsbury Group
- Photography By [Poster Photography] – Keef (4)
- Producer – Rodger Bain
Notes
Embossed cover.Green labels.
The Warner/Reprise Loss Leaders inner sleeve.
Includes colour poster of the band. It has four squares that can be folded.
Song durations as they appear on the labels. Obviously wrong.
Mastered At uncredited, identified by runout stamps.
Label states “AFTER FOREVER Including THE ELEGY” (“Ioomi” misspelling in credit).
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GRADING:
MINT sealed or new old stock or brand new or showing almost no imperfections
NEAR MINT (+/-) vinyl & labels are exceptionally clean, virtually free of marks or imperctions or wear; covers will be sharp/clean/crisp and virtually free of imperfections or wear
EXCELLENT (+/-) vinyl & labels are exceptionally clean, may have extremely light visible hairlines or sleeve scuff superficial in nature only barely affecting play with only occasional incedental audio artifact but not consistent; covers will be clean/crisp with very minor signs of very light ring wear or edge wear or shelf/storage wear or signs of handling
VERY GOOD (+/-) vinyl & labels are very clean, may have light visible hairlines or sleeve scuff or light marks/scratches but minimally affecting play with some occasional audio artifact or light background noise; covers will be clean/crisp with signs of ring wear or edge wear or shelf/storage wear or signs of handling
GOOD (+/-) vinyl & covers will have significant wear ***THIS IS A GRADE I SELDOM ASSIGN AND RARELY DEAL IN RECORDS IN THIS CONDITION UNLESS THEY ARE OF COLLECTOR'S SIGNIFICANCE
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