BLACK SABBATH, SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH UK 1ST PRESS NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO, EX+ SLV
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TIME TO LIST SOME MORE OF MY VINYL RECORDS AS I'M UNFORTUNATELY RUNNING OUT OF SPACE IN THE HOUSE.
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VINYL RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE OVER 3,000 LP'S AND SINGLES. ALL HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PLAYED ON A HIGH END SYSTEM, MOST HAVE BEEN STORED IN PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES IN RECORD BOXES/MDF ICUBES AWAY FROM ANY HEAT AND IN A SMOKE FREE HOUSE. (NOT IN THE LOFT)
EVERY NOW AND THEN I LIST SOME RECORDS WHICH I HAVE DUPLICATES OF OR RARELY PLAY TO FUND MY BUYING OF OTHER RECORDS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I FULLY PLAY GRADE ALL MY LISTINGS THROUGH HEADPHONES AND GIVE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VINYL, COVER AND PLAYBACK USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE 2014. I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR ON A SEALED BRAND NEW RECORD.
PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE, I HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY SINCE 2006 AND HAVE 100% FEEDBACK.
IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MY SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUE AS I DO OFFER A FULL REFUND ONCE THE RECORD IS RETURNED TO ME SAFELY IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY.
ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE A SUPERB TOP AUDIO COPY OF ONE OF BLACK SABBATH'S BEST ALBUMS :
BLACK SABBATH, SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH 1973 UK VINYL LP FIRST PRESSING ON THE WWA RECORDS LABEL, WWA 005 SUPER DE LUXE.
IN CAREFULLY PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION MATT SURFACE WIDE SPINE GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND VERY GOOD PLUS LYRIC INNER. THIS IS A SUPERB TOP COPY WHICH SOUNDS FANTASTIC! YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER AUDIO COPY IT IS THAT GOOD. THIS PLAYS PERFECTLY WITH VIRTUALLY NO CRACKLE! ONLY SELLING THIS AS I HAVE ANOTHER TOP FIRST PRESS COPY WITH AN UNCREASED LYRIC INNER.
FIRST PRESSING VARIANT 6 STAMPED MATRIX NUMBERS AS BELOW FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :
SIDE 1 : WWA 005 1y//2 v 420 0 12 21
SIDE 2 : WWA 005 2y//4 v 420 03 14 6
FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :
Black Sabbath ?– Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Label:
WWA Records ?– WWA 005
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country:
UK
Released:
1973
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Doom Metal
TracklistHide Credits
A1 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Bass [Fuzz Bass] – Geezer*Drums, Percussion – Bill*Guitar – Tony*Vocals – Ozzy* 5:43 A2 A National Acrobat Bass – Geezer*Drums, Percussion – Bill*Guitar – Tony*Vocals – Ozzy* 6:12 A3 Fluff Acoustic Guitar, Steel Guitar, Piano, Harpsichord – Tony*Bass – Geezer* 4:05 A4 Sabbra Cadabra Bass – Geezer*Drums, Percussion – Bill*Guitar, Piano – Tony*Piano, Synthesizer [Courtesy Of A & M Records] – Rick WakemanVocals – Ozzy* 5:53 B1 Killing Yourself To Live Bass – Geezer*Drums, Percussion – Bill*Guitar, Synthesizer – Tony*Vocals, Synthesizer – Ozzy* 5:39 B2 Who Are You? Drums, Timpani, Percussion – Bill*Guitar, Piano – Tony*Synthesizer, Mellotron, Bass [Fuzz] – Geezer*Vocals, Synthesizer – Ozzy* 4:10 B3 Looking For Today Bass [Hands] – Geezer*Drums, Percussion [Hands] – Bill*Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Flute, Handclaps [Organ / Hands] – Tony*Vocals [Hands] – Ozzy* 4:58 B4 Spiral Architect Arranged By – Black Sabbath, Will Malone*Bass [Nose] – Geezer*Conductor [Strings] – Will Malone*Drums, Percussion, Timpani, Drum [Fuzz Bass] – Bill*Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bagpipes – Tony*Strings – The Phantom FiddlersVocals – Ozzy* 5:29Companies, etc.
- Produced For – Excellency Productions
- Published By – Essex Music International Ltd.
- Pressed By – Phonodisc Ltd.
- Lacquer Cut At – Phonodisc Ltd.
Credits
- Arranged By – Black Sabbath
- Coordinator [Coordination] – Mark Forster (2)
- Design – Pacific Eye & Ear
- Directed By [Direction] – Patrick Meehan
- Engineer – Mike Butcher
- Illustration – Drew Struzan
- Photography By – Shepard Sherbell
- Producer – Black Sabbath
- Tape Op – Frank Silvagni, George Nicholson, Les Martin
- Written-By – Black Sabbath
Notes
Gatefold sleeve cover. "WWA 005 Super De Luxe" written on back top-right cover.
"Manufactured and Printed in England" printed on bottom back cover.
'WWA' letters on the top centre of the labels in a silver colour with "WWA005" written at 3 o'clock position.
Inner lyrics sleeve with bottom corners square shaped at 90 degrees; the top corners are shaped at 45 degrees for easier replacement in the cover.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A - Variation 1): WWA 005 1 Y ? 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B - Variation 1): WWA 005 2 Y * 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A - Variation 2): WWA 005 1 Y ? 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B - Variation 2): WWA 005 2 Y // 2 ? 420
- Matrix / Runout (Side A - Variation 3): WWA 005 1 Y // 2 ? 420
- Matrix / Runout (Side B - Variation 3): WWA 005 2 Y * 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A - Variation 4): WWA 005 1 Y // 2 ? 420 0 1 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B - Variation 4): WWA 005 2 Y // 2 ? 420 0 1 1 2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A - Variation 5): WWA 005 1 Y ? 1 11 1 32
- Matrix / Runout (Side B - Variation 5): WWA 005 2 Y // 2 ? 420 0 1 2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A - Variation 6): WWA 005 1 Y // 2 ? 420 03 1 1 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B - Variation 6): WWA 005 2 Y // 4 ? 420 03- 14 2 3
- Matrix / Runout (Side A - Variation 7): WWA 005 *1 Y // 2 ? 420 0 12 12
- Matrix / Runout (Side B - Variation 7): WWA 005 2 Y * 1 15 36
- Other (Rear of sleeve ): SUPER DE LUXE (Price code)
VINYL VISUAL : WITH A LOVELY SHEEN, THERE ARE JUST A FEW VERY TINY SURFACE MARKS/SLEEVE REMOVALS WHICH DOES NOT SOUND AT ALL. CAREFULLY PLAYED ONLY A FEW TIMES IN TOTAL THEN STORED. VISUALLY EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION, SUPERB.
VINYL PLAYBACK : ABSOLUTELY SUPERB, WITH A LOUD CUT FIRST PRESS BASSY SOUND. I EVEN HAD TO TURN THE VOLUME DOWN. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO CRACKLE, IF AT ALL, NOT EVEN BETWEEN TRACKS. THE WHOLE ALBUM HAS THE DYNAMIC MUSIC CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE. THERE IS NOTHING AT ALL THAT DETRACTS FROM A SUPERB SOUNDING ALBUM. NO SKIPS, CLICKS OR JUMPS. THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC, ONE OF THEIR BEST ALBUMS IN MY OPINION. EVEN THE QUIET TRACK 'FLUFF' ON SIDE 1 HAS NO CRACKLE AT ALL.
THEREFORE OVERALL IN NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION. A SUPERB TOP AUDIO COPY, YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER ONE.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD OF ANY DUST WITH ANTI-STATIC FLUID IN MY KNOSTI ANTI-STAT CLEANER AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER.
MATT SURFACE GATE FOLD SLEEVE WITH THE LEFT SIDE CLOSED, PRINTED IN ENGLAND: ALMOST LIKE NEW.
KEPT IN A RECORD BOX SINCE PURCHASE, SO NO EDGE OR CORNER WEAR. NO CORNER BUMPS. NO STICKER REMOVAL MARKS. THE WIDE SPINE IS FULLY LEGIBLE, SLIGHT AGE STAINING ON THE SPINE AND MAINLY WHITE REVERSE. THE OPENING EDGE HAS NO FEATHERING. NO RING WEAR OR RUBBING, INSIDE THE GATE FOLD IS LIKE NEW. A LOVELY TOP SLEEVE.
OVERALL IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION.
PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.
LYRIC PAPER INNER SLEEVE : SOME CREASES, SLIGHT AGE STAINS. NO SPLITS CAUSED BY THE RECORD'S EDGE. VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION.
I WILL ALSO SEND THIS OUT TO THE WINNING BIDDER WITH A BRAND NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER.
OVERALL A NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION COPY OF SABBATH'S 1972 CLASSIC ALBUM 'SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH' FIRST PRESSING UK VINYL LP WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND VERY GOOD PLUS LYRIC INNER. A SUPERB TOP COPY, YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER ONE IT IS THAT GOOD!
LOW STARTING PRICE, SO GRAB A BARGAIN. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS, MORE SUPERB RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON.
I WILL ONLY POST TO THE REST OF EUROPE £14 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL OR TO THE REST OF THE WORLD £18 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL BUT PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.
THESE WILL BE SENT OUT TO UK BUYERS 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE IN PROPER RECORD MAILERS WELL STIFFENED WITH THICK CARDBOARD FOR PROTECTION.
I OFFER DISCOUNTED POSTAGE IN THE UK, SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE - MAXIMUM OF 4 X LP'S IN A BOXED MAILER :
2 X LP'S - £6, 3 X LP'S - £7, 4 X LP'S - £8.
HAPPY BIDDING!
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