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BLACK SABBATH / SABOTAGE

1975  WARNER BROS  USA 1st PRESS

•••••   ESSENTIAL DOOM METAL.  Shredding and howling release with some of the band's heaviest material ever including "Hole In the Sky" and "Symptom Of the Universe." Mid 70's doom era with Iommi at peak powers delivering heavy stoner vibe classics. 

• 1975 true 1st USA pressing
• Warner "palm" label
• thick semi rigid 124g vinyl weight
• STERLING SOUND stamped
• the dead wax is etched "BS-2822 40918-A/40919-C" & machine stamped "STERLING"
• cover is color printed heavy cardstock
• inner sleeve is color printed heavy paper stock

CONDITION:
VINYL =     VG+  Light sleeve scuff or rubbing / some light hairlines visible under bright halogens. The labels are NM.

PLAY GRADE =  VG+   Hiss or crackle between tracks & in backgrounds of quiet sections, random light pop or tick on occasion, POWERFUL DYNAMIC PLAYER, LOUD MUSIC EASILY OVERPOWERS WITH HUGE BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY.

COVER =   STRONG VG+  Light storage or handling, some very mild ring rub or light streaking/impressions, mild creasing near some edges, COLORFUL CLEAN BOLD BRIGHT.  The edge seams have some rub through color or light dents but are SOLID NO SPLITS, SPINE LEGIBLE.  Corners have some soft rub/rounding. Inner sleeve is VG+ with light creasing, small seam tears etc. & some spotting/small stains.

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Black Sabbath ?– Sabotage

Label: Warner Bros. Records ?– BS 2822 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 
Country: US Released: 28 Jul 1975 Genre: Rock Style: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Tracklist 

A1 Hole In The Sky 4:01 A2 Don't Start (Too Late) 0:49 A3 Symptom Of The Universe 6:29 A4 Megalomania 9:46 B1 The Thrill Of It All 5:55 B2 Supertzar 3:42 B3 Am I Going Insane (Radio) 4:13 B4 The Writ 8:17

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Record Company – Warner Communications
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Recorded At – Morgan Studios
• Recorded At – Morgan Studios, Brussels
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound

Credits

• Arranged By [English Chamber Choir] – Will Malone* 
• Art Direction – Cream (7)
• Coordinator – Mark Forster (2)
• Design Concept [Album Cover Concept] – Graham Wright
• Engineer – Mike Butcher, Robin Black
• Instruments [All Instrumentation] – Black Sabbath
• Producer – Black Sabbath, Mike Butcher
• Tape Op [Tape Operator And Saboteur] – David Harris* 
• Written-By, Arranged By – Black Sabbath

Notes

Warner Bros. Burbank "Palm trees" vinyl labels. The Warner/Reprise loss leaders inner sleeve

On vinyl labels:
All songs written/arranged by Black Sabbath
Publisher pending.
? 1975 Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): S40,918
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): S40,919
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Stamp - Both Sides): STERLING
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etching, variant 1): BS 2822 40918 - C
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etching, variant 1): BS 2822 40919 - A
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etching, variant 2): BS 2822 40918-A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etching, variant 2): BS 2822 40919-B
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etching, variant 3): BS 2822 40918-1B
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etching, variant 3): BS 2822 40918-1C
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etching, variant 4): BS 2822 40918 - B
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etching, variant 4): BS 2822 40919 - B
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etching, variant 5): BS 2822 40918 - 1B
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etching, variant 5): BS 2822 40919 - 1B

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