BLACK SABBATH STUNNING DEBUT UK LP SWIRL MINT-
£
49
$
65
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
BLACK SABBATH - DEBUT LP
STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THE VERY HARD TO FIND BLACK SABBATH FIRST ALBUM. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO NEED TO UPGRADE THIS COPY EVER!!
CATALOGUE NUMBER: VO6
MATRIX NUMBERS:V06 1-Y / V06 2-Y
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN SUPERB CONDITION. I HAVE SEEN SOME VERY POOR EXAMPLES OF THIS SLEEVE IN MY TIME, BUT THIS WITHOUT A DOUBT IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES. NON LAMINATED SLEEVES ARE MOST PRONE TO SHELF WEAR AND RUBBING BECAUSE THEY AREN'T LAMINATED AND ONLY IF THEY HAVE BEEN PROPERLY PROTECTED WILL THEY LOOK AS GOOD AS THE DAY THEY WERE MADE. THIS ONE HAS BEEN PROTECTED IN PLASTIC SINCE NEW, AND THE ONLY BIT OF WEAR THAT I CAN SEE IS AT THE VERY TIPS OF THE CORNERS, AND ONE LINE NEAR THE SPINE WHICH IS BARELY VISIBLE. THE BLACK INSIDE GATEFOLD IS ALSO IN REMARKEABLE CONDITION, AND AGAIN THIS USUALLY BECOMES VERY WORN, BUT THIS COPY IS WHILST NOT PERFECT AN NEAR PERFECT EXAMPLE. I HAVE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+
THE ORIGINAL VERTIGO SWIRL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION AND CERTAINLY COMPLIMETS THE SET.
THE VINYL
THE LABELS ARE PRISTINE, NO SPINDLE HOLE WEAR, AND ONLY A COUPLE OF SMALL AND LIGHT SPIDER LINES. THIS IS AN ALBUM THAT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY HANDLED AND PLAYED, AND ALSO NOT HAD MANY PLAYS IN ITS 34 YEARS
BEAUTIFUL COPY OF THIS LP. STUNNING GLOSSY SURFACE AND VERY CLEAN. A COUPLE OF VERY VERY LIGHT WHISPY HAIRLINES CAN BE SEEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, BUT HAVE NO EFFECT ON THE PLAY OF THE RECORD AT ALL.
AS MY REGULAR BUYERS KNOW I ALWAYS CONDUCT A FULL PLAY THROUGH, AND A DISOTION TEST TO START WITH. PUSHING THE VOLUME UP ALWAYS REVEALS ANY GROOVE WEAR CAUSED BY A WORN STYLUS OR ONE THAT WAS USED TOO HEAVILY.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION AT ALL. THE NEAR SILENT RUN IN GROOVES LEADS INTO THE OPENING TITLE TRACK, AND THE RAIN STORM EFFECT THAT PRECEEDS IT. ABSOLUTELY SUPERB STEREO SPLIT GREETS THE LISTENER. I AM NEVER SURPRISED BY THE QUALITY OF THESE EARLY VERTIGO PRESSINGS, AND THIS DOESN'T DISSAPOINT EITHER.
IOMMI'S GUITAR WORK IS HEARD VERY CLEARLY AND OZZY'S VOCALS ARE AS SHARP AS A RAZOR. THE PRODUCTION IS SECOND TO NONE.
GREAT BASS INTRO TO TRACK FOUR "N.I.B" AND WHILST IT GETS QUIETER AND QUIETER BEFORE THE BAND ALL JOIN IN I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK HOW BAD THIS WOULD SOUND WITH BACKGROUND CRACKLE BEHIND IT. FORTUNATELY THERE ISN'T ANY SO IT SOUNDS BRILLIANT.
IN FACT LISTENING FOR UNWANTED NOISES ONLY REVEALS THE VERY OCCASIONAL BIT OF LIGHT STATIC AND THE EVER SO OCCASIONAL LIGHT POP.
THE LP IS A JOY TO LISTEN TO, AND IF YOU NEED A GREAT COPY AND A FIRST PRESSING OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM, THEN LOOK NO FURTHER
On 11-Dec-04 at 10:09:55 GMT, seller added the following information: Pay instantly with your debit or credit card through PayPal.
price rating
