BLACK SABBATH - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973) / SWIRL A

	€		89
	$		103

IN EIGENER SACHE : Ich bin kein professioneller Schallplattenverkäufer, sondern ein Plattensammler seit 35 Jahren. Bei mir werden alle LP´s unter einer 150 Watt Lampe visuell begutachtet, dann gewaschen und komplett!! durchgehört! Meine Angaben mache ich sehr sorgfältig und gewissenhaft - sollte trotzdem der Käufer berechtigten Anlass zur Kritik haben, werde ich alles tun, um zu einer einvernehmlichen Einigung zu kommen - bisher ist mir das in allen Fällen bis auf ein eiziges Mal immer gelungen (siehe meine Bewertungen) - aber diesen Einen gibt es halt immer!

A WORD IN MY OWN CASE : I´m not a professional record seller, but I collect records for about 35 Years and try to describe the records as exactly as possible and I hear every record as a whole before I sell it and watch them carefully under a 150 WATT light bulb - every one of them are from myself - if there is any problem, I always found a compromise for the satisfaction of both of us! Only one time I have not found it - but there is always THE ONE;-) - I think you know what I mean!

TITEL : BLACK SABBATH - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973) - comes as the rarest version of this record al a VERTIGO SWIRL AUSTRIA PRESS with the number 6366101 1/2. On the left side of the label you can read AUSTRO MECHANA - only the rare Austria Pressings have it! THIS MASTERPIECE OF PROGRESSIVE HEAVY MUSIC IS IN VERY EXCELLENT CONDITION :

The unlaminated fragile FOLD OUT COVER (FOC) is in VERY GOOD Condion - only minimal signs of wear and a little rubbing in the white sector on the right side of the backcover , otherwise nearly perfect, VERY GOOD ++!!!!!!!!!!!!

The VINYL plays VERY GOOD ++ (in quiet parts partly with slightly background crackling that does´t affect the musical pleasure in any case) to mint - in the most parts of the record!! A VERY EXCELLENT KEEPERCOPY OF THIS TOPRARITY ! A MUST FOR EVERY SERIOUS SABBATH FAN THROUOUT THE WORLD!

A MUSICAL REVIEW ; "Sabbath raised their ambitions quite a bit on this album that turned out to be the band's absolute masterpiece. And that's not just because Rick Wakeman appeared as a guest musician here. The songs and arrangements had become more complex and sophisticated than on any of their earlier albums. The album kicked off with the absolutely superb title-track. This track continued the songwriting style of "Vol. 4" by combining vocal melodies and riffs that were independent of each other. It also very successfully went from heavy riffs to softer and acoustic parts. "A National Acrobat" maintains the band distinctive doomy atmosphere with all its excellent riffs, but also this track featured more twists and turns than Sabbath had done before. "Fluff" is an atmospheric and tasty instrumental with lots of acoustic guitar and harpsichord. "Sabbra Cadabra" is in my opinion the best boogie-rocker ever recorded! It has an incredible drive and energy, even when it slows down to a mid-tempo track in the middle. Here you can also hear Wakeman's moog fitting perfectly and surprisingly good into the Sabbath-sound. It sounded even better on the incredible "Killing Yourself to Live". "Who Are You?" is a quite typical Sabbath-riff, but the song is stripped down to a pure moog-based piece. "Looking for Today" is a catchy rocker, but much lighter than what we usually get from Sabbath. Just like the title-track, this song shifts from the riff and to gentle acoustic parts with ease. The closing number "Spiral Architect" is an excellent '70s pop/rock song with a tasty string arrangement that gives the whole thing a symphonic touch. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" is heavy metal as art rock and maybe the best place to start for progressive rock fans who want to check out some classic Sabbath. Personally I would rate "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" as one of the five best heavy rock albums of all time"!!! I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH THIS REVIEW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!