BLACK SABBATH Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 1973 UK WWA 1st PRESS w/INNER - NEAR MINT
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£ 85
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Jul 12, 2018
Sold Date
Jul 2, 2018
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£ 45
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BLACK SABBATH Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 1973 UK WWA 1st PRESS w/INNER - NEAR MINT
BLACK SABBATHSabbath Bloody Sabbath
UK WWA (SUPER DE LUXE WWA 005) FIRST PRESSING (November 1973)
SUPERB ORIGINAL COPY
BARELY PLAYED AND DELIVERING FANTASTIC SOUND
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST BLACK/SILVER WWA LABELS
MATRIX: WWA 005 1Y ∇ 1 125 / WWA 005 2Y*1 11 7
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE FIRST ISSUE MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH FACTORY SEALED AND FOLDED UNDER LEFT SIDE EDGE “Manufactured and printed in England”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL OUTER TEXTURED, INTERNALLY SMOOTH LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
With 1973's Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, heavy metal godfathers Black Sabbath made a concerted effort to prove their remaining critics wrong by raising their creative stakes and dispensing unprecedented attention to the album's production standards, arrangements, and even the cover artwork.
As a result, bold new efforts like the timeless title track, "A National Acrobat," and "Killing Yourself to Live" positively glistened with a newfound level of finesse and maturity, while remaining largely faithful, aesthetically speaking, to the band's signature compositional style.
In fact, their sheer songwriting excellence may even have helped to ease the transition for suspicious older fans left yearning for the rough-hewn, brute strength that had made recent triumphs like Master of Reality and Vol. 4 (really, all their previous albums) such undeniable forces of nature.
But thanks to Sabbath Bloody Sabbath's nearly flawless execution, even a more adventurous experiment like the string-laden "Spiral Architect," with its tasteful background orchestration, managed to sound surprisingly natural, and in the dreamy instrumental "Fluff," Tony Iommi scored his first truly memorable solo piece.
If anything, only the group's at times heavy-handed adoption of synthesisers met with inconsistent consequences, but erstwhile Yes keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman piano brings only good things to the memorable "Sabbra Cadabra".
All things considered, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was arguably Black Sabbath's fifth masterpiece in four years, and remains an essential item in any heavy metal collection.
Side 1:
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (5:43)
A National Acrobat (6:12)
Fluff (4:05)
Sabbra Cadabra (5:53)
Side 2:
Killing Yourself To Live (5:39)
Who Are You? (4:10)
Looking For Today (4:58)
Spiral Architect (5:29)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Both labels are clean and unmarked with just a couple of light spindle traces per side
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with nothing but light harmless hairlines visible under bright light
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
This barely used copy plays as-new throughout with no audible issues of note.
No loud clicks, ticks or pops, groove wear or distortion and even the gentle, quiet ‘Fluff’ and the acoustic beginning to ‘Spiral Architect’ are beautifully clean
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The first issue gatefold with no printers credits or white border to the internal edges is in fine condition.
A little grubbiness to the white back and light creasing to the extremities but nothing major.
All edges are sharp and all spine text is clear and bold
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Again, superb condition. practically untouched with no wear or seam splits
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: for items purchased within any 10 day period - additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: all records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks 837 (GS 7.0.15 (837))
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