BLACK SABBATH VERTIGO 1st UK PRESS MATRICES EX/EX+
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Black Sabbath’s eponymous, classic first album on the original Vertigo swirl label. Catalogue number VO 6 847 903 VTY. Matrices are VO6 1Y * 1 / VO6 2Y * 1. From the ominous intro of the tolling bell, falling rain and distant thunder this is the album that defined ‘Heavy Rock’, and later would ignite the whole ‘Metal’ genre. This FIRST UK PRESSING still sounds fantastic today !! Tony Iommi’s detuned, sledgehammer guitar riffs and Ozzy’s doom laden vocals dominate proceedings and announce Sabbath as the undoubted Masters of their Dark Art ! The vinyl has a glossy sheen and plays every bit as good as it looks. I cannot remember any major clicks or pops. The audio quality is still very clear and powerful. Much more so than on the later pressings and weak sounding re-issues. This FIRST UK PRESSING still sounds absolutely HUGE and VERY HEAVY !! Even by todays multitracked standards ! There is a mark on side one but this does not affect play. I would grade the vinyl easily as EX. The sleeve has been kept in a protective cover since new and has barely any wear to the edges and is free from any tears or splits. I would grade this as EX+ . The inner sleeve grades as VG with again some writing. All in all, a GREAT example of this classic and seminal album.
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