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BLACK SABBATH - Vol 4

UK Vertigo Spaceship LP

Vertigo (6360 071)

Very rare UK pressing on the Vertigo "Spaceship" label. Quite simply the rarest pressing of this album & infact, one of the rarest UK Black Sabbath records ever made. Very few were pressed on the Spaceship label & they rarely surface on ebay. It comes in the correct Spiral gatefold sleeve with booklet. It also has a spiral inner sleeve. The poly lining is missing. This copy is not for the mint collectors, but so few were pressed that it could be a long wait for a near mint copy. The playback on this copy is superb.

 Matrix:

Side 1) 6360071 1//2 (420 1 3 6 04)

Side 2) 6360071 2//2 (420 1 6 04)

The sleeve is in vg+ condition with some wear, but still a solid copy. It is mostly suffereing from rubbing to the front, backs, corners & edges. There are no splits, tears or writing. Looks a little more worn in hand than the pictures suggest. The inner sleeve is in vg condition, it is missing it's poly lining.

The labels are in excellent condition with just the slightest touch of spindle wear and a fair few spindle traces on each side.

The vinyl is in vg+ condition. Still has its original sheen with some light signs of being played. There are some light wispy lines, the odd scuff & one small mark on track one side two that goes with the groove and can be felt but plays though fine. Slight edge warp seen when playing side one. Overall playback is really nice.

Please note that this grading has nothing to do with the age of the record, we grade all records the same whether they are 40 years old or 4 days old. 

For the last 20 years we have been looking through 100's & even 1,000's of records every week, but we still only pull out a tiny percentage to sell on. 

Condition

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Near Mint

Almost mint.Very minor paper scuffs and very little else can appear on the vinyl. This will most likely have occurred during packaging, or removing the record from the inner sleeve but obviously it had been handled with extreme care.Any flaw should be very hard to see. The cover should look as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and/or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork should be as close to perfect as can be.

Excellent

An excellent condition for vinyl will allow minor scuffs (Scuffs lay on top of the grooves) which are visible but only slightly.The wear should be minimal.The play should be close to perfect as well. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear. Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show a little white, meaning slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs.

VG++

As Excellent but with a larger number of scuffs, maybe a couple of hairlines (very light scratch that can't be felt) or a couple of marks. Sound quality should still be very close to that of an Excellent record with only minor crackle in quiet segments only, NO scratches that can be felt. Cover as Excellent but there may be a small seam split on the cover, or a very minimal amount of writing like a name written in small writing or a number. A VG++ record should be an acceptable record to live with if you aren't looking to pay the price of a Near Mint copy.