BLACK SABBATH-MASTER OF REALITY...RARE GENUINE 1ST UK SWIRL PRESS VINYL LP 1971
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RARE! GENUINE 1ST UK PRESS VINYL LP ON VERTIGO RECORDS PURCHASED NEW BY ME WHEN RELEASED 52 YEARS AGO IN 1971 IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS; VERTIGO RECORDS SWIRL LABELS WITH BLACK LABEL ON SIDE B / 'BOX' ENVELOPE STYLE EMBOSSED LAMINATED SLEEVE WITH TOP AND BOTTOM 'FLAPS' AND WITH HOWARDS PRINTERS PRINTING CREDIT / 1ST UK PRESS MATRIXES (WITH MIRROR IMAGE NUMBER 1) / ORIGINAL CAT NUMBER. (ORIGINAL SWIRL INNER AND POSTER ARE NOT PRESENT). ONLY GENUINE 1ST UK PRESSINGS HAVE ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS.....
THE VINYL IS BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION GENERALLY BUT WITH SOME LIGHT UNFEELABLE SURFACE SLEEVE SCUFFS AND HAIRLINES ONLY VISIBLE UNDER A STRONG LIGHT SO GRADES AS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH OTHERWISE NO SIGNIFICANT SCRATCHES SCUFFS OR BLEMISHES-HARD TO FIND A BETTER COPY!! THE VINYL LIES FLAT WITH NO WARPS. THE LABELS ARE IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH FAINT SPINDLE LINES. THE BOX SLEEVE (THE DESIGN OF WHICH DOES NOT WEAR WELL ....AS SOON AS THE VINYL IS REMOVED THE BOX BECOMES 'CRUSHABLE'...LAMINATING A CARD BOX LIKE THIS WAS NEVER GOING TO WORK)! HOWEVER THIS ONE IS ABOVE AVERAGE I WOULD SAY AND IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH SOME MINOR SHELF EDGE AND RING WEAR WITH SOME LAMINATE CREASING TO THE EDGES AND A LITTLE LAMINATE 'LIFT' TO THE BOTTOM FRONT EDGE. THERE ARE NO EDGE SPLITS. THE SPINE AND 2 OTHER SIDES ARE IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TEXT (THE TOP EDGE FLAP IS A BIT WORN IN PLACES). NOT MUCH TO SHOW FOR ITS 52 YEARS! THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS 6360 050 (SLEEVE AND LABELS) WITH 1ST UK PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS 6360050 1Y//1V420 1 1(MIRROR IMAGE) 10 04 AND 6360050 2Y//1V420 1 2 2 0 04.
LOW (BRAVE)! START PRICE AND NO RESERVE! SEE MY OTHER BLACK SABBATH VINYLS LISTED.
A RARE CHANCE TO BUY A 1ST UK PRESS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION ! DUE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE I WILL NOT SELL TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS.
POSTAGE TO UK IS £4.25. POSTAGE TO EUROPE IS £14.95 BY TRACKED AIRMAIL. POSTAGE TO REST OF THE WORLD £PLEASE ASK. I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. PLEASE READ MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE. I USE THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. GRADING VINYLS THAT ARE DECADES OLD IS A VERY SUBJECTIVE PROCESS SO IF YOU DISAGREE WITH MY GRADING OR THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK AND I GUARANTEE TO RESOLVE THEM TO YOUR TOTAL SATISFACTION. THE PHOTOS SHOW THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU WIN THE AUCTION.
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