Black Sabbath 1st Album 1970 UK Early 1st Press Vertigo Swirl Label
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Description
Black Sabbath ?– Black Sabbath
1970 Original UK issue, complete with Original inner, with no writing splits, tears or stickers.
Early UK First issue, on the Vertigo label, with Phillips credit, and early run-out matrix codes.
Matrix / Runout (Side A (Stamped)): VO 6 1Y * 1 420 127
- Matrix / Runout (Side B (Stamped)): VO 6 2Y * 1 420 127
The sleeve is the earliest original printing of this sleeve, with the erroneous copyright warning stating that “Copyright subsists in all Stereo recordings" ,
This was an important legal matter, and it was fixed very quickly to read “Copyright subsists in all Vertigo recordings" -
The Original Gatefold sleeve is in Very Good condition, with a very nice front cover with minimal wear to the front surface.
There is some wear to the bottom edge and spine, a small and a few tiny white specks to the inside of the gatefold - (see the pics)
The Inner sleeve has some age discoloration,
but it is original and in otherwise excellent condition.
The Labels are Excellent. (see the pics)
The Vinyl - Perfectly flat, spotlessly clean vinyl record
Side One
Visual - Excellent
Audio - Excellent There is a small handful of microscopic singular tics at the very start of Side One
Side Two
Visual - Excellent
Audio - Excellent
Plays with a quiet background and deadwax and super bright and clear audio.
The tracks on Side One,
and all of the tracks on Side Two, play pretty much faultlessly.
even in the deadwax.
A rare and sought after Original UK issue.
Label:
Vertigo ?– VO 6, Vertigo ?– 847 903 VTY Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, GatefoldCountry: UK Released: 13 Feb 1970 Genre: Rock Style: Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Psychedelic Rock
Notes
Produced by Roger Bain of Tuesday Productions, for Tony Hall Enterprises.First issue released on the ''swirl'' Vertigo label with big logo above spindle hole and the wording ''Vertigo'' below spindle hole and 'A PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT' text.
Comes in a gatefold cover and with a ''swirl'' inner bag. The gatefold cover is slightly textured compared to later issues and has different upper-case only credits on inner gatefold.
Vertigo inner sleeve reports: 'MADE IN ENGLAND British Patent No. 800513 & 973939 - PLASTIC BAGS CAN BE DANGEROUS - TO AVOID SUFFOCATION KEEP THIS BAG AWAY FROM BABIES AND CHILDREN'
The first issue (this release) had an erroneous copyright warning stating that “Copyright subsists in all Stereo recordings…”. Subsequent ''swirl'' Vertigo reissues corrected copyright warning to “Copyright subsists in all Vertigo recordings…”
The first (this release) and 2nd versions had band member and production credits in capital letters throughout. Subsequent ''swirl'' Vertigo reissues changed all credits into upper and lower case and also adds in composition and publishing credits.
All issues released on the ''swirl'' Vertigo all mis-spell Ozzy Osbourne as Ossie Osborne.
Track B1 is a Crow cover and track B3 is an Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation cover.
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