Black Sabbath DEBUT 1ST LP UK LARGE SWIRL 1Y1 / 2Y1 5-6 PLAYS EXCELLENT ++

	£		124
	$		165

BLACK SABBATH - BLACK SABBATH

IN SUPERB EXCELLENT ++ CONDITION

THE VERY RARE 1ST PRESS VINYL ON THE LARGE SWIRL LABEL

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO V06
• MATRIX:V06 1Y // 1 420 1 3 4 / 2Y // 1 420 1 2 1 7 
• FIRST PRESS VINYL AS INDICATED BY THE //1 AFTER THE 1Y
• THE VERY FIRST PRESS HAS ' A PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT' AT THE BASE OF THE LABEL. THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED AND THIS LABEL IS THE RESULT 
• INCORRECT SPELLING 'OSSIE' INSIDE THE INVERTED CROSS

FIRST PRESS VINYL WITHOUT THE PHILIPS INFORMATION BUT STILL HAVING THE LARGE SWIRL LOGO.

THIS LABEL WAS INTRODUCED BECAUSE THEY DECIDED TO REMOVE THE PHILIPS INFORMATION FROM THE FOOT OF THE LABEL. SO WHILST THIS IS NOT THE VERY FIRST LABEL. THE VINYL IS STILL FIRST PRESS AS INDICATED BY THE MATRIX NUMBERS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLACK AND WHITE SWIRL LABEL IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE WHITE SIDE OF THE LABEL HAS A PERFECT CLEAN WHITE FINISH WITH UNRUBBED BLACK TYPEFACE.THERE ARE HALF A DOZEN TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS CLASSIC ALBUM HAS BEEN ON A TURNTABLE IN THE PAST 44 YEARS

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. IT LOOKS VIRTUALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT, AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME ULTRA FINE SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES, AND SOME WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE, PLUS A COUPLE OF VERY FINE NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINES 

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON.

THIS IS SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS INCREDIBLY RARE ALBUM PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THAT THERE IS NOT ONE BIT OF DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THE SOUND, AND THIS MEANS THAT THE ALBUM WAS PLAYED WITH AN UNWORN AND CORRECTLY WEIGHTED STYLUS.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, CLEAR AND VERY CLEAN, AND THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT ON EITHER SIDE

NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL  NOISE

THERE IS A LITTLE TOUCH OF LIGHT AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES AND A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES.

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 3-4 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS / TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR HOW GOOD THIS IS, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE IT EXCELLENT PLUS PLUS!!!

THE SLEEVE

AN UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD THAT HISTORICALLY TURNS UP WELL WORN, AND THIS IS SIMPLY DUE TO THE COLOURS RUBBING BADLY AND IN MOST CASES SHOWING A GREEN HUE THROUGH THE ORIGINAL IMAGE. THE GREEN COLOUR THAT IS APPARENT ON MOST COVERS IS THE BASE COLOUR THAT WAS USED UNDERNEATH THE GOTHIC IMAGERY ON THIS SLEEVE. THIS SLEEVE HAS NONE SHOWING WHATSOEVER

THE FRONT SURFACE FLAT AND CLEAN. IT HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND NO MARKS OR STAINS.THE COLOURS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT AND THE SLEEVE HAS FOUR REALLY SHARP AND SQUARE CORNERS

THERE ARE JUST TWO NEAR INVISIBLE LINES NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. 

THE TOP EDGE HAS RETAINED VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR WHICH RUNS FULLY ACROSS THE SLEEVE. ONLY THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED.

THE BOTTOM EDGE AGAIN IS IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH JUST A LITTLE LIGHT WEAR TO THE CORNERS.

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED.  THE COLOUR HAS BEEN RETAINED AS THIS IS ONE AREA THAT USUALLY HAS SUFFERED THE MOST. THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT RUBBING TO THE VERY TOP AND  BOTTOM TIPS OF THE SPINE, AND THATS ALL. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF BURRING.

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME COLOURFAST CONDITION AS THE FRONT. NO CREASES ETC, ONE TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND A TINY SLIVER OF COLOUR LOSS IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A REALLY NICE DEEP BLACK PAIR OF INNER PANELS, THAT HAVE A FEW LIGHT FINGERMARKS  AND A COUPLE OF SHADES OF DISCOLOURING

THE INVERTED CROSS HAS THE INCORRECT SPELLING 'OSSIE' FOR OZZY OSBORNE, AND THE CORRECT 'VERTIGO' WORDING IN THE ENCLOSED BOX

THE VERTIGO SWIRL INNER SLEEVE IS IN TOP CONDITION, CLEAN AND UNSPLIT, WITH JUST A LITTLE AGEING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY