Black Sabbath NEVER SAY DIE UK LP 1ST LAMINATED SLEEVE W/INNER PLAYS 100% MINT

	£		45
	$		60

BLACK SABBATH - NEVER SAY DIE

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY!!! MINT !!! PLAYTHROUGH !!! CONDITION

 OUTSTANDING THROUGH THE QUIETEST TRACKS

COMPLETE WITH LAMINATED FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE

A SUPERB FIRST PRESS!!!!

OZZY'S FINAL ALBUM (FIRST TIME AROUND)

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 9102 751 
• MATRIX:9102751 1 Y // 2 STR  1 1 4 /  2 Y // 2  STR 1 4 3 
• 'STRAWBERRY' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES 

JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON THE SUBJECT OF A FIRST PRESS.

THE SLEEVE MUST BE LAMINATED. THIS WAS ISSUED AS A SECOND PRESS WITH A NON LAMINATED SLEEVE WITH THE SAME CATALOGUE NUMBER, THEN AGAIN WITH A NICE PRICE CATALOGUE NUMBER

THE INNER SLEEVE MUST BE A THICK CARD PICTURE INNER. SECOND PRESSES WERE ON THINNER PAPER, AND THIRD PRESSES PLAIN WHITE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE VERTIGO SPACESHIP LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. NOT ONE MARK ON THEM, AND THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

ALL OF THE TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE UNRUBBED AND ARE ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THERE IS JUST ONE SPIDER LINE NEXT TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

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 DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB

AN ABSOLUTELY CLEAN AND CLEAR AUDIO PERFORMANCE THAT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO VINYL NOISE AND NO STATIC IN ANY OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC MINT !!!

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND 100% FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND THE ONLY VISIBLE BLEMISH IS ONE TINY SPECK OF RUBBING TO THE TOP RIGHT CORNER TIP

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND THE MAIN BODY OF THE SLEEVE IS IMMACULATE. THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE LAMINATE LINE CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 98% UNRUBBED WITH JUST THE AFOREMENTIONED TIP OF THE TOP RIGHT CORNER LIGHTLY RUBBED, PLUS THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER HAS A SMALL NICK AND A SCUFF. THIS IS ONLY VISIBLE WHEN LOOKING AT THE ACTUAL EDGE AND NOT FROM THE FRONT

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT WITH JUST ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING AT THE VERY BOTTOM TIP END

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS SO CLEAR THAT THE LP JUST HASN'T BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE VERY OFTEN IN THE 39 YEARS SINCE IT WAS RELEASED.THERE IS ONE THUMB NAIL NICK TO THE FRONT EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE ONLY HAS ONE VERY FINE LINE RUNNING FROM A THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE SPINE BACK UP TO THE TOP EDGE ABOUT A HALF INCH FROM THE SPINE, AND IS ONLY VISIBLE WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THE ORIGINAL GREY CARD  IS UNSPLIT ALONG THE SEAMS. IT HAS SOME MOTTLING TO THE SURFACE  AND A CRIMP ON ONE EDGE

 THIS SLEEVE GRADES  NEAR MINT , WHILST THE INNER IS EXCELLENT

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

GARRY