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

	£		70
	$		93

BLACK SABBATH - NEVER SAY DIE

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT minus!!! 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 1 /  2 Y // 2  STR 1 1 4
• '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 ARE 3-4 SPIDER LINES 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 SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF FINE HANDLING LINES 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 AT ALL ANYWHERE, SOME LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD DURING THE LINKING GROOVES, AND A FEW TINY DUST POPS. TWO PARTICULARLY AUDIBLE IN THE LINKING GROOVE BETWEEN TRACKS 2 AND THREE ON SIDE 2

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

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 AREA WHERE THERE IS ANY SHELF WEAR ARE THE FOUR CORNER TIPS WHICH ARE EXTREMELY LIGHTLY RUBBED

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND THE MAIN BODY OF THE SLEEVE IS IMMACULATE. THERE IS JUST ONE TINY LAMINATE LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE, AND A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE ONES ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND TWO BARELY VISIBLE THUMB LINES NEAR THE SPINE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES AMAZINGLY ARE TOTALLY UNWORN, APART FROM THE TINIEST SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP ONLY

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT, AND ONLY THE TIPS TOP AND BOTTOM HAVE A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST THUMB NAIL NICKS VISIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN EVEN BETTER CONDITION THAN THE FRONT, WITH JUST ONE TINY LITTLE LAMINATE LINE NEAR THE SPINE, AND NONE ELSEWHERE

THE ORIGINAL GREY CARD  INNER SLEEVE IS IN niceORIGINAL CONDITION. NO SPLITS, VERY RICH IN COLOUR AND UNCREASED, NO WRINKLES AND TOTALLY UNSPLIT. A FEW LIGHT MOTTLES OF FOXING WHICH IS VERY TYPICAL OF THIS INNER AND RESULTANT OF THE PAPER USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE INNER, PLUS SOME LIGHT RING WEAR

I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!

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

GARRY