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

	£		117
	$		155

BLACK SABBATH - NEVER SAY DIE

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

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  /  2 Y // 2  STR 1 1
• '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 MINUSCULE 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 ON SIDE TWO THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH. THERE ARE TWO MINUSCULE ONES RIGHT AT THE START OF SIDE TWO, AND ONE OTHER FURTHER INTO THE SIDE

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

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

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 FOUR CORNERS ARE STILL VERY SHARP AND SQUARE.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND THE MAIN BODY OF THE SLEEVE IS IMMACULATE. THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!!  LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY INTACT AND RUNNING FROM CORNER TIP TO TIP. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR WITH ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE VERY TIP END.

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT WITH PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE AND TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED TIP ENDS.

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP WITH A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS, AND IT IS SO CLEAR THAT THE LP JUST HASN'T BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE VERY OFTEN IN THE 36 YEARS SINCE IT WAS RELEASED.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT

THE ORIGINAL GREY CARD INNER  IS UNSPLIT ALONG THE SEAMS. AND UNLIKE VIRTUALLY EVER ONE I HAVE SEEN THIS ONE HAS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE. JUST IMMACULATE IN FACT.

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE 100% MINT

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

GARRY