Black Sabbath PARANOID 1970 UK LP 1st issue LARGE SWIRL 1Y/1.2Y/1 PLAYS EX+++
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Description
BLACK SABBATH - PARANOID
IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION
NEAR MINT UNLAMINATED SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 6360 011
- MATRIX:6360011 1Y//1 420 1 2 7 / 2Y//1 420 1 2 1 9
- P1970 ABOVE THE 33 1/3RD ( FIRST PRESS ONLY)
- LARGER SWIRL LOGO (FIRST PRESS ONLY)
- 'VERTIGO' AT THE FOOT OF THE LABEL NOT UNDER THE SWIRL (FIRST PRESS ONLY)
TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.comTHE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BLACK AND WHITE LARGE SWIRL LABEL IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION.THE LARGE SWIRL WAS ONLY ON THE FIRST PRESSES OF THIS ALBUM, AND COUPLED WITH THE Y1 MATRIX NUMBERS THIS GUARANTEES A FIRST ISSUE . THE WHITE SIDE JUST COULD NOT BE WHITER. IT IS TOTALLY CLEAN AND IN MINT CONDITION. THE WHITE STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS AGAIN 100% PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THERE ARE 5-6 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS CLASSIC ALBUM HAS BEEN ON A TURNTABLE.
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES, AND SOME VERY FINE SURFACE 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 DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE LP BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE VINYL PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. WITH A STUNNING STEREO REPRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION
EVERY NOTE IS HEARD CLEARLY AND CRISPLY. THERE IS NO FRYING BACON OR SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLING AT ALL ANYWHERE!!
NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD CLICKS ETC.
WHAT YOU WILL HEAR ARE A SMALL AMOUNT OF RANDOM LITTLE TICS HERE AND THERE, AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL EXCELLENT PLUS FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
PRODUCED IN BOTH LAMINATED AND NON LAMINATED VERSIONS. THE LAMINATED SLEEVE IS USUALLY ONLY MARRED BY LAMINATE LINES WHEREAS THIS UNLAMINATED SLEEVE IS ALWAYS SPOILED BY THE SERIOUS COLOUR LOSS TO THE FRONT SURFACE USUALLY SHOWING THE GREEN BASE COLOUR THROUGH THE JET BLACK POWDERY SURFACE. IT IS VERY WIDELY BELIEVED THAT THE UNLAMINATED SLEEVE WAS ACTUALLY ISSUED BEFORE THE LAMINATED ONE IN THE CASE OF PARANOID!. THIS WAY ROUND IS VERY UNUSUAL, BUT VIRTUALLY EVERY BIT OF EVIDENCE I CAN FIND STATES THAT THE UNLAMINATED SLEEVE CAME FIRST
TO FIND AN UNLAMINATED SLEEVE IN THIS SORT OF CONDITION IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
THE FIRST THING YOU WILL NOTICE WHEN YOU REMOVE IT FROM THE OUTER PLASTIC SLEEVE IS THAT THE FRONT SURFACE IS VIRTUALLY BLACK IN ALL OF THE RIGHT PLACES. IN FACT THE ONLY SLIVER OF THE GREEN UNDERSURFACE IS A LIGHT SHADOW BY THE SPINE.
THE COLOURS ARE STILL RICH AND VIBRANT
THERE ARE JUST TWO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE ON THE SEALED RIGHT EDGE.
THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE RIGHT TIP ENDS, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR WITH A COUPLE OF WJITE SPECKS ELSEWHERE ON THE EDGES
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE RED TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE ONLY COLOUR BLEMISHES ARE A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OR WHITE SHOWING THROUGH AND THE VERY TIP ENDS LIGHTLY RUBBED
THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS UNWORN AS THE FRONT AND JUST AS MAGNIFICENT, WITH JUST ONE SMALL THIN GREEN LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AN PRISTINE CONDITION INNER SURFACE.
THE SWIRLY INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO SPLITS, ONLY HAS LIGHT AGEING ON THE EDGES AND ONE CORNER WRINKLE
THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT WITHOUT A DOUBT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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