Black Sabbath VOLUME 4 UK LP VERTIGO SWIRL WOW MINT -

	£		177
	$		235

BLACK SABBATH - VOLUME 4

IN MAGNIFICENT 2 PLAY CONDITION

NEAR MINT SLEEVE AND MINT INSERT

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 6360071
• MATRIX: 6360050 1 Y // 1  /  2 Y // 1
• 'PORKY ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
• PECKO ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE  TWO
• ALL FIRST PRESS INDICATORS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE VERTIGO SPIRAL LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE SPIRAL SIDE IS FAULTLESS, WHILST THE WHITE SIDE IS JUST PURE WHITE, UNBLEMISHED AND HAS PERFECT TYPEFACE WHICH IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED. THERE ARE JUST 2 SMALL AND VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE  VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. I CANNOT SEE ANY MARKS ON IT WHATSOEVER, AND IT LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

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 AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS. I AM CONVONCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING ABID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS ALBUM PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, AND THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO THIS STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT

THIS VINYL HAS ONLY HAD THE COUPLE OF PLAYS AND CLEARLY HAS BEEN PLAYED WITH CARE ON A TOP HI FI SYSTEM. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS MAGNIFICENT AND THE NOTES ARE HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED, BUT THEN THIS PRESS WAS MASTERED BY NONE OTHER THAN 'GEORGE PECKHAM. THE MASTER CUTTER, AS HIS TRADE MARK PECKO AND PORKY APPEAR IN THE RUN OUT WAX

THE VINYL PRODUCCED NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND APART FROM THE BEAREST TRACE OF STATIC IN ONE OR TWO OF THE QUIETEST SPOTS. TAKE GOOD LISTEN TO THE NEAR SILENT CHANGES, AND LAGUNA SUNRISE AND YOU WILL HEAR HOW SPECIAL THIS VINYL IS 

I ALSO HEARD PERHAPS TWO TINY DUST POPS ON SIDE ONE, AND A FEW MORE IN THE LINKING GROOVE BETWEEN TRACKS ONE AND TWO ON SIDE TWO

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL UNLAMINATED HOWARDS GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE IS ONE OF THOSE THAT IS NIGH ON IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN THE SORT OF CONDITION THAT SERIOUS COLLECTORS WOULD WANT TO ADD TO THEIR COLLECTIONS. DUE ENTIRELY TO THE POWDERY BLACK SURFACE WHICH RUBS ALMOST BY LOOKING AT IT, AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF COPIES THAT YOU WILL SEE WILL BE HEAVILY POCK MARKED WITH WHITE PATCHES

THIS ONE IS AS CLEAN AS I HAVE SEEN FOR MANY A YEAR. THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD THE FORSIGHT TO PLACE THE SLEEVE IN A SEPERATE OUTER SLEEVE, AND REOVE AND STORE THE VINYL AWAY FROM THE SLEEVE. THE RESULT BEING ONE SUPERBLY LOOKED AFTER AND ALMOST MINT CONDITION SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. FIRST OF ALL IT'S COMPLETELY FLAT AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES.AND INCREDIBLY FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE SEEN, NOT ONE SMALL LINE BY THE SPINE!!!.

THE ONLY MINOR BLEMISHES TO THIS SURFACE ARE A SPRINKLY SHADOW OF WHITE FLECKS NEAR THE SPINE, AND A COUPLE OF TINY PATCHES ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. THE TWO SPINE CORNERS HAVE THE BAREST BIT OF RUBBING, AND THERE ARE TWO MINISCULE THUMB LINES NEAR THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER

THE WHITE 'BLACK SABBATH' LOGO IS STILL VERY WHITE AND HAS NOT BEEN STAINED LIKE MANY COPIES, WITH JUST A TOUCH OF HANDLING IN THE LETTER B

AMAZINGLY THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AT ALL, WHILST THE ONLY SMIDGEN OF RUB IS THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP. THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL AND IS AS GOOD AS IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PROTECTION AFFORDED IT, THAT I HAVE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED

THE SPINE IS IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE DELICATE BLACK SURFACE INTACT. AND ALL OF THE ORANGE TYPEFACE BEING PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. IN ADDITION THERE IS NO FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHING OF THE SPINE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE EDGES

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME NEAR IMMACULATE STATE AS THE FRONT WITH JUST ONE TINY LINE NEAR THE SPINE IN ADDITION

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE INNER PANELS . MY BELIEF IS THAT BECAUSE THE SLEEVE WAS HOUSED SEPERATELY TO THE RECORD, THAT IT HAS JUST NOT BEEN OPENED FOR YEARS, AND YOU ONLY HAVE TO TAKE ONE LOOK AT THE MINT CREASE FREE 4 PAGE INSERT TO SEE WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT

THE ORIGINAL SWIRL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND PERFECTLY UNSPLIT. THERE ARE SOME LIGHT WRINKLES AND A LIGHT RECORD IMPRESSION, BUT THE INNER REMAINS VERY WHITE

WITHOUT A SHADOW OF DOUBT THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT!!! 

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

GARRY