Black Sabbath VOLUME 4 VERTIGO SWIRL 1y1/2y1 1ST 3-4 PLAYS ONLY 100% NEAR MINT

	£		122
	$		162

BLACK SABBATH - VOLUME 4

IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY  NEAR MINT !!! CONDITION

OUTSTANDING THROUGH THE QUIETEST TRACKS

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 6360 071
• MATRIX:6360071 1Y//1 1 1 5 / 2Y//1  1 1  5
• 'PORKY' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1 
• 'PECKO' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2

A FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

• THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE 1 Y// 1 / 2 Y//1
• THE WORD PORKY MUST BE ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• THE WORD PECKO MUST BE ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
• THE VINYL IS THICKER THAN REISSUES
• THE SLEEVE MUST BE MADE BY HOWARDS (SLOUGH)
• THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE A VERY SLIGHT TEXTURED FEEL TO IT

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE FAMOUS VERTIGO SPIRAL 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, ON THE SWIRLS SIDE, AND THE WHITE SIDE IS STILL 'PURE WHITE' AND UNMARKED . NO YELLOWING AND NO STAINS

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

INCREDIBLY THERE ARE JUST 3-4 SMALL SPIDER LINES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE SPINDLE HOLE, A CLEAR INDICATOR OF HANDLING AND CARE AND PLAY!!

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS RETAINED AL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE 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 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 EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AT ALL ANYWHERE, AND I CANNOT EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD MORE THAN A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF STATIC HERE AND THERE EITHER.

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 4-5 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH.

TAKE A LISTEN TO 'CHANGES, FX, AND LAGUNA SUNRISE, THE THREE QUIET TRACKS AND YOU WILL HEAR THE QUALITY OF THIS VINYL AT IT'S BEST

AN INCREDIBLE VINYL THAT PERFORMS TO A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE GRADE

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

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

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED BUT VERY LIGHTLY TEXTURED HOWARDS (SLOUGH) GATEFOLDSLEEVE

VERY HARD TO FIND IN TOP CONDITION DUE TO THE TEXTURED BLACK SURFACE WHICH IS USUALLY BADLY WORN ON BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK, AND SHOWS UP EVERY CREASE LINE

THIS ONE IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. NOT MINT BUT A REALLY CLEAN AND PRESENTABLE COLLECTIBLE COPY

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND MOST OF THE DELICATE AND EASILY WORN BLACK SURFACE IS PRISTINE. THE ONLY LIGHT WEAR COMES IN THE FORM OF SOME VERY LIGHT GREYING AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGES,AND A LITTLE GRUBBINESS TO A COUPLE OF THE WHITE LETTERS OTHER THAN THAT  IT IS STILL VERY CLEAN AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT ANYWHERE. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE UNRUBBED, AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!!! SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES ANYWHERE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ALSO IN TOP CONDITION, WITH JUST THE VERY CORNER TIPS RUBBED SHOWING THE CARD UNDERNEATH, THE MAIN BODY OF THE EDGES ARE STILL JET BLACK

THE SPINE IS IMMACULATE. AGAIN USUALLY THIS IS FOUND VERY BADLY WORN AWAY, BUT HERE IT IS STILL TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR UNRUBBED. ONLY AT THE TIP ENDS IS THERE A TINY SPECK OF RUBBING, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE HAS A LITTLE BURRING TO THE BACK EDGE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT . AGAIN NO LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE OR OTHER EDGES, AND JUST A LITTLE LIGHT GREYING ABOUND THE EDGES.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS, AND A MINT CONDITION 4 PAGE BOOKLET

THE ORIGINAL VERTIGO SPIRAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL CONDITION. NO SPLITS, VERY WHITE AND UNCREASED,  WITH JUST A SLIVER OF GLUE AGEING TO THE TOP EDGE

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

IT REALLY IS THAT GOOD

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

GARRY