Black Sabbath VOLUME 4 VERTIGO SWIRL UK 1ST PRESS 3-4 PLAYS ONLY 100% NEAR MINT

	£		215
	$		285

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 2 1 1 4 / 2Y//1  1 1 1 7
• '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.

 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 NEAR 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

ALMOST NO VINYL NOISE AT ALL ANYWHERE, WITH JUST A FEW TINY LITTLE TICS DURING THE LINKING GROOVE AND THE FIRST FEW BARS OF LAGUNA SUNRISE ON SIDE TWO 

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 SUPERBLY

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 IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED BUT VERY LIGHTLY TEXTURED HOWARDS (SLOUGH) GATEFOLDSLEEVE

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

NOT THIS ONE!!! IT IS NEAR MINT CONDITION, BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FOR A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF IT'S LIFE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND 98% OF THE DELICATE AND EASILY WORN BLACK SURFACE IS PRISTINE. THE ONLY LIGHT WEAR COMES IN THE FORM OF TWO SMALL SPECKS OF RUBBING IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER AND ANOTHER NEAR THE LETTER 'A' BY THE SPINE.

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 ONLY TWO SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE SMALL THUMB LINES  NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, AND ANOTHER BARELY VISIBLE JUST BELOW THE 'B' NEAR THE SPINE

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 EVEN AT THE TIP ENDS, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND AS NEW

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN EVEN BETTER CONDITION THAN THE FRONT WITH ZERO  LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, OR AROUND  THE PERIMETER EDGES, AND JUST ONE TINY WHITE SPECK NEAR THE BOTTOM EDGE.

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, TOTALLY PRISTINE IN FACT, WITH JUST SHADOW OF GLUE AGEING TO THE SIDE EDGES

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

IT REALLY IS THAT GOOD

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

GARRY