Metallica Black Album Vinyl LP UK 1st Press A2 B2 A1 B1 Vertigo Swirl Inners EX
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125
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Description
Metallica
Metallica (The Black Album)
Vertigo 1991
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side A): 5100271 A-2U-1-1 STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side B): 5100271 B-2U-1-1 STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side C): 5100281 A-1U-1-1 STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side D): 5100281 B-1U-1-1 STERLING
1st UK pressing of Metallica’s self titled fifth album.
Released when vinyl sales were going into decline, not huge amounts were pressed and this double album is now quite scarce.
According to discogs there were two pressings of this album in the UK, the first was stamped A2,B2,A1,B1 the second variant was stamped A2,B2,A1,B2.
The copy listed is the first ‘B1’ variant and as such the true first pressing.
The sleeve is in Excellent condition, a really vibrant and robust copy with square spine and no ringwear - unusual to find in this condition.
The inners are about excellent with no splits and very little handling wear.
The records are also excellent. The audio is strong with no background noise. There is a small line at the start of Side A but it does not interfere at all with the sound quality.
Overall a very strong example of this increasingly scarce double LP.
Included is a ticket from the Wembley gig when the band were touring this album in 1992.
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