BLACK SABBATH "MASTER OF REALITY" MISPRINT "MASTERS OF REALITY" LABEL & POSTER

$

100

This is a vintage NICER quality package of this classic Black Sabbath album from 1971.  If you're lucky enough to find this misprint label version in good playing condition - more than likely it is missing the poster and the jacket suffers from multiple defects.  What you have here is:

• vg+ JACKET
• original WB inner sleeve in exc to NM condition - no seam splits
  
• nice playing vinyl (VG+) with mint labels
  
• vf+ original poster - sharp edges & corners, negligible color loss along fold lines, small clean pin holes in corners, no tape residue, slight stains - not very noticeable from front
  

The only true original issue of this album - the very 1st of 3 variations of the green WB label releases for this classic Sabbath album from 1971 with LP labels sporting a misprint album title and listing additional non-existent tracks (supposedly a joke played on Warner Bros Record Company execs by the band - WB issued two additional green labels to finally get it correct).

This LP has been cleaned using a special process to remove the dust and debris that has nestled deep in grooves over the decades son you have a soundstage that is VIRTUALLY HISS FREE/CRACKLE FREE ON THIS - THE RUN-OFFS FROM ONE TRACK TO NEXT ARE VERY CLEAN SOUNDING.
 
PLAYTESTED!!!!! NO RELIANCE ON VISUAL APPEARANCE TO GUESS HOW IT SOUNDS - This LP offers a NICE SOLID LISTENING EXPERIENCE -  DEFINITELY NOT AUDIOPHILE QUALITY BUT VERY GOOD - PLAYS WITH OCASSIONAL TICKS (SOME REPEATING) FROM SCRATCHES - MOST ARE LOWER ON AUDIBLE SCALE (UNLESS YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO YOUR LPs AT HIGH DECIBLE LEVELS).    Read below for further details on track by track play quality.

Vinyl surface reflects normal mars (scuffs) and hairlines given it's age - probably only VG in appearance, while the labels themselves look MINT.

SOLID album jacket is the correct embossed version - no seam splits and limited edge wear.  Spine is nice with all lettering completely legible and wear concentrated at bottom corner where black has rubbed away exposing cardboard underneath.   Top & bottom edges reflect very minor wear with tight seams. Comes with the original and correct Warner/Reprise Loss Leaders inner sleeve in near mint condition - no splits or tears.

Poster is original vintage and is in Very Fine+ condition overall - nice deep, bright colors - no fading.  Fold lines have very minimal color breaks, corners are sharp and edges are perfect with no creases, rips, or tape residue.  Corners have small clean pin holes from display.  Slight staining observed on backside that has bled thru on front - not very noticeable - one is obscured in tree foliage, the other under cross on Ward's shirt - you probably wouldn't know they're unless I told you and showed pic of backside.. 

HERE IS A TRACK BY TRACK DESCRIPTION OF HOW EACH PLAYS:

Side 1: overall play quality is EXC

Sweet Leaf:  plays EXC+.  Begins quiet with a perfect silent soundstage before coughing is heard.  Finishes in complete silence as it leads into next track.

After Forever:  plays EXC+ throughout and finishes up perfectly.

Embryo:  silence leading into - plays EXC with nice quiet soundstage throughout.

Children of the Grave:  plays VG+ to EXC throughout.  Play downgraded due to a couple barely audible clicks heard at very start.  Concludes very nicely with a virtually silent soundstage so you hear virtually nothing but howling wind and the haunting voice over.


Side 2: play quality is VG+ overall

Orchid: plays VG with extremely quiet soundstage, there a few random snaps/ticks that are barely audible early during 1st half of track then there is a repeating click/snap from a very minor scratch during the last minute of play - it is low audible (I would rate it as a 2 or 3 on a scale of 1 to 10) and not a significant distraction from the music - but there just the same.

Lord of this World:  plays near EXC, no hiss on soundstage, slightly audible repeating click continues from end of prior track for about 15 secs then is gone and track plays EXC.  Finishes with a couple of very slight snaps/clicks as it runs into Solitude..

Solitude:  plays VG, starting off in near perfect silence, the 1st part of track plays nicely with a few random ticks (some repeaters) that are very low on audible scale during first verse.  The 2nd verse plays with a just a couple very minor pops/ticks heard during play.  The lead break plays nicely with a minor tick.  The 3rd verse plays with a couple intermittent snaps/ticks and then a repeater all are very low on audible scale.  The finish is very nice and nearly silent with a couple extremely minor low audible snaps/clicks.  the tinkling of the chimes at very end is devoid of any distraction

Into the Void:  starts cleanly and plays EXC throughout.