BLACK SABBATH Paranoid LP 1970 VERTIGO 1st Press 1/1

	£		130
	$		172

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Black Sabbath called 'Paranoid' and is a 1970 MEGA rare UK 'Earliest' 1st pressing on the 1st Press Vertigo 'Spiral' label!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AS A GENIUNE 1ST PRESSING AND HAS MANY IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES WHEN COMPARED TO ALL LATER PRESSINGS!!!!  I WILL EXPLAIN:

FIRSTLY THIS LP HAS A 'LARGE' SPIRAL VERTIGO LOGO ON THE RECORD LABELS WITH THE WORD 'VERTIGO' PRINTED AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH LABEL (WHEREAS ALL LATER PRESSINGS HAVE A 'SMALLER' SPIRAL VERTIGO LOGO AND THE WORD VERTIGO PRINTED ABOVE THE CENTRE HOLE).  SECONDLY THIS LP HAS A LAMINATED COVER (ALL LATER PRESSINGS HAVE AN UNLAMINATED COVER).  THIRDLY THIS LP HAS 1/1 MATRIX ENDINGS TO BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD - WHEREAS ALL LATER PRESSINGS DO NOT.  BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY THIS LP HAS DIFFERENT GROOVE SPACING ON SIDE B (THE WHITE LABEL SIDE)!!!!  IF YOU LOOK AT MY PICTURES YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THERE IS ONLY TWO GAPS BETWEEN THE TRACKS ON THAT SIDE!!!!  NATURALLY WITH 4 TRACKS ON THIS SIDE THERE SHOULD OF COURSE BE 3 GAPS!!!!  THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY INCORRECT AND WAS QUICKLY CORRECTED - WITH MOST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP HAVING 3 GAPS ON THIS SIDE.  HOWEVER ON THIS ULTRA RARE 1/1 MATRIX 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING THERE IS ONLY 2 GAPS - AND THE TRACK 'RAT SALAD' IS PRESSED TOGETHER WITH 'FAIRIES WEAR BOOTS' WITH NO GAP BETWEEN THEM!!!! 

IT IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND A GENIUNE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING WHICH HAS ALL THE 1ST PRESSING DETAILS LISTED ABOVE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN STUNNING CONDITION AND PLAYS SUPERBLY!!!!  THIS IS THE 1970 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'LARGE' VERTIGO 'SPIRAL' LABEL, 2 GAPS ON THE B SIDE, 1/1 MATRIXES TO BOTH SIDES, 1ST PRESS VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  IT IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND A GENIUNE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP WITH ALL THE 1ST PRESS DETAILS GIVEN ABOVE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS SERIOUSLY RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL UK 'Earliest' 1st pressing from 1970 and is in STUNNING condition!!!! The record is pressed on thick quality vinyl. The Cat. No is 6360 011 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Large' Vertigo Label (see picture) and is a UK 1970 Stereo 1st pressing!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in STUNNING condition!!!! Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, 1 light and NON sounding scuffline and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!! It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply AWESOME with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Excellent(Minus) if not FULL Excellent!!!! Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Poly lined' Vertigo inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition and most importantly UNSPLIT!!!! The Gatefold 1st Press Laminated Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The Cover has NO edgewear, NO spinal wear, only a few light creases (cover is still VERY flat looking), shiny laminate, a couple of VERY minor indentations to cover front (colour unaffected and VERY hard to notice), only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated inside is in STUNNING condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO writing, and NO rubbing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!! IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A GENIUNE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP WITH ALL THE 1ST PRESS DETAILS GIVEN ABOVE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS SERIOUSLY RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "PARANOID" BY BLACK SABBATH, IN STUNNING CONDITION!!!! Dont forget to have a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World.  Paypal, IMOs, Cash, Cheques, and Post Orders accepted. Overseas MUST use either Cash, IMOs or Paypal. Thanks for looking . Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: