BLACK SABBATH Sabotage 1st PRESS 1Y//2 2Y//2 Hidden Track

	£		38
	$		50

A BREAKDOWN OF THE ARTIST/S :-

Group members Terry "Geezer" Butler (Born 17 July 1949, Birmingham, England; bass), Tony Iommi (Born Anthony Frank Iommi, 19 February 1948, Birmingham, England; guitar), Bill Ward (Born 5 May 1948, Birmingham, England; drums) and Ozzy Osbourne (Born John Osbourne, 3 December 1948, Aston, Birmingham, England; vocals) were originally known as Earth, changing their name to Black Sabbath in 1969. The band members grew up together in the Midlands, and their name hinted at the heavy, doom-laden and ingenious music they produced. The name had previously been used as a song title by the quartet in their pre-Earth blues band, Polka Tulk, and it was drawn not from a book by the occult writer Dennis Wheatley, as is often stated, but from the cult horror film of that title. Nevertheless, many of Sabbath's songs deal with alternative beliefs and practices touched upon in Wheatley's novels. Recording classic albums such as their self-titled debut and Paranoid (from which the title track was a surprise UK hit single), the line-up remained unchanged until 1973 when Rick Wakeman (Born 18 May 1949, London, England), keyboard player for Yes, was enlisted to play on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.

By 1977 personnel difficulties within the band were beginning to take their toll, and the music was losing some of its earlier orchestral, bombastic sheen, prompting Osbourne to depart for a highly successful solo career in January 1979. He was replaced by ex-Savoy Brown member Dave Walker until Ronnie James Dio (Born Ronald Padavona, 10 July 1940, New Hampshire, USA) accepted the joBorn Dio had been a central figure in the early 70s band Elf, and spent three years with Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. However, Dio's tenure with the band was short, and he left in 1982 following a disagreement over the mixing of Live Evil. The replacement vocalist was Ian Gillan (Born 19 August 1945, Hounslow, Middlesex, England). This Sabbath incarnation was generally regarded as the most disastrous, with Born Again failing to capture any of the original vitality of the group.

By 1986, Iommi was the only original member of the band, which consisted of Geoff Nichols (Born Birmingham, England; keyboards), who had been the band's keyboard player since 1980 while still a member of Quartz, Glenn Hughes (Born 21 August 1952, Penkridge, Staffordshire, England; vocals), Dave Spitz (Born New York, USA; bass) and Eric Singer (Born Cleveland, Ohio, USA; drums). This was an accomplished line-up, Singer having been a member of the Lita Ford band, and Hughes having worked with Trapeze and Deep Purple. In 1986 the unexpectedly bluesy-sounding Seventh Star was released, the lyrics and music for which had been written by Iommi. In the first of a succession of personnel changes, Hughes left the band to be replaced by Ray Gillen (d. 1994), an American singer who failed to make any recordings with them. Tony Martin was the vocalist on 1987's powerful The Eternal Idol and 1988's Headless Cross, the latter produced by the renowned English drummer Cozy Powell.

Dio rejoined in late 1991 to record Dehumanizer, but Rob Halford of Judas Priest was forced to stand in for the errant singer the following November at the Pacific Amphitheater in Los Angeles. Dio, having heard of Ozzy Osbourne's plans to re-form the original Black Sabbath line-up for a one off performance on his farewell solo tour, refused to take the stage for Black Sabbath's support set. By this time the band was suffering from flagging record sales and declining credibility. Iommi recruited their original bass player, Butler, and attempted to persuade drummer Bill Ward to rejoin. Ward declined, and Cozy Powell was recuperating, having been crushed by his horse, so Vinnie Appice became Sabbath's new drummer. (Bev Bevan of ELO had been part of the band for Born Again, and returned at various times - other temporary drummers have included Terry Chimes of the Clash.) Osbourne's attempts to re-form the original line-up for a 1992 tour faltered when the others demanded equal shares of the spoils.

In 1994, a tribute album, Nativity In Black, was released, which featured appearances from all four original members in various guises, plus Megadeth, White Zombie, Sepultura, Biohazard, Ugly Kid Joe, Bruce Dickinson, Therapy?, Corrosion Of Conformity and Type O Negative. Spurred by the new interest in the group, the Powell, Iommi and Nichols line-up, with Tony Martin returning as singer and Neil Murray on bass, completed Forbidden in 1995. It was recorded in Wales and Los Angeles with Body Count guitarist Ernie-C. producing and Ice-T providing the vocals on "Illusion Of Power". The line-up in 1996 of this ever-changing unit was Iommi, Martin, Murray and Bobby Rondinelli (drums). Butler formed GZR, but in December 1997 the original line-up of Butler, Iommi, Ward and Osbourne re-formed to play two live shows at the Birmingham NEC. In April, Ward suffered a heart attack, and was replaced by Vinnie Appice. The group's double album of live recordings, featuring two new studio tracks, broke into the Billboard Top 20 in November 1998.

Osbourne's popularity continues to extend beyond his membership of Black Sabbath. In partnership with his wife Sharon, he inaugurated the Ozz-Fest, a heavy metal tour package featuring himself and other hard rock bands. The tour proved to be a huge success and remains an ongoing and lucrative concern. Osbourne became a household figure in 2002 when his dysfunctional family life was featured on the MTV reality TV show, The Osbournes.

Discography:
Black Sabbath (Vertigo 1970)***, Paranoid (Vertigo 1970)****, Master Of Reality (Vertigo 1971)****, Black Sabbath Vol. 4 (Vertigo 1972)****, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (World Wide Artists 1974)****, Sabotage (NEMS 1975)***, Technical Ecstasy (Vertigo 1976)***, Never Say Die! (Vertigo 1978)***, Heaven And Hell (Vertigo 1980)***, Live At Last (NEMS 1980)**, Mob Rules (Vertigo 1981)**, Live Evil (Vertigo 1982)**, Born Again (Vertigo 1983)**, Seventh Star (Vertigo 1986)**, The Eternal Idol (Vertigo 1987)**, Headless Cross (I.R.S. 1989)**, TYR (I.R.S. 1990)**, Dehumanizer (I.R.S. 1992)**, Cross Purposes (IRS 1994)***, Forbidden (I.R.S. 1995)**, Reunion (Epic 1998)****, Past Lives 1975 live recording (Divine/Sanctuary 2002)***.

THE COVER :- Single textured sleeve

THE LABEL :- Nems labels

THE VINYL VISUALLY :- On initial inspection of this piece of vinyl I cannot see any areas of immediate concern. The vinyl sits perfectly flat on the turntable so there are no nasty warps to worry about. The vinyl still retains its just pressed quality, full of deep shine and lustre. I have noted lots of light scratches on either side of the vinyl, moreso on Side Two. There is also a light scuff towards the end of Side. Visually graded at Very Good 

THE VINYL PLAY GRADED :- The playgrading of the vinyl reveals lessening in the sound quality. There is light background crackle throughout the album. Mostly apparent in softer instrument based passages and between tracks. There are a couple of pops during the intro to the opening track and a few ticks on track 2 of side 2. Still a very decent listen though of one of my favourite albums. Not a minter but those are going upwards of £150 nowerdays. A very playable copy though with no skips or jumps, slightly more crackle on Side 2. About Very Good condition audibly.

THE SLEEVE FRONT CONDITION :- This is the very earliest 1st press textured Robert Stace sleeve. The front of the sleeve is free from writing, free from stickers or evidence of previously removed stickers. The sleeve reveals only very light ringwear and no creases. There is some wear at the seams as explained below. The colours are bright and crisp. I would grade the front of the cover as Near Excellent condition.

THE SLEEVE REAR CONDITION :- The rear of the sleeve is free from writing, free from stickers or evidence of previously removed stickers. There are no creases on the rear of the sleeve and only very light ringwear. Again the rear still retains its original crisp colours. There are one or two handling type marks. I would grade the rear as Near Excellent condition.

THE LABEL SIDE ONE CONDITION :- Original Nems 1st Press matt label in excellent order free from stickers or writing and no damage at all, light signs of play around the spindle hole and a few handling marks. Excellent condition.

THE LABEL SIDE TWO CONDITION :- Original Nems 1st Press matt label in excellent order free from stickers or writing and no damage at all, light signs of play around the spindle hole and a few handling marks. Excellent condition.

THE SPINE CONDITION :- The writing on the spine is just about readable. No spine splits at all. There is some rubbing along the length and on the edges of the spine

THE TOP EDGE CONDITION :- The top edge of the cover shows a heavy piece of rubbing in the centre which has not quite split but is very close. About 2cm in length.

THE BOTTOM EDGE CONDITION :- The bottom edge shows some heavyish rubbing all along but no splits.

THE OPENING EDGE CONDITION :- The opening edge shows a little wear but not much.

THE INNER SLEEVE CONDITION :- The none original inner is in Excellent condition

THE EXTRAS :- No extras were given with this album

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER :- 9119 001

THE YEAR OF RELEASE :-  1975

THE LABEL :- NEMS

THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :-  UK

PLAYING FORMAT :- STEREO

THE MATRIX NUMBERS :-  9119 001 1Y//2  &  9119 001 2Y//2

TRACK LISTING :-

SIDE ONE :-

1. HOLE IN THE SKY
2. DON'T START (TOO LATE)
3. SYMPTEM OF THE UNIVERSE
4. MEGLOMANIA

SIDE TWO :-

1. THRILL OF IT ALL
2. SUPERZTAR
3. AM I GOING INSANE (RADIO)
4. THE WRIT

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