BLACK SABBATH VOL.4 1st Press VERTIGO SPIRAL UK LP SUPERB MINT- PLAY COPY

	£		295
	$		391

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Welcome to 'Its the vinyl countdown' music auctions. Here you will find some of the most incredible rare records and music memorabilia for your collection. We pride ourselves on auctioning only the highest grade records and items, you will not see anything listed here below EX+ condition, unles the item is extremely rare. You will not see worn covers, warped records or scratched records. We simply do not bother with them.

We list in many cases, 'Archived' & 'mint' condition items, we are able to source from private collections all over the UK. So we hope you can be put at ease that what you are bidding on is of the highest quality.

We play through most of the records, unless the item is clearly mint, or sealed..in which case we don't play them, thus maintaining their 'unplayed' status!  Obviously with some of these rare items there will be the odd 'anomoly' along the way , the odd little static pop or lead in 'sizzle' for a split second.. nothing is perfect we find! all systems differ, but we aim to describe these as accurately as possible for you.... PLEASE ENJOY THIS ITEM YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT..

BLACK SABBATH

'VOL.4'

EARLIEST //1 //1 PORKY PRESSING

SUPERB ARCHIVED 'VERTIGO SPIRAL'  EARLIEST PRESS WITH SECURED BOOKLET SLEEVE

We have just taken in an amazing collection of Archived FILE copy VINTAGE ROCK LPs.

Be sure to see our others listed from this collection ..they are all quite spectacular!

Released 1970

Label    VERTIGO VO PRICE CODE 6360 071

Matrix      6360071    1Y//1   Stamper 12 1 1 2   PORKY

                 6360071    2Y//1     Stamper: 1 1 7  PECKO

THE VINYL  MINT- PLAY  / VISUALLY  EX+

As you can see, this vinyl is the  1st UK  HEAVYWEIGHT VERTIGO SPIRAL pressing- WITH THOSE //1 //1 MATRIX NUMBERS AND THE 'PORKY ' 'PECKO' ETCHINGS

Stored from new this LP has seen REMARKABLY..WELL BELOW AVERAGE PLAYS, and remains in SUPERB CLEAN  condition everywhere.

WE HAVE NEVER SEEN A CLEANER EXAMPLE OF THIS LEGENDARY LP

This pressing is a superb vinyl which has retained its amazing glossy sheen and finish. There is no dulling anywhere and overall it is in incredible condition for an LP of this age. The edges are silky smooth, typical of these vintage pressings. We are seing fewer and fewer copies of this LP, so rarely do we see a copy at all, let alone 

THERE ARE BELOW AVERAGE spider lines around the centre hole, hardly any wear to the spindle hole whatsoever.

There are a few light fine whisp lines, a few tiny light hairlines on both sides- and thats it-  nothing else!  Just a few little dust specs are on the vinyl when we slid it for checking..

No warping or dishing..and the vinyl remains super flat!

On playing through we heard JUST the tiniest static in the dead grooves..the very occassional tiny tiny static along the way in the deasd grooves -

YES THIS REALLY IS A STUNNING LISTEN!  AND YES.... 'CHANGES' IS WONDERFUL..

OVERALL THIS IS SIMPLY A MUST FOR ANY FINAL UPGRADE COLLECTION. YOU WILL NOT SEE BETTER.

THE LABELS   EX+   FLAT MATT LARGE ORIGINAL SPIRAL LABELS

THE SLEEVE     EX+

Correct  first UK issued earliest MATT GATEFOLD 'BOOKLET' sleeve  -with the SPIRAL INNER BAG 

Printed by  -HOWARDS

 This is in SUPER CONDITION , quite amazing how it has survived so clean. MOST COPIES WE SEE ARE NOT WORTH AUCTIONING..BAD WEAR, DOGGY CORNERS, RUB AND GENERAL 'TATTINESS' IS SO COMMON ON THIS SLEEVE

BUT THIS EXAMPLE JUST HAS SOME VERY LIGHT RUB AND TIP RUB.

The black inks are wonderful and all colours and inks remain in outstanding condition

THERE IS, INCREDIBLY, NO RING WEAR AT ALL!

The spine edge is totally unmarked with no wear. It has some tiny tip rub either end.

The open edge remains in immaculate sharp condition -the lightest of feathering on the tip ends - superb.

THE GATEFOLD IS PRISTINE..NO WEAR AT ALL ABSOLUTELY BLACK -Most sleeves will show ring wear but not here..the best example! and the booklet is mint!

We cannot add any more than this! ITS A SUPERB EXAMPLE

THE INNER SLEEVE   EX+

POLY LINED SWIRL PAPER ORIGINAL

THERE ARE NO SPLITS, JUST A LITTLE CREASING

POSTAGE DISCOUNTS:

Don't forget we offer big postage discounts on multi wins..the more LPs you win, the cheaper the postage works out for you worldwide- Up to 2 kilos or 5 LPs, after which we will send your wins in more than one parcel..ALL very well protected in mailers, stiffeners, plenty of tape & protection, then 'signed delivered' to your door-  and to date we have nad NO damaged items!  ;0)

We hope you enjoy looking at this item, and good luck if you decide to bid for it...We can safely say you will not be dissapointed- If you need to know anyting else, please feel free to contact us with any questions.

All our items are sent 'signed delivery' tracked to your door, (we have never had an item go missing anywhere in the world!) for peace of mind for both you and us! All items are sent in strong protective mailer boxes and stiffeners. With over 28 years in mail order and the music industry 'worldwide' we pride ourselves on the fact you can bid safely on all our items, and knowing you are being dealt with by professionals.

ENJOY! ;0)