BLACK SABBATH-MASTER OF REALITY-UK 1ST PRESS-WITH MINT POSTER-
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Hello my name is Brian and I have been a vinyl fan for many years now and have always bought and sold items to feed my vinyl hunger...I have never been a dealer but will always describe my items for sale as honestly and accurately as possible with plenty of clear and detailed pictures.
If you read my ebay feed back as a seller you will see that people are happy with what they recieve from my auctions. I try not to waffle on about how rare an album is using silly expressions such as "AWESOME" or "IMPOSSIBLE LIKE THIS" etc etc (yawn yawn)!
I am very particular about packaging the vinyl. I use cruciform boxes with cardboard stiffeners and bubble wrap for extra protection. The vinyl is always packaged outside of the sleeve to prevent seem splits. I am happy to post any where in the world if fully insured and the cost will depend on the final selling value, so I can't advise the cost until the auction has ended.
Please bid with confidence, and if for some reason you are not happy with your purchase i am happy to give a FULL refund on receiving the item back in the condition I posted it out in.
I recommend extra insurance for the more valuable items (over £40), it only costs a couple of pounds and is well worth it in my opinion. I will NOT post items over seas without full insurance.
I use the 'RECORD COLLECTOR' grading system with a + or - where appropriate.
so here we go.........
BLACK SABBATH-MASTER OF REALITY. UK 1st pressing . WITH THE POSTER.
6360 050 STEREO 1971
VERTIGO SWIRL/SPIRAL LABEL
matrix number side A 6360 050 1Y//1 v 420 1 21
matrix number side B 6360 050 2Y//1v 420 12 15
SLEEVE......... BOX TYPE CONSTRUCTION AND LAMINATED. I am delighted to report that this box-sleeve, unlike many examples out there, is very square and not crushed flat. The front is EX+ very light signs of handling no ring wear and almost no surface rub leaving a very shiny clean finish. There is a little laminate lift under the word REALITY. The rear is in similar EX+ condition with no ring wear, just a small ’dink’ to the bottom right corner. The spine is square and the information is fully readable EX. The top edge/flap shows light use and is not split/torn, it has some laminate damage to the edge. EX-. The bottom edge has had a lot less use and is in EX condition. The other edges are in great condition EX+. There is almost no wear to the tips of the corners. Overall a well above average example of this highly collectable sleeve. Some 41 years old now and in a solid EX condition.
(I have always stored this sleeve with cardboard inserts to prevent any flattening and I will post it to the new owner with the card inserts for added protection during transport.)
POSTER…….. Correct UK printed 6 panel poster in perfect as new condition. IMMACULATE and MINT.
INSERT.......... Correct swirl company inner sleeve, a little foxing, 1 small 4 cm split to left seem, poly lining still intact. Correct print date on back right ‘0671’ .EX.
LABELS......... Correct 1st press black label with no damage and no spindle wear. EX+
VINYL............ The surfaces look great with moderate light hairlines and no deep scratches, nice glossy deep black shine.
PLAYBACK.. I am fortunate to own a LINN SONDEK with an EKOS arm and ARKIV cartridge connected to LINN amps and LINN speakers that together show up the faults as well as the wonderful music that vinyl contains. First and most important the sound quality is 100%. There is absolutely no deteriation in the playback full, rich and loud, wonderful stereo and a big wide sound stage. These early Vertigo pressings really captured it all, GREAT STUFF! There is a little background static/dust crackle in the quieter parts (not many of those on this album). There are NO loud pops or clicks and there are no jumps. EX/EX.
Thank you for looking.
Good luck bidding, Brian.
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