BLACK SABBATH"MASTER OF REALITY"UK SWIRLY+POSTER MINT

	£		180
	$		239

ON OFFER FOR SALE HERE IS THE VERY FIRST UK PRESSING OF THE THIRD STUDIO ALBUM RECORDED BY THE GREAT "BLACK SABBATH" IN 1971.

THIS ALBUM IS TOTALLY ORIGINAL AND COMPLETE,AND IS ONE OF THE FIRST EVER PRESSED & RELEASED IN THE UK, COMES WITH IT'S ORIGINAL SIX FOLD POSTER OF THE BAND IN THE WOODS.

THIS ALBUM IS STILL IN AMAZING CONDITION AND IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S 40YEARS OLD.

AN INCREDIBLE PIECE OF ROCK HISTORY & A MUST HAVE FOR ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR....

                    BLACK  SABBATH
 
            MEGA RARE
                       "MASTER OF REALITY" + POSTER  1971 LP
 
  1971  VERY 1st UK's PRESSING ON THE WORLD FAMOUS
 
   VERTIGO  SWIRL  LABEL'S

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THIS ALBUM IS TOTALLY ORIGINAL AND COMPLETE WITH IT's MEGA/RARE POSTER, ALL IN FANTASTIC CONDITION.

IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!

THE FINAL UPGRADE TO ANY COLLECTION!!!!...
 
  Record No - 6360 050

 Factory Matrix no's On Run-Offs......
 
SIDE ONE -  6360 050 1Y//1 420 1 2 1

SIDE TWO -  6360 050 2Y//1 420 1 1  1 
 ONLY EVER ON THE VERY FIRST UK 1stPRESS'S.

For the recording of this album, guitarist Tony Iommi, who had injured his fingers in a factory accident years earlier, decided to de-tune his guitar down three semi-tones (or one and a half steps to C-sharp). This reduced string tension, thus making the guitar easier for him to play. Geezer Butler also de-tuned his bass guitar to match Iommi. The result was a noticeably "darker" or "sludgier" sound.

Master of Reality was recorded at Island Studios in London, UK between February and April 1971. The album was produced by Rodger Bain, who had also produced their previous two albums. However, this would be his final collaboration with the band.

The slow and heavy songs that comprise most of the album are interspersed with quiet ballads written by Tony Iommi. Two of these, "Embryo" and "Orchid", are short instrumentals serving as interludes. The third, "Solitude", is much longer in comparison and features Ozzy Osbourne's soft, woeful vocals.

Unusually, the lyrics of the song "After Forever" written by Terry "Geezer" Butler, focus entirely on Christian themes. At the time, some viewed Black Sabbath as Satanists due to their dark sound, image and lyrics. Similarly, the song "Lord of this World" has lyrics that deal with Satan mocking those who unwittingly follow him. It was released as a single along with "Fairies Wear Boots" in 1971." Rolling Stone criticised the lyrics but welcomed the arrangement, while Wilson & Alroy's called the guitar sound "crude but effective".

The song "Solitude" showcases Tony Iommi's multi-instrumental talents, featuring him playing the guitar, flute and piano.

The album opener, "Sweet Leaf", is a song about cannabis. "Children of the Grave" was written about war, peace and revolution.

The album cover reads Master of Reality coloured grey, underneath Black Sabbath coloured purple, against a black background. The words are written in a large font with a ripple effect like that of moving water or a waving flag. The first editions of the album came in an 'envelope sleeve' containing a poster of the band, and with the album's title embossed in black lettering rather than in grey. This was the first Black Sabbath sleeve on which the lyrics were reproduced on the back of the sleeve.

On the first North American editions of the album, several songs had subtitles given to segments, making it appear that there were more songs than there actually were. The intro of "After Forever" was given the title "The Elegy", the outro of "Children of the Grave" was called "The Haunting", the intro of "Lord of This World" was titled "Step Up," and the intro of "Into the Void" called "Deathmask". This treatment had also been used on the North American editions of Black Sabbath's previous two albums. These pressings also incorrectly listed the album title as Masters of Reality. Subsequent editions corrected the album's title and removed three of the four subtitles (all but "The Elegy").

The album broke the top ten in both the United Kingdom (#5) and United States (#8) and achieved Gold status on advance orders alone. Eventually it sold two million copies in the US. However, critical response of the era was again unfavourable, with Robert Christgau giving the album a C- as well as, in a clearly exasperated tone, calling the album "a dim-witted, amoral exploitation."

Lester Bangs of Rolling Stone dismissed Master of Reality as "naive, simplistic, repetitive, absolute doggerel". However the same magazine would later place the album at number 298 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, compiled in 2003 and in describing the album referred to the band as, "The greatest sludge-metal band of them all...". The magazine described the album as "the definitive studio relic of Sabbath's golden-hellfire era (1970-74)..."

Thirty years after the album's release, Q magazine  included it in their 50 Heaviest Albums of All Time and described it as "malevolent...casting Black Sabbath as a Titanic-style house band on the eve of Armageddon, cranking it as the bomb drops." Another edition of Q magazine that year gave it 5 out of 5 stars, describing it as "the most cohesive record of their first three albums."

Songs from this album have also been covered by a variety of bands.

"After Forever" has been covered by Biohazard for Nativity in Black, a Black Sabbath tribute album, Aurora Borealis for Hell Rules: Tribute to Black Sabbath, Vol. 2 and Deliverance on their 1992 album, What a Joke.

The song "Solitude" was covered by UK doom metal band Cathedral as a bonus track for the European version of the 1994 Black Sabbath tribute album Nativity in Black, and later by Ulver on their 2007 album Shadows of the Sun. The song has also been covered by death metal band Demented Saint.

"Into the Void" was covered by Stoner rock band Kyuss for the split EP Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age, and by Soundgarden on their EP SatanOscillateMyMetallicSonatas.

The hard rock band Godsmack covered the song "Sweet Leaf" as a bonus track for the Japanese special edition of their 2000 album Awake and for the second volume of the Nativity in Black series.

The riff from "Sweet Leaf" was used as the basis for the Butthole Surfers' song "Sweat Loaf", from the album Locust Abortion Technician.

Several bands are named after songs on this album, including the Dutch metal band After Forever, as well as Baltimore's Bullet Therapy (now called After Therapy) when playing live as a Black Sabbath tribute band.

Mountain Goats leader John Darnielle wrote a short novel for the 33? book series with this album as a central theme. The book is written in the form of a diary of a young man who has been committed to a mental health treatment facility, and how the teen relates to the world through the songs on the album.

The song "Solitude" was featured as the leitmotif for main character, Zombie, in the 1991 motion picture Zombie ja Kummitusjuna (Zombie and The Ghost Train) by Finnish director Mika Kaurismäki.

Beastie Boys sampled the guitar riff for Sweet Leaf on their 1986 song "Rhymin' and Stealin'.

Track listing

All songs by Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Sweet Leaf" – 5:05
2. "After Forever" (Iommi) – 5:27
3. "Embryo" (Iommi) – 0:29
4. "Children of the Grave" – 5:18

 Side two

1. "Orchid" (Iommi) – 1:30
2. "Lord of this World" – 5:27
3. "Solitude" – 5:02
4. "Into the Void" – 6:13

 
Cover: The Very 1stPRESS Laminated Box cover is in Lovely condition NO Colour Loss or Ringwear. Still retaining All it's box shape and is in incredible condition, top and bottom openings, top one having only minor laminate creases from being opened only occasionally. No writings/doodles or seam splits. Lovely Shine and Solid fully legible Spine, The Best Cover I Have Come Across and Must be Very Hard to Improve on, Having NO Laminate lifting, common on these Covers. Making this Highly Collectable, Rarely seen in this condition. Made and Printed in England by Howards(Slough)Ltd. Easy Mint -.
 
Labels: 1stPress Full Vertigo Swirl on Side 1. All the Info on Side 2. Both labels are Perfect, Can't see spindle marks, Showing VERY little use of this Vinyl. AMAZING. Also easily Mint.
 
Vinyl: Thick and chunky Slab of Heavy Vinyl in Beautiful Condition.Sits Flat and Proud on the Turntable, No marks or scratches, not even under a bright light, looks and sounds great. Could have been pressed yesterday, looks as New and more importantly sounds even better, On my Shure Stylus @ 1.5grm counterweight. Very Detailed on All Frequencies, NO annoying skips or pops. The Reproduction of This AMAZING MUSIC is INCREDIBLE to listen to and a JOY to experience. SUPERB. A beautiful piece of Music,well underated. Having First Press factory stampers.(1Y//1, 2Y//1)."RARE".An Easy Mint-.

Inner Sleeve; Original 1st Press Black and White Inverted Vertigo Swirl Anti-Static Sleeve, NO Splits or Tears or unwanted Names. Easily a Mint-.

POSTER; Only a Few of these Albums were ever released with This ULTRA RARE POSTER, And these were the Very FIRST PRESSINGS, Making this Album MEGA- RARE and Impossible to locate, Especially in this CONDITION. The POSTER has never been displayed, And un-folded only a couple of times, so All in All is still in PERFECT CONDITION, Colours are Bright and Sharp as are Edges and the Corners, Very Hard to Improve on. Still in Mint Condition.

LYRICS ARE :.........

Alright now!
Won't you listen?

When I first met you, didn't realize
I can't forget you or your surprise
You introduced me to my mind
And left me wanting you and your kind

I love you.  Oh you know it.

My life was empty forever on a down
Until you took me, showed me around
My life is free now, my life is clear
I love you sweet leaf - though you can't hear,

Come on now - try it out

Straight people don't know what you're about
They put you down and shut you out
You gave to me a new belief
And soon the world will love you sweet leaf.

Have you ever thought about your soul - can it be saved?
Or perhaps you think that when you're dead you just stay in your grave
Is God just a thought within your head or is he a part of you?
Is Christ just a name that you read in a book when you were in school?

When you think about death do you lose your breath or do you keep your cool?
Would you like to see the Pope on the end of a rope - do you think he's a fool?
Well I have seen the truth, yes I've seen the light and I've changed my ways
And I'll be prepared when you're lonely and scared at the end of our days

Could it be you're afraid of what your friends might say
If they knew you believe in God above?
They should realize before they criticize
that God is the only way to love.

Is your mind so small that you have to fall
In with the pack wherever they run
Will you still sneer when death is near
And say they may as well worship the sun.

I think it was true it was people like you that crucified Christ
I think it is sad the opinion you had was the only one voiced
Will you be so sure when your day is near say you don't believe?
You had the chance but you turned it down now you can't retrieve.

Perhaps you'll think before you say that God is dead and gone
Open your eyes, just realize that he's the one
The only one who can save you now from all this sin and hate.
Or will you still jeer at all you hear? Yes - I think it's too late.

Instrumental

Children of the Grave

Revolution in their minds
The children start to march
Against the world in which they have to live
And all the hate that's in their hearts
They're tired of being pushed around
And told just what to do
They'll fight the world until they've won
And love comes flowing through.

Children of tomorrow live in the tears that fall today
Will the sunrise of tomorrow bringing peace in any way
Must the world live in the shadow of atomic fear
Can they win the fight for peace or will they disappear?

So you children of the world, listen to what I say
If you want a better place to live in spread the word today
Show the world that love is still alive you must be brave
Or you children of today are children of the grave.

Instrumental

Lord of this World

You're searching for your mind don't know where to start
can't find the key to fit the lock on your heart
you think you know but you are never quite sure
your soul is ill but you will not find a cure.

Your world was made for you by someone above
but you choose evil ways instead of love.
You made me master of the world where you exist
the soul I took from you was not even missed.

Lord of this world
Evil Possessor
Lord of this world
He's your confessor now!

You think you're innocent you've nothing to fear
You don't know me, you say, but isn't it clear
You turn to me in all your worldly greed and pride.
But will you turn to me when it's your turn to die

My name it means nothing
my fortune is less
My future is shrouded in dark wilderness
Sunshine is far away, clouds linger on
Everything I posessed - Now they are gone

Oh where can I go to and what can I do?
Nothing can please me only thoughts are of you
You just laughed when I begged you to stay
I've not stopped crying since you went away

The world is a lonely place - you're on your own
Guess I will go home - sit down and moan.
Crying and thinking is all that I do
Memories I have remind me of you

Rocket engines burning fuel so fast
Up into the night sky they blast
Through the universe the engines whine
Could it be the end of man and time.
Back on Earth the flame of life burns low
Everywhere is misery and woe
Pollution kills the air, the land and sea
Man prepares to meet his destiny.

Rocket engines burning fuel so fast
Up into the black sky so vast
Burning metal through the atmosphere
Earth remains in worry, hate and fear
With the hateful battles raging on
Rockets flying to the glowing sun.
Through the empires of eternal void
Freedom from the final suicide.

Freedom fighters sent out to the sun
Escape from brainwashed minds and pollution.
Leave the earth to all its sin and hate
Find another world where freedom waits.

Past the stars in fields of ancient void
Through the shields of darkness where they find
Love upon a land a world unknown
Where the sons of freedom make their home.

Leave the earth to Satan and his slaves
Leave them to their future in their graves
Make a home where love is there to stay
Peace and happiness in every day.

All in all a very Rare and Collectable Album,in Beautifull Condition.So Don't Miss this One....You WONT get another Like IT.

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This is a Final Upgrade to any Collection..

Being Totally Original and so RARE in This Condition....

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POSTAGE: £3.75 (UK) £6.50 (EUROPE) & £8.85(REST OF THE WORLD)

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Mint - The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.
Excellent - The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.
Very Good - The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch.
Good - The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches.
Fair - The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise, it may even jump.
Poor - The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc
Bad - The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler.