Black Sabbath 1ST LP UK VERTIGO SWIRL 1Y1 / 2Y1 NR MINT

	£		182
	$		241

BLACK SABBATH - BLACK SABBATH

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

THE VERY RARE 1ST PRESS VINYL ON THE LARGE SWIRL LABEL

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO V06
• MATRIX:V06 1Y // 1 420 1 3 / 2Y // 1 420 1 2
• FIRST PRESS VINYL AS INDICATED BY THE //1 AFTER THE 1Y
• THE VERY FIRST PRESS HAS ' A PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT' AT THE BASE OF THE LABEL. THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED AND THIS LABEL IS THE RESULT 
• INCORRECT SPELLING 'OSSIE' INSIDE THE INVERTED CROSS

FIRST PRESS VINYL WITHOUT THE PHILIPS INFORMATION BUT STILL HAVING THE LARGE SWIRL LOGO.

THIS LABEL WAS INTRODUCCED BECAUSE THEY DECIDED TO REMOVE THE PHILIP INFORMATION FROM THE FOOT. SO WHILST THIS IS NOT THE VERY FIRST LABEL. THE VINYL IS STILL FIRST PRESS AS INDICATED BY THE MATRIX NUMBERS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLACK AND WHITE SWIRL LABEL IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE WHITE SIDE OF THE LABEL HAS A PERFECT CLEAN WHITE FINISH WITH UNRUBBED BLACK TYPEFACE.THERE ARE 4-5 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS CLASSIC ALBUM HAS BEEN ON A TURNTABLE IN THE PAST 41 YEARS

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. IT LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT, AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE A FEW TELLTALE LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON.

THIS IS S ERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS INCREDIBLY RARE ALBUM PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THAT THERE IS NOT ONE BIT OF DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THE SOUND, AND THIS MEANS THAT THE ALBUM WAS PLAYED WITH AN UNWORN AND CORRECTLY WEIGHTED STYLUS.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, CLEAR AND VERY CLEAN, AND THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT ON EITHER SIDE

NO LOUD CLICKS AND NO VINYL NOISE EITHER

THE ODD TINY DUST POP AND A SECOND OR TWO OF RANDOME BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC ARE THE ONLY THINGS THAT YOU MAY HEAR, AND THEN ONLY IF YOU ARE AS CLOSE TO YOUR SPEAKERS AS I AM WHEN TYPING THIS OUT

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR HOW GOOD THIS IS, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THERE CANNOT BE MANY BETTER EXAMPLES OF THIS SUPERB ALBUM AROUND AND I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS NEAR MINT!!!!

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS ANOTHER OF THOSE IMPOSSIBLE TO GET MINT SLEEVES. HERE HOWEVER IS ONE THAT SURELY RANKS UP THERE WITH THE BEST AVAILABLE.

AN UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD THAT HISTORICALLY TURNS UP WELL WORN, AND THIS IS SIMPLY DUE TO THE COLOURS RUBBING BADLY AND IN MOST CASES SHOWING A GREEN HUE THROUGH THE ORIGINAL IMAGE. THE GREEN COLOUR THAT IS APPARENT ON MOST COVERS IS THE BASE COLOUR THAT WAS USED UNDERNEATH THE GOTHIC IMAGERY ON THIS SLEEVE. THIS ONE HAS BARELY ANY SHOWING THROUGH WHATSOEVER

THE FRONT SURFACE FLAT AND CLEAN. IT HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND ONLY 2-3 REALLY SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE

THE COLOURS ARE ALMOST PERFECT WITH THE ONLY TINY PATCH OF GREEN SHOWING THROUGH WHICH IS A SMALL SLIVER THAT RUNS ACROSS A THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE SPINE EDGE. OTHER THAN THIS THE COLOURS ARE PERFECT.

THE TOP EDGE IS  UNBLEMISHED SHOWING NO RUBBING WHATSOEVER, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS SOME LIGHT SHELF WEAR

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. AMAZINGLY MOST OF THE COLOUR HAS BEEN RETAINED AS THIS IS ONE AREA THAT USUALLY HAS SUFFRED THE MOST. THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT RUBBING TO THE VERY BOTTOM TIP OF THE SPINE, AND THATS ALL

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A FEW TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE A FEW TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME COLOURFAST CONDITION AS THE FRONT. NO CREASES ETC, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE THREE TINY PATCHES OF WHITE SHOWING THOUGH THE COLOURS WHERE THE SURFACE HAS BEEN SNAGGED SOMEHOW

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A REALLY NICE DEEP BLACK PAIR OF INNER PANELS, THAT HAVE JUST THE ODD LITTLE SPECK OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH

THE INVERTED CROSS HAS THE INCORRECT SPELLING 'OSSIE' FOR OZZY OSBORNE, AND THE CORRECT 'VERTIGO' WORDING IN THE ENCLOSED BOX

THE VERTIGO SWIRL INNER SLEEVE IS IN TOP CONDITION, CLEAN AND UNSPLIT, WITH JUST A LITTLE AGING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY