BLACK SABBATH HEAVEN AND HELL 1st UK Press LP 1980 VAULT COPY

	£		26
	$		34

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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

'HEAVEN AND HELL'

EARLIEST UK PRESSING ON VERTIGO-  1st '1 1 1' mother stampers!

THIS IS NOT A LATER 'NICE PRICE' RE-ISSUE

 Rare to find this UK pressing these days, this copy is a beauty!

Released   1980

Label        VERTIGO 9102 752

Matrix      9102 752 A//3 VETH  Stamper: 1 1

                 9102 752 B//2 VETH  Stamper: 1 1 1

THE VINYL   EX+ STRONG   INCREDIBLE  CONDITION

As you can see, this vinyl is the EARLIEST 1st UK pressing -Stored from new this LP has seen A HANDFUL OF CAREFUL PLAYS ONLY, and remains in superb condition everywhere. And with the all important earliest  matrix /mother stampers.

Many copies we see are late MID 80s 'nice price re-issue' copies.. BUT not this one!

This first 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 like this.

A few light spider lines around the centre hole, but no wear to the spindle hole whatsoever. and some light whisp on the vinyl, and a couple of very light hairlines that are visible under bright light! The silky vinyl sounds amazing as you would wish for, and only some very light lead in static on the opening grooves. Its sounds amazing and sonically huge.. no unwanted noises at all here.

OVERALL THIS IS SIMPLY A MUST FOR ANY COLLECTION. FINDING THESE FIRST PRESSES IS BECOMING VERY HARD TO DO.

THE LABELS   MINT  original VERTIGO labels (Introduced after the Spaceship label in 1980)

THE SLEEVE     EX+   RARE FIRST EDITION SLEEVE MATT FINISH

Correct  UK  FLAT MATT  FINISH SLEEVE  first issued earliest sleeve

This is a superb sleeve and has no wear or whitening to report , we do not auction any sleeves that we deem to have 'wear' so rest assured you are looking at a sleeve of stunning condition..

The edges are all super clean with no traces of rub, at all , and all colours and inks remain in outstanding condition. This sleeve which is so hard to preserve without wear has clearly been stored away for decades!

A few light spider lines over the edges and a couple of tiny 'pinches' on the spine itself

Some very light ring press-typical of this flimsy matt sleeve, but nothing to worry about and nothing that spoils the look of the sleeve.

No powdery white ringwear or even ring press of any note, and all edges are super crisp. A Little corner tip rub tothe spine top/bottom .. some very light handling marks -  but really the whole sleeve is in top shape and so rare to see this good!

The open edge remains in immaculate sharp condition with little hint of handling

The spine edge is totally unmarked -tho a little squashed due to the very thin design - the  titles are perfectly legible.

WE CLARIFY BY SAYING, THIS SLEEVE IS  SUPERB  QUALITY. and RARE TO SEE AT ALL!

THE INNER SLEEVE   MINT-

Original pat. printed poly lined inner

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.

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ENJOY! ;0)