BLACK SABBATH Paranoid LP 1970 VERTIGO 1st EARLIEST

	£		159
	$		211

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Black Sabbath called 'Paranoid' and is an ORIGINAL 1970 UK 'Earliest' 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Large' Vertigo 'Spiral' label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  IT IS ONE OF BLACK SABBATHS RAREST LPS EVER AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - AND ONE OF THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED COPIES EVER PRESSED!!!!  IT HAS MANY MANY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES THAT ALL LATER PRESSINGS SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE - AND THIS LP IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  I WILL EXPLAIN ALL THE VITALLY IMPORTANT DETAILS BELOW:

FIRSTLY THIS LP HAS A 'LARGE' SPIRAL VERTIGO LOGO ON THE RECORD LABELS WITH THE WORD 'VERTIGO' PRINTED AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH LABEL (WHEREAS ALL LATER PRESSINGS HAVE A 'SMALLER' SPIRAL VERTIGO LOGO AND THE WORD VERTIGO PRINTED ABOVE THE CENTRE HOLE)!!!!  SECONDLY THIS LP HAS 1/1 MATRIX ENDINGS TO BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD (LATER PRESSINGS DONT!) AND IS 1ST PRESSED ON MASSIVELY THICK VINYL!!!!  THIRDLY THIS LP HAS DIFFERENT GROOVE SPACING ON SIDE B (THE WHITE LABEL SIDE)!!!!  ON THAT SIDE THERE IS ONLY TWO GAPS BETWEEN THE TRACKS ON THAT SIDE (LATER ONES HAVE THREE GAPS!)!!!!  FOURTHLY THIS LP HAS THE CORRECT & 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS VERTIGO 'DATE CODED' INNER SLEEVE (SEE PICTURES) WITH A '1/04/70' DATE CODE PRINTED ON THE INNER SLEEVE (WELL BEFORE THE RELEASE DATE!)!!!!  AND LASTLY THIS LP HAS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS COVER EVER MADE - WITH AN EXTRA 'CREDIT' ON THIS INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD!!!!  IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE IT HAS PRINTED 'MANAGEMENT, JIM SIMPSON, BIG BEAR, BIRMINGHAM'!!!!  HOWEVER THIS TEXT ONLY APPEARED ON THE FIRST BATCH OF COVERS EVER MADE (NO MORE THAN A FEW HUNDRED ONLY!) - BEFORE IT WAS REMOVED!!!!  THIS WAS DUE TO BLACK SABBATH FALLING OUT WITH THEIR MANAGER (JIM SIMPSON) - AND THIS WAS WHY THIS CREDIT WAS REMOVED!!!!  AND PLEASE NOTE - ONLY A FEW HUNDRED OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS COVERS ONLY - EVER HAD THIS ULTRA RARE 'JIM SIMPSON' CREDIT - MAKING IT THE RAREST BLACK SABBATH LP OF ALL TIME!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  THIS LP IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE 1ST PRESS DETAILS LISTED ABOVE - AND IT WILL SURELY BE A VERY VERY LONG TIME (IF EVER!) BEFORE YOU SEE ANOTHER ONE!!!!

BUT NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN STUNNING CONDITION!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THE RECORD CLEARLY HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL AND IS IN AWESOME CONDITION, THE VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE IS SIMPLY SUPERB, AND THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS COVER IS SIMPLY STUNNING!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1970 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'LARGE' VERTIGO 'SPIRAL' LABEL, 1ST PRESS 2 TRACK GAPS ON THE B SIDE, 1ST PRESS 1/1 MATRIXES, 1ST PRESS 'DATE CODED' VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD COVER (WITH ULTRA RARE 'JIM SIMPSON' CREDIT!)!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL UK 'Earliest' 1st Pressing from 1970 and is in STUNNING condition!!!! The record is pressed on thick quality vinyl. The Cat. No is 6360 011 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Large' Vertigo 'Spiral' Label (see picture) and is a UK 1970 Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in AWESOME condition!!!! Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS SUPERB!!!!  It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply AWESOME with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Excellent++ if not better!!!!  AWESOME RECORD!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 'Earliest' 1st Press 'Dated Coded' Vertigo inner sleeve which is in STUNNING condition!!!!  The 'Earliest' 1st Press Gatefold Cover (with extra 'Jim Simpson' credit!) is in STUNNING condition!!!!  The Cover has NO edgewear, NO spinal wear, only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking), barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, NO ringwear, barely ANY record impression AT ALL, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside is in STUNNING condition with barely ANY grubbyness AT ALL, NO yellowing (apart from 1 ULTRA faint VERY slightly yellowed area), NO writing, and NO rubbing!!!!  The cover must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "PARANOID" BY BLACK SABBATH, IN STUNNING CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: