VERTIGO SWIRL LP VO 6: Black Sabbath - S/T - OOP, GERMANY, 1970, NM

$

125

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Background on this eBay item -

Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne (lead vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass guitar), and Bill Ward (drums). The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22 musicians have at one time been members of Black Sabbath. Originally formed in 1968 as a heavy blues rock band named Earth and renamed to Black Sabbath in 1969, the band began incorporating occult- and horror-inspired lyrics with tuned-down guitars and achieving multiple platinum records in the 1970s. Despite an association with occult and horror themes, Black Sabbath also composed songs dealing with  social instability, political corruption, the dangers of drug abuse and the often apocalyptic prophesies of the horrors of war.

Black Sabbath are cited, along with Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, as pioneers of heavy metal. The band helped define the genre with releases such as quadruple-platinum Paranoid, released in 1970. They were ranked by MTV as the "Greatest Metal Band" of all time, and placed second in VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" list, behind Led Zeppelin. Rolling Stone has posited the band as 'the heavy-metal kings of the '70s'. They have sold over 15 million records in the United States alone and more than 70 million records worldwide. Black Sabbath were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, and were included among Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Vocalist Ozzy Osbourne's heavy alcohol and cocaine usage led to his being fired from the band in April 1979, after which he began a very successful solo career, selling more than 55 million albums. He was replaced by former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio. After a few albums with Dio's vocals and songwriting collaborations, Black Sabbath endured a revolving line-up in the 1980s and 1990s that included vocalists Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, Ray Gillen and Tony Martin. In 1992, Iommi and Butler rejoined Dio and drummer Vinny Appice to record Dehumanizer. The original line-up reunited with Osbourne in 1997 and released a live album, Reunion. The 1979–1982 and 1991–1992 line-up featuring Iommi, Butler, Dio, and Appice reformed in 2006 under the moniker Heaven & Hell until Dio's death on 16 May 2010.

On 11 November 2011, the original band members announced that they were reuniting and recording a new album.

Black Sabbath is the debut studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Released on 13 February 1970 in the United Kingdom, and later on 1 June 1970 in the United States, the album reached number eight on the UK Albums Chart and has been recognised as the first main album to be credited with the development of the heavy metal genre.

In August 1969 the band, who were then known as Earth, decided to change their name to Black Sabbath. This was because there was another band also known as Earth; the name is also a homage to the 1963 classic Mario Bava terror film starring Boris Karloff. Around the same time they recorded and distributed a demo version of their eponymous song. In November 1969 they recorded their debut single, "Evil Woman", released in January 1970, and recorded and mixed the remaining seven songs that would appear on their debut album. According to guitarist Tony Iommi, "We just went in the studio and did it in a day, we played our live set and that was it. We actually thought a whole day was quite a long time, then off we went the next day to play for £20 in Switzerland."
Iommi recalls recording live: "We thought 'We have two days to do it and one of the days is mixing.' So we played live. Ozzy was singing at the same time, we just put him in a separate booth and off we went. We never had a second run of most of the stuff."

Musically and lyrically the album was considered quite "dark" for the time. The first song on the album is based almost entirely on a tritone interval played at slow tempo on the electric guitar. The song's lyrics concern a "figure in black" which bass player Geezer Butler claims to have seen after waking up from a nightmare.

Similarly, the lyrics of the song "N.I.B." are written from the point of view of Lucifer. Contrary to popular belief, the name of that song is not an abbreviation for "Nativity in Black". Osbourne said in his autobiography that it is merely a reference to drummer Bill Ward's pointed goatee at the time, which was shaped as a pen-nib.

Lyrics of two other songs on the album were written about supernatural-themed stories. "Behind the Wall of Sleep" is a reference to the H. P. Lovecraft short story Beyond the Wall of Sleep, while "The Wizard" was inspired by the character of Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings. The latter includes harmonica performed by vocalist Ozzy Osbourne.

Both the songs "Warning" and "Evil Woman" are covers of blues rock songs, with lyrics regarding relationships. The first was written and performed by Aynsley Dunbar's Retaliation, and the second was written and performed by the band Crow.

• VERTIGO LP - WHITE record labels with BLACK lettering and graphics. This is the first edition SWIRL label - side A is just the SWIRL (see pictures associated with this listing). Side B has the track details.
  

• LP was pressed in GERMANY
  

• Pressing is in STEREO

• LP issued in 1970

• Record Catalog Number: VO 6 (847 903 VTY D)
  

Extremely rare, this is a much sought after, long out of print LP featuring the music of:

Black Sabbath

LP Title -

• Black Sabbath

Performers on this LP -

Black Sabbath:
Ozzy Osbourne – vocals, harmonica
Tony Iommi – guitar, slide guitar
Geezer Butler – bass
Bill Ward – drums

Additional personnel:
Rodger Bain – production
Tom Allom – engineering
Barry Sheffield – engineering
Marcus Keef – graphic design, photography

Track Listings -

All songs credited to Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne, except "Evil Woman" (Larry Weigand, Richard Weigand and David Waggoner) and "Warning" (Dunbar/Hickling/Moreshead/Dmochowski).

Track Listing:
1.    "Black Sabbath" 6:20
2.    "The Wizard" 4:24
3.    "Behind the Wall of Sleep" 3:37
4.    "N.I.B." 6:08
5.    "Evil Woman" 3:25
6.    "Sleeping Village" 3:46
7.    "The Warning" 10:28

CONDITION Details:

LP JACKET:

• The Gate-Fold LP jacket is in Near Mint minus condition.

• The jacket is completely intact, with NO SEAM SPLITS! There is some light shelf wear, primarily with respect to the seams, spine and corners - see the pictures associated with this listing for more detail.  

• It has NO drill holes or saw marks of any kind on the jacket. 
  

• There is NO hand writing on the back or inside of the jacket - the front of the jacket has a name written in pen at the front, top, centre which is barely noticeable. One of the record labels does have a name printed neatly on it.

• The cover has clean and sharp colors - see picture with this listing for more detail. 

The LP (vinyl) itself:

• The LP is in near MINT minus condition!
  

• The vinyl retains much of the original gloss and sheen!
  

• The record has no serious marks, obviously well taken care of - there are a couple of light spider marks which are caused by sliding the LP in and out of the paper inner sleeve. These types of marks usually do not sound on most audio equipment, but this is dependent on the sensitivity of your turntable, arm and cartridge - lovely condition overall though! 
  

• There are NO significant spindle marks on the record labels that we could see!
  

• This is the near mint copy you have always wanted in your collection - any picky audiophile should be happy with this one! A better copy would be very difficult to locate!
  

• As for any record, we recommend a thorough cleaning before playing!

A Short Note About LP GRADING -

• Mint = Only used for sealed items.
• Near Mint = Virtually flawless in every way.
• Near Mint Minus = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible.
• Excellent = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise.
• Very Good Plus = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.

Don't let this rarity slip by!!!