BLACK SABBATH PARANOID VERTIGO SWIRL EARLY UK PRESS

	£		41
	$		54

BLACK SABBATH 1970 ''PARANOID'' ORIGINAL IST UK PRESS  VERTIGO SWIRL LABELS CAT NO. 6360 011 THIS ALBUM IS LISTED FOR ITS RARITY VALUE RATHER THAN FOR THE AUDIO QUALITY, IT HAS A NUMBER OF CLICKS/TICKS AND THE ODD POP BUT PLAYS WITH NO SKIPS OR JUMPS AND THE AUDIO IS LOUD CLEAR AND VIBRANT GREAT STEREO SEPARATION  WITH NO DISTORTION, I FOUND IT TO BE A PLAYABLE COPY ON MY SYSTEM! IT COMES IN AN ORIGINAL VERTIGO LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER AND A PLAIN INNER SLEEVE.

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I have been a collector of vinyl for more than 30 years, with a collection of over 2,000 albums, the time has come to part with some of the collection. Over the coming months I will be listing some of the albums I have decided to part with here on ebay as well as on my bluesvinyl4u website, while the majority of my albums are blues related from all eras, there will be a mixed bag to chose from.

ALBUM DESCRIPTION (Scroll Down For Supersize Pictures)

Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham. The original band line up of Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Terence "Geezer" Butler (bass), and Bill Ward (drums) is the same as the current line up (2007) although there have been many shifts of personnel over the years. Black Sabbath remain a dominant influence in the heavy metal genre

Paranoid is the influential and iconic second album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and contains some of their most famous work, including the songs "Iron Man", "War Pigs", and the title track "Paranoid."

Released September 18, 1970 in the UK, only seven months after the band's debut, Paranoid is Black Sabbath's only UK #1 album, displacing Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water for one week.

Paranoid peaked at number 12 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart (North America). The singles "Paranoid" and "Iron Man" peaked at number 61 and number 52, respectively, on the Pop singles chart. "Paranoid" as a single went to number 4 in the UK. In 2003, the album was ranked number 130 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

The original UK vinyl release was in a gatefold sleeve, with the generic Vertigo 'swirl' inner bag. The inner of the gatefold had a b/w photo of the band, posed outdoors on a grassy hill, being their first appearance on album artwork. To spread the original picture over the gatefold, Osbourne was separated from the other members of the band and a section of the grass was copied and dropped into the gap. This is only readily apparent when one sees that original promo photo, whereupon it is then easy to spot the added grass on the LP.

The album was originally titled "War Pigs" but it is said that the record company changed it to "Paranoid" because of sensitivity about the Vietnam War. However, the band's visual interpretation of a "War Pig" was still featured on the cover. Nonetheless, the album's title and its picture of man with a sword jumping out from behind a tree meshed well together and the cover is now considered a classic album cover.

Track Listing

Side One

   1.   War Pigs / Luke's Wall

   2.   Paranoid

   3.   Planet Caravan

   4.   Iron Man

Side Two

   1.   Electric Funeral

   2.   Hand of Doom

   3.   Rat Salad

   4.   Jack the Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots

I have carefully played the album twice before listing at high volume and am pleased to say that it plays through with absolutely no skips, jumps. Generally the audio is absolutely very clear, loud and vibrant with great stereo separation.  The album does however play with some static / dirt type crackle ticks, some clicks and the odd pop. The record is listed as a very collectable album not primarily for its audio, however I found it to be a very playable copy especially as the music comes through loud and vibrant as stated. Obviously with an album of this age a certain amount of static/dirt crackle has to be allowed for.

THE VINYL

The vinyl is of course the heavy robust early type, and generally very clean, there are a few minor scuffs/needle marks which cause some clicks and ticks.

THE COVER 

The cover is the Vertigo laminated gatefold cover. Generally the cover is in pretty good condition with no splits or tears. It shows a certain amount of storage wear with a few laminate crease to the edges, but these are not severe. The spine is square and straight with legible writing some of the laminate has lifted from the spine but there is no damage. The person I bought the album from many years ago had written his name written neatly on the inside right of the cover.

THE LABELS 

These are the original VERTIGO labels and feature the swirl on side A and the swirl logo and track listings on side A (only early press) All rights.... are featured around the label rim (only early press). There is some spidering to be seen when angled showing the album has been played but not overplayed.

THIS ALBUM WILL BE SENT IN A LARGE BOX WITH CARDBOARD STIFFENERS THE VINYL AND COVER WILL BE INSERTED SEPARATELY IN POLY SLEEVES AND WRAPPED WITH PLENTY OF BUBBLEWRAP FOR ADDED PROTECTION.

I have tried to give an honest assessment of the item listed. I have played the item track by track and again given my honest view on the audio quality. The photos I have taken are intended to give you the clearest impression of the visual quality. Please note, photos are the actual item for sale.

Please do not hesitate to email me with any questions regarding the album or details regarding the listing.

Shipping 

USA \ Canada \ Japan \ Australia - 11.76 GBP Including International Signed For Delivery With Insurance & Tracking

EUROPE - 8.76 GBP Including International Signed For Delivery With Insurance & Tracking

UK  - £3.49 - Sent by Recorded Delivery

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