Black Sabbath Master Of Reality UK Vertigo Swirl LP 1971 LP Laminated 6360 050

	€		125
	$		145

The Roland Rennie Collection

Coming up for the foreseeable future, is a record collection that is quite unique. It is the personal collection of the late great Mr. Roland Rennie who was the managing director at Polydor records in the UK during the 1960's and 1970's. There are some unique records, including 7 inch singles and LP's, along with Acetates, Demo's/Promo's and Factory sample records. Most are very early issues, if not the first to be produced. All of the main Polydor artists are present, including international and UK labels connected to Polydor.

In 1950, a young man named Roland Rennie joined EMI records in Hayes, Middlesex, UK. Roland quickly grew with the company and saw its success mushroom manyfold during the late 1950's and early 1960's.

During his 12 years at EMI, he held many positions and eventually became the right hand man to EMI managing director, L.G. Wood in 1959, and was closely involved with major affiliation switches by major American firms. He oversaw the changes from British Decca to EMI and of Liberty and United records. His experience would put him in the top 6 of most knowledgeable executives in the industry at that time.

In 1962, Roland was a member of the team reponsible for the conception of the 'Stateside' label, which became the outlet in the UK and many other countries for: Scepter, Vee Jay, Diamond, Swan, Laurie; and a dozen other U.S. ensigns.

In addition, under instruction from Sir George Martin, Roland was also the person responsible for The Beatles' entrance onto the American stage, and was directly involved in negotations for them to appear on the Ed Sullivan show for the first time.

In 1965, he left EMI to take up the position of managing director at Polydor records in the UK, and directly oversaw the signings to the label of: The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Bee Gees, Sonny & Cher, Wilson Pickett, Ben E King, Otis Redding, The Drifters, Joe Tex, Patti and her Belles, Don Covay, Barbara Lewis and Soloman Burke, to name but a few.

References

7th September 1963 edition of 'Billboard' magazine, page 34

26th March 1966 edition of 'Billboard' magazine, page 34.

On offer today, a very good plus copy of Black Sabbath's third studio album UK LP from 1971 titled "Master Of Reality" on the black and white Vertigo swirl label. There is no poster with this auction.

Catalogue number: 6360 050

Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout): 6360050 1Y 1◇ 420 127 04 (JWR) - etched
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout): 6360050 2Y//1◇420 12 29 04

Side 1 condition:

Side 1 plays through beautifully with no jumps or sticks or load pops. There is some light background noise here and there, especially during quieter sections, but the quality of the vinyl still remains generally free of background noise. 8/10.

The surface of the vinyl is very good plus with 2 or 3 hairlines on the surface. The shine of the vinyl is exceptional with no dirt or greasy marks. 8/10

The Vertigo swirl label on side 1 is in excellent condition, 8.5/10, there is very little discolouration or faing throughout. There are 2 or 3 light spider trails around the centre hole. The text is excellent with no fading.

Side 2 condition:

Side 2 plays through again beautifully with a little background noise throughout but no sticks or jumps. The transition from each song is wonderful, this is one of the reasons why we love vinyl more than any other format. 8.5/10.

The excellent shine and surface of the vinyl on side 2 is better than side 1. There are no noticeable light lines and it is beautifully clean with no grease marks or dirt. 8/10

The Vertigo swirl label on side 2  is in very good plus condition, but with the light signature of 'Rennie', 8/10. There is no fading evident with only 2 or 3 light spider trail close to the centre hole and a little discolourationin the same area also. The text remains visually strikingly bold with no obvious fading.

The Vertigo swirl inner sleeve is in excellent condition with some discolouration, no tears, no seam splits and light creasing only.  9/10.

The laminated outer sleeve is in very good condition overall with no splits and no tears. The front panel has some laminate lifting in places, a little surface wear and the signature of 'Rennie' can be seen at side angels.

The spine has lost its square shape but the title text is perfectly readable. The back panel is clean of grease dirt. There are a few laminate creases light surface wear but the track and credit listings read perfectly. There is very slight perimeter wear also. 7/10 overall.

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