Black Sabbath Paranoid US Orig'70 W/Bros.WS-1887 Stereo 1st Press Sealed Sticker

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1,275

ORIGINAL 1st US WARNER BROS. WS-1887 STEREO PRESSING FACTORY SEALED COPY

BLACK SABBATH ~ PARANOID (1970)

ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL HIT SINGLE “CONTAINS THE HIT…IRON MAN WS 1887 PRINTED IN U.S.A.” HYPE STICKER

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Incredibly rare factory sealed copy of the original 1st pressing of Black Sabbath’s second studio album “Paranoid” released in the US on August 29th, 1970. The legendary album featuring the monolith hit singles “War Pigs”, “Iron Man”, “Fairies Wear Boots” and the title track “Paranoid”, which remains the only Black Sabbath’s single to occupy the 4th place in the British charts. Very early 1st pressing copy with the front of the gatefold cover containing an ultra-rare hype sticker affixed to the shrink wrap that can be found only on the very early US pressing copies when the cover was used as a platform for advertising and promoting hit singles. Original 2.5” round white hype sticker with the catalog number reads “Contains the Hit Single IRON MAN WS-1887 Printed in U.S.A.” The catalog number also can be found on the front cover and the spine, above the album’s title and “Printed in U.S.A.” text. We’re sure you know the story about the fact that initially the album was going to be called “War Pigs”. Even though the band denied any connection between the Vietnam War and the album's title, Warner Bros. insisted on changing the title to “Paranoid” but didn’t bother changing the cover art which depicts a man with a sword wearing a pig costume. Speaking of the cover art, among the credits located on the gatefold interior of all issues one can find the “Design [Album], Photography By – Keef” credit. “Keef” refers to the legendary British photographer and designer Keith MacMillan who had a quite unusual fate. Please make sure to go to his Wikipedia page and read his amazing bio. Also, we would highly recommend you to find the February 13, 2020 issue of the "Rolling Stone” magazine with the article written by Kory Grow called “That Evil Kind of Feeling”: The Inside Story of Black Sabbath’s Iconic Cover Art”. This is a great article that goes into details about the creation and realization of MacMillan’s cover art for Black Sabbath’s first album whose promotional copy is also listed at our current auction. There are no doubts that this factory sealed copy is a very early pressing containing the Warner Bros. army green labels with the “WB” orange-blue shield logo, which is the fifth Warner Bros. Records label variation that was used in between 1970 and 1973, and the second green label variation. (The first green label variation has a “W” logo and “Warner Bros. – Seven Arts Records” printed at the top. Outstanding copy of Black Sabbath’s second studio album.

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The album is in stunning Mint condition. The shrink wrap is fully intact containing the original breathe holes on the front and back cover.

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