Black Sabbath VOLUME 4 UK LP RARE SPACESHIP LABEL EX

	£		122
	$		162

BLACK SABBATH - VOLUME 4

• CAT:6360 071
• MATRIX: 6360 071 1 1 / 6360 071 2-Y1
• RARE SPACESHIP LABEL

THIS IS A VERY RARE PRESSING OF THIS SOUGHT AFTER ALBUM

NOTE TO COLLECTORS:

THERE IS SOME CONFUSION AT THE MOMENT ABOUT THIS VERY RARE ALBUM, WHICH HAS BEEN CAUSED BY RECORD COLLECTOR GUIDE. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE STATING AT THE MOMENT THAT IT'S THE SWIRL LABEL FIRST PRESS WHICH IS THE RARITY, BUT THIS IS NOT SO. RCG HAS MADE ABIT OF A COCK UP IN THEIR 2008 GUIDE. HERE ARE THE MINT VALUES AS PER THE GUIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING YEARS

• 2002:   SWIRL  £30  SPACESHIP £15
• 2004    SWIRL   £30  SPACESHIP £15
• 2006:   SWIRL   £30  SPACESHIP £15
• IT WAS SOMETIME BETWEEN 2004 AND 2006 THAT IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SPACESHIP LABEL WAS IN FACT RARE DUE TO THE REPRESSES ONLY BEING DONE IN A ONE OFF VERY SHORT RUN UNLIKE THE FIRST THREE ALBUMS . IT WAS TOO LATE TO AMEND THE GUIDE FOR 2006 AS THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN PRINTED UP AND OUT, SO IN OCTOBER 2005 RC MAGAZINE FEATURED AN ARTICLE IN ISSUE 315 CHANGING THE VALUE FROM £15 TO £200 ( I INCLUDE THE ARTICLE
• 2008:    SWIRL £200  SPACESHIP £15

YES THEY GOT IT TOTALLY WRONG, THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE £15 WITH £200, AND LEFT THE SWIRL PRICE ALONE

SO HERE IS THE RARE SPACESHIP ISSUE IN SUPERB CONDITION

THE RECORD LABELS

THE FAMOUS VERTIGO SPACESHIP LABELS  ARE IN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT PRISTINE CONDITION. . THE COLOURS ARE VERY VIBRANT AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS. THE FCOLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE .. THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS JUST A FEW SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN REALLY NICE CONDITION, GLOSSY AND CLEAN WITH JUST A COUPLE OF WISPY HANDLING LINES. THERE IS ONE MINUTE SCRATCH ON SIDE TWO TRACK ONE WHICH CAUSES THREE ONE NOTE JUMPS AND TWO CLICKS. I HAVE RECORDED IT SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO JUDGE IT ( NOTHING TO HIDE)

PLAYING THE RECORD

I HAVE INCLUDED A4 SHORT EXAMPLES OF JUST HOW GREAT THIS RECORD SOUNDS. PLEASE CLICK ON THE MEDIA PLAYER BELOW TO HEAR IT. I ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT THE INTRODUCTION (RUN IN GROOVE) IS A REALLY GOOD REFLECTION OF THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE DISC. SO I HAVE STARTED THE RECORDING FROM THE RUN IN GROOVE, HENCE A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS. HOWEVER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLEARLY HEAR WHAT THAT RUN IN SOUNDS LIKE, WHETHER IT HAS ANY NOISE ETC. THE OTHER RECORDINGS ARE THE OTHER INRO TO SIDE 2, AND TWO LINKING GROOVES AND FOLLOWING TRACKS ON FROM EACH SIDE

I HAVE CHOSE THE TRACK "CHANGES" AS THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO MOST PROBLEMATIC TRACKS FOR NOISE ON THIS ALBUM. I HOPE YOU AGREE WITH ME WHEN YOU LISTEN TO IT, THAT IT IS VERY CLEAN AND CLEAR

THE RUN IN IS SILENT, AND AS THE RECORD STARTS TO PLAY "WHEELS OF CONFUSION" IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMETHING SPECIAL. THE FIRST THING THAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE. ALMOST POINTLESS STATING THIS IN LIGHT OF HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS HAD WAS DONE WITH A GOOD QUALITY STYLUS AND NOT ONE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GROOVE SUCH AS A WORN, CHIPPED STYLUS, OR INDEED ONE THAT WAS TRACKING TOO HEAVILY.

EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO BACKGROUND NOISE ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE, APART FROM THE ODD LIGHT POP HERE AND THERE AND THE SMALL SCRATCH I MENTIONED ABOVE.

 EACH LINKING GROOVE IS AS SILENT AS THE RUN IN THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD BY NOW. EVEN THE RUN OUT WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS NOISE ON MOST ALBUMS IS AS CLEAR AS A BELL.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC EXCELLENT +

THE SLEEVE

THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT PLUS!!

THIS PRECIOUS NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD WAS NOTORIOUS FOR LOSING ITS POWDER STYLE MATT BLACK SURFACE. IT SEEMED THAT YOU ONLY HAD TO PUT IT UP AGAINST ANOTHER SLEEVE AND YOU WOULD LOSE SOME OF THE COLOUR. IT IS THEREFORE VERY HARD TO FIND A PERFECT ONE. THIS ONE I BELIEVE IS WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THE DELICATE NON LAMINATED SLEEVE IS VERY VERY CLEAN. USUALLY SUFFERING FROM SEVERE COLOUR RUBBING THIS ONE IS CLEAN AND VIBRANT. IN FACT THERE HAS BEEN MINIMAL COLOUR LOSS, THERE IS SOME LIGHT LOSS AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGES, AND A FEW FLECKS OF WHIET IN THE MIDDLE, THE PICS WILL SHOW THIS ALL.THERE ARE NO CREASES, OR CREASE LINES  CREASE LINES , AND ONLY TWO LITTLE LINES  NEAR THE SPINE WHERE SO MANY CAN USUALLY BE FOUND. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES SHOW MINIMAL SHELF WEAR, AND THE SPINE EVEN LESS, AGAIN THE PICS SHOULD SHOW THIS OFF. THE OPENING EDGE IS VIRTUALLY AS NEW AND THIS ENHANCES THE LP'S STATUS AS BARELY PLAYED. THE REAR SURFACE IS AS CLEANAS THE FRONT, AND UPON OPENING THE GATEFOLD YOU CAN SEE IMMEDIATELY THAT THE BOOKLET IS STILL FIRMLY STUCK TO THE SPINE AS IT SHOULD BE . A BLEMISH FREE INNER ROUNDS OFF THIS GREAT SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL MATCHED POLY LINED SWIRL INNER SLEEVE IS PRESENT AND PLACED CAREFULLY INSIDE THE SLEEVE, A FEW LIGHT NICKS AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION

THE RECORD HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE, THE ORIGINAL IS INCLUDED AND LEFT INSIDE THE SLEEVE. THE LP WILL BE SENT VERY CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND I WILL PLACE THE LP OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION. YOUR NEW PURCHASE WILL ALSO COME HOUSED IN A NEW STIFF PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY