JUDAS PRIEST -SAD WINGS OF DESTINY 1st UK PRESS Gull EX Black Sabbath

	£		28
	$		37

JUDAS PRIEST

SAD WINGS OF DESTINY

GULP 1015

 1976 Ultra Heavy vinyl 1st UK Press

Weight: 133 gr.

First press matrices A1  B1

On offer here is a VERY rare LP by Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny. This copy is in a very desirable and collectable condition

More than any other heavy metal album of its time, Sad Wings of Destiny offered the blueprint for the way forward. What's striking is how deeply this blueprint resonated through the years, from the prog ambitions of Iron Maiden to the thematic echoes in a pair of '80s thrash masterpieces. The horrors of Sad Wings are largely drawn from real life, much like Slayer's Seasons in the Abyss, and its all-consuming anxiety is over powerlessness, just like Metallica's magnum opus, Master of Puppets. Unfortunately, Sad Wings of Destiny didn't have as much impact upon release as it should have, mostly owing to the limitations of the small Gull label. It did, however, earn Judas Priest a shot with Columbia, where they would quickly become the most influential band in heavy metal not named Black Sabbath.

The year 1976 was crucial for the evolution of heavy metal, as landmark albums like Rainbow's Risingand Scorpions' Virgin Killer began to reshape the genre. Perhaps none was quite as important asJudas Priest's sophomore effort, Sad Wings of Destiny, which simultaneously took heavy metal to new depths of darkness and new heights of technical precision. Building on the hard prog of bands likeQueen and Wishbone Ash, plus the twin-guitar innovations of the latter and Thin Lizzy, Sad Wingsfused these new influences with the gothic doom of Black Sabbath, the classical precision of Deep Purple, and the tight riffery of the more compact Led Zeppelin tunes. Priest's prog roots are still readily apparent here, particularly on the spacy ballad "Dreamer Deceiver," the multi-sectioned "Victim of Changes," and the softer sonic textures that appear from time to time. But if Priest's style was still evolving, the band's trademarks are firmly in place -- the piercing, operatic vocals of Rob Halford and the tightly controlled power riffing of guitarists K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton.

Vinyl: VG+ to EX.  Both surfaces have a just over the counter sheen. A few light hairlines and paper retraction traces under a strong light. The LP plays to an extremely high standard with superb clarity, no groove-wear and no distortion and is very strictly graded a strong EX for audio.

  A great copy!! Of course, NO skips, NO jumps, NO ticks.

 Sleeve: EX.  A nice example. The spine is 100% as is the super crisp opening. This is in great condition and barely ever found like this. Light thumb creases but no tears , no writing etc. Please have a look at all pictures to inform your bid. Of course  NO tears, NO creases and NO writing.

Important : International postage will be registered and insured if over GBP 20.00.  These fees in England have gone up significantly last May. Please wait for my invoice before paying. Postage will be according to Royal Mail rates. Postage is NOT a money spinning exercise for me.

***This is a unique prime investment opportunity!!! Finding this classic album in any condition at all is nearly impossible!!! This is  a great and seriously collectible super album!!  You will buy into a piece of  superb prog history.*** 

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This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.

Though there are rarely ever any problems with my items, I always try my very best to describe everything exactly!  PLEASE REMEMBER to contact me FIRST,  if you have any problems at all, before you leave feedback and star ratings, so I get a chance to turn any negative experience into a positive one!  I can always happily sort anything out for you, if you let me know you have a problem!  This way no one has to leave Negative/Neutral feedback - and we both walk away happy! Similarly with the amount of stars, anything less than a full 5 * rating is effectively detrimental to a seller's rating as lower ratings will incur higher Final Value Fees  and lower priority in the bidlists eventually making it unattractive to list items on Ebay at all. I know of at least one major previous Ebay seller who has decided not to list via Ebay again. Please do NOT bid if you cannot give me at least 1 chance to sort everything out to your FULL satisfaction in the unlikely event of a problem.  Thanks again!!

This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.