LP + POSTER 1970 OG BLACK SABBATH PARANOID DARK HEAVY HARD PSYCH Ozzy "WAR

$

120

                                     MINTY CLEAN VINYL

                            1970 FIRST PRINTING

                               USA -  WARNER BROTHERS - WS 1887 

SOLID COLLECTION COPY (please see full details below)

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Hard to find clean - well here's a decent first 1970 print LP with a cool BONUS: 

LARGE 11 x 17 BLACK SABBATH POSTER (mint)

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Paranoid is the quintessential Sabbath record. It’s also the most accessible. A riff-fest full of hallucinatory lyrics and trapdoor structures, like a good horror film it’s a descent into dark recesses and has a claustrophobic sense that set the bar very high, indeed, for groups groping for that kind of atmosphere.

"War Pigs" remains one of the great album openers, a creepy epic in which Ozzy hilariously rhymes "generals gathered in their masses" with "just like witches at black masses" and gets away with it, while Iommi soars through a set of positively evil riffs. The title track is a proto-punk classic. "Iron Man" is another of the most glorified songs in the bunch, coming off in phantasy doom and gloom. The drifting bong-smoke of "Planet Caravan" is in keeping with the album's mood and one of those mellow moments that would become a hallmark of the group’s albums and most heavy albums forever after. "Electric Funeral" is a disturbing vision of the sort that groups would spend years trying to outdo. "Hand of Doom" is one of the great unsung Sabbath tracks, a druggy post-psychedelic monster of a song that sums up the album's entire dynamic in its seven surly minutes. "Rat Salad" condenses the group’s early jammy tendencies into a short, effective jammer which features a drum solo—Bill Ward's a great drummer. The closer, "Fairies Wear Boots," brings a bit of creepy whimsy to this doom-laden record and puts paid to the whole thing’s bad-trip feel.

In sum: a bizarre, groundbreaking classic that remains a rock and roll funhouse.

A:

War Pigs

7:56

Paranoid

2:49

Planet Caravan

4:25

Iron Man

5:55

B:

Electric Funeral

4:49

Hand of Doom

7:08

Rat Salad

2:30

Fairies Wear Boots

6:14

CONDITION: The cover: rated: strong VG++ ( great collection copy with the history of such a wear-prone item, 45 years onward) Thick gatefold cover is way hard to find clean, so here is a very decent survivor ...and the vinyl is M- clean (see below)  ...meanwhile,  the inside gatefold SABBATH photo is M- clean ... 45+ year old pressing... No split seams, no writing no bends, no delete marks

The vinyl: is all clean all over, rated: near "EX" (excellent) few minor hair scuffs, plays strong with no alarming audio problems...

The 11 x 17 large POSTER is MINT ...no tack holes, no bends, etc...

shipping rates remain the same for USA locations. Shipping rates will cost extra for international orders, inquire for rates, unless international order requests the poster to be folded once, in that case shipping remains same cost as one album.