Sold Date: October 4, 2015
Start Date: September 27, 2015
Final Price: £220.00 £160.00 (GBP)
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A COLLECTORS DREAM A REALLY SOUGHT AFTER RARITY
ONE OF THE VERY FEW OF THE VERY EARLIEST 1st PRESSINGS
WITH RARE 'JIM SIMPSON' 'BIG BEAR BIRMINGHAM' CREDITS
BLACK SABBATH "PARANOID"
VERTIGO SWIRL 6360 011
1970 UK RELEASE PURCHASED Friday 18th September 1970 on the day of release.
INCREDIBLY RARE ONE OF ONLY A FEW HUNDRED RELEASED BEFORE CHANGE OF CREDITS INSIDE GATEFOLD.
GENUINE 1st PRESS SHOWN BY:-
LARGE SWIRL LOGO
VERTIGO PRINTED AT BOTTOM OF LABEL
1/1 MATRICES
THICKER ORIGINAL VINYL
INSIDE GATEFOLD AN ADDITIONAL LINE  OF ACCREDITATION PRINTED  MANAGEMENT JIM SIMPSON, BIG BEAR , BIRMINGHAM ( QUICKLY WITHDRAWN AFTER PARTING OF SABBATH & THEIR MANAGER JIM SIMPSON) SEE PIC 2 99% OF PARANOID ALBUMS OMIT THIS LINE OF CREDIT
VINYL (SIDE B) HAS FOUR TRACKS BUT STRANGELY ONLY 2 GAPS BETWEEN THE TRACKS, THERE IS NO GAP BETWEEN TRACKS  'HAND OF DOOM' & 'RAT SALAD' (SEE PICS 5,7,9,10 & 12)
THE BEST PART IS THAT THE VINYL IS IN EX CONDITION  AN EXTREMELY RARE CONDITION TO FIND THIS ICONIC LP IN. I HAVE PLAY GRADED AND THERE ARE NO SKIPS NO JUMPS NO STICKS OVERALL PLAY GRADE AVERAGES 9/10 OVER THE WHOLE ALBUM
GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH RARE EXTRA LINE OF CREDIT IS GRADED AS VG DUE TO SLIGHT DAMAGE TO INNER GATEFOLD WHERE IT APPEARS TO HAVE PREVIOUSLY STUCK TOGETHER SLIGHTLY, BUT NOT AFFECTING THE PRINTING. ALSO SOME ON TOP RIGHT OF FRONT .
COMES WITH ORIGINAL SWIRL INNER SLEEVE.
LABELS EXCELLENT + VERY MINIMAL SPIDERING.
A TRUE COLLECTORS ITEM WITH VINYL IN SUPERB CONDITION.
I HAVE SEEN OTHER EXAMPLES OF THIS RARE LP SELL FOR OVER £400 SO GRAB YOURSELF A BARGAIN AT JUST OVER HALF THE PRICE.........
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