Sold Date: March 16, 2014
Start Date: March 6, 2014
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BLACK SABBATH Paranoid (Vertigo 6360 011) ULTRA-RARE Swiss Swiss Special Pressing EX++
Very RARE, Swiss special edition pressing of Black Sabbath`s "Paranoid", released on Vertigo Records (September 1970).
What can one say about "Paranoid" that hasn`t already been said? Along with the lesser-known High Tide`s "Sea Shanties" (1969), this record almost singlehandedly defined the sound and style of what is now commonly referred to as "heavy metal". Including the pleading madness of "Paranoid" and the anti-war battlecry "War Pigs", this is indeed probably the "heaviest" rock album ever committed to vinyl. 
Quite possibly the rarest Black Sabbath collectors item available, "Paranoid" was available for a very short time in late 1970 as a special Swiss edition, with an alternative cover. A perennial rock classic in every sense of the word and a definite must-have, especially in this ultra-rare Swiss pressing!
GRADING:
EX(+) COVER with some general wear. Please see photos for details.
- Original, front-laminated non-gatefold sleeve, as found only on such Swiss special pressings.
- A number of creases along the spine, with slight laminate lift.
- Light record imprint ("shading") on front laminate.
- Creasing along top and bottom edges.
- Brown stain on rear sleeve (at bottom left), as shown in photo.

EX(+) RECORD, also with some general wear: Very passable condition for a UK/Swiss first pressing record of this rarity.
- Some hairlining to both sides, predominantly from sleeve removal.
- Light general background crackle, predominantly between tracks and in quiet passages (e.g. in "Planet Caravan").
- No audio defects whatsoever, no clicks, pops, skips or jumps!
- UK first-pressing Vertigo "swirl" labels in very good condition, with a few spindle lines on each side.
- Comes with a generic white inner sleeve. There was no custom-printed Vertigo inner sleeve included, sorry. 
- Matrix stamps read "6360011 1 Y // 2▽420 1-2(illegible)" and "2 Y // 1▽420 1-1(illegible)", respectively.  - This copy of "Paranoid" is guaranteed to be an extremely RARE, very first UK pressing, as issued in September 1970.
...All said, this ULTRA-RARE pressing of Black Sabbath`s "Paranoid" is in as fine a condition as you`re liable to find in quite a while.
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