Sold Date: July 28, 2016
Start Date: July 16, 2016
Final Price: $60.00 (USD)
Seller Feedback: 2073
Buyer Feedback: 10

NO GUESSWORK ON HOW THIS SOUNDS - THOROUGHLY PLAYTESTED - I DO NOT RELY ON VISUAL INSPECTION TO GRADE - WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW POPS & SNAPS THIS LP IS VERY CLEAN SOUNDING WITH NO BACKGROUND HISS OR CRACKLE .  THE FEW POPS AND/OR TICKS HEARD ON PLAYBACK ARE MOSTLY RANDOM IN NATURE (SEE DETAILS BELOW).

THE POSTER IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION...........NO RIPS, TEARS,  OR TAPE RESIDUE - SHARP CORNERS AND PERFECT EDGES -  GREAT COLOR - NO FADE - NO SIGNIFICANT COLOR LOSS ALONG FOLD LINES LIKE YOU NORMALLY SEE ON THESE!!

 JACKET WITH CORRECT EMBOSSED TITLE IN VERY GOOD TO NEAR EXCELLENT OVERALL CONDITION.  TOP AND BOTTOM SEAMS ARE TIGHT WITH LIMITED WEAR. BLACK SABBATH TITLE IS IN STRIKING BRIGHT PINK/PURPLE COLOR.  SPINE IS UNUSUALLY SQUARE - NOT SQUISHED.

COMES WITH ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IN EXC CONDITION - VERY CLEAN WITH NO SIDE OR BOTTOM SLITS.

PLAYBACK DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

SIDE 1:

SWEET LEAF:  (VG) - STARTS OUT PERFECT BUT HAS SEVERAL (8) REPEATING POPS AT END OF 1ST VERSE (6/7 ON SCALE OF 1 TO 10) THEN PLAYS EXC+ FOR REMAINDER OT TRACK.

AFTER FOREVER: (EXC) - VERY LIGHT SNAPS AT VERY START BEFORE ACTUAL MUSIC BEGINS.  FINISHES WITH A COUPLE LIGHT SNAPS.

EMBRYO: (EXC+) - NO ISSUES

CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE: (EXC) - HAS BRIEF SPOT WITH VERY SLIGHT SURFACE NOISE AT CONCLUSION - DURING HOWLING WIND - NOTHING SIGNIFICANT.

SIDE 2:

ORCHID: (EXC) - SLIGHT SNAP AT BEGINNING AND ONE AT END OTHERWISE QUIET SOUNDSTAGE WITH NO DISCERNIBLE HISS OR CRACKLE.

LORD OF THIS WORLD: (EXC+) - NO ISSUES

SOLITUDE: (VG+) - 3 SNAPS AT START, NICE QUIET BACKGROUND - NO HISS OR CRACKLE.  FINAL INSTRUMENTAL (FINISH OF SONG) HAS A FEW VERY LIGHT SNAPS BUT CONCLUDES NICELY WITH TINKLING OF BELLS.

INTO THE VOID: (EXC+) - NO ISSUES

ALL IN ALL A NICE PACKAGE AT DECENT PRICE.