Sold Date: November 8, 2020
Start Date: November 1, 2020
Final Price: $71.00 (USD)
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Nice original RARE OG copy of this classic Black Sabbath album. Gatefold sleeve designed and photographed by Marcus Keef. Originally to be titled “War Pigs” this was changed at the last minute to avoid offending the US market due to their ongoing involvement in the Vietnam war. The original title makes more sense with Keef’s cover concept…sleeve is unlaminated on 1st pressing. This is the 1st press second issue without the Big Bear Management credit inside the gatefold.
The sleeve was changed to a laminated finish (for 3rd and 4th reissue) due to substantial wear to the outer black finish on the 1st two matte versions – a greenish tinge and the edges of the outer cover where it has been ‘wrapped under’ and glued to the inner gatefold can be seen on many original sleeves.

Sleeve: VG in good shape for its age. This is the unlaminated true 1st press cover. Does show spine, corner, and general wear throughout. Has a name written on the inside of the gatefold. Has original vertigo inner sleeve but it does have some soiling and names written on it.
Record: visually - many superficial and some deeper scratches GOOD +  Sound quality - plays much better than looks, background noise at times and average crackles here and there but music is clean, dynamic and without any distortions, so VG
Cool copy of a rare original classic.
Please check out my other listings for more rare and collectible items. Notes 1st UK issue
Vertigo ''large swirl'' label - with the wording ''Vertigo'' credited below the spindle hole on label side B.
Matt gatefold sleeve - 
Cat# - 6360 011 appears on B-side label, spine and rear of sleeve above VO PRICE CODE.
To distinguish from other releases: P 1970 is written above 33 1/3 on right side on label Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - A-side runout stamped): 6360011 1Y//1▽420 1 2 3 Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - B-side runout stamped): 6360011 2Y//1▽420 1 2 8