Description Hello! Please note, that I will be doing TWO sets of auctions this week! This auction will end on late Wednesday 20th March UK time. Of course, I usually end my auctions on Sundays. However, as I have a large amount of AWESOME extra LPs, I will be doing 2 AMAZING sets of listings this week on both Wednesday 20th and Sunday 24th!!!! So don't forget to check back before Wednesday - to see some incredible items added to BOTH auctions! Please read on about this AMAZING item below, and GOOD LUCK if you decide to bid:- On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Black Sabbath called "Paranoid" and is an ORIGINAL 1970 UK 'Earliest' 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Large' Vertigo 'Spiral' label!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!! THIS IS ONE OF BLACK SABBATHS RAREST LPS EVER AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!! JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!! IT IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER LPs ON THE VERTIGO LABEL - AND IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!! THIS IS ALSO THE NORMAL 1ST PRESSING (WHICH IS HOW 99% OF COPIES OF THIS LP WAS SOLD LIKE ON THE 'DAY OF RELEASE') - WITH 1/1 MATRIXES, 'LARGE' VERTIGO LOGO ON THE LABELS, AND THE NORMAL 1ST PRESS COVER WITH NO 'BIG BEAR' CREDIT. THIS LP EVEN HAS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS '09/70' DATE CODING ON THE VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE (SEE PICTURE) - CLEARLY SHOWING IT WAS BOUGHT OF THE 'DAY OF RELEASE'!!!! NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN GREAT CONDITION - WITH A BRILLIANT COVER & INNER!!!! JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!! THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'LARGE' VERTIGO 'SPIRAL' LABEL, 1ST PRESS 2 TRACK GAPS ON THE B SIDE, 1ST PRESS 1/1 MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS '09/70' VERTIGO 'DATE CODED' INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD COVER!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL UK 1st Pressing from 1970 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is 6360 011 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Large' Vertigo 'Spiral' Label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!! The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) - with NO writing, NO wear, and only a few light spindle marks!!!! The vinyl is in GREAT condition!!!! Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 3 or 4 light hairlines, only 2 or 3 VERY light scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!! THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!! It is also great to find that the record plays almost as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, barely ANY clicks, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!! There is also a bit of background sound on this record - though naturally the music is VERY loud indeed, and hence this is generally lost WELL behind it!!!! The sound quality itself is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!! The record must grade Very Good+ if not better!!!! Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press '09/70' Vertigo 'Date Coded' inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition and still FULLY 'poly-lined'!!!! The ORIGINAL 1st Press Gatefold Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! It has NO sticker marks, NO sticker tears, NO edge wear (apart from some almost INVISIBLE 'touching in' traces!), NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), barely ANY rubbing AT ALL to the cover front, only very VERY slight rubbing to the cover back, NO splits, only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), NO rips, NO tears, only some very VERY minor evidence of 'tipping in' to the corner tips, NO stickers, only 2 or 3 TINY 'touched in' indentations, NO annotations, and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!! Even the inside of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO rubbing, NO pull marks, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!! The cover must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!! BRILLIANT COVER!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!! HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "PARANOID" BY BLACK SABBATH, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!! Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. Postal discounts for multiple buys are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage! Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!! --ooOOoo-- Though there are rarely ever any problems with my items (I always try my very best to describe everything exactly!) - PLEASE REMEMBER to contact with me FIRST, if you have any problems at all, before you leave feedback and star ratings, so I get a chance to turn any negative experience into a positive one! I can always happily sort anything out for you, if you let me know you have a problem! This way no one has to leave Negative/Neutral feedback - and we both walk away happy! Please do NOT bid if you cannot give me at least 1 chance to sort everything out to your FULL satisfaction in the unlikely event of a problem. Thanks again - Graham @ XXXRecords. PLEASE NOTE - Private feedback bidders must consult me first prior to bidding - due to previous problems regarding non-payment, and non-receipt. MY POSTAGE UNDERCHARGE GUARANTEE TO ALL BUYERS (I always undercharge on postage!):- Due to UK Royal Mail's obscene price increases this year - I have had no choice but to increase postage charges a little. Until this year - I had kept them exactly the same since I joined ebay back in 2002. However this years price increases have been so obscene, that I have had no choice but to increase my postage charges for the first time ever. However PLEASE NOTE - my absolute 100% guarantee to you as a buyer - is that I will ALWAYS undercharge postage on everything I send out. Even after the increases, I am still charging you the buyer LESS than I am being charged myself. On each package I send out - the price is clearly stated on the front of the package (please check it when you recieve it!). I also do NOT charge for packaging costs - ONLY for postal costs! And should you find that I have overcharged you postage in ANY way - I will refund DOUBLE the difference. THAT IS MY 100% POSTAL GUARANTEE FOR EACH AND EVERY BUYER! No buyer EVER deserves to be overcharged on postage - and on my listings, I'll make sure they are ALWAYS undercharged. Any questions - please ask!