WTD - early Black Sabbath vinyl

[julesd68]

Am looking for near mint copies of the following Sabbath lp's -

Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Master of Reality
Vol 4
Sabotage

Not interested in paying silly money for any of the Vertigo stuff so early NEMS re-issues (1970's only) would be ideal.

Can anyone help?

[snapper]

Not interested in paying silly money for any of the Vertigo stuff so early NEMS re-issues (1970's only) would be ideal.

Can anyone help?

Try and avoid NEMS re-issues and go for WWA instead.

[sparrow]

All my early NEMS issues are ok with the exception of the first album which sounds pishanto.

[Batty]

My NEMS LPs are OK too

[julesd68]

thanks chaps, yes don't know why I forgot about WWA ..
Picked up a fine WWA copy of 'Bloody Sabbath' recently and within budget..

[The Grand Wazoo]

The 80's NEMS reissues are awful - stay away unless you can find nothing else, but don't go without the music!

[julesd68]

Just looking for these now ...

Master of Reality
Vol 4
Sabotage

[julesd68]

Just received a copy of Paranoid today that was listed on ebay as 'looks unplayed'. So why has it got surface marks all over it, some that go over the whole lp!
And a 4cm tear to the bottom of the gatefold ...

Still, the NEMS sound quality is very respectable on this lp.

[julesd68]

And now I discover it gets stuck at track 3 ...

[Rare Bird]

WWA.. Take a look at the dead wax on your first four Black Sabbath WWA's you see the Vertigo Cat number with a line scribed through it