Paranoid - 1970 - 71 Italian 2nd Issue 8-track LP - Swirl Logo labels with Misspelling & NCB text

Rare start 1970 - 1971 Italian Vertigo Records 8-track LP - the 2nd Italian issue of Sabbaths monumental doom classic originally released in 1970.

Vinyl has the generic white and black printed company labels with the full 'swirl' logo on Side 1 and the 'small' 'swirl' logo above outline company name and centre hole at bottom Side 2 tracklisting label.

Labels has light label-perimeter rise - this is the rare label variant featuring 'N.C.B.' copyright data and 'Hano Of Doom' misspelling.

Vinyl has machine stamped matrix information:
Side 1: v6360 011 v1=2 * 520 161070
Side 2: v6360 011 *2=1 * 520 151070

Vinyl comes in a fuly laminated Keef designed single pocket picture cover with 'N' catalogue number suffix.

Condition: VG+(+) (Vinyl and Labels)/VG+(+) (Cover):

Vinyl is wonderfully lustrous and has some degree of light and far from audible sleeve wear only.
Labels has almost no detectable spindlewear - labels are graded near mint, vinyl overall close to near mint/excellent.

Vinyl plays great - barely any noise at all - fine volume, great dynamics, great sound.

Front and back cover displays almost no wear - a light degree of edge laminate wrinkling and a little superficial creasing to laminate only.

The laminate wrinkling on this copy is more in the vein of the laminate settling, which is often seen on laminated albums from Italy and Spain.

Seams are straight and intact - ca 1 cm seam edge rubbing to lower seam - spine easily readable with only a couple of point of pressure from mild bends... the corners are perfectly pointy without rubbing. The cover is overall graded at least close to near perfect/excellent - overall a very nice copy.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. War Pigs
2. Paranoid
3. Planet Caravan
4. Iron Man

Side 2:
1. Electric Funeral
2 Hand Of Doom
3 Rat Salad
4 Fairies Wear Boots

Credits:

Black Sabbath:
Tony Iommi - guitar, flute
Geezer Butler - bass guitar
Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
Bill Ward - drums, congas

Additional musicians:
Tom Allom - Piano on "Planet Caravan"

Technical Credits:
Rodger Bain - production
Tom Allom, Brian Humphries - engineering

Artwork:
Marcus Keef - graphic design, photography