On those two Sabbaths, you won’t do better than the old UK Vertigo Swirls, which can get pricey. There are shortcuts- later Spaceship pressings on Vertigo (some of which, for Sabbath, are even more rare than the Swirls), the early WWA label pressings which used the same metal parts as the Vertigos (Sabbath switched labels for their 5th album, to WWA, but some of the early copies were essentially Vertigo lacquers or stampers- they are a fraction of the price). There are also ex-UK Vertigos but those are generally not in the same league as the UK ones, with a few exceptions.
I’m very big on the original Vertigo Swirl catalog- Sabbath was my entry point, a place where a lot of people stop. But there’s a lot of obscure, crazy stuff on that label from 1969-1973. Unfortunately, the prices of the uber ones will make your eyes water.
I’m very big on the original Vertigo Swirl catalog- Sabbath was my entry point, a place where a lot of people stop. But there’s a lot of obscure, crazy stuff on that label from 1969-1973. Unfortunately, the prices of the uber ones will make your eyes water.