This legendary debut album clearly showed the band's future direction, featuring songs that could be considered the prototype of heavy metal.
It reached number 8 on the UK Albums Chart, and number 23 on the US Billboard Albums Chart upon its release in May. It remained on the charts for a long time, selling over one million copies.
The opening track, 'Black Sabbath', begins with the sounds of a thunderstorm and church bells, followed by Ozzy's roar and Tony's muddy guitar sound. The album also includes the end-of-the-century 'NIB' and 'The Wizard', with its impressive dark blues riffs that will have you thinking it's a true black magician. This is a must-have album for any Black Sabbath fan!
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A:
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1)
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Black Sabbath
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2)
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The Wizard
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3)
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Behind The Wall Of Sleep
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4)
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N.I.B.
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B:
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Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Games With Me)
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Sleeping Village
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3)
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Warning
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C:
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Wicked World (B-Side Of Evil Woman 45)
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2)
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Black Sabbath (Studio Outtake)
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Black Sabbath (Instrumental)
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4)
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The Wizard (Studio Outtake)
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D:
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Behind The Wall Of Sleep (Studio Outtake)
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2)
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N.I.B. (Instrumental)
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Evil Woman (Alternative Version)
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Sleeping Village (Intro)
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Warning (Part 1)
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Bass - Geezer Butler
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Design - Keef (4)
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Drums - Bill Ward
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Engineer - Barry Sheffield
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Engineer - Tom Allom
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Guitar - Tony Iommi
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Harmonica - Ossie Osborne
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Lacquer Cut By - H.R
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Photography By - Keef (4)
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Producer - Rodger Bain
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Remastered By - Andy Pearce
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Sleeve Notes - David Wells (2)
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Vocals - Ossie Osborne
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Written-By - Dmochowski
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Written-By - Dunbar
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Written-By - Ward
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Written-By - Wagner
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Written-By - Wiegand
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Written-By - Butler
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Written-By - Moreshead
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Written-By - Larry Wiegand (B1, D3)
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Written-By - Osborne
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Written-By - Iommi
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Written-By - Hickling
