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Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
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European edition
Side A
1. "Black Sabbath" 6:20
2. "The Wizard" 4:24
3. "Behind the Wall of Sleep" 3:37
4. "N.I.B." 6:08
Side B
5. "Evil Woman" (Crow cover) 3:25
6. "Sleeping Village" 3:46
7. "Warning" (The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation cover) 10:28
Total length: 38:08
North American edition
Side A
1. "Black Sabbath" 6:20
2. "The Wizard" 4:22
3. "Wasp / Behind the Wall of Sleep / Bassically / N.I.B." 9:44
Side B
4. "Wicked World" 4:47
5. "A Bit of Finger / Sleeping Village / Warning" 14:15
Total length: 39:28
Black Sabbath Band Members / Musicians
Ozzy Osbourne – lead vocals, harmonica on "The Wizard"
Tony Iommi – guitar
Geezer Butler – bass
Bill Ward – drums
Rodger Bain – production, Jew's harp on "Sleeping Village"
Tom Allom – engineering
Barry Sheffield – engineering
Marcus Keef – graphic design, photography
Black Sabbath is the eponymous debut studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Released on 13 February 1970 by Vertigo Records in the United Kingdom and Warner Bros. Records in the United States on 1 June 1970. The album is widely regarded as the first heavy metal album. Additionally, the opening track, the self-titled "Black Sabbath", has been referred to as the first doom metal song.
Upon release, the album reached number eight on the UK Albums Charts and number 23 on the US Billboard 200. Black Sabbath is included in Robert Dimery's 2005 musical reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Black Sabbath were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. The band helped define the genre with releases such as Black Sabbath (1970), Paranoid (1970), and Master of Reality (1971). The band had multiple line-up changes following Osbourne's departure in 1979, with Iommi being the only constant member throughout its history.
After previous iterations of the group called the Polka Tulk Blues Band and Earth, the band settled on the name Black Sabbath in 1969. They distinguished themselves through occult themes with horror-inspired lyrics and down-tuned guitars. Signing to Philips Records in November 1969, they released their first single, "Evil Woman" in January 1970. Their debut album, Black Sabbath, was released the following month. Though it received a negative critical response, the album was a commercial success, leading to a follow-up record, Paranoid, later that year. The band's popularity grew, and by 1973's Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, critics were starting to respond favourably.
Black Sabbath Band Members / Musicians
Tony Iommi – guitars (1968–2006, 2011–2017)
Bill Ward – drums (1968–1980, 1983, 1984, 1994, 1997–2006, 2011–2012)
Geezer Butler – bass (1968–1979, 1980–1985, 1987, 1990–1994, 1997–2006, 2011–2017)
Ozzy Osbourne – vocals, harmonica (1968–1977, 1978–1979, 1985, 1997–2006, 2011–2017)
Black Sabbath Discography Full
1970 Black Sabbath
1970 Paranoid
1971 Master of Reality
1972 Vol. 4
1973 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
1975 Sabotage
1976 Technical Ecstasy
1978 Never Say Die!
1980 Heaven and Hell
1981 Mob Rules
1983 Born Again
1986 Seventh Star
1987 The Eternal Ido
1989 Headless Cross
1990 Tyr
1992 Dehumanizer
1994 Cross Purposes
1995 Forbidden
2013 13
Tours
Polka Tulk Blues/Earth Tour 1968–1969
Black Sabbath Tour 1970
Paranoid Tour 1970–1971
Master of Reality Tour 1971–1972
Vol. 4 Tour 1972–1973
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Tour 1973–1974
Sabotage Tour 1975–1976
Technical Ecstasy Tour 1976–1977
Never Say Die! Tour 1978
Heaven & Hell Tour 1980–1981
Mob Rules Tour 1981–1982
Born Again Tour 1983
Seventh Star Tour 1986
Eternal Idol Tour 1987
Headless Cross Tour 1989
Tyr Tour 1990
Dehumanizer Tour 1992
Cross Purposes Tour 1994
Forbidden Tour 1995
Ozzfest Tour 1997
European Tour 1998
Reunion Tour 1998–1999
Ozzfest Tour 1999
U.S. Tour 1999
European Tour 1999
Ozzfest Tour 2001
Ozzfest Tour 2004
European Tour 2005
Ozzfest Tour 2005
Black Sabbath Reunion Tour, 2012–2014
The End Tour 2016–2017
