Black Sabbath – Paranoid
(NEMS Records 1976 NEL6003)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Gatefold Sleeve in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners, some rubbing and some ringwear on back cover
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are a few light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Black Sabbath are an English rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1968, by guitarist and main songwriter Tony Iommi, bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler, singer Ozzy Osbourne, and drummer Bill Ward. Ronnie James Did replaced Ozzy when the rest of the band sacked him.
Paranoid is the second studio album by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Released in September 1970, it was the band’s only album to top the UK Albums Chart until the release of 13 in 2013. Paranoid contains several of the band’s best-known signature songs, including “Iron Man”, “War Pigs”, and the title track.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Geezer Butler, except where noted, all music composed by Black Sabbath (Iommi/Butler/Ward/Osbourne).
| Side one | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | “War Pigs” | 7:57 | ||||||||
| 2. | “Paranoid” | 2:53 | ||||||||
| 3. | “Planet Caravan” | 4:32 | ||||||||
| 4. | “Iron Man” | 6:00 | ||||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 5. | “Electric Funeral” | 4:53 | ||||||||
| 6. | “Hand of Doom” | 7:08 | ||||||||
| 7. | “Rat Salad” | 2:30 | ||||||||
| 8. | “Fairies Wear Boots” (Butler/Osbourne) | 6:15 | ||||||||
Personnel
- Black Sabbath
- Geezer Butler – bass guitar
- Tony Iommi – guitar, flute
- Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
- Bill Ward – drums, congas
- Additional personnel
- Tom Allom – engineering, piano on “Planet Caravan”
- Rodger Bain – production
- Brian Humphries – engineering
- Marcus Keef – graphic design, photography
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