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Black Sabbath 1970

heavy metal, blues rock, hard rock, rock 38 min 7 tracks Vertigo

Black Sabbath is the debut studio album by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released on 13 February 1970 by Vertigo Records in the United Kingdom and on 1 June 1970 by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album is widely regarded as the first true heavy metal album. The opening title track, "Black Sabbath", was named the greatest heavy metal song of all time by Rolling Stone and has been referred to as the first doom metal song.

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Grave, earnest, character-led and classical in form.

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AllMusic4.5/5 ★
Christgau's Record GuideC−
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10
Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
MusicHound Rock4/5 ★
The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
Sputnikmusic4/5
Uncut7/10

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Tracks

A1Black Sabbath6:22
A2The Wizard4:25
A3Behind the Wall of Sleep3:38
A4N.I.B.6:09
B1Evil Woman, Don't Play Your Games With Me3:25
B2Sleeping Village10:45
B3Warning3:31

7 tracks, 38 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Black Sabbath
Label: Vertigo
Released: 1970
Type: Album
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: DE

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