heavy metal, hard rock, classic british metal, blues rock 8 tracks Philips
Paranoid is the second studio album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It was released on 18 September 1970 in the United Kingdom by Vertigo Records, and on 7 January 1971 in the United States by Warner Bros.
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Character
Grave, earnest, classical in form and character-led.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Blender5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideC−
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- Mojo5/5 ★
- The Observer4/5 ★
- Pitchfork9.5/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Spin5/5 ★
- Sputnikmusic4/5
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Tracks
- A1War Pigs
- A2Paranoid
- A3Planet Caravan
- A4Iron Man
- B1Electric Funeral
- B2Hand of Doom
- B3Rat Salad
- B4Fairies Wear Boots
About the album
- Artist
- Black Sabbath
- Label
- Philips
- Released
- 1970
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- JP
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