Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Vol 4
Label:
Catalog#:
6360 071
Format:
Vinyl, Album, LP
Country:
UK
Released:
1972
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Psychedelic Rock,
Heavy Metal
Tracklist
| A1 | Wheels Of Confusion | |||
| A2 | Tomorrow's Dream | |||
| A3 | Changes | |||
| A4 | FX | |||
| A5 | Supernaut | |||
| B1 | Snowblind | |||
| B2 | Cornucopia | |||
| B3 | Laguna Sunrise | |||
| B4 | St. Vitus Dance | |||
| B5 | Under The Sun |
Credits
Arranged By [All Arrangements] -
Black Sabbath
Artwork By [Cover Design] - Bloomsbury Group
Engineer - Colin Caldwell , Vic Smith*
Mastered By - Pecko* (tracks: A1 to A5) , Porky (5) (tracks: B1 to B5)
Photography - Keith McMillan
Producer - Black Sabbath , Patrick Meehan
Artwork By [Cover Design] - Bloomsbury Group
Engineer - Colin Caldwell , Vic Smith*
Mastered By - Pecko* (tracks: A1 to A5) , Porky (5) (tracks: B1 to B5)
Photography - Keith McMillan
Producer - Black Sabbath , Patrick Meehan
Notes
Recorded at Record Plant, Los Angeles.
An Excellency Production
We wish to thank the great COKE-Cola Company of Los Angeles.
Printed and made by Howards Printers (Slough) Ltd.
First issue with Spiral labels/inner and 4 page photo booklet inside gatefold sleeve.
On the label the title appears as 'Vol. 4'
An Excellency Production
We wish to thank the great COKE-Cola Company of Los Angeles.
Printed and made by Howards Printers (Slough) Ltd.
First issue with Spiral labels/inner and 4 page photo booklet inside gatefold sleeve.
On the label the title appears as 'Vol. 4'
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Reviews & Discussion
The fact that BS is a powertrio with additional singer is well-masked on this their 4th and most developed album so far. Small, but cunning overdubs enrich the sound and make the music more differentiated than on previous efforts. ''Wheels of confusion'' opens the record with verve, even with a rhythm change and a totally different ending. ''Changes'' may even be called a ballad and ''Fx'' experiments with sounds unheard of. Overall, the level of organisation is higher and the best BS track up till now must be ''Snowblind'' that flows and urges like a real composition. The sledgehammer heavy stuff like ''St.Vitus dance'' also sounds more mature than comparable tracks on previous albums. Even when heavy-fans may balk at the romantic and string-soaked ''Laguna sunrise'', the effect of an oasis in the middle of the violence is welcome enough. Best Sabbath album on Vertigo.