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Black Sabbath - Behind the Wall of Sleep

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

Genre:
Rock
Style:
Blues Rock, Heavy Metal
Year:
1970

Tracklist

Black Sabbath
The Wizard
Behind The Wall Of Sleep
N.I.B.
Evil Woman, Don't Play Your Games With Me
Sleeping Village
Warning

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
Black Sabbath (LP, Album) Vertigo, Vertigo VO 6, 847 903 VTY UK 1970
Black Sabbath (Cass, Album) Warner Bros. Records M5 1871 US 1970
Black Sabbath (LP, Album) WWA Records WWA 006 UK 1970
Black Sabbath (LP, Album) Vertigo, Vertigo VO 6, 847 903 VTY Germany 1970
Black Sabbath (LP, Album) Ariola 203148 Netherlands 1970
Black Sabbath (LP, Album) Warner Bros. Records WS 1871 Canada 1970
Black Sabbath (LP, Album) Vertigo, Vertigo VO 6, 847 903 VTY France 1970
Black Sabbath (LP, Album) Vertigo, Vertigo VO 6, 847 903 VTY Italy 1970
Black Sabbath (LP, Album) Warner Bros. Records WS 1871 US 1970
Black Sabbath (LP, Album) Vertigo 6360 047 Brazil 1973
Black Sabbath (LP, Album, RP) Warner Bros. Records 1871 US 1973
Black Sabbath (LP, Album) Spiegelei, Spiegelei INT 135.601, INT 145.615 Germany 1976
Black Sabbath (LP, Album, RE) NEMS NEL 6002 Netherlands 1976
Black Sabbath (LP, Album, RE) NEMS NEL 6002 UK 1976
Black Sabbath (LP, Album, RE) Ariston Music ARM 42011 Italy 1981
Black Sabbath (LP, Album, RE) Castle Music NEL 6002-7 Germany 1985
Black Sabbath (CD, Album) Castle Music CLACD 196 UK 1986
Black Sabbath (CD, Album) Warner Bros. Records 1871-2 US 1988
Black Sabbath (CD, Album, RE) Warner Bros. Records CD 1871 Canada 1996
Black Sabbath (CD, Album, RM, RE) Essential ESM CD 301 UK 1996
Black Sabbath (CD, Album) Teichiku Entertainment TECI-24030 Japan 2000
Black Sabbath (CD, Album, RE, LP ) Castle Music CMTCD003 UK 2000
Black Sabbath (LP, Album, RE) Earmark DMM41004 Italy 2003
Black Sabbath (LP, Album, RE, Cle) Earmark 641004 Italy 2003
Black Sabbath (LP, Pic, Album, RE) Earmark 41004 P Italy 2003
Black Sabbath (CD, Album, RM, RE) Sanctuary Midline SMRCD031 UK 2004
Black Sabbath (CD, Album, RE, Pap) Strange Days Records POCE-1097 Japan 2007
Black Sabbath (2xCD, Album, RM, Del) Sanctuary Records 2700817 Europe 2009
Black Sabbath (CD, Album) Creative Sounds 6006-2 UK  
Black Sabbath (CD, Album) Creative Sounds, Creative Sounds 6006-2, 6006 US  
Black Sabbath (Cass, Album) Studio Max 545 Poland  
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Rated 3/5
Review by marcelrecords Aug 27, 2007 (edited over 2 years ago)

referencing Black Sabbath, LP, Album, VO 6, 847 903 VTY

The beginning of an era, I guess. Where hard-rock up till here was pitting pathos and violence against each other, Black Sabbath introduced (not very convincingly yet) elements of evil and anti-christian symbolism. Although completely paling in comparison with what the end of the last century and the beginning of this one spawned in this direction, the band plunges into realms hitherto uncraved for with mixed results. Black Sabbath attempts to express the antipode of the spiritual quest as advocated by countless progressive bands, but has not yet the ability to musically convince. The music is simply not evil enough to effectuate its claim. That doesn't mean that some of the stylistic traits this LP inaugurates do not have their merits. Grinding guitars, emphasis on strictly unswinging rhythms and heavy textures prevail everywhere, quite a combination. With unmelodic and thus unmannered heavy rock Black Sabbath proves that the straight line sometimes holds more power than the ornament. And don't forget that being first is a feat in itself. A lot left to cultivate here, but ''the beginning of an era'' holds true.