Black Sabbath ‎– Black Sabbath

My copies sleeve reads 1871(-WS)denoting a second press but the vinyl itself reads WS1871 and is on the first press green Warner Bros. Label..anyone else have this combo? (Perhaps a replacement sleeve by previous owner?)Have also heard that the 'Burbank' Forest label used in the 2nd press is rarer than the green.

Best album ever? discuss

what value of the shipping to Brazil
and additional records

If you're new to old-school heavy metal, this is a great place to start.
Check it out.

This 2 links refers the same Edition. Both put incomplete info.

http://www.discogs.com/Black-Sabbath-Black-Sabbath/release/367254

wrote :

Warner Bros. Records – 1871-2
Barcode: 0 7599-27185-2 3
Released:19 Apr 1988 ???

http://www.discogs.com/Black-Sabbath-Black-Sabbath/release/2971861

wrote :

Warner Bros. Records – 1871-2/D 101861
Released: 1987 ???

The CORRECT info are :

Warner Bros. Records – Cat# 1871-2
Barcode: 0 7599-27185-2 3

Mfd. for BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. under License D 101861
Released : Not info on CD (1987 or 1988 ???)

Produced by Rodger Bain for Tony Hall Enterprises
MADE IN U.S.A.

Not all pressings include poster.

Dark, gloomy, depressive and somewhat other worldly. This isn't fast paced blazing metal. This is slower, heavy and more introspective.

Each early Sabbath album is a gem all right
What distinguish this one from the others, is Ozzy's voice
A deep dark singing, telling us stories of the past.
A weird and almost terrifying tone coming directly from a Mario Bava's movie theme.
Melt with raw guitars, slow basic rhythms and heavy bass playing.
Far from over-production and later megalomania.
A great bluesy band that plays voodoo and laugh with sorcery...
Nothing else, no apology here...no gothic shit.
Ozzy only wants to save us all.

A very nice LP replica for those who like digipacks and the feel of cardboard sleeves :-)

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.