Black Sabbath - Paranoid - Sealed Vinyl Record Album

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Catalog Number: WS1887

Conditions

Vinyl

-      Side 1:              Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

-      Side 2:              Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

Labels

-        Side 1:            Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

-          Side 2:           Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

Covers

-        Front Cover:   Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

-        Back Cover:    Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

Inside Cover:       Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

Spine:                  Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

Seems

-        Top:                Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

-        Bottom: Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

Inner Sleeve:      

Additional Items:  There is a slight breech in the shrink wrap. See picture number 2 at the top toward left center. Probably there from age and the shrink wrap tightening naturall over time.

Released:    (UK & EUR) 18 September 1970

(US) 1 January 1971

Recorded:   16–21 June 1970 at Regent Sound Studios and Island Studios, London

Paranoid is the second studio album by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Released in September 1970, it was the band's only album to top the UK Albums Chart until the release of 13 in 2013. Paranoid contains several of the band's best-known signature songs, including "Iron Man", "War Pigs", and the title track. The album has sold over 12 million copies worldwide.

Professional ratings

Review scores

Source

Rating

Allmusic

Blender

Robert Christgau

C?

The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Sputnikmusic

4.0/5

Track listing

All lyrics written by Geezer Butler, except where noted, all music composed by Black Sabbath (Iommi/Butler/Ward/Osbourne).

Side one

No.

Title

Length

1.

"War Pigs"  

7:57

2.

"Paranoid"  

2:53

3.

"Planet Caravan" (Osbourne/Butler)

4:32

4.

"Iron Man"  

6:00

Side two

No.

Title

Length

5.

"Electric Funeral"  

4:53

6.

"Hand of Doom"  

7:08

7.

"Rat Salad"  

2:30

8.

"Fairies Wear Boots" (Butler/Osbourne)

6:15

Personnel

Black Sabbath

• Geezer Butler – bass guitar
• Tony Iommi – guitar, flute
• Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
• Bill Ward – drums, congas

Additional personnel

• Tom Allom – engineering, piano on "Planet Caravan"
• Rodger Bain – production
• Brian Humphries – engineering
• Marcus Keef – graphic design, photography

Charts

Chart (1970)

Peak
position

Norwegian Albums Chart

5

UK Albums Chart

1

Chart (1971)

Peak
position

US Billboard 200

12

Country

Certification

Canada (CRIA)

Platinum

United States (RIAA)

4× Platinum

United Kingdom (BPI)

Gold

Release history

Region

Date

Label

Format

Catalog

United Kingdom

18 September 1970

Vertigo Records

LP album

6360 011

Europe

September 1970

Vertigo Records

LP album

6360 011

United States

7 January 1971

Warner Bros. Records

LP album

WS 1887

United Kingdom (reissue)

December 1973

WWA

LP album

WWA 007

United States (reissue)

1975

Warner Bros. Records

LP album

WS4

United Kingdom (reissue)

January 1976

NEMS

LP album

NEL 6003

United Kingdom (reissue)

28 February 1996

Castle Communications

Compact Disc

ESMCD302

United Kingdom (reissue)

2004

Sanctuary Records

Compact Disc

SMRCD032

United Kingdom (deluxe)

30 March 2009

Sanctuary Records

Double CD+DVD

1782444

Japan

25 August 2010

Universal Music

SHM-SACD

UIGY-9034

Japan

24 November 2010

Universal Music

SHM-CD

UICY-20039