RIP Ozzy️ BLACK SABBATH "VOL. 4" 1976 NEMS LP VG+ Vinyl / VG Sleeve NEL 6005
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️ Black Sabbath – Vol. 4 (1972): The Gospel According to Doom
Welcome, disciple of distortion. Vol. 4 is no mere album—it's the fourth psalm in the Book of Sabbath, etched in vinyl and sanctified by the haze of Bel-Air madness. In 1972, Sabbath took the helm, self-producing a record that staggered between grandeur and grit. The result? A sonic scripture both celestial and cursed.
The opener, "Wheels of Confusion / The Straightener," spins like a cosmic awakening—riffs rising from smoke-stained ruins into melodic clarity. "Tomorrow’s Dream" offers a haunting glimpse of hope crawling from the wreckage, while "Changes"—a piano-driven elegy—bleeds pure melancholy, Ozzy’s voice raw as exposed nerve.
But it’s "Supernaut" that baptizes us in fire: six-string prophecy, snare crashes like thunder, and a groove so potent even Zappa knelt before it. "Snowblind," the unholy hymn to powdered temptation, drifts like frost on bone, whispering “Cocaine!” like a spell. The album’s soft underbelly—"Laguna Sunrise," "St. Vitus Dance," and "FX"—flicker between serenity, paranoia, and sonic experimentation, proving Sabbath could levitate between moods like warlocks in flight.
And then: "Under the Sun"—a sermon of existential revolt. A track that doesn’t just close the album, it seals it with fire.
🩸 Vol. 4 isn’t polished. It’s possessed. It stumbles, shakes, screams, and seduces. Sabbath were unraveling as they ascended—burning through money, sanity, and sobriety. But what remains is sacred: the sound of a band at war with themselves, crafting a monument that still casts shadows over everything metal became.
Tracklist
️ Side A
- Wheels of Confusion / The Straightener – Doom gospel with a bluesy undercurrent; like wandering through fog in platform boots.
- Tomorrow’s Dream – Sabbath’s pop-funk flirtation, catchy yet cursed.
- Changes – A gothic piano elegy; heartbreak in velvet gloves.
- FX – Stoned séance in sound form; crucifix meets echo chamber.
- Supernaut – Funk-metal prophecy; Zappa-approved, soul-infused riff worship.
🩸 Side B
- Snowblind – Icy doom with whispered addiction; cocaine funk in a cathedral of static.
- Cornucopia – Twisted groove and rhythmic paranoia; Sabbath’s anti-capitalist funk stomp.
- Laguna Sunrise – Neo-classical serenity; Sabbath sipping absinthe at dawn.
- St. Vitus Dance – Panic disco in a haunted ballroom; jittery funk with a gothic grin.
- Under the Sun / Every Day Comes and Goes – Existential sermon with molten riffs; Sabbath’s final funk-flavored exorcism.
- All photo's are of actual album without any colour or other enhancements, what you see is what you get
POST AND PACKING INCLUDES: A COMPREHENSIVE CLEAN USING THE OKKI NOKI VINYL VACUUM CLEANER ANTI-STATIC INNER REPLACEMENT NEW PAPER INNER WHERE NEEDED OUTER CLEAR PLASTIC SLEEVE COVER. PACKED IN A PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORT BOX BUBBLE WRAP FRAGILE TAPE.
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