Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
2000 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 11414238 |
| Excel File Row | 149 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 12:57:03 |
| Pressing Year | 1970 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | Vertigo "Swirl" |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | VO 6 847 903 VTY |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | VO 6 1Y 1 420 1 3 ("Large Swirl" "NO Philips""420 Phonogram Ltd. Press") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | VO 6 2Y 1 420 1 9 |
| Sleeve Condition | M |
| Media Condition | M |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Genre | Hard Rock & Heavy Metal |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
This first 1970 Vertigo "Swirl" pressing of Black Sabbath's debut is more than just a vinyl record; it is the seismic epicentre that generated an entire musical genre. Its birth was almost instantaneous, an act of pure intuition and urgency: the album was recorded in a single twelve-hour session at Regent Sound Studios in London, with the band playing the tracks almost entirely live, imprinting an unprecedented immediacy and raw power onto the tape. The raw, dark, and visceral sound captured on this vinyl groove, combined with the iconic cover – featuring the mysterious figure in black in front of Mapledurham Watermill and the infamous inverted cross hidden inside the gatefold sleeve – created an aura of malevolence and power. The audacity of the record label Vertigo in releasing such a sonic manifesto on Friday 13 February 1970, despite initial critical disdain, proved to be prescient. This edition not only testifies to the genesis of doom and heavy metal, but also preserves the essence of a seminal work, a spontaneous masterpiece destined to resonate for decades.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - Black Sabbath (6:22)
- A2 - The Wizard (4:25)
- A3 - Behind The Wall Of Sleep (3:37)
- A4 - N.I.B. (6:07)
- B1 - Evil Woman, Don't Play Your Games With Me (3:27)
- B2 - Sleeping Village (3:46)
- B3 - Warning (10:33)
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