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Label: Vertigo – VO 6, Vertigo – 847 903 VTY Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Phonodisc Ltd. Pressing, Gatefold Country: UK Released: Feb 13, 1970 Genre: Rock Style: Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Doom Metal

Tracklist

Hide Credits A1 Black Sabbath Composed By – Ward*, Osborne*, Butler*, Iommi* Composed By – Ward*, Osborne*, Butler*, Iommi* 6:22 A2 The Wizard Composed By – Ward*, Osborne*, Butler*, Iommi* Composed By – Ward*, Osborne*, Butler*, Iommi* 4:25 A3 Behind The Wall Of Sleep Composed By – Ward*, Osborne*, Butler*, Iommi* Composed By – Ward*, Osborne*, Butler*, Iommi* 3:37 A4 N.I.B. Composed By – Ward*, Osborne*, Butler*, Iommi* Composed By – Ward*, Osborne*, Butler*, Iommi* 6:07 B1 Evil Woman, Don't Play Your Games With Me Composed By – Waggoner*, Wiegand*, Wiegand* Composed By – Waggoner*, Wiegand*, Wiegand* 3:27 B2 Sleeping Village Composed By – Ward*, Osborne*, Butler*, Iommi* Composed By – Ward*, Osborne*, Butler*, Iommi* 3:46 B3 Warning Composed By – Dunbar* Composed By – Dunbar* 10:33

Companies, etc.

• Produced For – Tony Hall Enterprises
• Lacquer Cut At – Phonodisc Ltd.
• Pressed By – Phonodisc Ltd.

Credits

• Bass Guitar – Geezer Butler
• Design, Photography By – Keef (4)
• Drums – Bill Ward
• Engineer – Barry Sheffield, Tony Allom*
• Lead Guitar – Tony Iommi
• Producer – Roger Bain*
• Vocals, Harmonica – Ossie Osborne*

Notes

Produced by Roger Bain of Tuesday Productions, for Tony Hall Enterprises.

First issue released on the ''swirl'' Vertigo label with big logo above spindle hole and the wording ''Vertigo'' below spindle hole and 'A PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT' text. 
Comes in a gatefold cover and with a ''swirl'' inner bag. The gatefold cover is slightly textured compared to later issues and has different upper-case only credits on inner gatefold. 

Vertigo inner sleeve reports: 'MADE IN ENGLAND British Patent No. 800513 & 973939 - PLASTIC BAGS CAN BE DANGEROUS - TO AVOID SUFFOCATION KEEP THOS BAG AWAY FROM BABIES AND CHILDREN'

The first issue (this release) had an erroneous copyright warning stating that “Copyright subsists in all Stereo recordings…”. Subsequent ''swirl'' Vertigo reissues corrected copyright warning to “Copyright subsists in all Vertigo recordings…”

The first (this release) and 2nd versions had band member and production credits in capital letters throughout. Subsequent ''swirl'' Vertigo reissues changed all credits into upper and lower case and also adds in composition and publishing credits.
All issues released on the ''swirl'' Vertigo misspell Ozzy Osbourne as Ossie Osborne.

The 2nd UK press
The 3rd UK press
The 4th UK press

Track B1 is a Crow cover and track B3 is a The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation cover.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runouts): 420
• Matrix / Runout (Side B (Label)): 847 903 2Y
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 1): V0 6 1Y * 1 420 12 12
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, variant 1): V0 6 2Y * 1 420 12 4
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 2): V0 6 1Y * 1 420 19 5
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, variant 2): V0 6 2Y * 1 420 19 5
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 3): V0 6 1Y * 1 420 12 8
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, variant 3): V0 6 2Y * 1 420 12 3
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 4): V0 6 1Y * 1 420 12 7
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, variant 4): V0 6 2Y * 1 420 12 7
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 5): V0 6 1Y * 1 420 12 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, variant 5): V0 6 2Y * 1 420 12 2
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 6): V0 6 1Y * 1 420 1 2 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, variant 6): V0 6 2Y * 1 420 1 2 2
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 7): V0 6 1Y * 1 420 1 2 6
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, variant 7): V0 6 2Y * 1 420 1 2 6