Cover of Paranoid

Black Sabbath

Paranoid

1970 Hard Rock Heavy Metal
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Tracklist

  1. A1 War Pigs
  2. A2 Paranoid
  3. A3 Planet Caravan
  4. A4 Iron Man
  5. B1 Electric Funeral
  6. B2 Hand Of Doom
  7. B3 Rat Salad
  8. B4 Fairies Wear Boots

Musicians

Production

Also credited

Also credited. Design: Keef. Photography By: Keef. Engineer: Brian Humphries, Tom Allom. Management: Jim Simpson.

Release notes

First issue with the large Vertigo swirl as the A-side label. On the B-side label, ‘Vertigo’ is located below the spindle hole. On later pressings, Vertigo is above the spindle hole. See and .

Matte gatefold jacket with ‘Management / Jim Simpson, Big Bear, Birmingham’ present in the liner credits. This credit was removed in subsequent jackets, e.g. . Jackets were eventually laminated. See .

There is no visible runout break between “Hand of Doom” and “Rat Salad”. Some represses, like , do have a visible break.

Catalogue number 6360 011 appears on B-side label, spine and rear of sleeve.

Recorded at Regent Sound and Island Studios.
All compositions published by Essex Music Int. Ltd.

℗1970

Runouts are stamped.

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