A thunderstorm, a church bell and then Tony Iommi's ominous tritone: that is how the title track of Black Sabbath opens, often cited as the starting point of heavy metal. The Birmingham band recorded the debut in about twelve hours at Regent Sound in London with producer Rodger Bain, playing the songs largely live. Besides the title track it holds The Wizard, Behind the Wall of Sleep and N.I.B., with Geezer Butler's bass intro. The first pressing hit the shops on Friday 13 February 1970, through Vertigo.

This edition is an LP.