BLACK SABBATH - Black Sabbath

Item Description

Vinyl, , Phonodisc Ltd. Pressing, Gatefold
LP Album

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 [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4014443]2nd UK press[/url]
The [url=https://www.discogs.com/Black-Sabbath-Black-Sabbath/release/5453836]3rd UK press[/url]
The [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2129392]4th UK press[/url]

Track B1 is a [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Crow+(4)]Crow[/url] cover and track B3 is a [a1066872] cover.