Black Sabbath Vol. 4

by Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath Vol. 4 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1972-09-25
  • Label: Vertigo, Warner Bros.
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 42:48
  • Community rating: 4.29/5 from 29 ratings

Artists on this release: Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Vol. 4 is the fourth studio album by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in September 1972, by Vertigo Records. It was the first album by Black Sabbath not produced by Rodger Bain; guitarist Tony Iommi assumed production duties. Patrick Meehan, the band's then-manager, was listed as co-producer, though his actual involvement in the album's production was minimal.

Genres

Descriptors: metallic, riff-heavy, sludgy, groundbreaking, hedonism

Tracklist

  1. Wheels of Confusion (7:59)
  2. Tomorrow's Dream (3:10)
  3. Changes (4:44)
  4. FX (1:42)
  5. Supernaut (4:41)
  6. Snowblind (5:28)
  7. Cornucopia (3:51)
  8. Laguna Sunrise (2:50)
  9. St. Vitus Dance (2:26)
  10. Under the Sun (5:53)

Credits

  • Bill Ward - Member
  • Geezer Butler - Member
  • Ozzy Osbourne - Member
  • Tony Iommi - Member
  • Black Sabbath - primary artist, arranged by [all arrangements], producer [produced by]
  • Bloomsbury Group - design [cover design]
  • Colin Caldwell - engineer
  • Vic Coppersmith-Heaven - engineer
  • George Peckham - lacquer cut by
  • Porky - lacquer cut by
  • Keith MacMillan - photography by [photography]
  • Patrick Meehan - producer [produced by]

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