{"product_id":"black-sabbath-sabbath-bloody-sabbath","title":"BLACK SABBATH - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - 180g Black Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpon its release in '73, \u003cem\u003eSabbath Bloody Sabbath\u003c\/em\u003e began achieving a feat that had, for the previous four albums and three years, eluded the Birmingham metal maestros. It started getting good reviews. Until then, the music critics had not warmed to the bare, brutal honesty of \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Sabbath\u003c\/strong\u003e's music, not least \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e critic \u003cstrong\u003eLester Bangs\u003c\/strong\u003e, who had described the band's debut 'Black Sabbath' as \"just like Cream. But worse!\" \u003cem\u003eSabbath Bloody Sabbath\u003c\/em\u003e was released on 1 December 1973 and was immediately heralded by the previously reluctant Rolling Stone magazine as \"an extraordinarily gripping affair\" and \"nothing less than a complete success\".\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe album reached number 4 in the UK charts and 11 in the US charts, where it would go on to achieve platinum sales success. From the grinding riff of the opening title track, the album showed that despite the band pushing back musical boundaries, they'd lost none of their aggression.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'\u003cem\u003eA National Acrobat\u003c\/em\u003e' and '\u003cem\u003eSabbra Cadabra\u003c\/em\u003e' (the latter, which featured \u003cstrong\u003eYes\u003c\/strong\u003e keyboard player \u003cstrong\u003eRick Wakeman\u003c\/strong\u003e, was famously covered by \u003cstrong\u003eMetallica\u003c\/strong\u003e a quarter of a century later) were equally heavy, imposing tracks, whilst 'Killing yourself to live' and the sci-fi themed '\u003cem\u003eSpiral Architect\u003c\/em\u003e' rate as some of the band's best tracks. and even if the excellent title track was curiously rarely featured in the band's live set at the time, the gentle acoustic guitar work of '\u003cem\u003eFluff\u003c\/em\u003e' can still be heard as fans file out of Black Sabbath gigs the world over. Little wonder some claim \u003cem\u003eSabbath Bloody Sabbath\u003c\/em\u003e is the greatest album that the 'classic' line-up recorded. this is an album that oozes class from start to finish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sanctuary Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Gatefold 180g Vinyl","offer_id":42383380840609,"sku":"SDZ-03994","price":24.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/products\/Black_Sabbath_-_Sabbath_Bloody_Sabbath_-_180g_Vinyl_LP.jpg?v=1660673732","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/black-sabbath-sabbath-bloody-sabbath","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}