BLACK SABBATH Master Of Reality Vinyl Lp 1971 US Press WB BS 2562 with Poster
This BLACK SABBATH Master of Reality vinyl LP from 1971 is a true gem for any Rock or Metal music collector. This 12" record, with a speed of 33 RPM, comes in a cardboard sleeve and showcases the iconic music of Black Sabbath. The album features an embossed and original cover, and includes a poster. The record label is Warner Bros (original inner sleeve included) and the country of manufacture is the United States.
The vinyl record is classified as Very Good Plus (VG+) and the sleeve grading is also Very Good Plus (VG+). This LP format is a must-have for any fan of Sabbath and Hard Rock music from the 1970s. The release title is an exceptional addition to any vinyl collection and will provide endless enjoyment for years to come.
Description
Album has a few light surface scratches.
Poster is in very good condition. It has a small thumb tac hole in each corner.
Background: Master of Reality was Black Sabbath’s third album, and while it didn’t sell as well or get as much airplay as Paranoid, it still reached #8 on the U.S charts and #5 on the charts in the UK and was certified 2x platinum in the U.S. by the RIAA.
The opening song, “Sweet Leaf,” may have the best intro of any hard rock song ever recorded.
The shortest album of Black Sabbath’s glory years, Master of Reality is also their most sonically influential work. Here Tony Iommi began to experiment with tuning his guitar down three half-steps to C#, producing a sound that was darker, deeper, and sludgier than anything they’d yet committed to record. (This trick was still being copied 25 years later by every metal band looking to push the limits of heaviness, from trendy nu-metallers to Swedish deathsters.) … If Paranoid has more widely known songs, the suffocating and oppressive Master of Reality was the Sabbath record that die-hard metalheads took most closely to heart.
