BLACK SABBATH - Paranoid 12" Vinyl LP Album

- Full VERTIGO Swirl Label Germany

Collector Notes:

Side A: Of the Record's label has only the full Swirl and no text, see photos below.

Note the wording "A Philips Record" product near the bottom of the label. This text appears only on the German pressing of this record.
 

Gatefold/FOC (Fold Open Cover) Album Cover Design.

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Produced by Rodger Bain for Tony Hall Enterprises,

Recorded at Regent Sound and Island Studios,

Engineers Tony Allom and Brian Humphries,

Management Jim Simpson, Big BEar, Birmingham,

Cover design by Keef

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Band Members and Musicians on: Black Sabbath Paranoid (Germany)

Black Sabbath Band/Musicians
• Ozzy Osbourne - Lead Vocals
• Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals

  The voice that made doom feel catchy, like a nightmare you accidentally learn the chorus to.  Read more...

  Ozzy Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne is the original Black Sabbath voice, a Brummie siren who turned street-level doom into pop-scale panic. From 1968 to 1979 he fronted Sabbath through the genre’s birth-pangs, then returned for the big reunion runs (1997–2006 and 2011–2017). Fired in 1979, he detonated a solo career in 1980, first with the Blizzard of Ozz band around Randy Rhoads (1980–1982), and kept selling the same dangerous grin for decades. I never bought the "Prince of Darkness" cosplay; the real trick was making fear sound singable—half wail, half hook, all nerve. He stayed a headline force right up to his final years, when the legend outweighed the body but the voice still cut through the smoke.

  Ozzy Osbourne Wiki
• Tony Iommi - Guitars
• Tony Iommi – Guitar

  The riff inventor who turned missing fingertips into a whole new genre. Casual flex. Read more...

  Tony Iommi is Black Sabbath’s riff architect, the guy who turned a factory accident into the sound of heavy metal. From 1968-2017 he was the constant in Sabbath’s many shapes, anchoring the classic Ozzy run (1968-1979) and then dragging the name through every storm that followed. When the Dio-era core rebranded as Heaven & Hell (2006-2010), he proved the same hands could still summon fresh thunder. Iommi’s down-tuned, fingertip-adapted chords don’t "shred"; they loom, like machinery waking up in the dark, and that’s why every doom riff owes him rent. As a collector, I’ll take one Iommi chord over a hundred flashy solos. He stepped out solo with "Iommi" (2000) and "Fused" (2005), but the Sabbath pulse never left his fingers.

  Tony Iommi Wiki
• Terry "Geezer" Butler - Bass
• Terry "Geezer" Butler – Bass

  The low-end philosopher who wrote the nightmares so the rest of us could hum them in public. Read more...

  Terry "Geezer" Butler, Terence "Geezer" Butler is Black Sabbath's low-end brains trust, the bassist who made the riffs feel like factory machinery and wrote the words that haunted your bedroom wall. From 1968-1979 he anchored the classic lineup, then returned for the big reunion runs (1997-2006, 2011-2017). His lyrics leaned into war, paranoia, and sci-fi dread - think "War Pigs" and "Iron Man" - but he always sounded more human than theatrical. He also powered the Dio-era revival as Heaven & Hell (2006-2010) and even jumped into Ozzy's solo camp for the 1988 tour, because why not keep it in the family. Mid-90s he went off-grid with G//Z/R, proving he could sound modern without asking permission. I collect these records, but Geezer collected the nightmares first.

  Terry "Geezer" Butler Wiki
• Bill Ward - Drums
• Bill Ward – Drums

  Jazz-blooded thunder behind the doom: the swing in Sabbath’s sledgehammer. Read more...

  Bill Ward is the heartbeat of early Black Sabbath, a drummer with jazz instincts who made heavy music breathe. From 1968-1980 he powered the classic run, then returned for key chapters: the 1983 "Born Again" era, and the full-force reunion years 1997-2006, when the original engine room roared again. Before Sabbath, he and Tony Iommi crossed paths in Mythology (1967-1968), and you can hear that chemistry later in the way Ward swings inside riffs that should be too heavy to move. He even stepped out front with "Ward One: Along the Way" (1990) and "When the Bough Breaks" (1997). For me, Ward is the secret weapon: without his loose-limbed punch, Sabbath would be heavy, sure - but not alive.

  Bill Ward Wiki

Complete Track Listing of: Black Sabbath Paranoid (Germany)

Side One:
1. War Pigs
2. Paranoid
3. Planet Caravan
4. Iron Man

Side Two:
1. Electric Funeral
2. Hand of Doom
3. Rat Salad
4. Fairies Wear Boots

 Note: The images on this page are photos of the actual album. Slight differences in color may exist due to the use of the camera's flash. Images can be zoomed in/out ( eg pinch with your fingers on a tablet or smartphone ).