Master of Reality

Master of Reality
Studio album by Black Sabbath
Released	21 July 1971
Recorded	February – April 1971 at Island Studios in London, England
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	34:29
Language	English
Label	Vertigo
Producer	Rodger Bain
Black Sabbath album chronology
Paranoid (1970) Master of Reality (1971) Vol. 4 (1972)

Master of Reality is the Black Sabbath's third studio album

Track listing

Original LP

All music composed by Black Sabbath (Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward), except "Embryo" and "Orchid" by Iommi; all lyrics by Butler.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sweet Leaf"	5:05
2.	"After Forever"	5:27
3.	"Embryo" (instrumental)	0:28
4.	"Children of the Grave"	5:18

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Orchid" (instrumental)	1:31
6.	"Lord of This World"	5:27
7.	"Solitude"	5:02
8.	"Into the Void"	6:13

Original US LP Pressing

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sweet Leaf"	5:02
2.	"After Forever (including The Elegy)"	5:25
3.	"Embryo"	0:29
4.	"Children of the Grave"	4:30
5.	"The Haunting"	0:45

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Orchid"	1:30
7.	"Step Up"	0:30
8.	"Lord of This World"	4:55
9.	"Solitude"	5:02
10.	"Deathmask"	3:08
11.	"Into the Void"	3:08

Revised US LP Pressing, with Subtitles Removed

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sweet Leaf"	5:02
2.	"After Forever (Including The Elegy)"	5:25
3.	"Embryo"	0:30
4.	"Children of the Grave"	5:15

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Orchid"	2:00
6.	"Lord of this World"	4:55
7.	"Solitude"	8:08
8.	"Into the Void"	3:08

Disc one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sweet Leaf"	5:05
2.	"After Forever"	5:27
3.	"Embryo"	0:28
4.	"Children of the Grave"	5:18
5.	"Orchid"	1:31
6.	"Lord of This World"	5:27
7.	"Solitude"	5:02
8.	"Into the Void"	6:13

Disc two (Bonus tracks)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Weevil Woman '71"	3:00
2.	"Sweet Leaf" (studio outtake featuring alternative lyrics)	5:04
3.	"After Forever" (studio outtake – instrumental)	5:20
4.	"Children of the Grave" (studio outtake featuring alternative lyrics)	4:36
5.	"Children of the Grave" (studio outtake – instrumental)	6:01
6.	"Orchid" (studio outtake – with Tony count-in)	1:41
7.	"Lord of this World" (studio outtake featuring piano & slide guitar)	5:38
8.	"Solitude" (studio outtake – intro with alternative guitar tuning)	3:35
9.	"Spanish Sid (Early Version of 'Into The Void')" (studio outtake – alternative version)	6:24

Personnel

• Ozzy Osbourne – lead vocals
• Tony Iommi – guitar, synthesizer on "After Forever", flute and piano on "Solitude"
• Geezer Butler – bass guitar
• Bill Ward – drums, percussion
• Keef – photography, poster design
• Mike Stanfod – art direction

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	21 July 1971	Vertigo	LP	6360 050
	1992	Castle	CD	CA198
United States	July 1971	Warner Bros.	LP	BS-2562
	12 May 1987		CD	2562-2
UK remastered	29 March 2009	Sanctuary	double CD	2701108

References

• Taylor, Steve (2006). A to X of Alternative Music. Continuum. ISBN 0-8264-8217-1.