Vol. 4 (Black Sabbath album)
| Vol. 4 | ||||
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| Studio album by Black Sabbath | ||||
| Released | 25 September 1972 | |||
| Recorded | May 1972 at Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, Snowblind/Tomorrow's Dream backing tracks recorded Jan/Feb/March 1972 at Marquee Studios, overdubs, mixing, mastering, at Olympic/Trident Studios, UK, June 1972) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 42:38 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Producer | Patrick Meehan, Black Sabbath | |||
| Black Sabbath album chronology | ||||
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Vol. 4 is the Black Sabbath's fourth studio album
Contents
Track listing
| Side one | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Wheels of Confusion/The Straightener" | 8:02 | |||||||
| 2. | "Tomorrow's Dream" | 3:12 | |||||||
| 3. | "Changes" | 4:45 | |||||||
| 4. | "FX" (instrumental) | 1:44 | |||||||
| 5. | "Supernaut" | 4:50 | |||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 6. | "Snowblind" | 5:33 | |||||||
| 7. | "Cornucopia[1]" | 3:55 | |||||||
| 8. | "Laguna Sunrise" (instrumental) | 2:56 | |||||||
| 9. | "St. Vitus' Dance" | 2:30 | |||||||
| 10. | "Under the Sun/Every Day Comes and Goes" | 5:53 | |||||||
Personnel
Black Sabbath
- Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
- Tony Iommi – guitars, piano, mellotron
- Geezer Butler – bass guitar, mellotron
- Bill Ward – drums, percussion
Additional
- Colin Caldwell, Vic Smith – engineering
- Patrick Meehan – production
Notes
- ↑ Original North American Warner Bros. Records pressings of Vol. 4 (catalog no. BS 2602) incorrectly list "Cornucopia"'s running time as 4:52.
References
- Rosen, Steven (1996). The Story of Black Sabbath: Wheels of Confusion. Castle Communications. ISBN 1-86074-149-5
- Chow, Jason (2006). Dimery, Robert. ed. 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Quintet Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.
