Masters of Reality Limited Deluxe 2LP Set

Black Sabbath

Release Date: 29 June 2009
Format: LP Double Vinyl

£16.99

Black Sabbath Masters of Reality Limited Deluxe 2LP Set
Overview
Master of Reality is the third album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1971. The album's "darker" or "sludgier" sound was a significant influence on the heavy metal genres known as doom metal and stoner rock.

Master of Reality was certified double platinum after having sold over 2 million copies.For the recording of this album, guitarist Tony Iommi, who had injured his fingers in a factory accident years earlier, decided to de-tune his guitar down three semi-tones (or one and a half steps to C-sharp). This reduced string tension, thus making the guitar easier for him to play. Geezer Butler also de-tuned his bass guitar to match Iommi. The result was a noticeably "darker" or "sludgier" sound.
Master of Reality was recorded at Island Studios in London, UK between February and April 1971. The album was produced by Rodger Bain, who had also produced their previous two albums. However, this would be his final collaboration with the bandThe album broke the top ten in both the United Kingdom (#5) and United States (#8)[6] and achieved Gold status on advance orders alone. Eventually it sold two million copies in the US.

The magazine described the album as "the definitive studio relic of Sabbath's golden-hellfire era (1970-74)..."Thirty years after the album's release, Q magazine (7/01) included it in their 50 Heaviest Albums of All Time and described it as "malevolent...casting Black Sabbath as a Titanic-style house band on the eve of Armageddon, cranking it as the bomb drops."
Featured Tracks
Record 1
Side 1
Sweet Leaf
After Forever
Embryo
Children Of The Grave
Record 1
Side 2
Orchid
Lord Of This World
Solitude
Into The Void
Record 2
Side 1
Weevil Woman '71
Sweet Leaf Demo
After Forever Instrumental
Children Of The Grave Alternative Lyrics
Record 2
Side 2
Children Of The Grave Instrumental
Orchid With Tony Iommi's Cough and Count In
Lord Of This World With Piano and Slide Guitar
Solitude Alternative Version With No Flute
Spanish Sid Early Version of "Into The Void"