Vinyl Record

Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Buy Black Sabbath’s Paranoid on 180 gram vinyl LP from Kilmorna in Listowel—a heavyweight reissue of an essential heavy metal landmark.

LP · Metal · 1970

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: 1970 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection Metal shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel, ship within Ireland from EUR 5.95 per record or outside Ireland from EUR 12.00 per record.

Black Sabbath’s Paranoid is the sound of heavy music discovering its full power. Tony Iommi’s monumental riffs, Geezer Butler’s dark, socially alert writing, Bill Ward’s restless swing and Ozzy Osbourne’s unmistakable voice combine in an album that remains immediate rather than merely historic. “War Pigs”, “Paranoid” and “Iron Man” form an extraordinary opening run, each approaching heaviness from a different angle. The record also reaches beyond blunt-force attack. “Planet Caravan” drifts through a hushed psychedelic atmosphere, while “Electric Funeral” and “Hand of Doom” turn dread into slow, physical grooves. “Rat Salad” showcases the band’s rhythmic muscle before “Fairies Wear Boots” closes the set with swagger. This European 2022 reissue presents the complete eight-track album on a single 180 gram LP: a durable edition of a foundational record whose riffs, tension and bleak imagination still define metal’s vocabulary.

Paranoid helped establish the grammar of heavy metal: ominous riffing, immense low-end weight, alienated lyrics and sharp dynamic contrasts. Its influence extends through doom, stoner rock, hard rock and countless heavier styles, yet the album’s concise songwriting and rhythmic looseness remain uniquely Black Sabbath.

This European 2022 reissue is a single 180 gram LP issued under the Sanctuary, BMG and Vertigo names, catalogue number BMGRM054LP. It is a practical choice for listeners seeking the original eight-song album sequence in a heavyweight modern pressing, rather than a deluxe set with supplementary material.

Dense, down-tuned guitar riffs meet muscular bass, loose-limbed drums and Ozzy’s piercing vocal; crushing doom is offset by psychedelic calm and hard-rock swing.

Which songs are included on this vinyl edition of Paranoid? The LP contains the complete eight-track album: “War Pigs”, “Paranoid”, “Planet Caravan”, “Iron Man”, “Electric Funeral”, “Hand of Doom”, “Rat Salad” and “Fairies Wear Boots”. Is this an original pressing? No. This is a European 2022 album reissue on a single 180 gram vinyl LP. Why is Paranoid considered essential heavy metal listening? Its powerful riffs, dark atmosphere, direct songwriting and dramatic shifts between aggression and psychedelia helped shape the sound and language of heavy metal.