Master of Reality

Good record arrived on time and in good condition

Great album

Great.

Great band, great sound, good pressing. Does not arrive in the original cover design. The original was more of a slim box with a flip lid. I was disappointed upon opening but quickly changed my mind. The original gets squashed over time ending up flat thus defeating the object. Maybe that is why it is now issued in a standard cover. That or money. I remember a poster being included back in the 70's. There isn't one in the new copy. Worth buying for the last track. A gem!

Forget Nirvana and co; I believe it was Sabbath that invented grunge. Listen to the guitar sound on the opening song, Sweet Leaf and you'll know what I'm talking about! Embryo is a short Elizabethan style instrumental track, while Children of the Grave chugs along like a runaway train, and ends with the songs title being whispered quietly over some creepy guitar feedback. Orchid is another short instrumental acoustic guitar workout, but the track that follows it (Lord Of This World) must have been the template used by all the stoner rock and doom metal acts that were to follow many years later. Solitude; depending on which way you look at it, is either dark and depressing or a welcome quiet lull between the heaviness. Yes, that is Ozzy singing on the track and must be his most unusual vocal too. Quite naturally, the metal returns on Into the Void, and I've lost count on the number of metal bands who have copied the riffs and sound on that one. Master Of Reality may not be much of an album lengthwise, at just 34 minutes, but its impact has been immense. We've had rock bands naming themselves after the song titles on it (not forgetting the albums moniker). Its riffs and sound have been copied by, and influenced many heavy metal acts across the world. Grunge, doom metal and stoner rock probably wouldn't have existed without it. Even metal itself may not have progressed as much as it did if it hadn't been for Master Of Reality.

Great black sabbath album, love the track, into the void, disc 2 is ok but not worth listening to.

From the very first cough that leads into that amazing doom-laden power riff of Sweetleaf (ode to pot), you're on an unrelenting 40 minute journey of the greatest heavy metal music ever recorded. This album is the peak of Sabbath, their 3rd, and the perfect place to start if new to this legendary group. I had the reissue NEMS vinyl in the late 70's which was sold with the rest of my albums 20 yrs ago. This heavyweight vinyl sounds amazing and is far better than the CD. Their next, Volume 4, is almost as good before the slow decline began on their subsequent albums (many of which are still excellent).

Great CD , as described , arrived really quickly

How about a 5+ star rating. 180g remastered glossy black flat vinyl with crystal clear sound. What realy blew me away is this beauty has a gatefold cover, an insert and a printed inner sleeve with the album in a seperate sleeve. My original copy, one of my 1st 5 albums I bought back in the 70's, just had the cover. Lol. This one brings back some great memories. Thank you Warner Recirds, Rhino and Amazon.

Sobre as músicas desse álbum, despensa comentários. Capa gatefold com foto e letras. Vem com encarte. Excelente!

Después de su monumental paranoid, black sabbath pudieron haberse sentido intimidados por su propia sombre. Nada más lejos de la realidad, en lugar de eso publican menos de un año despues este Master of reality, que si bien no es tan icónico como paranoid rezuma calidad por los cuatro costados y es un imprescindible en la carrera de los de ozzy. Esta edición de Rhino es excepcional, la portada viene con las letras en relieve, como en la edición original de 1971, con un vinilo de 180 gramos que suena fenomenal. Como guinda del pastel viene con un póster, tal y como se comercializaba cuando salió. Una edición lujo para un disco fenomenal.

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Vinyle qualité impeccable tout ok