Black Sabbath : Master of Reality (Deluxe Edition)

HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT 

ABOUT YOUR SOUL

CAN IT BE SAVED ?

Master of Reality

is the third 

studio album by

 the English

heavy metal band

Black Sabbath,

 released on

  August 6th 1971 

by Vertigo Records.

 It is regarded by 

some critics as the 

foundation of 

stoner rock 

and 

sludge metal.

Produced by 

Rodger Bain, 

who also produced 

the band's prior

 two albums, 

Master of Reality 

was recorded at 

Island Studios

in London from

 February to April 1971.

 This would end up 

being their last album

 produced by Bain, 

as production duties

 would be taken over by 

guitarist Tony Iommi 

for their subsequent albums.

Iommi and bassist 

Geezer Butler

downtuned their instruments

 during the production, 

achieving what Iommi called a

 "bigger, heavier sound".

 The band generally approached 

the album with a more 

experimental lens,

 partly due to having

 more time to record 

and write than on

 their previous albums.

Master of Reality

peaked at number five 

on the UK Albums Chart 

and number eight 

on the 

US Billboard 200.

Though negatively received

 by critics on release,

 the album is

 now considered 

one of the greatest 

heavy metal albums 

of all time. 

It was certified 

double platinum 

by the Recording Industry

 Association of America (RIAA) 

after having sold over

 two million copies

 in the US

TRACKLIST

CD 1

Sweet Leaf

After Forever

Embryo

Children Of The Grave

Lord Of This World

Solitude

Into The Void

CD 2

Weevil Woman '71

Paranoid 

(Alt Lyrics)

Sweet Leaf

 (Alt Lyrics)

After Forever

 (studio outtake – instrumental)

Children of the Grave

 (studio outtake featuring alternative lyrics)

Children of the Grave 

(studio outtake – instrumental)

Orchid

 (studio outtake – with Tony count-in)

Lord of This World 

(studio outtake featuring piano & slide guitar)

Solitude 

(studio outtake – intro with alternative guitar tuning)

Spanish Sid 

(Early Version of 'Into The Void')

 (studio outtake – alternative version)

Sweet Leaf

 (Live)

Sometimes I'm Happy

 (Live)

War Pigs 

(Live)

Iron Man

 (Live)

CD 3

Sweet Leaf

 (Vocal Mix)

After Forever

 (Vocal Mix)

Children Of The Grave

 (Vocal Mix)

Lord Of This World 

(Vocal Mix)

Solitude 

(Vocal Mix)

Into The Void

 (Vocal Mix)

Sweet Leaf

 (Instr)

After Forever 

(Instr)

Children Of The Grave 

(Instr)

Lord Of This World 

(Instr)

Solitude 

(Instr)

Into The Void

 (Instr)

* Vocal Mixes are 

Vocals are more 

prominent in the mix 

BONUS 

Black Sabbath 

 Master of Reality

 (The Documentary)

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