The cover of Black Sabbath’s self-titled debut, which came out 50 years ago today, has become one of rock’s most iconic and captivating album sleeves. A witchy-looking woman stands alone in the woods in a haunted underworld, staring out at you, clutching something — her cloak? a cat?
When listeners opened the gatefold sleeve, before even dropping the needle on the LP, they saw an inverted cross that contained not only the songs and credits, but also an unnerving poem. Among other nasty visuals, the text describes severed bird wings,...
When listeners opened the gatefold sleeve, before even dropping the needle on the LP, they saw an inverted cross that contained not only the songs and credits, but also an unnerving poem. Among other nasty visuals, the text describes severed bird wings,...
- 2/13/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
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