Black Sabbath-s/t
This was the band's debut from 1970. I remember staring at this and many other Sabbath covers right when I first got into them. If everything on the cover were more distinct then it would not have the same effect. I think that the style of the picture helps make the cover. Everything is a little hazy and a little unreal. You can't quite make out the woman's eyes and everything is a little dark. I think it leaves some things to the imagination and it works by implying a little, but not too much.
posted by Metal Mark at
7:36 PM
12 Comments:
I agree that the lack of detail is a benefit. I think one of the things that makes this one so creepy is that it looks like an old doctored photo.
This one gets little respect, but I like it a lot. It's atmospheric and subtle enough to let the imagination go.
-- david
This cover has a very menacing and creepy feel to it. That being said, I do like it.
Damn, that's a woman? I always thought it was Ozzy looking creepy. Obviously I never looked closely enough. (I only had this one on cassette growing up.) Now that I look, though, I see a hint of cleavage. Did the Ozzman have Ozzboobs by any chance?
Bob-It's got an interesting look for sure.
David-It's more subtle at first and maybe not as vivid, yet it's one of my favorites.
Linda-I like it too and still stare it.
Chuck-I don't know if Ozzy had boobs then nor do I want to know.
Looks like a scene out of "The Ring!" Creepy.
I've always thought of the Salem Witch trials with this cover...it's a classic
hmm maybe you were smokin a little weed while lookin at those covers Mark.
I can't believe I have been missing out on this blog! I linked it.
I love this album cover so much that i made it my wallpaper.Many may not know this but the woman appears to be holding something the way her arms appear. Shes actually holding a cat. If the picture was more vivid and less blurred you would probably see this.
uhh that's my mom on the cover of black sabbath black sabbath
she snuck out when she was 15 to go see them at UT and someone took this photo of her and tinted her...she's not a witch she just dressed very goth when she was younger
The building in the background is the Mapledurham Watermill in England. Look it up on Wikipedia. This is one of my favorite album covers. I always felt that the image gave me a visual for the music. Very dark and mysterious.
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