Black SabbathAttention! Black Sabbath!

Label:

Fontana – 6438 057

Series:

Fontana Special

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Compilation, Stereo

Country:

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Heavy Metal

Tracklist

A1 Paranoid
Written-ByIommi*
2:50
A2 Sleeping Village / Warning
Written-By [Sleeping Village]Iommi*
Written-By [Warning]Dunbar*
14:14
A3 Evil Woman, Don't Play Your Games With Me
Written-ByWiegand*
3:20
B1 Iron Man
Written-ByIommi*
6:00
B2 The Wizard
Written-ByIommi*
4:20
B3 Behind The Wall Of Sleep / N.I.B.
Written-ByIommi*
9:41

Companies, etc.

  • Produced ForTony Hall Enterprises
  • Pressed ByDeutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Pressing Plant
  • Printed ByGebrüder Jänecke
  • Published ByEssex Music International Ltd.
  • Published ByGetaway Songs Ltd.
  • Published ByFranklin Boyd Music
  • Lacquer Cut AtDeutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Pressing Plant

Credits

  • ProducerRodger Bain

Notes

All titles except A1 and B1 are from the first album with only the title track "Black Sabbath" missing.
A1 "Paranoid" and B1 "Iron Man" are from their second album > "Paranoid".

A1, B1, B2, B3 Essex Music International Ltd.
A2 Essex Music International Ltd. / Getaway Songs Ltd.
A3 Franklyn Boyd Music

Made in .

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Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Price Code (Boxed): L
  • Rights Society: GEMA
  • Matrix / Runout (Label A): AA 6438 057.1 Y
  • Matrix / Runout (Label B): AA 6438 057.2 Y
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 1): 10 AA6438057 1Y 320 A S 3
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 1): 10 AA6438057 2Y 320 AH
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 2): 10 AA6438057 1Y 320 1 G
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 2): 10 AA6438057 2Y 320 1 H
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 3): 10 AA6438057 1Y 320 1 H
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 3): 10 AA6438057 2Y 320 1 H
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 4): 10 AA6438057 2Y 320 A W 4
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 4): 10 AA6438057 2Y 320 2 A H
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 5): 10 AA6438057 1Y 320 K 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 5): 10 AA6438057 2Y 320 – 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 6): 10 AA6438057 1Y 320 2 Y
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 6): 10 AA6438057 2Y 320 1 U

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Attention! Black Sabbath! (LP, Compilation) Fontana 6438 057 Netherlands 1972
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Attention! Black Sabbath! (LP, Compilation) Fontana 6438 057 Netherlands 1972
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Attention! Black Sabbath (LP, Compilation, Stereo) Fontana PAT-21 Japan 1973
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Attention (LP, Compilation, Ocher) Philips PHL-59 Bolivia 1973
Attention (LP, Compilation) Philips PHL-59 Bolivia 1973

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Reviews

  • Grogan1965's avatar
    Grogan1965
    Explosive sound quality on this release! A great option versus trying to track down original U.K.’s. Ozzy’s vocals cut like a knife, sound fucking incredible! Awesome dynamics, a truly fantastic pressing.
    • Sinsonido's avatar
      Sinsonido
      Edited 2 years ago
      Vintage Sabbath with excellent sound at a sane price. Not much to dislike there. It probably cost less than the shipping for me in NM condition. My Vertigo pressings cost a LOT more and they came with groove damage sold as VG+ condition. And even though you could nitpick, I would say the fidelity of this Fontana pressing is right up there without the years of abuse the original releases got. There is a bit of IGD creeping in at the last few minutes of NIB but I still found it to be a rich, satisfying listen overall. The EQ is nicely matched between the material from the two albums - steered a bit toward the brighter top end of the original UK Vertigo S/T - and the mastering job is very well done. Nice way to hear the first album even though the title track is absent here.
      • lunor77's avatar
        lunor77
        good collection, for a small period of time, very good for listening to classic Ozy Osbourne compositions
        • OkoSu's avatar
          OkoSu
          Edited one year ago
          In the span of years, have found the Master Of Reality large German poster in these German Black Sabbath Attention! compilations twice. Perhaps previous owners have replaced it (to be found twice...hmm..) or some of these German Attentions! were originally filled with posters as extras or some kind of leftovers or something?
          • sdvikingmac's avatar
            sdvikingmac
            Don't let the cheesy (IMO) "Attention!" and cover fool you. These sound great.
            • Mjoelnir58's avatar
              Mjoelnir58
              This is the whole PARANOID album just as
              a Attention release not using the original title!
              • tolteke2007's avatar
                tolteke2007
                Edited 12 years ago
                My german version has Cat# 6438 057 L,
                Matrix / Runout (Side A): 10 AA6438057 1Y 320
                Matrix / Runout (Side B): 10 AA6438057 2Y 320
                Other (Addnl. Etching Side A): G
                Other (Addnl. Etching Side B): H

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