{"product_id":"vinyl-black-sabbath-black-sabbath-vinyl-lp","title":"Black Sabbath (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Black Sabbath' is the eponymous debut studio album by Black Sabbath. First released on Friday 13th February 1970, the album reached number 8 in the UK Albums Chart and number 23 in the Billboard Charts.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBased around the band's live set, it was recorded in a 12 hour session in October 1969 and is regarded by many as one of the most significant albums in the development of heavy metal. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eKey to the band's new sound on the album is Iommi's distinctive playing style that he developed after an accident at a sheet metal factory where he was working at the age of 17 in which the tips of the middle fingers of his fretting hand were severed. Iommi created a pair of false fingertips using plastic from a dish detergent bottle and detuned the strings on his guitar to make it easier for him to bend the strings, creating a massive, heavy sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e'Black Sabbath' has been lauded as perhaps the first true heavy metal album. It has also been credited as the first record in the stoner rock and goth genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow reissued on 180gm vinyl.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BMG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40409884229706,"sku":"298195","price":41.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/7120\/7498\/files\/298195-Product-0-I-638916948935026181.jpg?v=1756098232","url":"https:\/\/www.jbhifi.co.nz\/products\/vinyl-black-sabbath-black-sabbath-vinyl-lp","provider":"JB Hi-Fi NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}