BLACK SABBATH Heaven and Hell Picture Disk Vinyl LP (2021) RSD

1980 was the year Ozzy left and everyone assumed Sabbath was done. Then Ronnie James Dio walked in and recorded Heaven and Hell, and suddenly the band had a second life darker and more arcane than anything that came before. The riff on the title track alone could rearrange your spine.

This Record Store Day 2021 picture disc is the first time Heaven and Hell has been pressed in this format, and it looks exactly as it should: Lynn Curlee's original Smoking Angels cover art on one side, an illustration from the album's inner sleeve on the other. It's a genuine artefact for anyone who thinks the Dio-era Sabbath catalogue is still criminally underrated. If your record shelf is all Black Flag and Bauhaus but you haven't got this one, that's a gap worth closing.

Limited Edition RSD Drops picture disc LP. Standard LP dimensions. Originally released 1980, this pressing from 2021. Import.

Fans of: Dio, Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Blue Öyster Cult.