Title: Black Sabbath – Master of Reality
Year/Genre: 1971, Heavy Metal
Matrix #: RR 2562
Condition: New 
Cultural Facts:

1. Recorded in 1971 at Island Studios, London, this was the first Sabbath album to feature Tony Iommi’s signature downtuned guitar, developed after a factory accident injured his fingers.

2. Lyrics reflected working-class alienation and environmental dread amid postwar British decline.

3. After early shows, real satanist groups reportedly confronted the band for refusing to perform at black masses—prompting Sabbath to publicly distance themselves from occult worship.