Black Sabbath Vol. 4

Issued in a gatefold sleeve.

All tracks by Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, and Ward.

The album title appears as "Black Sabbath Vol. 4" on the vinyl labels.

This was originally supposed to be called "Snowblind", but that name was rejected by the record company due to the song's obvious references to cocaine. Given this, the band put in the credits of the album "We wish to thank the great COKE-Cola".

"Wheels of Confusion" was originally called "Illusion".

In some North American pressings, the songs "Wheels of Confusion" and "Under the Sun" are titled "Wheels of Confusion/The Straightener" and "Under the Sun/Every Day Comes and Goes". The first is a coda to "Wheels of Confusion" whose guitar is played by Geezer Butler, while the second is a two-minute segment that serves as the bridge for "Under the Sun". These parts are not titled on original releases or any European release.

Recording information:

Recorded at Record Plant, Los Angeles.

Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 1): 6360071 1 // 1 11 15 PORKY
Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 1): 6360071 2 // 1 21 12 PECKO
Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 2): 6360071 1Y//1 PORKY 1 21 19
Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 2): 6360071 2Y//1 11 25 PECKO
Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 3): 6360071 1Y//1 PORKY 1 1 1 9
Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 3): 6360071 2Y//1 PECKO 1 1 1 9
Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 4): 6360071 1Y//1 PORKY 1 21 8
Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 4): 6360071 2Y//1 11 2 PECKO
Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 5): 6360071 1Y//1 PORKY 1 1 11
Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 5): 6360071 2Y//1 1 21 12 PECKO