This Day in Metal: July 28th 1975 Black Sabbath Released Sabotage

This Day In Metal Jul 28, 2023

The album peaked at number 7 in the United Kingdom and at number 28 in the United States. It was certified Silver (60,000 units sold) in the UK by the BPI on 1 December 1975^and Gold in the US on 16 June 1997, but was the band's first release not to achieve platinum status in the US.

For the second time, a Black Sabbath album initially saw favourable reviews, with Rolling Stone stating "Sabotage is not only Black Sabbath's best record since Paranoid, it might be their best ever."

Track Listing

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hole in the Sky"	3:59
2.	"Don't Start (Too Late)" (instrumental)	0:49
3.	"Symptom of the Universe"	6:29
4.	"Megalomania"	9:42

Side B
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Thrill of It All"	5:55
6.	"Supertzar" (instrumental - with vocalizing choir)	3:44
7.	"Am I Going Insane (Radio)"	4:14
8.	"The Writ"	8:45

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