The single was released in September 1970 and reached number four on the UK singles chart , remaining Black Sabbath’s only top 10 hit.
The band returned to the studio in June 1970, just four months after Black Sabbath was released.
Following its US and Canadian release in May 1970 by Warner Bros. Records , the album reached number 23 on the Billboard 200 , where it remained for over a year.
Their debut album Black Sabbath was released on Friday the 13th , February 1970, and reached number eight in the UK Albums Chart .
Recorded during their self-titled debut album session, their first single, ” Evil Woman ” (a cover of a song by the band Crow ), was released on 2 January 1970 through Philips’ subsidiary Fontana Records . “Evil Woman” failed to chart. Later releases were handled by Philips’ newly formed progressive…
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Broadcast on 29 November 1969, this gave them their first exposure to a UK wide audience.
On 11 November 1969 Black Sabbath recorded a four-song session for John Peel ‘s Top Gear radio show broadcast on BBC Radio 1 . The four songs were ” Black Sabbath “, ” N.I.B. “, “Behind the Wall of Sleep” and “Sleeping Village”.
They signed to Philips Records in November 1969.
The band were afforded two days of studio time at Regent Sounds Studio in November 1969 to record their self-titled debut album with producer Rodger Bain . Iommi recalls recording live: “We thought, ‘We have two days to do it, and one of the days is mixing.’ So we played…
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The band’s first show as Black Sabbath took place on 30 August 1969 in Workington , England.