Vol. 4 (Black Sabbath album)

Vol. 4
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1972 (1972-09)[1]
RecordedMay–June 1972[2]
StudioRecord Plant (Los Angeles)
GenreHeavy metal[3]
Length42:18
LabelVertigo
Producer
Black Sabbath chronology
Master of Reality
(1971)
Vol. 4
(1972)
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
(1973)
Singles from Vol. 4
  1. "Tomorrow's Dream"
    Released: 22 September 1972[4]

Vol. 4 is the fourth studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath, released in September 1972, by Vertigo Records. It was the first album by Black Sabbath not produced by Rodger Bain; guitarist Tony Iommi assumed production duties. Patrick Meehan, the band's then-manager, was listed as co-producer, though his actual involvement in the album's production was minimal.

  1. ^ "Great Rock discography". p. 68.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference iommiautobiography was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All time". Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Black sabbath singles". Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.