Black Widow (album)
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Black Widow is an eponymous album released in 1971 by British
occult
-based hard rock band Black Widow
. It was issued in 1971 on CBS Records (the same year Black Sabbath
's Master of Reality
was released) and was produced by Patrick Meehan Jr.
United Kingdom
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occult
Occult
The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus , referring to "knowledge of the hidden". In the medical sense it is used to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g...
-based hard rock band Black Widow
Black Widow (band)
Black Widow were a rock band that formed in Leicester, England in September 1969. The band were mostly known for its early use of satanic and occult imagery in their music and stage act...
. It was issued in 1971 on CBS Records (the same year Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
's Master of Reality
Master of Reality
Master of Reality is the third album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in July 1971. It is sometimes noted as the first stoner rock album...
was released) and was produced by Patrick Meehan Jr.
Track listing
- Tears & Wine (Geoff Griffith, Jim Gannon, Kip Trevor, Romeo Challenger, Zoot Taylor) 8:58
- The Gypsy (Gannon) 4:33
- Bridge Passage (Griffith) 0:30
- When My Mind Was Young (Griffith, Gannon) 5:12
- The Journey (Gannon, Trevor, Taylor) 5:52
- Poser (Griffith, Gannon, Trevor, Challenger, Taylor) 7:46
- Mary Clark (Gannon, Bill Litchfield) 4:07
- Wait Until Tomorrow (Gannon) 3:24
- An Afterthought (Griffith, Gannon, Trevor, Challenger, Taylor) 1:12
- Legend Of Creation (Gannon) 5:58
Personnel
- Kip Trevor: Lead & Harmony Vocal, MaracasMaracásMaracás is a town and municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.-References:...
, TambourineTambourineThe tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all.... - Jim Gannon: LeadLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, RhythmRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, AcousticAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
& Twelve-String Guitars, Harmony Vocal - Zoot Taylor: Organ, Piano
- Clive Jones: SaxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
, FluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening... - Geoff Griffith: Bass, Harmony Vocal
- Romeo ChallengerRomeo ChallengerRomeo Challenger is a Caribbean-born, British-based musician.Challenger was born in St Johns, Antigua, West Indies. Since 1973 he has been the drummer in the rock and roll band Showaddywaddy...
: Drums, Percussion