From Ultimate Classic Rock.
Louisa Livingstone, the black-robed woman on the cover of Black Sabbath‘s debut, has spoken about the experience in recognition of the album’s 50th anniversary.
At the time, Livingstone was a model in her late teens, and photographer Keith “Keef” Macmillan chose her, in part because she was only five feet tall, thereby making the scenery around her look big. Macmillan chose Oxfordshire’s Mapledurham Watermill, a historic building that dates back to the 15th century, because he thought it fit the dark, gothic sound of the band, and the two went there one morning.
“I remember it was freezing cold,” she told Rolling Stone. “I had to get up at about 4 o’clock in the morning. Keith was rushing around with dry ice, throwing it into the water. It didn’t seem to be working very well, so he ended up using a smoke machine. It was just, ‘Stand there and do that.’ I’m sure he said it was for Black Sabbath, but I don’t know if that meant anything much to me at the time.”
“She wasn’t wearing any clothes under that cloak because we were doing things that were slightly more risqué, but we decided none of that worked,” he added. “Any kind of sexuality took away from the more foreboding mood. But she was a terrific model. She had amazing courage and understanding of what I was trying to do.”
Despite her work on the cover, Livingstone, now an electronic musician who works under the name Indreba, never gravitated towards the music. But for Macmillan, the cover shoot was an entry into a whole new world. “To be honest, it was the first time I really enjoyed that kind of heavy rock,” he said. “But that album made me a fan for life.”
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BLACK SABBATH Sabotage Super Deluxe Edition (2021 UK 4-LP and 7" vinyl box set. Featuring the Original Album Remastered in a textured single pocket picture sleeve., North American Tour Live '75 one 3 LPs housed in a tri-fold picture sleeve anda 2-track 7" vinyl reproducing the Japanese single Am I Going Insane (Radio) and Hole In The Sky. Complete with replica 1975 US concert book, 1975 tour colour poster & 40-page book with photos Artwork & liner notes, card picture box with tracklisting back insert. All housed in a two piece picture box. The outer box shows just a couple of light scuffs. The vinyl of the remastered album shows some cosmetic paper stuffs but along with the contents, all other discs are in Near Mint condition BMGCAT495BOX)
- Black Sabbath - Tomorrow's Dream - 1st - Wide - UK - 7" vinyl - £25.00, $30.75, €29.50 (Back In Stock) (arrived 13-Jan-2025 18:00)on January 21, 2025 at 12:25 pm
BLACK SABBATH Tomorrow's Dream (Classic original 1972 UK wide centred 7" vinyl single on the Vertigo 'swirl' label, also including Laguna Sunrise. The vinyl comes issued within the wavy-cut Vertigo 'swirl' company die-cut paper sleeve!)
- Black Sabbath - Vol. 4 - German - vinyl LP - £25.00, $30.75, €29.50 (New Item) (arrived 10-Jan-2025 18:00)on January 21, 2025 at 12:25 pm
BLACK SABBATH Vol. 4 (1985 German issue of the 1972 10-track LP, including Wheels Of Confusion, Tomorrow's Dream, Changes & Snowblind, housed in a glossy & barcoded picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl is Near Mint NEL6005)
- Black Sabbath - Paranoid - German - vinyl LP - £25.00, $30.75, €29.50 (New Item) (arrived 10-Jan-2025 18:00)on January 21, 2025 at 12:25 pm
BLACK SABBATH Paranoid (1985 German 8-track LP, first released in 1970. Includes the classic title track hit plus War Pigs, Electric Funeral & Iron Man, glossy barcoded picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl appears barely played NEL6003) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Black Sabbath - Sabotage - German - vinyl LP - £25.00, $30.75, €29.50 (New Item) (arrived 10-Jan-2025 18:00)on January 21, 2025 at 12:25 pm
BLACK SABBATH Sabotage (1985 German issue of the 1975 8-track LP, including Hole In The Sky & Symptom Of The Universe, housed in a glossy & barcoded picture sleeve. The sleeve & vinyl are Near Mint NEL6018)
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