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 - Paranoid - 2nd - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £125.00, $156.25, €146.25 (New Item) (arrived 02-May-2024 12:41)on May 4, 2024 at 3:07 pm
BLACK SABBATH Paranoid (1970 UK second issue 8-track vinyl LP on the Vertigo label with large 'swirl' logo, matt gatefold picture sleeve without the 'Big Bear' credits on the inside and comes complete with the poly 'swirl' inner. The sleeve displays some minor general wear, with a catalogue sticker to the front and a small area of paper loss to the reverse. The labels are both clean with some light spindle marks and the vinyl has a scattering of light scuffs. Overall a Very Good example, and still a respectable play copy) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Black Sabbath - The Complete '70s Replica CD Collection - Numbered - UK - cd album box set - £95.00, $118.75, €111.15 (Back In Stock) (arrived 19-Apr-2024 09:39)on May 4, 2024 at 3:07 pm
BLACK SABBATH The Complete 70's Replica CD Collection (Rare 2001 UK limited edition 8-CD box set featuring a total of 74 tracks across 8 classic albums from 'Black Sabbath' to 'Never Say Die', each CD is presented in a mini-LP style card picturesleeve with replica inserts/ posters - the complete set is housed in a custom stickered silver embossed picture box with the individually numbered hype sticker on the front & superb photograph booklet, all in Near Mint condition CMXBX305)
- Black Sabbath - Never Say Die! - Matt Sleeve - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.25, €29.25 (New Item) (arrived 19-Mar-2024 10:40)on May 4, 2024 at 3:07 pm
BLACK SABBATH Never Say Die! (1978 UK Vertigo 'spaceship' label 9-track LP, the eighth studio album by English rock band, this example has a matt picture sleeve with illustrated credits inner. The sleeve has some light edgewear and a few scuffs, whilst the vinyl reveals just the odd cosmetic mark and very few signs of play. An Excellent copy!)
- Black Sabbath - Never Say Die! - Matt Sleeve - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.25, €29.25 (New Item) (arrived 19-Mar-2024 17:59)on May 4, 2024 at 3:07 pm
BLACK SABBATH Never Say Die! (1978 UK Vertigo 'spaceship' label 9-track LP, the eighth studio album by English rock band, this example has a matt picture sleeve with illustrated credits inner. The sleeve has some light edgewear and a few scuffs, whilst the vinyl reveals just the odd cosmetic mark and very few signs of play. An Excellent copy!)
- Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - 2nd - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $43.75, €40.95 (New Item) (arrived 23-Mar-2024 11:41)on May 4, 2024 at 3:07 pm
BLACK SABBATH Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973 UK second issue 8-track vinyl LP on the black & silver label with silver 'WWA' label logo, housed in matt gatefold picture sleeve with the inside image going all the way to the outer edges without a border. The rear of the sleeve states manufactured and printed in England with no reference to 'Howards Printers' and has 'album concept and design: Pacific Eye & Ear...' credit printed in a bold print on the back. The sleeve(VG) displays somenoticable general wear with scuffing , whilst the vinyl has a few surface scuffs & marks but remains in EX/VG condition WWA005)
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