With that song clip opening this post, I probably don't even need a picture of the cover to identify this album!

Paranoid is the second studio release by the pioneers of Heavy Metal music, Black Sabbath. Released in 1971 in North America on Warner Bros WS 1887, while their debut album, Black Sabbath, was still on the charts. This copy is a later issue from the late '70's (early releases were on the olive green label).  Probably their most successful album, and the favourite among my collection of Black Sabbath, this album is known for the hard hitting songs like War Pigs, Paranoid & Iron Man; but also contains a great psychedelic trippy song and one of my favourites on the album, Planet Caravan

My first Black Sabbath album, & their 5th studio album, Sabbath bloody Sabbath, was also their 5th album to go platinum in the US. This album shows the band experimenting with their music more that on previous releases, & although still a Heavy Metal album, there is definately some progressive rock flavour to this release.  A great album, and I feel their most polished and musical of their music in my collection. Ozzy singing is his best with Black Sabbath.  This would be the album to start with, if you are wanting some Black Sabbath in your collection.

Live Evil, released in 1982, is a double live album recorded on tour supporting the studio album Mob Rules. No longer with Ozzy Osbourne on vocals, who left the band in '79, and now featuring Ronnie James Dio.  Although this album gives you a really good example of the band live, it is hard to get past the poor quality of this recording.  The band played well, no fault there, but the sound is not great.  I suppose if you were to get MP3 files, then you probably woundn't even notice, but if sound quality is important, I would pass this one by.  

As far as I can discover, Love City by Black Velvet, is the only album by this R&B/Soul duo.  Released in 1969 on Okeh Label OKS 14130.

This album is mostly cover songs, but does contain two original compositions by Jesse Kirkland & Joe Greene (Black Velvet). I pickup this album up because I had never heard of them, & I am always on the lookout for albums like that.  Here is the title track from this album: