Jun 23, 2026 · 46 min · 12 segments
1975 saw the last of six consecutive, nearly perfect studio albums from the classic lineup of Osbourne, Iommi, Butler and Ward. Sabotage continued the cocaine fueled, high energy experimentation of…
Michael HuntsmanHost
Dave LiebermanHost
Because it's an album conversation to put a cap on a year, there is no Cultural Corner tonight.
So let me tell you and everybody else a little bit about the record we're talking about tonight.
It was released on July 28, 1975 by NEMS Records in the UK, Vertigo in Europe, and Warner Brothers Records in the United States.
It was recorded at Morgan Studios in London and co-produced by guitarists Tony Iommi and Mike Butcher.
The album was made under significant stress due to an ongoing legal battle with the band's former manager, Patrick Maheen, who was suing them over his termination for years of stealing from the band.
As Tony Iommi described, we were being ripped off and sabotaged all the way down the line and getting punched from all sides.
The songs on Sabotage were a continuation of Sabbath's musical exploration from their previous two albums, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Volume 4, mixing their usual heaviness with experimental offerings incorporating acoustic guitars and choirs.
Like their previous album, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Sabotage received positive reviews and attained quick commercial success.
However, it became the band's first release not to be certified platinum in the United States.
Because it's an album conversation to put a cap on a year, there is no Cultural Corner tonight.
So let me tell you and everybody else a little bit about the record we're talking about tonight.
It was released on July 28, 1975 by NEMS Records in the UK, Vertigo in Europe, and Warner Brothers Records in the United States.
It was recorded at Morgan Studios in London and co-produced by guitarists Tony Iommi and Mike Butcher.
The album was made under significant stress due to an ongoing legal battle with the band's former manager, Patrick Maheen, who was suing them over his termination for years of stealing from the band.
As Tony Iommi described, we were being ripped off and sabotaged all the way down the line and getting punched from all sides.
The songs on Sabotage were a continuation of Sabbath's musical exploration from their previous two albums, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Volume 4, mixing their usual heaviness with experimental offerings incorporating acoustic guitars and choirs.
Like their previous album, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Sabotage received positive reviews and attained quick commercial success.
However, it became the band's first release not to be certified platinum in the United States.
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