• Unfortunately all of these arrived with corner bends of different degree to one corner.  I'll send out the cleanest copies first, but please don't order it if you're picky about condition.  Vinyl is mint of course.  I wish people would learn how to pack records for international shipments!

A piece of hard rock and heavy metal history is finally coming to light. We are proud to announce the release of a unique Iron Claw album featuring nothing but Black Sabbath covers — recordings that may well be the earliest Black Sabbath covers ever performed and documented. The story begins on November 16, 1969, when a young Alex Wilson recorded Black Sabbath live at Rugmans Club in Dumfries, Scotland. Iron Claw immediately began incorporating Sabbath's songs into their own set, performing and recording them months before Black Sabbath's legendary debut and sophomore albums had even been released. These recordings capture a unique moment in time: teenagers from Scotland absorbing the birth of heavy metal in real time and becoming, arguably, the first band in history to publicly cover Black Sabbath. For Iron Claw and Sabbath fans, collectors, and students of hard rock and heavy metal history, this is more than an album — it's the story of the first known band to bring Black Sabbath's music to the stage.