One of my favorites in my collection. It's a 71 Terra Haute pressing and the sound is absolutely beautiful on it the sleeve has seen its share of abuse, but i dont care when the record sounds that good. Obviously the album needs no introduction, and ever song on it is absolutely amazing. Busted this out while i was making Christmas cookies, because Iron Man is ky spirit animal while dealing with Christmas mayhem.
I'm also a firm believer that the drummer is what seperates the good bands from the truely great ones, and Bill Ward's solo on Rat Salad is arguably one of the greatest drum solos of all time.