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The album was originally titled War Pigs, but allegedly the record company changed it to Paranoid, fearing backlash from supporters of the ongoing Vietnam War.[3] At the time, the band felt that the song was lighter, with the potential to become a single.[4] However, the band's visual interpretation of a "war pig" was still featured on the cover; a distorted, eerie photograph of a man with sword and shield jumping out from behind a tree.

The original UK vinyl release was in a gatefold sleeve. The inner of the gatefold had a black and white photo of the band, posed outdoors on a grassy hill, and was their first appearance on album artwork. To spread the original picture over the gatefold, Ozzy Osbourne was separated from the other members of the band and a section of the grass was copied and dropped into the gap. This is only readily apparent if one compares it with the original photograph.



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>From: :audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Sent: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:37:26
>
>Is there an explanation for the picture on the
>'Paranoid' album front 
>cover? I never understood that. I mean, if there is
>indeed a message or 
>something there.
>
>Rafael.