▁feature ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Os bourne - era ▁comp il ations ▁later ▁released . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁UK ▁gate fold ▁album , ▁with ▁a ▁mat te ▁finish , ▁had ▁centre ▁pages ▁featuring ▁sh ots ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁omitted ▁on ▁re issues , ▁which ▁came ▁in ▁a ▁gl oss y - fin ish ▁sle e ve . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁original ▁record ▁retained ▁Ge e zer ▁Butler ' s ▁bass ▁solo ▁before ▁" N . I . B .", ▁but ▁this ▁would ▁be ▁edited ▁from ▁later ▁issues . ▁Some ▁U . S . ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁LP ▁do ▁not ▁actually ▁include ▁" W icked ▁World " ▁on ▁the ▁label ▁or ▁on ▁the ▁record ▁itself , ▁though ▁it ▁does ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁cover . ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁" W icked ▁World " ▁had ▁been ▁only ▁a ▁B - side ▁and ▁was ▁relatively ▁obsc ure . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁album ▁being ▁an ▁official ▁release , ▁I om mi ▁has ▁been ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁band ▁knew ▁of ▁it ▁was ▁when ▁asked ▁to ▁aut ograph ▁copies ▁which ▁fans ▁presented ▁after ▁concert s . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁cert ified ▁Silver ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁by ▁the ▁B PI ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁US ▁the ▁R I AA ▁cert ified ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁Gold ▁on ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Pl atin um ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁