lˈɛstɚ bˈæŋz ʌvðə ɹˈoʊlɪŋ stˈoʊn mˌæɡɐzˈiːn, dᵻskɹˈaɪbd blˈæk sˈæbəθz deɪbjˈuː ˈælbəm æz ˈeɪ "blˈɛnd bᵻtwˌiːn kɹˈiːm ænd kˈʌvən" ænd sˈɛd ðeɪ wɜː "ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɹᵻspˈɑːns tə kˈʌvən", ʃˈoʊɪŋ hˌaʊ wˈɛlnˈoʊn ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən bˈænd wʌz baɪ ðˈɛn.
Lester Bangs of the Rolling Stone Magazine, described Black Sabbath's debut album as a "blend between Cream and Coven" and said they were "the English response to Coven", showing how well-known the American band was by then.