Black Sabbath: Collection (1970 - 2013) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320] Re-up

Black Sabbath were an English rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1968, by guitarist and main songwriter Tony Iommi, bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler, singer Ozzy Osbourne, and drummer Bill Ward. Black Sabbath are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. The band helped define the genre with releases such as Black Sabbath (1970), Paranoid (1970) and Master of Reality (1971). The band had multiple line-up changes, with Iommi being the only constant member throughout its history.

Formed in 1968 as the Polka Tulk Blues Band, a blues rock band, the group went through line up changes, renamed themselves as Earth, broke up and reformed. By 1969, they had named themselves Black Sabbath after the film Black Sabbath starring Boris Karloff, and began incorporating occult themes with horror-inspired lyrics and tuned-down guitars. The band's first show as Black Sabbath took place on 30 August 1969, in Workington. Signing to Philips Records in November 1969, they released their first single, "Evil Woman" in January 1970. Their debut album, Black Sabbath, was released on Friday the 13th, February 1970, on Philips' newly formed progressive rock label, Vertigo Records. Though receiving a negative critical response, the album was a commercial success and reached number 8 in the UK Albums Chart, so the band returned to the studios to quickly record the follow up, Paranoid, which was also released in 1970. The band's popularity grew, and by 1973's Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, critics were starting to respond favourably.

Osbourne's regular use of alcohol and other drugs led to his dismissal from the band in 1979. He was replaced by former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Following two albums with Dio, Black Sabbath endured many personnel changes in the 1980s and 1990s that included vocalists Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, Ray Gillen and Tony Martin, as well as several drummers and bassists. In 1991, Iommi and Butler rejoined Dio and drummer Vinny Appice to record Dehumanizer (1992). The original line-up reunited with Osbourne in 1997 and released a live album Reunion. Black Sabbath's final studio album and nineteenth overall, 13 (2013), features all of the original members but Ward, who left the band prior to the recording sessions due to a contract dispute. A year after embarking on a farewell tour, the band played their final concert in their home city of Birmingham on 4 February 2017, after which they broke up. Iommi has stated that he has not ruled out the possibility of new material or one-off shows under the Black Sabbath name.

They were ranked by MTV as the "Greatest Metal Band" of all time, and placed second in VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" list. Rolling Stone magazine ranked them number 85 in their "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". They have sold over 70 million records worldwide. Black Sabbath were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. They have also won two Grammy Awards for Best Metal Performance…

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Tracklist VNL01 - Black Sabbath 1970:
US LP 1970 Warner Bros. Records • WS 1871

01. Black Sabbath [06:22]
02. The Wizard [04:25]
03. Wasp / Behind The Wall Of Sleep / Bassically / N.I.B. [09:46]
04. Wicked World [04:48]
05. Wicked World / A Bit Of Finger / Sleeping Village / Warning [14:19]




Tracklist VNL02 - Paranoid 1970:
US LP 1970 Warner Bros. Records • WS 1887

A1. War Pigs [08:00]
A2. Paranoid [02:53]
A3. Planet Caravan [04:35]
A4. Iron Man [05:58]
B1. Electric Funeral [04:53]
B2. Hand Of Doom [07:09]
B3. Rat Salad [02:31]
B4. Fairies Wear Boots [06:20]




Tracklist VNL03 - Master Of Reality 1971:
NL LP 1971 Vertigo • 6360 050

01. A1. Sweet Leaf [05:02]
02. A2. After Forever [05:24]
03. A3. Embryo [00:27]
04. A4. Children Of The Grave [05:17]
05. B1. Orchid [01:30]
06. B2. Lord Of This World [05:24]
07. B3. Solitude [04:59]
08. B4. Into The Void [06:11]




Tracklist VNL04 - Vol. 4 1972:
US LP 1972 Warner Bros. Records • BS 2602

01. A1. Wheels Of Confusion [08:01]
02. A2. Tomorrow's Dream [03:13]
03. A3. Changes [04:47]
04. A4. FX [01:44]
05. A5. Supernaut [04:44]
06. B1. Snowblind [05:33]
07. B2. Cornucopia [03:56]
08. B3. Laguna Sunrise [02:56]
09. B4. St. Vitus' Dance [02:30]
10. B5. Under The Sun [05:57]




Tracklist VNL05 - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 1973:
JP LP 1974 Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd. • RJ-5113

01. A1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath [05:46]
02. A2. A National Acrobat [06:14]
03. A3. Fluff [04:09]
04. A4. Sabbra Cadabra [05:57]
05. B1. Killing Yourself To Live [05:41]
06. B2. Who Are You? [04:11]
07. B3. Looking For Today [05:02]
08. B4. Spiral Architect [05:41]




Tracklist VNL06 - Sabotage 1975:
US LP 1975 Warner Bros. Records • BS 2822

01. A1. Hole In The Sky [04:03]
02. A2. Don't Start (Too Late) [00:49]
03. A3. Symptom Of The Universe [06:28]
04. A4. Megalomania [09:48]
05. B1. Thrill Of It All [05:54]
06. B2. Supertzar [03:41]
07. B3. Am I Going Insane (Radio) [04:14]
08. B4. The Writ [08:51]




Tracklist VNL07 - Technical Ecstasy 1976:
UK LP 1983 Phonogram Ltd. • PRICE 40

01. A1. Back Street Kids [03:48]
02. A2. You Won't Change Me [06:39]
03. A3. It's Alright [04:04]
04. A4. Gypsy [05:09]
05. B1. All Moving Parts (Stand Still) [05:04]
06. B2. Rock 'N' Roll Doctor [03:28]
07. B3. She's Gone [04:56]
08. B4. Dirty Women [07:11]




Tracklist VNL08 - Never Say Die! 1978:
DE LP 1978 Phonogram Ltd. • 9124 101

01. A1. Never Say Die! [03:50]
02. A2. Johnny Blade [06:27]
03. A3. Juniors Eyes [06:43]
04. A4. Hard Road [06:03]
05. B1. Shock Wave [05:16]
06. B2. Air Dance [05:18]
07. B3. Over To You [05:19]
08. B4. Breakout [02:35]
09. B5. Swinging The Chain [04:05]




Tracklist VNL09 - Heaven And Hell 1980:
JP LP 1980 Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd. • 17PP-1

01. A1. Neon Knights [03:53]
02. A2. Children Of The Sea [05:35]
03. A3. Lady Evil [04:26]
04. A4. Heaven And Hell [07:01]
05. B1. Wishing Well [04:07]
06. B2. Die Young [04:46]
07. B3. Walk Away [04:26]
08. B4. Lonely Is The Word [05:56]




Tracklist VNL10 - Mob Rules 1981:
US LP 1981 Warner Bros. Records • BSK 3605

01. A1. Turn Up The Night [03:43]
02. A2. Voodoo [04:32]
03. A3. The Sign Of The Southern Cross [07:47]
04. A4. E5I50 [02:52]
05. B1. The Mob Rules [03:14]
06. B2. Country Girl [04:03]
07. B3. Slipping Away [03:45]
08. B4. Falling Off The Edge Of The World [05:04]
09. B5. Over And Over [05:30]




Tracklist VNL11 - Born Again 1983:
US LP 1983 Warner Bros. Records • 1-23978

01. A1. Trashed [04:18]
02. A2. Stonehenge [01:58]
03. A3. Disturbing The Priest [05:57]
04. A4. The Dark [00:33]
05. A5. Zero The Hero [07:47]
06. B1. Digital Bitch [03:45]
07. B2. Born Again [06:42]
08. B3. Hot Line [04:58]
09. B4. Keep It Warm [05:36]




Tracklist VNL12 - Seventh Star 1986:
JP LP 1986 Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd. • 28PP-1017

01. A1. In For The Kill [3:43]
02. A2. No Stranger To Love [4:32]
03. A3. Turn To Stone [3:32]
04. A4. Sphinx (The Guardian) [1:12]
05. A5. Seventh Star [5:22]
06. B1. Danger Zone [4:29]
07. B2. Heart Like A Wheel [6:37]
08. B3. Angry Heart [3:08]
09. B4. In Memory [2:36]




Tracklist VNL13 - The Eternal Idol 1987:
UK LP 1987 Vertigo Records • VERH 51

01. A1. The Shining [6:01]
02. A2. Ancient Warrior [5:38]
03. A3. Hard Life To Love [5:02]
04. A4. Glory Ride [4:53]
05. B1. Born To Lose [3:43]
06. B2. Nightmare [5:24]
07. B3. Scarlet Pimpernel [2:09]
08. B4. Lost Forever [4:10]
09. B5. Eternal Idol [6:40]




Tracklist VNL14 - Headless Cross 1989:
UK LP 1989 I.R.S. Records • EIRSA 1002

01. A1. The Gates Of Hell [01:04]
02. A2. Headless Cross [06:31]
03. A3. Devil & Daughter [04:44]
04. A4. When Death Calls [06:56]
05. B1. Kill In The Spirit World [05:11]
06. B2. Call Of The Wild [05:18]
07. B3. Black Moon [04:06]
08. B4. Nightwing [06:35]




Tracklist VNL15 - TYR 1990:
NL LP 1990 EMI I.R.S. Records • IKLP 0005

01. A1. Anno Mundi [06:12]
02. A2. The Law Maker [03:53]
03. A3. Jerusalem [04:00]
04. A4. The Sabbath Stones [06:46]
05. B1. The Battle Of Tyr [01:07]
06. B2. Odin's Court [02:42]
07. B3. Valhalla [04:41]
08. B4. Feels Good To Me [05:44]
09. B5. Heaven In Black [04:05]




Tracklist VNL16 - Dehumanizer 1992:
DE LP 1992 I.R.S. Records • 713155 1

01. A1. Computer God [06:17]
02. A2. After All (The Dead) [05:42]
03. A3. TV Crimes [04:03]
04. A4. Letters From Earth [04:17]
05. A5. Master Of Insanity [05:49]
06. B1. Time Machine [04:15]
07. B2. Sins Of The Father [04:47]
08. B3. Too Late [06:56]
09. B4. I [05:13]
10. B5. Buried Alive [04:52]




Tracklist VNL17 - Cross Purposes 1994:
UK LP 1994 I.R.S. Records • 0777 7 13222 1 1

01. A1. I Witness [04:58]
02. A2. Cross Of Thorns [04:34]
03. A3. Psychophobia [03:14]
04. A4. Virtual Death [05:49]
05. A5. Immaculate Deception [04:13]
06. B1. Dying For Love [05:53]
07. B2. Back To Eden [03:57]
08. B3. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle [04:30]
09. B4. Cardinal Sin [04:21]
10. B5. Evil Eye [05:59]




Tracklist VNL18 - 13 2013:
US 2 x LP 2013 Vertigo • B0018539-01

A1. End Of The Beginning [08:06]
A2. God Is Dead? [08:52]
B1. Loner [05:00]
B2. Zeitgeist [04:39]
C1. Age Of Reason [07:02]
C2. Live Forever [04:47]
D1. Damaged Soul [07:53]
D2. Dear Father [07:18]