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2009 Remastered

Annotation last modified on 2016-11-18 15:01 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Paranoid
engineer:
Brian Humphries and Tony Allom
producer:
Rodger Bain (from 1970-06 until 1970-07)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Ward (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1970)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) and Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970)
recorded at:
Island Studios (Notting Hill) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970) and Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 13), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 27), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 250) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 338)
recording of:
Paranoid (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
lyricist:
Geezer Butler
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Japan, A-Division, TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Andover Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
4.552:50
2Never Say Die
engineer:
Dave Harris (Recording engineer at Morgan Studios, London)
producer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Ward (from 1978-01 until 1978-05)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (from 1978-01 until 1978-05)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (from 1978-01 until 1978-05)
guest keyboard:
Don Airey (from 1978-01 until 1978-05)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (from 1978-01 until 1978-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd. (in 1978)
recorded at:
Sounds Interchange in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (from 1978-01 until 1978-05)
recording of:
Never Say Die (from 1978-01 until 1978-05)
writer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music, Westminster Music Ltd., Essex Music International Ltd. (in 1978) and TRO Essex Music International, Inc. (in 1978)
4.33:49
3Iron Man
engineer:
Brian Humphries and Tony Allom
producer:
Rodger Bain (from 1970-06 until 1970-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward (in 1970)
electric bass guitar [Bass Guitar]:
Geezer Butler
electric guitar [Lead Guitar]:
Tony Iommi
lead vocals [Vocals]:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1970)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) and Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970)
recorded at:
Island Studios (Notting Hill) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970) and Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 7), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 310) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 344)
recording of:
Iron Man (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
lyricist:
Geezer Butler
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Music Ltd., Tro-Andover Music, Inc., Westminster Music, ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
4.85:55
4Black Sabbath4.256:19
5Children of the Grave4.65:16
6Fairies Wear Boots
engineer:
Tom Allom and Brian Humphries
producer:
Rodger Bain (from 1970-06 until 1970-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd. and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only)
recorded at:
Island Studios (Notting Hill) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Fairies Wear Boots (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
lyricist:
Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Andover Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
4.256:14
7Changes
engineer:
Colin Caldwell and Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven
producer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band) and Patrick Meehan
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Ward (in 1972-05)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (in 1972-05)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (in 1972-05)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1972-05)
arranger:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1972) and Interworld Communications (Record) Ltd. (in 1972)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Record Plant (Sausalito, 1972-1981) in Sausalito, California, United States (in 1972-05)
recording of:
Changes (in 1972-05)
lyricist:
Geezer Butler
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Rollerjoint Music, TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Westminster Music Ltd. and Onward Music Ltd. (in 1972)
3.754:43
8Rat Salad
engineer:
Tom Allom and Brian Humphries
producer:
Rodger Bain
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward
electric bass guitar [Bass Guitar]:
Geezer Butler
electric guitar [Lead Guitar]:
Tony Iommi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd. and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only)
recorded at:
Island Studios (Notting Hill) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Rat Salad (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Essex Music International, Inc., Onward Music Ltd., TRO Essex Music International, Inc. and Tro-Andover Music, Inc.
3.52:30
9Sweet Leaf4.255:05
10War Pigs
engineer:
Tom Allom and Brian Humphries
producer:
Rodger Bain (from 1970-06 until 1970-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward
electric bass guitar [Bass Guitar]:
Geezer Butler
electric guitar [Lead Guitar]:
Tony Iommi
lead vocals [Vocals]:
Ozzy Osbourne
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) and Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970)
recorded at:
Island Studios (Notting Hill) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 5)
recording of:
War Pigs (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
lyricist:
Geezer Butler
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Andover Music, Inc., ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
version of:
Walpurgis
4.657:55
11Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
engineer:
Mike Butcher (recording engineer and guitarist)
producer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
bongos, drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Ward (in 1973-09)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (in 1973-09)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (in 1973-09)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1973-09)
conductor:
Wil Malone (in 1973-09)
performer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band) (in 1973-09)
arranger:
Wil Malone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd. and Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1973)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-09)
recording of:
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (in 1973-09)
lyricist and composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Rollerjoint Music, TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Westminster Music Ltd. and Onward Music Ltd. (in 1974)
4.35:45
12Hole in the Sky
engineer:
Robin Black (engineer) and Mike Butcher (recording engineer and guitarist)
co-producer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
producer:
Mike Butcher (recording engineer and guitarist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Ward (from 1975-02 until 1975-03)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (from 1975-02 until 1975-03)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (from 1975-02 until 1975-03)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (from 1975-02 until 1975-03)
arranger:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd. and Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1975)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1975-02 until 1975-03)
recording of:
Hole in the Sky (from 1975-02 until 1975-03)
lyricist and composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Music International, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1975)
4.43:59
13Symptom of the Universe
engineer:
Robin Black (engineer) and Mike Butcher (recording engineer and guitarist)
co-producer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
producer:
Mike Butcher (recording engineer and guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward (from 1975-02 until 1975-03)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (from 1975-02 until 1975-03)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (from 1975-02 until 1975-03)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (from 1975-02 until 1975-03)
arranger:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd. and Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1975)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1975-02 until 1975-03)
recording of:
Symptom of the Universe (from 1975-02 until 1975-03)
lyricist and composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
TRO Essex Music International, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1975)
4.156:30
14Spiral Architect
engineer:
Mike Butcher (recording engineer and guitarist)
producer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
bagpipe and electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (in 1973-09)
drums (drum set) and timpani:
Bill Ward (in 1973-09)
electric bass guitar and nose flute:
Geezer Butler (in 1973-09)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1973-09)
orchestra:
The Phantom Fiddlers (in 1973-09)
conductor:
Wil Malone
arranger:
Wil Malone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd.
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-09)
recording of:
Spiral Architect (in 1973-09)
writer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Rollerjoint Music and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1974)
4.155:30
15Rock ’n’ Roll Doctor
assistant engineer:
Spock Wall
engineer:
Robin Black (engineer)
producer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
mixer:
Robin Black (engineer) and Tony Iommi
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward (in 1976-06)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (in 1976-06)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (in 1976-06)
guest keyboard:
Gerald Woodruffe (in 1976-06)
percussion:
Bill Ward
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1976-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd. (in 1976)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1976-06)
mixed at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Rock ’n’ Roll Doctor (in 1976-06)
writer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Westminster Music Ltd. and TRO Essex Music International, Inc. (in 1976)
3.653:25
CD 2

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
mastering:Andy Pearce (Mastering engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band) (from 1970 until 1978)
promoted by:Westminster Music Ltd.
publisher:Onward Music Ltd.
Wixen Music UK Ltd.
Yuggoth Records
copyrighted (©) by:Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2016)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Gimcastle Ltd. (from 1970 until 1978)
mastered at:Wired Masters in Balham, Wandsworth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/9264271 [info]
ASIN:DE: B01LZ7KNCY [info]
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