Black Sabbath – Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978) (9CD Box Set) (2004) [FLAC]
Audio CD (April 27, 2004) | Number of Discs: 9 | EAC Rip | WavPack(Image – Cue – Log) | Covers | 2.59Gb
Label: Rhino / Wea | ASIN: B0000DII8S | Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
Genre: Metal, Hard Rock
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One can make the case that the Beatles, while the most important band of all time, wasn’t the most influential. Decades after Black Sabbath laid down the commandments of heavy metal–lyrically, not for the squeamish; musically, dynamic and resolutely heavy–their impact remains improbably undiminished. One needed only to hear the first notes of the eponymous track on their eponymous 1970 debut to know that a new regime had arrived. And while one could (and should!) have mocked them, they would not be stopped. Black Box includes the eight albums recorded between 1970 and 1978 by the founding lineup–Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, and Geezer Butler–in one suitably weighty package. Forgoing bonus tracks (aside from an entertaining but brief four-track DVD extra), the box is rounded off with an impressive 80-page booklet. While the foursome was considerably less fearsome by the time they checked out with Never Say Die, more than half of this collection represents heavy metal with a lasting impact. –Steven Stolder
Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970–1978) is a collection of the first eight albums by the heavy metal band. The set contains the albums recorded with original singer Ozzy Osbourne, who was fired in 1979 after completion of the band’s Never Say Die! tour. This marked the end of the group’s original line-up that featured Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward. All eight albums are digitally remastered and repackaged in mock vinyl LP packaging, including an 80-page booklet with liner notes written by Henry Rollins, Chris Welch, and Brian Ives, and a four-song DVD containing vintage Beat Club footage from 1970. The eight albums included in the set are as follows:
1970 Black Sabbath
1970 Paranoid
1971 Master of Reality
1972 Volume 4
1973 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
1975 Sabotage
1976 Technical Ecstasy
1978 Never Say Die!
They are represented as they appeared when first released, with the exception of the debut album, which has a revised track order as it includes both the song “Evil Woman” from the original European LP — deleted from North American editions because of copyright problems — and “Wicked World”, which was substituted for it. The discs are kept in digipak cases, with all original LP artwork intact. The CDs themselves are entirely black, but retain the lettering used for each individual release, as opposed to a uniform stylized font.
True to its title, the nine discs are housed in a solid black case, complete with gothic imagery and lettering. Inside, there are two smaller boxes containing four CDs each. Also enclosed is a booklet, which contains the DVD in a sleeve attached to the inside back cover. The booklet traces the entire history of the band, with essays, interviews, timelines, and the lyrics to every song personally checked by Geezer Butler, the bandРІР‚в„ўs main lyricist. The DVD contains live footage of the band playing the songs “Black Sabbath”, “Paranoid”, “Iron Man”, and the Carl PerkinsРІР‚в„ў classic “Blue Suede Shoes”.
Previously, a 1996 remastered box set had been issued by Castle Communications, which used unknown source tapes and did not involve any input from the band. For the Rhino set, all of the songs have been digitally remastered from the original Warner Bros. tape archives, as was the earlier Rhino compilation Symptom of the Universe.
Tracklist:
Disc 1: Black Sabbath (1970)
1. “Black Sabbath” Iommi, Osbourne, Butler, Ward 6:16
2. “The Wizard” Iommi, Osbourne, Butler, Ward 4:24
3. “Wasp/Behind the Wall of Sleep/Bassically/N.I.B.” Iommi, Osbourne, Butler, Ward 9:44
4. “Wicked World” Iommi, Osbourne, Butler, Ward 4:30
5. “A Bit of Finger/Sleeping Village/Warning” Iommi, Osbourne, Butler, Ward/Dunbar, Moreshead, Hickling, Dmochowski 14:18
6. “Evil Woman” D. Wiegand, L. Wiegand, Waggoner 3:25
Disc 2: Paranoid (1970)
1. “War Pigs” 7:57
2. “Paranoid” 2:52
3. “Planet Caravan” 4:32
4. “Iron Man” 5:58
5. “Electric Funeral” 4:52
6. “Hand of Doom” 7:07
7. “Rat Salad” 2:31
8. “Fairies Wear Boots” 6:15
Disc 3: Master of Reality (1971)
1. “Sweet Leaf” 5:05
2. “After Forever” (Iommi) 5:27
3. “Embryo” (Iommi) 0:28
4. “Children of the Grave” 5:17
5. “Orchid” (Iommi) 1:30
6. “Lord of This World” 5:26
7. “Solitude” 5:02
8. “Into the Void” 6:13
Disc 4: Volume 4 (1972)
1. “Wheels of Confusion/The Straightener” 8:01
2. “TomorrowРІР‚в„ўs Dream” 3:11
3. “Changes” 4:44
4. “FX” 1:43
5. “Supernaut” 4:49
6. “Snowblind” 5:33
7. “Cornucopia” 3:54
8. “Laguna Sunrise” 2:55
9. “St. Vitus Dance” 2:29
10. “Under the Sun/Every Day Comes and Goes” 5:52
Disc 5: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
1. “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” 5:45
2. “A National Acrobat” 6:16
3. “Fluff [Instrumental] “ 4:11
4. “Sabbra Cadabra” 5:59
5. “Killing Yourself to Live” 5:41
6. “Who Are You?” 4:11
7. “Looking for Today” 5:06
8. “Spiral Architect” 5:29
Disc 6: Sabotage (1975)
1. “Hole in the Sky” 3:59
2. “DonРІР‚в„ўt Start (Too Late)” 0:49
3. “Symptom of the Universe” 6:29
4. “Megalomania” 9:46
5. “The Thrill of It All” 5:56
6. “Supertzar” 3:44
7. “Am I Going Insane (Radio)” 4:16
8. “The Writ” 8:09
Disc 7: Technical Ectasy (1976)
1. “Back Street Kids” 3:47
2. “You WonРІР‚в„ўt Change Me” 6:42
3. “ItРІР‚в„ўs Alright” 4:04
4. “Gypsy” 5:14
5. “All Moving Parts (Stand Still)” 5:07
6. “Rock РІР‚?nРІР‚в„ў Roll Doctor” 3:30
7. “SheРІР‚в„ўs Gone” 4:58
8. “Dirty Women” 7:13
Disc 8: Never Say Die!
1. “Never Say Die” 3:49
2. “Johnny Blade” 6:28
3. “JuniorРІР‚в„ўs Eyes” 6:42
4. “A Hard Road” 6:04
5. “Shock Wave” 5:15
6. “Air Dance” 5:17
7. “Over to You” 5:22
8. “Breakout” 2:35
9. “Swinging the Chain” 4:17
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