Black Sabbath

9-17-09 Black Sabbath

CD BLACK SABBATH WARNER US 1871.2
1970 5 TRKS US version
LP BLACK SABBATH VERTIGO UK VO 6
1970 7 TRKS #1 – UK version
7" EVIL WOMAN / WICKED WORLD VERTIGO UK V 2
1970 2 TRKS no pic sleeve
7" HARD ROAD / SYMPTOM OF THE UNIVERSE VERTIGO UK SAB 002
1978 2 TRKS no pic sleeve, purple vinyl
7" IT'S ALRIGHT (mono) / (stereo) promo WARNER US WBS 8315
1976 2 TRKS no pic sleeve, promo
LP LIVE AT LAST NEMS UK BS 001
1980 9 TRKS Live (?)
LP MASTER OF REALITY WARNER US BS 2562
1971 8 TRKS #3 – embossed cover
CD MASTER OF REALITY VICTOR JPN VICP-61712
1971 8 TRKS '96 re-master, poster (!) kami sleeve
CD NEVER SAY DIE WARNER US 3186.2
1978 9 TRKS #8
LP NEVER SAY DIE WARNER US BSK 3186
1978 9 TRKS
7" NEVER SAY DIE / SHE'S GONE VERTIGO UK SAB 001
1978 2 TRKS with pic sleeve
CD PARANOID WARNER US 3104.2
1970 8 TRKS
LP PARANOID WARNER US WS 1887
1970 #2 - 8 TRKS
CD SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH WARNER US 2695.2
1974 8 TRKS #5
LP SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH WARNER US BS 2695
1974 8 TRKS
CD SABOTAGE WARNER US 2822.2
1975 8 TRKS #6
LP SABOTAGE WARNER US BS 2822
1975 8 TRKS
CD TECHNICAL ECSTACY WARNER US 2969.2
1976 8 TRKS #7
LP TECHNICAL ECSTACY WARNER US BS 2969
1976 8 TRKS
CD Vol. 4 WARNER US 2602.2
1972 10 TRKS
LP Vol. 4 WARNER US BS 2602
1972 10 TRKS #4 – insert


I have more or less re-completed my contiguous Black Sabbath collection now. Not easy to find these days, for some reason. When these were new releases, I stopped at “Master Of Reality”, and started again with the final Ozzy album, “Never Say Die”. Always odd to me that these albums seemed to change ownership, outside of the US. At least with US pressings, you knew you were getting a quality product from Warner Brothers. And what’s up with “Live At Last” – released in England by the Nems company – unauthorized? Bootleg-ish? How / why does this exist? And when is it from? And why is it of such poor recording quality?


Well, it’s impossible for me to dislike the first 8 albums by Black Sabbath. They were part of my youth. Yes, I saw them live (in ’78), and I bought a T-Shirt! Where’s the ticket stub? Must check my “Never Say Die” LP jacket…