The Best of Black Sabbath

~ Release by Black Sabbath (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleLength
1Black Sabbath6:20
2The Wizard
engineer:
Barry Sheffield and Tony Allom
producer:
Roger Bain
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Ward (on 1969-10-16)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (on 1969-10-16)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (on 1969-10-16)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (on 1969-10-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970), Interworld Communications (Record) Ltd. (in 1970), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (in 1970) and Icarus Music (in 2006)
recorded at:
Regent Sound Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-10-16)
recording of:
The Wizard (on 1969-10-16)
lyricist and composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Andover Music, Inc., Westminster Music Ltd. and Onward Music Ltd. (in 1970)
4:24
3NIB6:06
4Evil Woman (Don’t Play Your Games With Me)3:22
5Wicked World
engineer:
Tom Allom and Barry Sheffield
producer:
Rodger Bain
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward (on 1969-10-16)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (on 1969-10-16)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (on 1969-10-16)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (on 1969-10-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (in 1970) and Icarus Music (in 2006)
recorded at:
Regent Sound Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-10-16)
recording of:
Wicked World (on 1969-10-16)
lyricist and composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Tro-Andover Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
4:46
6War Pigs
engineer:
Tom Allom and Brian Humphries
producer:
Rodger Bain (from 1970-06 until 1970-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970) and Icarus Music (in 2006)
recorded at:
Island Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08) and Regent Sound Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
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
7:57
7Paranoid
engineer:
Tom Allom and Brian Humphries
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., Warner Bros. Records Inc., Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970), Interworld Communications (in 1970), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970) and Icarus Music (in 2006)
recorded at:
Island Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1970) and Regent Sound Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 4), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 6), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 13), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 27), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, BILLIONS CLUB, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 250) and Rolling Stone: 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)
2:50
8Planet Caravan4:27
9Iron Man5:56
10Electric Funeral4:49
11Fairies Wear Boots6:13
12Sweet Leaf5:05
13Embryo0:28
14Children of the Grave5:17
15Lord of This World5:27
16Into the Void6:11
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manufactured by:Sonopress
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sanctuary Records (in 2000)
Sony Music Entertainment (in 2000)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/15946260 [info]