Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978

~ Release by Black Sabbath (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

CDs come as individual digipaks, with replica LP art, collected in 2 slipcases.

(1970–1972 & 1973–1978). Everything comes packaged inside a 6 x 10 1/2 inch felt lined box. Also comes with a bonus DVD, and a book, containing lyrics & a biography of the bands early years.

All albums are remastered from the original master tapes and are labeled with the following sub-catalog numbers:

CD1: R2 73923-A: Black Sabbath (1970)
CD2: R2 73923-B: Paranoid (1970)
CD3: R2 73923-C: Masters of Reality (1971)
CD4: R2 73923-D: Vol 4 (1972)
CD5: R2 73923-E: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
CD6: R2 73923-F: Sabotage (1975)
CD7: R2 73923-G: Technical Ecstasy (1976)
CD8: R2 73923-H: Never Say Die! (1978)
DVD: R2 73923-1: Live at the Beat Club

Track 1.6 is a bonus track not included on original LP.
Track 6.8 includes “Blow on a Jug” as a short hidden song at the end of the track.
DVD footage is commonly known as the Beat Club Footage.

The DVD tracklist is printed in the wrong order on the artwork. It is printed as:
1. Black Sabbath
2. Paranoid
3. Iron Man
4. Blue Suede Shoes

Tracklist

1▶CD: Black Sabbath
2▶CD: Paranoid
3▶CD: Master of Reality
4▶CD: Vol 4
5▶CD: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
6▶CD: Sabotage
7▼CD: Technical Ecstasy
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1Back Street Kids
assistant engineer:
Spock Wall
engineer:
Robin Black
producer:
Black Sabbath
mixer:
Robin Black 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)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1976-06)
arranger:
Black Sabbath
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:
Back Street Kids (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)
3:48
2You Won’t Change Me
assistant engineer:
Spock Wall
engineer:
Robin Black
producer:
Black Sabbath
mixer:
Robin Black 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)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1976-06)
arranger:
Black Sabbath
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1976-06)
mixed at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
You Won’t Change Me (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)
6:42
3It's Alright
assistant engineer:
Spock Wall
engineer:
Robin Black
producer:
Black Sabbath
mixer:
Robin Black and Tony Iommi
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Bill Ward (in 1976-06)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (in 1976-06)
electric guitar:
Bill Ward and Tony Iommi (in 1976-06)
guest keyboard:
Gerald Woodruffe (in 1976-06)
arranger:
Black Sabbath
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd.
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1976-06)
mixed at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
It’s Alright (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)
4:05
4Gypsy
assistant engineer:
Spock Wall
engineer:
Robin Black
producer:
Black Sabbath
mixer:
Robin Black 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)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1976-06)
arranger:
Black Sabbath
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1976-06)
mixed at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Gypsy (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)
5:15
5All Moving Parts (Stand Still)
assistant engineer:
Spock Wall
engineer:
Robin Black
producer:
Black Sabbath
mixer:
Robin Black 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)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1976-06)
arranger:
Black Sabbath
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1976-06)
mixed at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
All Moving Parts (Stand Still) (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)
5:07
6Rock ’n’ Roll Doctor
assistant engineer:
Spock Wall
engineer:
Robin Black
producer:
Black Sabbath
mixer:
Robin Black 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)
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)
3:31
7She’s Gone
assistant engineer:
Spock Wall
engineer:
Robin Black
producer:
Black Sabbath
mixer:
Robin Black 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)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1976-06)
conductor:
Mike Lewis
strings arranger:
Mike Lewis
arranger:
Black Sabbath
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1976-06)
mixed at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
She’s Gone (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)
4:59
8Dirty Women
assistant engineer:
Spock Wall
engineer:
Robin Black
producer:
Black Sabbath
mixer:
Robin Black and Tony Iommi
drums (drum set) and percussion:
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)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1976-06)
arranger:
Black Sabbath
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:
Dirty Women (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)
7:14
8▶CD: Never Say Die!
9▶DVD: Live at the Beat Club