The Best of Black Sabbath

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

Tracklist

112" Vinyl
212" Vinyl
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1Iron Man
engineer:
Tom Allom and Brian Humphries
producer:
Rodger Bain (from 1970-06 until 1970-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward (in 1970)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi
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), Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970) and Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, 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), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 310) and Rolling Stone: 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:
Doug Moody Music, Essex Music International Ltd., Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Music Ltd., 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 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division) and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
4.655:56
2Electric Funeral
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., Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970) and Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Electric Funeral (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., Onward Music Ltd., Tro-Andover Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
4.34:48
3Fairies 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., Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970) and Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, 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)
medley including a recording of:
Jack the Stripper (intro to Fairies Wear Boots)
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Andover Music, Inc., Westminster Music Ltd. and Onward Music Ltd. (in 1970)
part of:
Fairies Wear Boots
4.16:13
4Sweet Leaf4.25:04
5Embryo
producer:
Rodger Bain
guitar:
Tony Iommi
performer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1971) and Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2006)
recording of:
Embryo
composer:
Tony Iommi
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., TRO Essex Music International, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
2.650:28
6Children of the Grave
producer:
Rodger Bain
bass guitar:
Terry “Geezer” Butler
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Ward
electric guitar and guitar:
Tony Iommi
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne
performer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1971), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1971) and Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2006)
recording of:
Children of the Grave
lyricist:
Geezer Butler
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Essex Music International Ltd., Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Westminster Music Ltd., キュー・ミュージック・ジャパン (Q Music Japan) and Onward Music Ltd. (in 1971)
4.555:17
7Lords of This World
producer:
Rodger Bain
bass guitar:
Geezer Butler
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward
guitar:
Tony Iommi
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne
performer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1971), Interworld Communications (Record) Ltd. (in 1971), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1971) and Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2006)
recording of:
Lord of This World
writer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., TRO Essex Music International, Inc. and Onward Music Ltd. (in 1971)
45:27
8Into the Void
producer:
Rodger Bain
bass guitar:
Geezer Butler
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward
guitar:
Tony Iommi
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne
performer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1971), Interworld Communications (Record) Ltd. (in 1971), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1971) and Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2006)
recording of:
Into the Void
lyricist and composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., TRO Essex Music International, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1971)
revision of:
Spanish Sid
4.26:11
9Tomorrow’s Dream
engineer:
Colin Caldwell and Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven
producer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band) and Patrick Meehan
bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (in 1972-05)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Ward (in 1972-05)
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), Interworld Communications (Record) Ltd. (in 1972) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1975)
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:
Tomorrow’s Dream (in 1972-05)
lyricist:
Geezer Butler
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Rollerjoint Music and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1972)
3.553:08
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