Question for Sabbath fans

[Metallicat180]

First off, how many albums do these guys have?!?!?! And secondly what would you recommend I buy next?

I have...

Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Technical Ecstacy
Never Say Die
Heaven And Hell
The Best Of

And I just bought today:

Vol 4
The Eternal Idol
Live At Last
TYR

I have Master Of Reality on order cos the only copy I could find was all bashed and I want a perfect copy. Any thoughts guys?

 

[PhoenixRenegade]

1970 - Black Sabbath
1970 - Paranoid
1971 - Master of Reality
1972 - Volume 4
1973 - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
1975 - Sabotage
1975 - We Sold Our Soul for Rock & Roll
1976 - Technical Ecstasy
1978 - Never Say Die
1980 - Heaven & Hell
1981 - Mob Rules
1982 - Live Evil
1983 - Born Again
1986 - Seventh Star
1987 - The Eternal Idol
1989 - Headless Cross
1990 - Tyr
1992 - Dehumanizer
1994 - Cross Purposes
1995 - Cross Purposes Live
1995 - Forbidden
1996 - The Sabbath Stones
1998 - Reunion
2002 - Past Lives
2002 - Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978
2004 - Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978

... I'm missing some in that list, aren't I?

 

[Metallicat180]

1970 - Black Sabbath
1970 - Paranoid
1971 - Master of Reality
1972 - Volume 4
1973 - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
1975 - Sabotage
1975 - We Sold Our Soul for Rock & Roll
1976 - Technical Ecstasy
1978 - Never Say Die
1980 - Heaven & Hell
1981 - Mob Rules
1982 - Live Evil
1983 - Born Again
1986 - Seventh Star
1987 - The Eternal Idol
1989 - Headless Cross
1990 - Tyr
1992 - Dehumanizer
1994 - Cross Purposes
1995 - Cross Purposes Live
1995 - Forbidden
1996 - The Sabbath Stones
1998 - Reunion
2002 - Past Lives
2002 - Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978
2004 - Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978

... I'm missing some in that list, aren't I?

Holy crapola!!! That's alot of albums!!!!

Who's sings on what albums too? I'm just listening to The Eternal Idol and it's some guy called Tony Martin - I've never heard of him but he sounds quite good. No Ozzy tho.

P.s. You only missed out The Best Of and Live At Last (that I know of.)

 

[PhoenixRenegade]

Actually, I was about to update the list, lol...

give me a minute, and I'll see what I can do about finding out who sings in what album, k?

 

[DreamerDeceiver]

For what album to buy next, I'd recommend Mob Rules.

 

[Metallicat180]

Actually, I was about to update the list, lol...

give me a minute, and I'll see what I can do about finding out who sings in what album, k?

That would be excellent!! Thanks very much for your help duder, it's much appreciated!

 

[PhoenixRenegade]

Duder? That's a new one to me, lol

Anyways, here's the updated list...

1970 - Black Sabbath
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar & Keyboards
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
... Bill Ward - Drums

1970 - Paranoid
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar & Keyboards
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
... Bill Ward - Drums

1971 - Master of Reality
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar & Keyboards
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
... Bill Ward - Drums

1972 - Volume 4
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar & Keyboards
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
... Bill Ward - Drums

1973 - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
... Bill Ward - Drums

1975 - Sabotage
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
... Bill Ward - Drums
... Gerald Woodruffe - Keyboards

1975 - We Sold Our Soul for Rock & Roll
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
... Bill Ward - Drums
... Gerald Woodruffe - Keyboards

1976 - Technical Ecstasy
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
... Bill Ward - Drums
... Gerald Woodruffe - Keyboards

1978 - Never Say Die
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
... Bill Ward - Drums, Vocals on Swinging the Chain
... Don Airey - Keyboards
... John Elstar - Harmonica
... Will Malone - Brass arrangements

1980 - Heaven & Hell
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Ronnie James Dio - Vocals
... Bill Ward - Drums
... Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards

* 1980 - Live at Last
... Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
... Tony Iommi - Guitar
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Bill Ward - Drums


1981 - Mob Rules
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Ronnie James Dio - Vocals
... Vinny Appice - Drums
... Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards

1982 - Live Evil
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Ronnie James Dio - Vocals
... Vinny Appice - Drums
... Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards

1983 - Born Again
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar & Flute
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Ian Gillan - Vocals
... Bill Ward - Drums
... Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards

1986 - Seventh Star
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar
... Glenn Hughes - Vocals
... Dave Spitz - Bass
... Eric Singer - Drums
... Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards
... Gordon Copley - Bass on No Stranger to Love

1987 - The Eternal Idol
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar
... Tony Martin - Vocals
... Dave Spitz & Bob Daisley - Bass
... Eric Singer - Drums
... Bev Bevan - Percussion
... Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards

1989 - Headless Cross
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar
... Tony Martin - Vocals
... Laurence Cottle - Bass
... Cozy Powell - Drums
... Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards

1990 - Tyr
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar
... Tony Martin - Vocals
... Neil Murray - Bass
... Cozy Powell - Drums
... Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards

1992 - Dehumanizer
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Ronnie James Dio - Vocals
... Vinny Appice - Drums
... Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards

1994 - Cross Purposes
... Tony Iommi - lead guitar
... Tony Martin - Vocals
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Bobby Rondinelli - Drums
... Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards

* 1994 - Nativity in Black Tribute

1995 - Cross Purposes Live
... Tony Iommi - lead guitar
... Tony Martin - Vocals
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Bobby Rondinelli - Drums
... Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards

1995 - Forbidden
... Tony Iommi - lead guitar
... Tony Martin - Vocals
... Neil Murray - Bass
... Cozy Powell - Drums
... Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards

* 1995 - Between Heaven & Hell
... Tony Iommi - lead guitar
... Geezer Butler - bass guitar
... Bill Ward - drums on all but 13
... Vinnie Appice - drums on 13
... Ozzy Osboune - vocals, harmonica on 1 thru 11 & 15
... Ronnie James Dio - vocals on 12 & 13
... Ian Gillan - vocals on 14
... Geoff Nicholls - keyboards on 11 thru 15
... Rick Wakeman - keyboards on 3
... Jeff Woodruffe - keyboards on 10
... Don Airey - keyboards on 11

1996 - The Sabbath Stones
... From Headless Cross - 1 to 3
... From Tyr - 4-7
... From Dehumanizer - 8
... From Cross Purposes - 9 & 10
... From Forbidden - 11 & 12
... From Forbidden Japanese Version - 13
... From Born Again - 14
... From Seventh Star - 15
... From The Eternal Idol - 16

* 1997 - Masters of Misery Tribute

1998 - Reunion
... Tony Iommi - Guitars
... Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Bill Ward - Drums
... Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards

* 1999 - Hell Rules - A Sabbath Tribute

* 2000 - The Best of (Limited Deluxe)

* 2000 - Nativity in Black II Tribute

* 2000 - Hell Rules II

2002 - Past Lives
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
... Bill Ward - Drums

2002 - Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
... Bill Ward - Drums

* 2002 - The String Quartet Tribute to Black Sabbath

* 2002 - Sabbatum

* 2002 - Bhangra Bloody Bhangra Tribute

* 2002 - Hail Stonehenge Gods Tribute

2004 - Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978
... Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar, Keyboards
... Geezer Butler - Bass
... Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
... Bill Ward - Drums
... Don Airey - Keyboards (on Disc 8)
... Jezz Wodruffe - Keyboards (on Disc 7)

* 2004 - Sabbath Crosses: Tribute to Black Sabbath

* 2004 - Evil Lives: True Metal Tribute to Black Sabbath


* Unofficial album

 

[MAIDEN67]

Daaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmmnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's alot of albums. If you want to go REAL deep Sabbath, their original name was Earth. That dates back to the 60's! It's a rare find. Their music back then wasn't heavy like Black Sabbath, but it would be a nice addition to the full collection!! I suggest going to old record stores to find this one.
Great collection Metallicat!

 

[MAIDEN67]

Duder? That's a new one to me, lol

Anyways, here's the updated list...

Impressive!! I'm telling you, the people on this BB are the coolest!!

 

[PhoenixRenegade]

I'm just an information junkie... that is, when my eyes aren't glued to the television while I'm playin' video games, lol...

 

[PhoenixRenegade]

After some hunting, I found this:

Back in 1968 a band called Polka Tulk Blues Band changed its name to Earth, and then to Black Sabbath.

Polka Tulk Blues Band
(August 1968)

John "Ozzy" Osbourne (vocals)
Tony Iommi (guitar)
Terence "Geezer" Butler (bass)
Jimmy Phillips (slide guitar)
Alan "Aker" Clarke (saxophone)
Bill Ward (drums)


Earth
(September 1968 - August 1969)

John "Ozzy" Osbourne - lead vocals
Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi - lead guitar
Terence "Geezer" Butler - bass guitar
William "Bill" Ward -drums

Edit: Another site says the "Polka Tulk Blues Band" shortened the name to "Polka Tulk" (which couldn't have been for too long, considering it lasted about a month), then changed to "Earth Blues Band," which was then reduced to "Earth."

 

[Beast In Flames]

Get Born Again. Amazing album!

 

[Sabbathking]

Get any album that you don't have!

 

[Metallicat180]

Woah, thanks very much for that PhoenixRenegade!!!!!!! That is an awesome list!!! I've never seen Born Again to buy, but I have seen Mob Rules so I think that will be my next purchase. I read about Polka Tulk and Earth in the Best Of cd booklet, would be interesting to hear I would think.

Oh and I call everyone duder by the way!! It's just something I started doing ever since I heard James Hetfield call someone it in the S & M documentary.

Thanks again for everyone's help - much appreciated!!

 

[PhoenixRenegade]

No problem.

 

[drumslut]

You are most likely to find rare, out-of-print, etc. CDs on half.com and/or ebay. I've "replaced" many of my vinyl records with CDs this way.

 

[MiniMurray]

Get Born Again. Amazing album!

my fav! i played the vinyl so much it's etched in my brain! i almost heard the demo sessions last night but the files kept getting corrupted- pure evil must not p2p very well.
here's a quote from bruce on sabbath and ian from http://www.geocities.com/mcapozzolijr/brucedickinson.html
that dates back to an interview he did supporting the best of bruce dickinson cd back in 2001:

(Q)- Why do you want to be a storyteller with your music?
Bruce Dickinson- As a kid I was on stage and I did a lot of acting and stuff like that, before getting into a rock band. So, I always wanted to tell a story in that way from the stage. And, I liked rock songwriters when I was growing up who were storytellers. Like Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) and Ozzy Osborne of Black Sabbath. The more straight ahead story telling. I mean Ian Gillian of Deep Purple used to write some great stories with his music. When I later on got to know him, later on when we supported his band with Iron Maiden, I would go to the bar after a show and listen to Ian Gillian tell amazing stories. One on one in a bar, he's a fantastic storyteller. I'd ask him about the art of songwriting and his songs within Deep Purple and out of Ian would come this tremendous story of which the song was based. And I thought what a great story. Wow! The reason the song was fascinating was, at the back of it was an amazing story. Now for myself and me using storytelling techniques, if there's is some truth to the song lyrics, if there's some meaning behind it, then that's probably why it's interesting. Subconsciously you realize there's a bit more to it then the words. It's only recently come into the mainstream in rock music. Now not necessarily in just music, but overall in Western culture, storytelling is starting to come back in popularity.

 

[Metallicat180]

You are most likely to find rare, out-of-print, etc. CDs on half.com and/or ebay. I've "replaced" many of my vinyl records with CDs this way.

Ebay used to be the bane of my life - I nearly got myself in serious shit once buying too much Maiden vinyl on there!! So I tend not to go on too often!

 

[Beast In Flames]

my fav! i played the vinyl so much it's etched in my brain! i almost heard the demo sessions last night but the files kept getting corrupted- pure evil must not p2p very well.
here's a quote from bruce on sabbath and ian from http://www.geocities.com/mcapozzolijr/brucedickinson.html
that dates back to an interview he did supporting the best of bruce dickinson cd back in 2001:

(Q)- Why do you want to be a storyteller with your music?
Bruce Dickinson- As a kid I was on stage and I did a lot of acting and stuff like that, before getting into a rock band. So, I always wanted to tell a story in that way from the stage. And, I liked rock songwriters when I was growing up who were storytellers. Like Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) and Ozzy Osborne of Black Sabbath. The more straight ahead story telling. I mean Ian Gillian of Deep Purple used to write some great stories with his music. When I later on got to know him, later on when we supported his band with Iron Maiden, I would go to the bar after a show and listen to Ian Gillian tell amazing stories. One on one in a bar, he's a fantastic storyteller. I'd ask him about the art of songwriting and his songs within Deep Purple and out of Ian would come this tremendous story of which the song was based. And I thought what a great story. Wow! The reason the song was fascinating was, at the back of it was an amazing story. Now for myself and me using storytelling techniques, if there's is some truth to the song lyrics, if there's some meaning behind it, then that's probably why it's interesting. Subconsciously you realize there's a bit more to it then the words. It's only recently come into the mainstream in rock music. Now not necessarily in just music, but overall in Western culture, storytelling is starting to come back in popularity.

That's fucking great! And I absolutely love Ian Gillan (in a non-homosexual way, of course ), and almost every project he's been involved in.

Born Again is such a different album. The sound, the vocals, the dark atmosphere...simply fascinating!

 

[Arch]

I have...
Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Vol. 4
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Reunion
Master of Reality
and a somewhat rare cassette called "Live at Last".
Then 2 Black Sabbath VHS: The Last Supper and The Black Sabbath Story Vol. 1
1 DVD, live and rare recordings.