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Black Sabbath
Black Box : The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978

Album US 2004 on Rhino Records label
Rock (Heavy Metal)

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 Correct order is listed in the tracklist section.

     
Musicians
PortraitBlack Sabbath , 1968-2006 GB
instrumentation by, producer, produced by, supervised by, reissue supervised by, written by, arranged by, album by, arranged by, the phantom fiddlers
PortraitWil Malone voc, *1952 GB
arranged by, english chamber choir, conductor, conducted by, arranged by, the phantom fiddlers
PortraitGeezer Butler b, eb, *1949 GB
bass guitar, bass guitar, words by, music by, written by, bass, bass, fuzz, synthesizer, mellotron, mellotrons, bass, fuzz, bass, handclaps, hands, bass, other, nose
PortraitGraham Wright ,
cover, album cover concept, crew, crew, assistance making this album
PortraitDave Tangye ,
crew
PortraitLes Martin ,
crew, crew, assistance making this album, technician, tape-operator
PortraitMushy Newell ,
crew
Adrian Rawlings
crew, assistance making this album
PortraitMonty Babson voc,
crew, assistance making this album
Niggs Hudson
crew, assistance making this album
PortraitSpock Wall ,
crew, assistance making this album, engineer, assisted by
PortraitPacific Eye & Ear , *1972
design, design concept, album
PortraitKeef , GB
design, photography by, photography by, poster
PortraitBill Ward dr, *1948 GB
drums, words by, music by, written by, drums, percussion, drums, timpani, percussion, drums, percussion, handclaps, hands, drums, percussion, timpani, bass drum, fuzz bass-drum, vocals
PortraitRichard Manning ,
illustration, robots drawn by
PortraitGerald Woodruffe key, *1951 GB
keyboards, arranged by, additional arrangements by
PortraitTony Iommi g, *1948 GB
lead guitar, mixed by, mastered by, words by, music by, written by, guitar, guitars, acoustic guitar, steel guitar, piano, harpsichord, synthesizer, guitar, guitars, guitar, piano, pianos, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, flute, organ, handclaps, hands, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bagpipes
Brian Ives
liner notes, compiled by, a black sabbath timeline
PortraitColin Elgie ,
sleeve, inner
PortraitDave Harris org,
other, saboteur, technician, tape operator
Frank Silvagni
technician, tape-operator
PortraitGeorge Nicholson , GB
technician, tape-operator
PortraitOzzy Osbourne voc, *1948 GB
vocals, vocals, harmonica, words by, music by, written by, vocals, synthesizer, vocals, synthesizer, synthesizers, vocals, handclaps, hands
PortraitRick Wakeman key, *1949 GB
piano, synthesizer
PortraitThe Phantom Fiddlers ,
strings
PortraitMike Lewis str, as, *1938 US
conductor, strings conducted by, arranged by, strings
Producers
Cream art direction
Hugh Brown art direction
Julie Vlasak art direction
Mike Stanford art direction
Masaki Koike art direction, design
Mark Forster coordinator, coordination
Tim Scanlin coordinator, liner notes
Bloomsbury Group design
Nancy L. Hopkins design
George Hardie design, robots designed by
Barry Sheffield engineer
Brian Humphries engineer
Tom Allom engineer
Mike Butcher engineer, engineered by, engineer, engineered by, producer, produced by
Robin Black engineer, engineered by, mixed by, engineer, engineered by
Sharon Osbourne executive-producer
Drew Struzan illustration
Chris Welch liner notes
Patrick Meehan management, direction, producer, produced by
Bobby Hata mastered by
Bob Gruen photography by
Globe Photos, Inc. photography by
Govert de Roos photography by
Idols photography by
Jørgen Angel photography by
LFI photography by
Michael Ochs Archives photography by
Richard E. Aaron photography by
Ross Halfin photography by
Shepard Sherbell photography by
Shooting Star photography by
Star File photography by
Rodger Bain producer, produced by
Arlene Shapiro producer, project assistance
John Fenton producer, project assistance
Julee Stover producer, project assistance
Michael Guarracino producer, project assistance
Sheryl Farber producer, project assistance
Steve Woolard producer, project assistance
Steven Chean producer, project assistance
Emily Cagan product manager
Bill Inglot remastered by
Dan Hersch remastered by
Steven P. Gorman research, photo
Hipgnosis sleeve, sleeve design
Dorothy Stefanski supervised by, editorial supervision
David McLees supervised by, reissue supervision for warner strategic marketing / rhino entertainment by
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Black SabbathBlack Sabbath
2Black SabbathBlack Sabbath6:19
3The WizardBlack Sabbath4:23
4Wasp / Behind The Wall Of Sleep / Bassically / N.I.B.Black Sabbath9:44
5Wicked WorldBlack Sabbath4:46
6A Bit Of Finger / Sleeping Village / WarningBlack Sabbath14:16
7Evil WomanBlack SabbathDave Wagner, Dick Wiegand, Larry Wiegand3:23
8ParanoidBlack Sabbath
9War Pigs / Luke's WallBlack Sabbath7:57
10ParanoidBlack Sabbath2:52
11Planet CaravanBlack Sabbath4:32
12Iron ManBlack Sabbath5:58
13Electric FuneralBlack Sabbath4:52
14Hand Of DoomBlack Sabbath7:07
15Rat SaladBlack SabbathBill Ward, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi2:31
16Jack The Stripper / Fairies Wear BootsBlack Sabbath6:15
17Master Of RealityBlack Sabbath
18Sweet LeafBlack Sabbath5:05
19After ForeverBlack Sabbath5:27
20EmbryoBlack Sabbath0:28
21Children Of The GraveBlack Sabbath5:17
22OrchidBlack SabbathBill Ward, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi1:30
23Lord Of This WorldBlack Sabbath5:26
24SolitudeBlack Sabbath5:02
25Into The VoidBlack Sabbath6:13
26Vol. 4Black Sabbath
27Wheels Of Confusion / The StraightenerBlack Sabbath8:01
28Tomorrow's DreamBlack Sabbath3:11
29ChangesBlack Sabbath4:44
30FXBlack SabbathBill Ward, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi1:43
31SupernautBlack SabbathBill Ward, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi4:49
32SnowblindBlack Sabbath5:33
33CornucopiaBlack Sabbath3:54
34Laguna SunriseBlack SabbathBill Ward, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi2:55
35St. Vitus' DanceBlack Sabbath2:29
36Under The Sun / Every Day Comes And GoesBlack Sabbath5:52
37Sabbath Bloody SabbathBlack Sabbath
38Sabbath Bloody SabbathBlack Sabbath5:45
39A National AcrobatBlack Sabbath6:16
40FluffBlack SabbathBill Ward, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi4:11
41Sabbra CadabraBlack Sabbath5:59
42Killing Yourself To LiveBlack Sabbath5:41
43Who Are You?Black Sabbath4:11
44Looking For TodayBlack Sabbath5:06
45Spiral ArchitectBlack Sabbath5:29
46SabotageBlack Sabbath
47Hole In The SkyBlack Sabbath3:59
48Don't Start (Too Late)Black SabbathBill Ward, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi0:49
49Symptom Of The UniverseBlack Sabbath6:29
50MegalomaniaBlack Sabbath9:46
51The Thrill Of It AllBlack Sabbath5:56
52SupertzarBlack SabbathBill Ward, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi3:44
53Am I Going Insane (Radio)Black Sabbath4:16
54The WritBlack Sabbath8:45
55Technical EcstasyBlack Sabbath
56Back Street KidsBlack Sabbath3:47
57You Won't Change MeBlack Sabbath6:42
58It's All RightBlack Sabbath4:04
59GypsyBlack Sabbath5:14
60All Moving Parts (Stand Still)Black Sabbath5:07
61Rock 'N' Roll DoctorBlack Sabbath3:30
62She's GoneBlack Sabbath4:58
63Dirty WomenBlack Sabbath7:13
64Never Say Die!Black Sabbath
65Never Say DieBlack Sabbath3:49
66Johnny BladeBlack Sabbath6:28
67Junior's EyesBlack Sabbath6:42
68A Hard RoadBlack Sabbath6:04
69Shock WaveBlack Sabbath5:15
70Air DanceBlack Sabbath5:17
71Over To YouBlack Sabbath5:22
72BreakoutBlack SabbathBill Ward, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi2:35
73Swinging The ChainBlack Sabbath4:17
74Live At The Beat ClubBlack Sabbath
75Iron ManBlack Sabbath5:52
76ParanoidBlack Sabbath2:43
77Black SabbathBlack Sabbath7:06
78Blue Suede ShoesBlack Sabbath2:07
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