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

Annotation last modified on 2023-07-18 11:53 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Black Sabbath
#TitleRatingLength
1Black Sabbath
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)
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. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970), NEMS (UK label, 1976–1983) (in 1976) and Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-10-16)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 1)
recording of:
Black Sabbath (on 1969-10-16)
lyricist and 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., Westminster Music Ltd., キュー・ミュージック・ジャパン (Q Music Japan) and Onward Music Ltd. (in 1970)
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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. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970), NEMS (UK label, 1976–1983) (in 1976) and Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater 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)
4.254:24
3Wasp / Behind the Wall of Sleep / Bassically / N.I.B.
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)
recorded at:
Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-10-16)
compilation of:
Bassically by Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band), Behind the Wall of Sleep by Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band), N.I.B. by Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band) and Wasp by Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
recording of:
Behind the Wall of Sleep (on 1969-10-16)
lyricist and composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International, Inc., Essex Music, Inc., TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Andover Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
recording of:
N.I.B. (on 1969-10-16)
lyricist and 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 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division) and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
recording of:
Wasp (on 1969-10-16)
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Andover Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
4.59:45
4Wicked 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. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970) and Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater 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)
3.654:47
5A Bit of Finger / Sleeping Village / Warning
engineer:
Tom Allom and Barry Sheffield
producer:
Rodger Bain
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (on 1969-10-16)
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward (on 1969-10-16)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (on 1969-10-16)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (on 1969-10-16)
recorded at:
Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-10-16)
compilation of:
A Bit of Finger by Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band), Sleeping Village by Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band), Warning by Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band), Sleeping Village by Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band) and Warning by Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
recording of:
A Bit of Finger (on 1969-10-16)
writer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Andover Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
recording of:
Sleeping Village (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)
cover recording of:
Warning (on 1969-10-16)
writer:
Alex Dmochowski, Aynsley Dunbar, John Morshead and Victor Brox
publisher:
Getaway Music Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Getaway Songs Ltd. and Noma Music Inc.
414:16
6Evil Woman
engineer:
Barry Sheffield and Tony Allom
producer:
Roger Bain
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970), Interworld Communications (Record) Ltd. (in 1970), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970), NEMS (UK label, 1976–1983) (in 1976) and Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-10-16)
cover recording of:
Evil Woman, Don't Play Your Games With Me (on 1969-10-16)
writer:
Dave Wagner (vocalist, songwriter), Dick Wiegand and Larry Wiegand
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Franklin Boyd Music Ltd. and Yuggoth Music
3.353:23
2▶CD: Paranoid
3▶CD: Master of Reality
4▶CD: Vol 4
5▶CD: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
6▶CD: Sabotage
7▶CD: Technical Ecstasy
8▶CD: Never Say Die!
9▶DVD: Live at the Beat Club