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
2▶CD: Paranoid
3▶CD: Master of Reality
4▶CD: Vol 4
5▼CD: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
#TitleRatingLength
1Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
engineer:
Mike Butcher (recording engineer and guitarist)
producer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
bongos, drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Ward (in 1973-09)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (in 1973-09)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (in 1973-09)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1973-09)
conductor:
Wil Malone (in 1973-09)
performer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band) (in 1973-09)
arranger:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band) and Wil Malone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1973), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1973), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1975) and NEMS (UK label, 1976–1983) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-09)
recording of:
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (in 1973-09)
lyricist and composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Rollerjoint Music, TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Westminster Music Ltd. and Onward Music Ltd. (in 1974)
4.25:45
2A National Acrobat
engineer:
Mike Butcher (recording engineer and guitarist)
producer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward (in 1973-09)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (in 1973-09)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (in 1973-09)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1973-09)
conductor:
Wil Malone
arranger:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band) and Wil Malone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1973), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1975) and NEMS (UK label, 1976–1983) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-09)
recording of:
A National Acrobat (in 1973-09)
writer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Rollerjoint Music and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1974)
3.86:16
3Fluff
engineer:
Mike Butcher (recording engineer and guitarist)
producer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (in 1973-09)
electric guitar, harpsichord and piano:
Tony Iommi (in 1973-09)
conductor:
Wil Malone
arranger:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band) and Wil Malone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1973), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1975) and NEMS (UK label, 1976–1983) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-09)
recording of:
Fluff (in 1973-09)
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Onward Music Ltd., Rollerjoint Music and TRO Essex Music International, Inc.
3.44:12
4Sabbra Cadabra
engineer:
Mike Butcher (recording engineer and guitarist)
producer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward (in 1973-09)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (in 1973-09)
electric guitar and piano:
Tony Iommi (in 1973-09)
guest Minimoog and guest piano:
Rick Wakeman (in 1973-09)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1973-09)
conductor:
Wil Malone
arranger:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band) and Wil Malone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1973), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1975) and NEMS (UK label, 1976–1983) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-09)
recording of:
Sabbra Cadabra (in 1973-09)
writer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Rollerjoint Music and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1974)
4.455:59
5Killing Yourself to Live
engineer:
Mike Butcher (recording engineer and guitarist)
producer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward (in 1973-09)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (in 1973-09)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (in 1973-09)
synthesizer:
Tony Iommi (in 1973-09) and Ozzy Osbourne (in 1973-09)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1973-09)
conductor:
Wil Malone
arranger:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band) and Wil Malone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1973), Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1973), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1975) and NEMS (UK label, 1976–1983) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-09)
recording of:
Killing Yourself to Live (in 1973-09)
lyricist and composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Rollerjoint Music, Westminster Music Ltd. and Onward Music Ltd. (in 1974)
3.755:41
6Who Are You?
engineer:
Mike Butcher (recording engineer and guitarist)
producer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
drums (drum set) and timpani:
Bill Ward (in 1973-09)
electric bass guitar and mellotron:
Geezer Butler (in 1973-09)
electric guitar and piano:
Tony Iommi (in 1973-09)
synthesizer:
Geezer Butler (in 1973-09), Tony Iommi (in 1973-09) and Ozzy Osbourne (in 1973-09)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1973-09)
conductor:
Wil Malone
arranger:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band) and Wil Malone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1973), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1975) and NEMS (UK label, 1976–1983) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-09)
recording of:
Who Are You? (in 1973-09)
writer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Rollerjoint Music and Onward Music Ltd. (in 1974)
3.354:11
7Looking for Today
recording of:
Looking for Today
writer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Rollerjoint Music and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1974)
5:06
8Spiral Architect
engineer:
Mike Butcher (recording engineer and guitarist)
producer:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
bagpipe and electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (in 1973-09)
drums (drum set) and timpani:
Bill Ward (in 1973-09)
electric bass guitar and nose flute:
Geezer Butler (in 1973-09)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1973-09)
orchestra:
The Phantom Fiddlers (in 1973-09)
conductor:
Wil Malone
arranger:
Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band) and Wil Malone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd. (in 1973), Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1975) and NEMS (UK label, 1976–1983) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-09)
recording of:
Spiral Architect (in 1973-09)
writer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Rollerjoint Music and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1974)
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6▶CD: Sabotage
7▶CD: Technical Ecstasy
8▶CD: Never Say Die!
9▶DVD: Live at the Beat Club