Black Sabbath

~ Release by Black Sabbath (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Compilation from the first two albums, released for a German record club “Deutscher Schallplatten-Club”.
There are three variations of this record, all with a different catalogue number and slight differences in the artwork.

Annotation last modified on 2023-07-18 12:16 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1War Pigs
engineer:
Tom Allom and Brian Humphries
producer:
Rodger Bain (from 1970-06 until 1970-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward
electric bass guitar [Bass Guitar]:
Geezer Butler
electric guitar [Lead Guitar]:
Tony Iommi
lead vocals [Vocals]:
Ozzy Osbourne
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd., Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) and Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970)
recorded at:
Island Studios (Notting Hill) in London (Greater London) and Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 5)
recording of:
War Pigs (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., 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 and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
version of:
Walpurgis
4.657:55
A2Evil Woman, Don’t Play Your Games With Me
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) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London) (on 1969-10-16)
cover recording of:
Evil Woman, Don't Play Your Games With Me (on 1969-10-16)
writer:
Dave Wagner, Dick Wiegand and Larry Wiegand
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Franklin Boyd Music Ltd. and Yuggoth Music
3.53:18
A3Black Sabbath
recording of:
Black Sabbath
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 and Onward Music Ltd. (in 1970)
6:11
B1Paranoid
engineer:
Brian Humphries and Tony Allom
producer:
Rodger Bain (from 1970-06 until 1970-07)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Ward (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
electric bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
electric guitar:
Tony Iommi (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
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) and Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970)
recorded at:
Island Studios (Notting Hill) in London (Greater London) (in 1970) and Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London) (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-06-21)
part of:
NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs Of All Time: pub_2012-10-25 (number: 6), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 13), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 27), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 250) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 338)
recording of:
Paranoid (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., TRO Essex Japan, A-Division, TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Tro-Andover Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
4.552:50
B2Sleeping Village
recording of:
Sleeping Village
lyricist and composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Tro-Andover Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
8:25
B3Iron Man
engineer:
Brian Humphries and Tony Allom
producer:
Rodger Bain (from 1970-06 until 1970-07)
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward (in 1970)
electric bass guitar [Bass Guitar]:
Geezer Butler
electric guitar [Lead Guitar]:
Tony Iommi
lead vocals [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) and Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1970)
recorded at:
Island Studios (Notting Hill) in London (Greater London) (in 1970) and Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London) (in 1970)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 7), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 310) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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:
Essex Music International Ltd., Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Music Ltd., Tro-Andover Music, Inc., Westminster Music, ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1970)
4.86:00
B4Rat Salad
engineer:
Tom Allom and Brian Humphries
producer:
Rodger Bain
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward
electric bass guitar [Bass Guitar]:
Geezer Butler
electric guitar [Lead Guitar]:
Tony Iommi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd. and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only)
recorded at:
Island Studios (Notting Hill) in London (Greater London) and Regent Sound Studios in London (Greater London)
recording of:
Rat Salad (from 1970-06-16 until 1970-07-08)
composer:
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Essex Music International, Inc., Onward Music Ltd., TRO Essex Music International, Inc. and Tro-Andover Music, Inc.
3.52:30