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V.A.: Jazz Sabbath Vol. 2

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On April 23, 2022, “Blacklake” label released “Jazz Sabbath – Vol. 2”, album by various artists. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Milton Keanes.

Personnel:

  • Angus Guitaropoulus, Arthur Itis, Newton Abbot Wes Tostrayer – guitar
  • Milton keanes – piano
  • Leighton B’Zard – Hammond organ
  • Jacque T’Fono – upright bass
  • Allen Kees – Fender Rhodes
  • Juan Take – drums
  • Francis Mellie – percussion
  • Fenton Breezley – saxophone, clarinet
  • Elton Spanks-William – trumpet
  • Lester Trumpton – trombone, euphonium
  • Loquacious Fellaish – horns, arrangements
  • Adam Wakeman – mixing
  • Brett Caldas-Lima – mastering
  • Backlake – design

Track listing:

  1. Paranoid
  2. Snowblind
  3. Behind the Wall of Sleep
  4. Sabbra Cadabra
  5. Symptom of the Universe
  6. N.I.B.
  7. Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath: Headless Cross

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On April 17, 1989, “I.R.S.” label released “Headless Cross”, the fourteenth Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded August – November 1988, at “The Soundmill” in Leeds, “Woodcray Studios” in Berkshire, “Amazon Studios” in Liverpool, and was produced by Tony Iommi and Cozy Powell.

Personnel:

  • Tony Martin – vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitars
  • Geoff Nicholls − keyboards
  • Laurence Cottle – bass
  • Cozy Powell – drums
  • Brian May – guitar solo
  • Sean Lynch – engineer, mixing
  • Jeremy Lewis – post-production equalisation, remixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony Iommi, Tony Martin, Cozy Powell and Geoff Nicholls, except where noted.

  1. The Gates of Hell
  2. Headless Cross
  3. Devil & Daughter
  4. When Death Calls
  5. Kill in the Spirit World
  6. Call of the Wild
  7. Black Moon – Tony Iommi, Tony Martin, Geoff Nichols
  8. Nightwing – Tony Iommi, Tony Martin, Cozy Powell

Black Sabbath: Sabotage

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On July 28, 1975, “Vertigo” label released “Sabotage”, the sixth Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded February – March 1975, at “Morgan” in London, and was produced by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward and Mike Butcher.

Personnel:

  • Ozzy Osbourne – lead vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitars, piano, synthesizer, organ, harp
  • Geezer Butler – bass
  • Bill Ward – drums, percussion, piano, backing/scat vocals
  • English Chamber Choir
  • Will Malone – choir arrangements
  • Mike Butcher – engineer
  • Robin Black – engineer
  • David Harris – tape operator and saboteur

Track listing:

All tracks by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward.

  1. Hole in the Sky
  2. Don’t Start (Too Late)
  3. Symptom of the Universe
  4. Megalomania
  5. Thrill of It All
  6. Supertzar
  7. Am I Going Insane
  8. The Writ (includes hidden track)

Ozzy Osbourne

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On July 22, 2025, John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne, died aged 76. He was singer, songwriter, and media personality, best known as the founding member, front-man and lead singer of Black Sabbath. Back in 70s he adopted the nickname “Prince of Darkness”, and became the most important figure in creation of Heavy Metal genre. As leader he released 13 albums.

Black Sabbath: Seventh Star

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On January 28, 1986, “Warner Bros” label released “Seventh Star”, the twelfth Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded June – August 1985, at “Cherokee” in Los Angeles, “Cheshire Sound” in Atlanta, and was produced by Jeff Glixman.

Personnel:

  • Glenn Hughes – vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitars
  • Geoff Nicholls – keyboards
  • Dave “The Beast” Spitz – bass
  • Gordon Copley – bass
  • Eric Singer – drums

Track listing:

All lyrics by Tony Iommi, Glenn Hughes, Geoff Nicholls and Jeff Glixman, all lyrics by Tony Iommi.

  1. In for the Kill
  2. No Stranger to Love
  3. Turn to Stone
  4. Sphinx (The Guardian)
  5. Seventh Star
  6. Danger Zone
  7. Heart Like a Wheel
  8. Angry Heart
  9. In Memory

Black Sabbath: Mob Rules

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On November 4, 1981, “Vertigo” label released “Mob Rules”, the tenth Black Sabbath studio album.It was recorded in 1981, at “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Martin Birch.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie James Dio – vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitars
  • Geezer Butler – bass
  • Vinny Appice – drums
  • Geoff Nicholls – keyboards
  • Martin Birch – engineer
  • Eddie DeLena, Angelo Arcuri – engineer assistant
  • Ian Ferguson, Michael Howse, Les Martin, Peter Resty – technician
  • Greg Hildebrandt – illustration
  • Richard Seireeni – art direction

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, except where noted, all music by Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, and Geezer Butler.

  1. Turn Up the Night
  2. Voodoo
  3. The Sign of the Southern Cross
  4. E5150
  5. The Mob Rules
  6. Country Girl
  7. Slipping Away
  8. Falling off the Edge of the World
  9. Over and Over

Black Sabbath: Dehumanizer

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On June 22, 1992, “I.R.S.” label released “Dehumanizer”, the sixteenth Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded 1991 – 1992, at “Rockfield” in Monmouth, Wales, and was produced by Reinhold Mack. Track Time Machine (Wayne’s World Version) was produced by Ronnie James Dio, Tonu Iommi, Geoff Nichols, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie James Dio – vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitars
  • Geoff Nicholls – keyboards
  • Geezer Butler – bass
  • Vinny Appice – drums
  • Reinhold Mack – engineer, mixing
  • Darren Galer, Stephen Wissnet – engineer assistant
  • Wil Rees – cover illustration
  • Mark “Weissguy” Weiss – photography

Track listing:

All tracks are by Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio and Tony Iommi.

  1. Computer God
  2. After All (The Dead)
  3. TV Crimes
  4. Letters from Earth
  5. Master of Insanity
  6. Time Machine
  7. Sins of the Father
  8. Too Late
  9. I
  10. Buried Alive

Black Sabbath: The Eternal Idol

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On November 23, 1987, “Vertigo” label released “The Eternal Idol”, the thirteenth Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded October 1986 – March 1987, at “Air Studios” in Montserrat, “Air Studios” and “Battery Studios” in London, and was produced by Jeff Glixman, Vic Coppersmith-Heaven and Chris Tsanqarides.

Personnel:

  • Tony Martin – lead vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitar
  • Geoff Nicholls – keyboards
  • Bob Daisley – bass
  • Eric Singer drums
  • Ray Gillen – sinister laugh
  • Bev Bevan – percussion
  • Jeff Glixman – engineer
  • Vic Coppersmith-Heaven – engineer
  • Chris Tsangarides – engineer, mixing
  • Shoot That Tiger – art direction, design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Bob Daisley and Geoff Nicholls, all music by Tony Iommi.

  1. The Shine
  2. Ancient Warrior
  3. Hard Life to Love
  4. Glory Ride
  5. Born to Lose
  6. Nightmare
  7. Scarlet Pimpernel
  8. Lost Forever
  9. Eternal Idol

Geoffrey Nicholls

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On January 28, 2017, Geoffrey James Nicholls died aged 72. He was musician (keyboards, bass, and guitar) and vocalist, performed and recorded with Quartz, Tony Martin, Johnny Neal and the Starliners, World of Oz, and Jimmy Helms, but was best known as a longtime member Black Sabbath.

Martin Birch

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On August 9, 2020, Martin Birch died aged 71. He was a music producer and sound engineer, worked with numerous musicians and bands including Jeff Beck, Peter Green, Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac, The Groundhogs, Canned Heat, John Lee Hooker, Rainbow, Toad, Black Sabbath, Skid Row, Stackridge, Faces, Flash, Blue Öyster Cult, Iron Maiden, Silverhead, Gary Moore, Wayne County & the Electric Chairs, Roger Glover, Cozy Powell, and Michael Schenker Group.