Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978
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Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978 is a compilation album
released by heavy metal
band Black Sabbath
in 2002.
All songs are remastered. The Black Box set, which was released in 2004, contained versions of the band's first eight albums remastered during the same sessions as this compilation.
†Previously unavailable in the US
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
released by heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
in 2002.
All songs are remastered. The Black Box set, which was released in 2004, contained versions of the band's first eight albums remastered during the same sessions as this compilation.
Disc one
- "Black SabbathBlack Sabbath (song)"Black Sabbath" is a song by British heavy metal band of the same name, written in 1969 and released on the band's debut album, Black Sabbath...
" (Originally from Black SabbathBlack Sabbath (album)Black Sabbath is the debut studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Released on 13 February 1970 in the United Kingdom, and later on 1 June 1970 in the United States, the album reached number eight on the UK Albums Chart and has been recognised as the first main album to be credited...
) - 6:19 - "N.I.B.N.I.B."N.I.B." is a song released by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It first appeared as the fourth track on the band's 1970 eponymous debut album, Black Sabbath. The lyrics are in the first person from the point of view of Lucifer...
" (Originally from Black Sabbath) - 6:07 - "The Wizard" (Originally from Black Sabbath) - 4:24
- "Warning" (Originally from Black Sabbath) - 10:32
- "Evil Woman" (Originally from Black Sabbath)† - 3:25
- "ParanoidParanoid (song)"Paranoid" is a song by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, featured on their second album Paranoid . It is the first single from the album, while the B-side is the song "The Wizard". It reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart and number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100...
" (Originally from ParanoidParanoid (album)Paranoid is the second studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Released in September 1970, the album was the only one by the band to top the UK Albums Chart, and as a result is commonly identified as the band's magnum opus...
) - 2:47 - "Iron ManIron Man (song)"Iron Man" is a song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their second studio album Paranoid released in 1970. It was later included on their initial greatest hits compilation We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll , as well as all subsequent greatest hits compilations.-Writing and...
" (Originally from Paranoid) - 5:58 - "War Pigs" (Originally from Paranoid) - 7:55
- "Fairies Wear BootsFairies Wear Boots"Fairies Wear Boots" is a Black Sabbath song from their 1970 album Paranoid.In the liner notes to Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath , Tony Iommi states that the song title comes from when "Geezer and Ozzy were smoking outside and witnessed fairies in the park, running around wearing...
" (Originally from Paranoid) - 6:13 - "Sweet LeafSweet Leaf"Sweet Leaf" is a song by Black Sabbath from their 1971 album Master of Reality. The song, a hymn to recreational cannabis use, got its title from a packet of cigarettes bassist Geezer Butler bought in Dublin that claimed the tobacco was "the sweet leaf." The song begins with a tape loop of...
" (Originally from Master of RealityMaster of RealityMaster of Reality is the third album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in July 1971. It is sometimes noted as the first stoner rock album...
) - 5:05 - "Children of the Grave" (Originally from Master of Reality) - 5:18
- "Into the VoidInto the Void (Black Sabbath song)"Into the Void" is a song by Black Sabbath, released in 1971 on their album, Master of Reality. An early version of "Into the Void" called "Spanish Sid" was released on the deluxe edition of Master of Reality...
" (Originally from Master of Reality) - 6:13 - "Lord of This World" (Originally from Master of Reality) - 5:27
†Previously unavailable in the US
Disc two
- "After Forever" (Originally from Master of Reality) - 5:25
- "Snowblind" (Originally from Black Sabbath, Vol. 4Black Sabbath, Vol. 4Black Sabbath Vol. 4 is the fourth album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in September 1972. The album was originally to be titled Snowblind, after one of several songs referring to cocaine use, and features several Sabbath classics, such as "Tomorrow's Dream," "Snowblind,"...
) - 5:33 - "Laguna Sunrise" (Originally from Black Sabbath, Vol. 4) - 2:55
- "ChangesChanges (Black Sabbath song)"Changes" is a song by Black Sabbath. It first appeared on Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 which was released in 1972. It is a ballad about relationship loss...
" (Originally from Black Sabbath, Vol. 4) - 4:44 - "Tomorrow's Dream" (Originally from Black Sabbath, Vol. 4) - 3:11
- "Supernaut" (Originally from Black Sabbath, Vol. 4) - 4:49
- "Sabbath Bloody SabbathSabbath Bloody Sabbath (song)"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" is a song by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It is the title track of the band's fifth album Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. It was released on the album in 1973. The song is the opening track on the album....
" (Originally from Sabbath Bloody SabbathSabbath Bloody SabbathSabbath Bloody Sabbath is the fifth studio album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in December 1973. With this album, the band expanded upon their slow, crunching style of music by strings, keyboards and more complex orchestral arrangements.-Recording:Following the 1972–1973...
) - 5:45 - "Fluff" (Originally from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath) - 4:11
- "Sabbra Cadabra" (Originally from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath) - 5:56
- "Am I Going Insane (Radio)" (Originally from Sabotage) - 4:16
- "Symptom of the UniverseSymptom of the Universe (song)"Symptom of the Universe" is a song by the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, originally from their album Sabotage.The song is divided into two parts, a heavier part and an acoustic portion at the end of the song...
" (Originally from Sabotage) - 6:29 - "Hole in the Sky" (Originally from Sabotage) - 3:59
- "Rock 'n' Roll DoctorRock 'n' Roll DoctorRock 'n' Roll Doctor is a song from heavy metal group Black Sabbath from the album Technical Ecstasy. The song runs for three minutes and thirty seconds.The song was first played during the instrumental workout on the 1975 tour ....
" (Originally from Technical EcstasyTechnical Ecstasy- Personnel :* Ozzy Osbourne – vocals* Tony Iommi – guitar* Geezer Butler – bass guitar* Bill Ward – drums, lead vocals on "It's Alright"* Gerald Woodruffe – keyboards- Release history :-Other resources:...
) - 3:30 - "Dirty WomenDirty WomenDirty Women is the final track from Black Sabbath's seventh album Technical Ecstasy. At seven minutes and thirteen seconds it is the longest track on the album. Lyrically the song has prostitution as its subject and, with several changes in riff, it relies heavily on Tony Iommi's guitar work...
" (Originally from Technical Ecstasy) - 7:13 - "Never Say Die" (Originally from Never Say Die!Never Say Die!-Band:*Ozzy Osbourne – lead vocals*Tony Iommi – guitar, backing vocals on "A Hard Road"*Geezer Butler – bass guitar, backing vocals on "A Hard Road"*Bill Ward – drums, lead vocals on "Swinging the Chain", backing vocals on "A Hard Road"-Additional musicians:...
) - 3:50 - "A Hard Road" (Originally from Never Say Die!) - 6:04
Release history
| Region | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
22 October 2002 | Rhino Records |
| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
15 October 2002 | Warner Bros. Records Warner Bros. Records Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies... |
| Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
??? | Warner Bros. Records |