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Notes
This is more or less a Greatest
Hits package of the albums Black Sabbath released between 1970 and 1983.
These are the original band, they are not covers, or re-records as
rumoured. This appears to be a teaser for the remaster (of the first 15
albums) package due out in early 1996. This package was produced by Ozzy
& Geezer, with help from Gloria Butler (as per the credit). It would
seem from an outsider's point of view that Ozzy & Geezer who worked
on Ozzy's 95 Ozzmosis album, are doing justice to the old material that
was put out on Castle (or Warner Bros in the states). Of minor note,
neither Seventh Star or Eternal Idol are covered here, even though
Castle apparently has the rights to them. :) It was also kind of cool
that the Black Sabbath logo that appears on this disc is the same one
that appeared on the first Sabbath album 25 years ago.
The package had a CD in a
standard jewel case, a paper sleeve that it fits in, and inside, it also
had a Black Sabbath guitar pick on a cardboard insert that had
"Between Heaven & Hell - Black Sabbath 1970-1983" on it,
along with an upside down cross. The liner notes had some pictures of
the band in its incarnations as they appear on the album, along with a
short story (nothing a die hard fan didn't already know, but still nice)
of the band from 70 through 83. There is a picture of the Born Again
live band (with Bev Bevan) in there, and it's also the same picture that
appeared as the centerfold of the tour programme for that album.
There is a picture that appears
for the Dio era Sabbath as being from Toledo Ohio in 1980. This does not
appear to be correct. To my knowledge, the stage they're on is the one
from the Mob Rules tour. If anyone from Castle reads this, can you drop
me a line about it? Was there anyone here who saw Sabbath on the Heaven
& Hell tour, and can confirm this picture?
Finally, there is another insert
in here which has pictures of the album covers for the first 15 albums
(there are colour versions in the liner notes for the disc), and on the
back it says this...
15 Reissues Available Early 1996
All Albums Remastered
from Original Master Tapes
BLACK SABBATH
All Faithfully Repackaged
Featuring Rare & Unpublished Photographs
The Complete Catalogue 1970-1987
Castle Communications PLC
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