![]() ![]() Of course other stars that came and went, most obviously Dio and Gillan, have had many other bands and solo projects. Live albums can offer something different and new, and four of the main official live albums are included.Īpart from Ozzy’s long subsequent career which is beyond the scope of this listing the other original band members have also each released two or three solo records (and guested on each others’). Although excellent primers, especially for the early years, they don’t qualify for this listing. ![]() ![]() The compilation packages, particularly from the Ozzy years have been well considered with the popular We Sold Our Soul For Rock N Roll covering the best of the first six albums (and for the non-completists actually includes the majority of the debut album) and Greatest Hits with its classically grim album cover. The Triumph Of Death (c.1562) by Peter Brueghel Cozy Powell from Rainbow was the mainstay behind the kit for the Tony Martin bands. The Black Sabbath chronologically is broadly divided most obviously by fans and critics alike between pre and post Ozzy periods (echoes of pre and post Gabriel Genesis here too) - Ozzy Osbourne had such a characterful voice Black Sabbath without him were practically a different band.Īlthough both Butler and Ward were very instrumental in the original Sabbath sound too (Butler was also responsible for the lyrics), the next most defining characteristic behind Ozzy’s eerie voice has to be Iommi’s iconic playing thus his guitar sound (famously tuned down low to compensate for a factory finger accident) was essential in retaining some of the uniqueness of Sabbath through their post Ozzy career.īill Ward’s various health and personal problems prevented him taking on much more than occasional live reunions after 1980’s Heaven And Hell - his place being covered by Vinnie Appice in the Dio band, and briefly ELO’s Bev Bevan during Ian Gillan’s tenure. BLACK SABBATH ALBUM COVERS TVBut, yeah, I thought it was a very nice cover."īack in 2021, children's TV presenter Mr Tumble filmed a segment of his show outside the legendary mill, causing much mirth in the rock world.Although embracing the fashion for forming “supergroups” the Black Sabbath name was retained throughout their career, except for the period 2006–10 where a Dio fronted band toured as “Heaven & Hell” before Dio’s death in 2010. Livingstone told the magazine: "When I saw the cover, I thought it was quite interesting, but I thought, 'Well, that could be anybody,' so it's not like I got any kind of ego buzz out of it. I wanted someone petite because it just gave the landscape a bit more grandeur. She was quite petite, very, very cooperative. Sourced from a London model agency, McMillan remembered: "She was a fantastic model. BLACK SABBATH ALBUM COVERS MOVIEIt also featured prominently in the 1976 World War II movie 'The Eagle Has Landed', however it’s most famous for being used on the cover of Black Sabbath’s debut record.įor decades there's was an air of mystery around the woman on the sleeve, however in a February 2020 interview with Rolling Stone, photographer Keith McMillan revealed it was a woman called Louisa Livingstone who was around 18/19 at the time of the shoot. Dating back to the 15th Century, the Grade II listed Mapledurham Watermill is located on the banks of the River Thames in Oxfordshire. ![]()
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