Black Sabbath in the 70s: Decades

by Chris Sutton

Overview

The 1970s saw the rise of rock and metal as a force in record and ticket sales. Right there at the birth of this was Black Sabbath, whose first album came from nowhere to smash into the top of the charts in Britain and around the world. The book covers the career of the original foursome - Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy 'sbourne and Bill Ward – from Polka Tulk, through Earth and their original nine years as Black Sabbath, when the band recorded such iconic albums as Paranoid, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Masters of Reality. The book includes new interview material from key figures including Rick Wakeman and engineers Mike Butcher and Robin Black, among others. This is a comprehensive roundup of the band's music in the decade. All of the albums and singles from 'The Rebel' until 'Never Say Die' are examined in detail, along with related archive releases. There is also a section covering Black Sabbath's tours in the era, looking at key live recordings from every tour. Overall, this is the most comprehensive account of the fortunes in the band during this crucial decade yet written.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789521719
Publisher:	Sonicbond Publishing
Publication date:	05/27/2022
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Martin Hutchinson has been a music fan all his life and his knowledge of sixties and seventies music is encyclopaedic, having written over 270 liner notes for CDs. He has been writing for numerous newspapers and magazines (a labour of love not profit) for over thirty years and has also written comedy sketches for TV and Radio. This is his first book. Martin is also a quizzer, having been on a dozen TV quizzes (including Bullseye and The Chase, both of which he won). He lives in Horwich, near Bolton, UK with his wife Michaela, who also loves music.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Back To Earth 11

1969: Find out I'm the chosen one 16

1970: We sail through endless skies 22

1971: My life is free now, my life is clear 57

1972: The snowflakes glisten on the trees 71

1973: The race is run, the book is read 89

1974: I don't know if I'm up or down 103

1975: You bought and sold me with your lying words 105

1976: I'm a back street rocker and I will be till the day I die 120

1977: Sadness kills the superman 134

1978: Don't you ever, don't ever say die 136

1979 onwards: When it is time to say goodbye 146

Collected works 152

Killing Yourself To Live: Black Sabbath live 153