Black Sabbath — Complete Studio Albums 1970-1978 (2014) (Hi-Res)

Album 1 — Black Sabbath

1-1 Black Sabbath 6:19

1-2 The Wizard 4:22

1-3 Wasp/Behind The Wall Of Sleep/Bassically/NIB 9:43

1-4 Wicked World 4:45

1-5 A Bit Of Finger/Sleeping Village/Warning 14:13

Album 2 — Paranoid

2-1 War Pigs/Luke\’s Wall 7:54

2-2 Paranoid 2:48

2-3 Planet Caravan 4:29

2-4 Iron Man 5:55

2-5 Electric Funeral 4:49

2-6 Hand Of Doom 7:08

2-7 Rat Salad 2:30

2-8 Jack The Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots 6:12

Album 3 — Master Of Reality

3-1 Sweet Leaf 5:04

3-2 After Forever 5:26

3-3 Embryo 0:28

3-4 Children Of The Grave 5:17

3-5 Orchid 1:30

3-6 Lord Of This World 5:25

3-7 Solitude 5:01

3-8 Into The Void 6:10

Album 4 — Vol. 4

4-1 Wheels Of Confusion/The Straightener 7:47

4-2 Tomorrow\’s Dream 3:08

4-3 Changes 4:42

4-4 FX 1:38

4-5 Supernaut 4:31

4-6 Snowblind 5:26

4-7 Cornucopia 3:52

4-8 Laguna Sunrise 2:50

4-9 St. Vitus\’ Dance 2:28

4-10 Under The Sun/Every Day Comes And Goes 5:50

Album 5 — Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

5-1 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 5:46

5-2 A National Acrobat 6:15

5-3 Fluff 4:08

5-4 Sabbra Cadabra 5:57

5-5 Killing Yourself To Live 5:42

5-6 Who Are You? 4:10

5-7 Looking For Today 5:00

5-8 Spiral Architect 5:27

Album 6 — Sabotage

6-1 Hole In The Sky 3:59

6-2 Don\’t Start (Too Late) 0:49

6-3 Symptom Of The Universe 6:29

6-4 Megalomania 9:42

6-5 The Thrill Of It All 5:55

6-6 Supertzar 3:43

6-7 Am I Going Insane (Radio) 4:13

6-8 The Writ 8:44

Album 7 — Technical Ecstasy

7-1 Back Street Kids 3:46

7-2 You Won\’t Change Me 6:38

7-3 It\’s Alright 3:59

7-4 Gypsy 5:08

7-5 All Moving Parts (Stand Still) 4:58

7-6 Rock N Roll Doctor 3:36

7-7 She\’s Gone 4:51

7-8 Dirty Women 7:06

Album 8 — Never Say Die!

8-1 Never Say Die 3:49

8-2 Johnny Blade 6:27

8-3 Junior\’s Eyes 6:42

8-4 A Hard Road 6:04

8-5 Shock Wave 5:14

8-6 Air Dance 5:16

8-7 Over To You 5:23

8-8 Breakout 2:34

8-9 Swig The Chain 4:04

Released to coincide with the group\’s international tour in support of their 2013 album 13, this clamshell box set from Rhino houses some awfully powerful stuff. Black Sabbath\’s eight-album run with Ozzy Osbourne has received the box set treatment before from the label (Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978), and this new set, which omits the four-track Live at the Beat Club DVD, offers up much of the same. The Complete Albums 1970-1978 includes the band\’s 1970 eponymous debut and multi-platinum follow-up Paranoid, 1971\’s Master of Reality, 1972\’s Vol. 4, 1973\’s Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1975\’s Sabotage, 1976\’s Technical Ecstasy, and 1978\’s Never Say Die! in their entireties. ~ James Christopher Monger