The Ozzy Osbourne Years [Box set]

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Album Description
1991 Castle release featuring 41 of the seminal metal band'sbest during their classic & formative years with Ozzy, 1970-1977. Contains 'Evil Woman', 'War Pigs', 'Paranoid', 'IronMan', 'Sweet Leaf', 'Tomorrow's Dream', 'Supernaut', 'BlackSabbath', 'Snowbli

Tracks:

Black Sabbath
The Wizard
Behind The Wall Of Sleep
N.I.B.
Evil Woman
Sleeping Village
Warning
War Pigs
Paranoid
Planet Caravan
Iron Man
Hand Of Doom
Fairies Wear Boots

Tracks:

Electric Funeral
Sweet Leaf
After Forever
Embryo
Lord Of This World
Solitude
Into The Void
Wheels Of Confusion
Tomorrow's Dream
Changes
Supernaut
Snowblind
Cornucopia
St. Vitus Dance
Under The Sun

Tracks:

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
A National Acrobat
Sabbra Cadabra
Killing Yourself To Live
Who Are You
Looking For Today
Spiral Architect
Hole In The Sky
Symptom Of The Universe
Am I Going Insane (Radio)
Thrill Of It All
Meglomania
The Writ

Album Description

1991 Castle release featuring 41 of the seminal metal band'sbest during their classic & formative years with Ozzy, 1970-1977. Contains 'Evil Woman', 'War Pigs', 'Paranoid', 'IronMan', 'Sweet Leaf', 'Tomorrow's Dream', 'Supernaut', 'BlackSabbath', 'Snowbli

Album Details

Three CD Box Set featuring the Best Tracks During their Reign with Ozzy Osbourne

Customer Reviews:

Definitely one of the better compilations, albeit "unofficial".......2006-11-17

Black Sabbath has had way more than their share of compilations, most of them unknowingly released without any consent from the band. "The Ozzy Years" is one such compilation. Still, if you're looking for a good compilation from what's widely considered their "Golden Years", this is definitely the one to keep in mind.

"The Ozzy Years" contains everything from the first six Black Sabbath albums (Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master of Reality, Volume 4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Sabotage), MINUS all the instrumental songs. Actually one additional song is notably missing: "Wicked World". It's a song that showed up only on US versions of their self-titled debut album, whereas "Evil Woman" (which IS included in this set) only showed up on UK printings of the debut. Also, for some reason "Children of the Grave" is mistitled here as "Embryo". That's actually the name of the instrumental acoustic guitar intro to "Children of the Grave". But rest assured, "Children of the Grave" is what you're getting on the CD set here.

This 3-CD set was released in 1991 by Castle Records. I think this was a Japanese-only release. In any case, I remember that we could only get it here in the U.S. "on import". Though the fact that it included the much sought-after "Evil Woman" track made it worth persuing. By the way, Castle was also the company who in the 80s released strange versions of Black Sabbath's back catalog on CD and cassette (they'd usually have a strange track order, absolutely no liner notes, covers printed off-color, etc.), although cheaper than the Warner Brother's printings. Then in 1996 Castle remastered the 1970-1986 catalog.

Note that this compilation does not include EVERY Black Sabbath song with Ozzy at the microphone. He stayed in the band long enough to make two additional albums (Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die) before being fired in 1979, reuniting with them in 1985 for Live Aid, 1992 for his "retirement" show, and in 1997 for the "Ozzfest" shows.

If you're looking for all 8 studio albums, track for track, with deluxe packaging and all, go buy the "Black Box" box set. It includes both "Wicked World" and "Evil Woman" too. If you're looking for a little less, there's the remastered 2-CD collection "Symptom of the Universe" and countless single-CD compilations like "We Sold Our Souls for Rock N' Roll". But the time span and average price of a used copy of "The Ozzy Years" makes it hard for the casual fan to pass up.

The OZZYYEARS SABBATH.......2006-01-17

This album has almost got everything you need from the Ozzy years of Sabbath. Yeh it might be missing a few numbers here, but you got a bundle of music from six of their eight studio albums with the help of Ozzy. Here's a list why you should prefer this album:)

Black Sabbath 5/5
The Wizard 5/5
Sleeping Village/Warning 5/5
War Pigs 5/5
Paranoid 5/5
Iron Man 5/5
Fairies Wear Boots 5/5
Electric Funeral 5/5
After Forever 5/5
World of Confusion 5/5
Snowblind 5/5
A National Acrobat 5/5
Sabbra Cadabra 5/5
Symptom of The Universe 5/5
there's just too much to list. Keep in mind, there are a few missing in this set, but a pretty good starter set to say the least.

The Best Years Of My Life.......2005-09-28

These discs have AN IDEAL succession of tracks mirroring their original track line up on the individual records. You will listen to this box and play again and play again. While many have considered this box a "best of", there is another box called "Under the Wheels of Confusion"(also an IMPORT)that utilizes the years without Ozzy. I lost this box while moving between houses and I have missed it ever since, Independant & Corporate record houses can't order this box(I've tried); if you collect archives then this is something special simply for the aestetic value.

Sabbath Fan for 30 years.......2005-08-01

I have never written a review since I've been a member,but needed to for those who may be thinking of getting some quality Black Sabbath music.This 3 cd set is a great quality and selection of music.Very well remastered,and captures the best
years of one of the best groups ever to rock.Although,for those
diehard fans,it's not a complete set and you will have to purchase some extra music,but still a great collection by any
standard.You can't go wrong with this set,you won't be sorry!!!

Formative years of one of the most influential bands........2005-07-21

This set clearly traces the rises from the early heavy blues to the rise of the modern heavy metal era.

Anybody interested in modern music history needs this collection. It shows a mastery of Blues that form the basis of rock. In Black Sabbath's early work it is almost strait Blues (enough that I think Blues collections are incomplete without it). As their career progressed you hear the transition into what would become heavy metal.

Black Sabbath has a sound that not only set the sound for metal, but is also unmistakable for any other group, a true trendsetter. They are a group with such a unique sound and powerful influence that they are much imitated, but never copied.

I bought this box set because I was in a band with a guitar player who wanted to sound like Sabbath. I wasn't familiar with their work (other than Paranoid, the song, and Volume 4), but found this set and figured I'd pick it up to gain better familiarity. These disks haven't left my play list since, and that was 1996.

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Manufacturer: Reality Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000TRMOO4
Release Date: 2007-07-16

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