Over the weekend, someone pointed this out to me. Over on Amazon.com, they list a “Black Sabbath – Cross Purposes” DVD as being released on November 25, 2003. As you may know, back on March 1, 1995 – a VHS/CD box set was released, called “Cross Purposes”. There was a VHS video culled from the […]

I have received my copy of the Garry Sharpe Young Book on Sabbath’s turbulent history between 1979-1997. It’s nothing short of phenomenal. I was hoping this period of the band (including the hyper confusing year of 1987) would be covered well, and it is. This book lived up to all my expectations of it. No […]

I’ve had a gob of emails about this, but I try not to post wild rumours until I can verify that things like this are real. As far as I can tell, it’s real, so here goes… According to this month’s edition of Record Collector magazine, a two-track BLACK SABBATH acetate 45 rpm record was […]

This past week I was out of town on vacation, and this email came in during that time. It’s from the record label that is putting out the Black Box set. Here’s what they had to say.. NOTE: DUE TO PRODUCTION DELAYS, BLACK BOX: THE ORIGINAL BLACK SABBATH (1970-1978) PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED FOR RELEASE NOVEMBER 4, […]

Yesterday I was sent a press release regarding the 9 Disc Black Sabbath set. We now have some more solid information about the set. It’s name is “Black Box”, the only “extra” song on the discs is Evil Woman, and aw hell. Just read the press release. As of yet, there is no cover art […]

Within the last 3 days or so, I’ve gotten about half a dozen emails about a rumour that Steve Perry, the former lead singer of Journey was to be the new singer in Black Sabbath. Here’s the text I was sent… In a move that has some fans excited, and many dismayed, Sharon Osbourne has […]

The long rumoured 9 Disc Black Sabbath box set looks like it’s being released this fall. After speaking with one of my contacts yesterday, he informed me that a box set containing new remasters of the Ozzy era Black Sabbath albums (Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master of Reality, Volume 4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Sabotage, Technical Ecstasy, […]

I just ran across an old copy of the Philadelphia Daily News newspaper from August 31, 1992 in which the writer talks about some bands’ first appearances in Philadelphia. The article talks about the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, as well as Black Sabbath (Sabbath’s also was their first appearance in the US). It’s a short […]

I’ve gotten a few emails recently asking about what’s going on with those tapes that were reported to have been discovered recently which may have been Earth recordings, and early demos of the first couple of Sabbath albums. Well, I have no news to report. I had inquired about them to a few of my […]

In the last 24 hours, I’ve gotten four emails from folks asking if I knew anything about a 9 CD Black Sabbath box set to be released in October of 2003. I can say that I do not know anything. I’ve contacted some folks at record labels I know and have asked for information. If […]