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Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978

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Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978
Greatest hits album by
Released22 October 2002
Recorded1969–78
GenreHeavy metal
Length152:05
LabelRhino
Warner Bros.
ProducerSharon Osbourne
Black Sabbath compilations chronology
The Best of Black Sabbath
(2000)
Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978
(2002)
Black Box
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [2]
Tom Hull – on the WebB[3]

Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978 is a compilation album released by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath in 2002.

All songs have been remastered for this compilation. The Black Box set, which was released in 2004, contained versions of the band's first eight albums remastered during the same sessions as this compilation.

Track listing

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All songs written by Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, except where noted.

Disc one

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No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Black Sabbath"Black Sabbath, 19706:19
2."N.I.B."Black Sabbath6:07
3."The Wizard"Black Sabbath4:24
4."Warning" (The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation cover; Aynsley Dunbar, Alex Dmochowski, Victor Hickling, John Moorshead)Black Sabbath10:32
5."Evil Woman†" (Crow cover; Larry Weigand, Dick Weigand, David Wagner)Black Sabbath3:25
6."Paranoid"Paranoid, 19702:47
7."Iron Man"Paranoid5:58
8."War Pigs"Paranoid7:55
9."Fairies Wear Boots"Paranoid6:13
10."Sweet Leaf"Master of Reality, 19715:05
11."Children of the Grave"Master of Reality5:18
12."Into the Void"Master of Reality6:13
13."Lord of This World"Master of Reality5:27

† - Previously unavailable in the US

Disc two

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No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."After Forever"Master of Reality5:25
2."Snowblind"Vol. 4, 19725:33
3."Laguna Sunrise"Vol. 42:55
4."Changes"Vol. 44:44
5."Tomorrow's Dream"Vol. 43:11
6."Supernaut"Vol. 44:49
7."Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 19735:45
8."Fluff"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath4:11
9."Sabbra Cadabra"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath5:56
10."Am I Going Insane (Radio)"Sabotage, 19754:16
11."Symptom of the Universe"Sabotage6:29
12."Hole in the Sky"Sabotage3:59
13."Rock 'n' Roll Doctor"Technical Ecstasy, 19763:30
14."Dirty Women"Technical Ecstasy7:13
15."Never Say Die"Never Say Die!, 19783:50
16."A Hard Road"Never Say Die!6:04

Personnel

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Release history

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Region Date Label
United Kingdom 22 October 2002 Rhino Records
United States 15 October 2002[1] Warner Bros. Records
Canada ??? Warner Bros. Records

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Black Sabbath: Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath (1970–1978) > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Black Sabbath: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  3. ^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Grade List: Black Sabbath". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 19 July 2020.