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The Black Sabbath Story, Vol. 1: 1970-1978 (1992)

This chronicle of the heaviest metal band of all time will be an eye-opener to those who only know Ozzy Osbourne as that goofball dad on MTV: 30 years ago, he fronted one of the hardest-hitting and loudest rock groups around. An hour-long compilation of interviews, videos, and performance footage that, while short on length, is long on substance, The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One unearths several vintage clips that show the band at its artistic and commercial zenith: "N.I.B." and "War Pigs," filmed at concerts in Paris; a performance of "Paranoid" from Belgian TV; and a rarely seen video of "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath."

Ozzy, happily, doesn't have much to say beyond belting out the tunes in his trademark yelp. When a female reporter sticks a mike in front of him after Sabbath's performance at the legendary California Jam, his incoherence is truly sublime. It's up to guitarist Tony Iommi to more lucidly recount various aspects of the band's history.


From the Back Cover
This first volume of The Black Sabbath Story compiles archive performance and band interview footage to chronicle the band's first 8 years from 1970 to 1978. Featuring the original classic lineup of Ozzy Osbourne. Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward; this DVD contains the story of Sabbath in their own words including footage not seen in the original VHS release of this programme. 11 tracks are featured here and all have been mixed in 5.1 surround sound to put you at the heart of these rare Black Sabbath performances. DVD extras include a lengthy interview with the band's first manager Jim Simpson who talks us through Sabbath?s very earliest days. 

INCLUDES:
N.I.B: Filmed in Concert at the Olympia, Paris, France 20th December 1970. 
PARANOID: Rare black & white footage, Belgium TV 1970. 
WAR PIGS: Filmed in Concert at the Olympia, Paris, France 20th December 1970. 
CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE: Ontario Speedway California Jan 6th April 1974. 
SNOWBLIND: Filmed in Concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, London June 1978. 
SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH: Unique colour footage from their Conceptual Video, 1973. 
SYMPTOM OF THE UNIVERSE: Filmed in Concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, June 1978. 
IT'S ALRIGHT: Rare promo video footage filmed in 1976 featuring Bill Ward on vocals. 
ROCK AND ROLL DOCTOR: Rare promo video footage filmed in 1976. 
NEVER SAY DIE: BBC TV Top of the Pops 1978. 
HARD ROAD: Promo Video, filmed in soundtrack at the Hammersmith Odeon, London 1978.

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