We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll

by Black Sabbath

We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1 December 1975
  • Label: NEMS
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:31:44

Artists on this release: Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released without the band's direct involvement by their former manager, this double-disc collection encapsulates the absolute prime of the Birmingham heavy metal pioneers. The compilation traces Black Sabbath's definitive run through their first six studio albums, heavily emphasizing the monolithic, tritone-laden riffs of Tony Iommi. For generations of fans, it served as the quintessential, heavy-hitting introduction to the foundational architects of doom metal.

Genres

Descriptors: alienation, occult, drugs

Tracklist

  1. Black Sabbath (6:20)
  2. The Wizard (4:22)
  3. Warning (10:32)
  4. Paranoid (2:49)
  5. War Pigs (7:56)
  6. Iron Man (5:56)
  7. Wicked World (4:44)
  8. Tomorrow's Dream (3:10)
  9. Fairies Wear Boots (6:14)
  10. Changes (4:44)
  11. Sweet Leaf (5:02)
  12. Children of the Grave (5:15)
  13. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (5:44)
  14. Am I Going Insane? (Radio) (4:23)
  15. Laguna Sunrise (2:50)
  16. Snowblind (5:28)
  17. N.I.B. (6:06)

Credits

  • Geezer Butler - bass guitar, written-by
  • Bill Ward - drums, written-by
  • Tony Iommi - lead guitar, written-by
  • Ozzy Osbourne - vocals, written-by
  • Alex Dmochowski - written-by
  • Aynsley Dunbar - written-by
  • John Moorshead - written-by
  • Victor Hickling - written-by

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