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The Sabbath Stones

Compilation album by

Black Sabbath

Released

29 April 1996

Recorded

1983–95

Genre

Heavy metal

Length

79:59

Label

I.R.S.

Producer

Various (see below)

Black Sabbath compilations chronology

The Collection
(1992)

The Sabbath Stones
(1996)

The Best of Black Sabbath
(2000)

The Sabbath Stones (1996) is a compilation album of Black Sabbath songs taken from albums ranging from 1983's Born Again to 1995's Forbidden. It was never formally released in the US or Canada, and was the last album to be released by Black Sabbath with I.R.S. Records.

Album information

The album was created solely to fulfill Black Sabbath's contract with I.R.S. It included a short story about Black Sabbath which had some mistakes, including the misspelling of Vinny Appice's name on the front cover of the CD as "Vinnie", a mistake which also appeared on both the Mob Rules and Live Evil sleeves.

This compilation features at least one song from each of the eight Black Sabbath albums released from 1983 until 1995. This period covers all five studio albums released by the band with lead singer Tony Martin, one studio album with lead singer Ian Gillan, one with Glenn Hughes and one with Ronnie James Dio.

The version of "Headless Cross" that appears on this album starts with the last few seconds of the track "The Gates of Hell" (Which precedes "Headless Cross" on the Headless Cross album) before the opening drum line.

‘Loser Gets It All’, according to the liner notes in the album, was supposedly one of Tony Iommi’s favorite tracks to both perform and write. It was recorded during the Forbidden sessions, but only appeared on the Japanese version of the album.

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic	^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Headless Cross"	Tony Iommi, Cozy Powell, Tony Martin	Headless Cross (1989)	6:32
2.	"When Death Calls"	Iommi, Powell, Geoff Nicholls, Martin, Brian May	Headless Cross	6:57
3.	"Devil & Daughter"	Iommi, Powell, Martin	Headless Cross	4:43
4.	"The Sabbath Stones"	Iommi, Powell, Nicholls, Martin, Neil Murray	Tyr (1990)	6:48
5.	"The Battle of Tyr" (Instrumental)	Iommi, Powell, Nicholls, Murray	Tyr	1:08
6.	"Odin's Court"	Iommi, Powell, Nicholls, Martin, Murray	Tyr	2:42
7.	"Valhalla"	Iommi, Powell, Nicholls, Martin, Murray	Tyr	4:41
8.	"TV Crimes"	Ronnie James Dio, Iommi, Geezer Butler	Dehumanizer (1992)	4:01
9.	"Virtual Death"	Iommi, Butler, Martin	Cross Purposes (1994)	5:46
10.	"Evil Eye"	Iommi, Butler, Martin, Eddie Van Halen	Cross Purposes	5:57
11.	"Kiss of Death"	Iommi, Powell, Nicholls, Martin, Murray	Forbidden (1995)	6:09
12.	"Guilty as Hell"	Iommi, Powell, Nicholls, Martin, Murray	Forbidden	3:30
13.	"Loser Gets It All"	Iommi, Powell, Nicholls, Martin, Murray	Japanese issue of Forbidden	2:57
14.	"Disturbing the Priest"	Iommi, Butler, Bill Ward, Ian Gillan	Born Again (1983)	5:49
15.	"Heart Like a Wheel"	Iommi, Glenn Hughes, Nicholls, Jeff Glixman	Seventh Star (1986)	6:37
16.	"The Shining"	Iommi, Bob Daisley, Ray Gillen	The Eternal Idol (1987)	5:55

Personnel

Tony Iommi – guitars - All tracks
Geoff Nicholls – keyboards - All tracks
Tony Martin – lead vocals - Tracks 1-4, 6-7, 9-13, 16
Cozy Powell – drums - Tracks 1-7, 11-13
Neil Murray – bass - Tracks 4-7, 11-13, 16
Geezer Butler – bass - Tracks 8-10, 14
Bobby Rondinelli – drums - Tracks 9-10
Eric Singer – drums - Track 15-16
Ronnie James Dio – lead vocals - Track 8
Vinny Appice – drums - Track 8
Bill Ward – drums - Track 14
Ian Gillan – lead vocals - Track 14
Glenn Hughes – lead vocals - Track 15
Dave Spitz – bass - Track 15

Guest musicians

Laurence Cottle – bass - Tracks 1-3
Brian May – guitar solo - Track 2
Bob Daisley – bass - Track 16

Producers

Tony Iommi & Cozy Powell – Tracks 1-7
Mack for Musicland GmbH – Track 8
Leif Mases/Black Sabbath – Tracks 9, 10
Ernie C. – Tracks 11-13
Robin Black – Track 14
Jeff Glixman & Chris Tsangerides – Track 15
Jeff Glixman & V. Cooper – Track 16

References

^ Torreano, Bradley. "The Sabbath Stones - Black Sabbath | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

v t e Black Sabbath
Tony Iommi Bill Ward Geezer Butler Ozzy Osbourne Dave Walker Ronnie James Dio Geoff Nicholls Craig Gruber Vinny Appice Ian Gillan Bev Bevan Ron Keel David Donato Eric Singer Jeff Fenholt Dave Spitz Glenn Hughes Ray Gillen Bob Daisley Tony Martin Cozy Powell Neil Murray Bobby Rondinelli
Studio albums	Black Sabbath Paranoid Master of Reality Vol. 4 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Sabotage Technical Ecstasy Never Say Die! Heaven and Hell Mob Rules Born Again Seventh Star The Eternal Idol Headless Cross Tyr Dehumanizer Cross Purposes Forbidden 13
Extended plays	The End
Live albums	Live at Last Live Evil Cross Purposes Live Reunion Past Lives Live at Hammersmith Odeon Live... Gathered in Their Masses The End: Live in Birmingham
Compilations	We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll The Collection The Sabbath Stones Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978 Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978 Greatest Hits 1970–1978 The Dio Years The Rules of Hell Greatest Hits Iron Man: The Best of Black Sabbath The Ultimate Collection Anno Domini 1989–1995
Unofficial albums	The Sabbath Collection The Ozzy Osbourne Years Under Wheels of Confusion The Best of Black Sabbath Club Sonderauflage
Singles	"Evil Woman" "The Wizard" "Paranoid" "Iron Man" "Children of the Grave" "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" "Am I Going Insane (Radio)" "Neon Knights" "Trashed" "Psycho Man" "God Is Dead?" "End of the Beginning"
Other songs	"Black Sabbath" "N.I.B." "War Pigs" "Planet Caravan" "Hand of Doom" "Fairies Wear Boots" "Sweet Leaf" "After Forever" "Into the Void" "Changes" "Supernaut" "Hole in the Sky" "Symptom of the Universe" "Children of the Sea" "Heaven and Hell"
Videos	Never Say Die Black and Blue The Black Sabbath Story, Vol. 1 The Black Sabbath Story, Vol. 2 Cross Purposes Live The Last Supper Inside Black Sabbath - 1970–1992 Hangin' with Heaven and Hell Live... Gathered in Their Masses Black Sabbath: The End of the End
Tours	Technical Ecstasy Tour Never Say Die! Tour Heaven & Hell Tour Mob Rules Tour Born Again Tour Ozzfest lineups Black Sabbath Reunion Tour The End Tour
Related	Discography Members List of cover versions of Black Sabbath songs In These Black Days Nativity in Black Heaven & Hell tour The Devil You Know Terry Chimes Jo Burt Laurence Cottle Mike Bordin Adam Wakeman Tommy Clufetos Brad Wilk Mythology Velvett Fogg GZR Rainbow Dio Deep Purple Electric Light Orchestra Kiss Badlands Whitesnake
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