Best of [Import, Original recording remastered]

Black Sabbath | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 27, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sanctuary UK
• ASIN: B0007W0MQS
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #590,789 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Black Sabbath

2. The Wizard

3. N.I.B.

4. Evil Woman (Don't Play Games With Me)

5. Wicked World

6. War Pigs

7. Paranoid

8. Planet Caravan

9. Iron Man

10. Electric Funeral

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Tomorrow's Dream

2. Supernaut

3. Snowblind

4. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

5. Killing Yourself to Live

6. Spiral Architect

7. Hole in the Sky

8. Don't Start (Too Late)

9. Symptom of the Universe

10. Am I Going Insane (Radio)

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is the "Castle" remaster, December 3, 2005

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bostonears (Lincoln, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

When you read various reviews of Black Sabbath, you will inevitably see mention of the remasters done circa 1996 by Castle. Castle is a division of Sanctuary Records Group in the U.K. The version of "Best of Black Sabbath" referenced here is the original 2000 U.K. release of the Castle remaster compilation. The discs are "Made in England", and also carry the label "Metal-Is", the name of another Sanctuary division.

Amazon also offers versions of this two-disc "Best of Black Sabbath" collection from record label "Essen" (perhaps actually Essential, another Castle-related company), and Musicrama (USA), and I have seen in stores a version from BMG (now Sony BMG Music) and another from Brazil.

All of these releases have the same cover art, and are probably from the identical remasters from Castle/Sanctuary. They all contain the booklet with liner notes written by Hugh Gilmore, although the discs might be manufactured in different countries.

Overall, the quality of these remasters is fairly good, although the earlier tracks contain signs of hiss suppression and similar efforts to improve on old master tapes. I'd rate the sound quality as acceptable but not perfect. Regarding the music, if you've read this far, you already know whether or not you're going to like it.