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

Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978
Greatest hits album by Black Sabbath
Released	22 October 2002
Recorded	1969–78
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	152:05
Label	Rhino Warner Bros.
Producer	Sharon 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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B[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

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

Disc one

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Black Sabbath"	Black Sabbath, 1970	6:19
2.	"N.I.B."	Black Sabbath	6:07
3.	"The Wizard"	Black Sabbath	4:24
4.	"Warning" (The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation cover; Aynsley Dunbar, Alex Dmochowski, Victor Hickling, John Moorshead)	Black Sabbath	10:32
5.	"Evil Woman†" (Crow cover; Larry Weigand, Dick Weigand, David Wagner)	Black Sabbath	3:25
6.	"Paranoid"	Paranoid, 1970	2:47
7.	"Iron Man"	Paranoid	5:58
8.	"War Pigs"	Paranoid	7:55
9.	"Fairies Wear Boots"	Paranoid	6:13
10.	"Sweet Leaf"	Master of Reality, 1971	5:05
11.	"Children of the Grave"	Master of Reality	5:18
12.	"Into the Void"	Master of Reality	6:13
13.	"Lord of This World"	Master of Reality	5:27

† - Previously unavailable in the US

Disc two

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"After Forever"	Master of Reality	5:25
2.	"Snowblind"	Vol. 4, 1972	5:33
3.	"Laguna Sunrise"	Vol. 4	2:55
4.	"Changes"	Vol. 4	4:44
5.	"Tomorrow's Dream"	Vol. 4	3:11
6.	"Supernaut"	Vol. 4	4:49
7.	"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"	Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1973	5:45
8.	"Fluff"	Sabbath Bloody Sabbath	4:11
9.	"Sabbra Cadabra"	Sabbath Bloody Sabbath	5:56
10.	"Am I Going Insane (Radio)"	Sabotage, 1975	4:16
11.	"Symptom of the Universe"	Sabotage	6:29
12.	"Hole in the Sky"	Sabotage	3:59
13.	"Rock 'n' Roll Doctor"	Technical Ecstasy, 1976	3:30
14.	"Dirty Women"	Technical Ecstasy	7:13
15.	"Never Say Die"	Never Say Die!, 1978	3:50
16.	"A Hard Road"	Never Say Die!	6:04

Personnel

• Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot – remastering

Release history

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

References

1. 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.