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)

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Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978 is a compilation album released by heavy metal band Black Sabbath in 2002.

All songs are remastered. 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

Disc one

1. "Black Sabbath" (Originally from Black Sabbath, 1970) - 6:19
2. "N.I.B." (Originally from Black Sabbath) - 6:07
3. "The Wizard" (Originally from Black Sabbath) - 4:24
4. "Warning" (Originally from Black Sabbath) - 10:32
5. "Evil Woman" (Originally from Black Sabbath)† - 3:25
6. "Paranoid" (Originally from Paranoid, 1970) - 2:47
7. "Iron Man" (Originally from Paranoid) - 5:58
8. "War Pigs" (Originally from Paranoid) - 7:55
9. "Fairies Wear Boots" (Originally from Paranoid) - 6:13
10. "Sweet Leaf" (Originally from Master of Reality, 1971) - 5:05
11. "Children of the Grave" (Originally from Master of Reality) - 5:18
12. "Into the Void" (Originally from Master of Reality) - 6:13
13. "Lord of This World" (Originally from Master of Reality) - 5:27

†Previously unavailable in the US

Disc two

1. "After Forever" (Originally from Master of Reality) - 5:25
2. "Snowblind" (Originally from Black Sabbath, Vol. 4, 1972) - 5:33
3. "Laguna Sunrise" (Originally from Black Sabbath, Vol. 4) - 2:55
4. "Changes" (Originally from Black Sabbath, Vol. 4) - 4:44
5. "Tomorrow's Dream" (Originally from Black Sabbath, Vol. 4) - 3:11
6. "Supernaut (Originally from Black Sabbath, Vol. 4) - 4:49
7. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" (Originally from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1974) - 5:45
8. "Fluff" (Originally from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath) - 4:11
9. "Sabbra Cadabra" (Originally from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath) - 5:56
10. "Am I Going Insane (Radio)" (Originally from Sabotage, 1975) - 4:16
11. "Symptom of the Universe" (Originally from Sabotage) - 6:29
12. "Hole in the Sky" (Originally from Sabotage) - 3:59
13. "Rock 'n' Roll Doctor" (Originally from Technical Ecstasy, 1976) - 3:30
14. "Dirty Women" (Originally from Technical Ecstasy) - 7:13
15. "Never Say Die" (Originally from Never Say Die!, 1978) - 3:50
16. "A Hard Road (Originally from Never Say Die!) - 6:04

Personnel

• Sharon Osbourne – production
• Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot – remastering

Release history

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