Black Sabbath : Hand of Doom : Box Set : Unboxing Review and every Black Sabbath Ozzy Album Ranked

Black Sabbath : Hand of Doom : Box Set : 1970 - 1978 - Limited Edition Numbered Picture Disc Box Set
Plus Ranking of the eight Ozzy Osbourne era Black Sabbath Albums
Black Sabbath - Paranoid - Master of Reality - Vol 4 - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Sabotage - Technical Ecstasy - Never Say Die
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[@AndDeathForAll82]

The way you talk about Black Sabbath is so beautiful

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Thank you 🙏

[@deantaylor1512]

Whoever put this set together deserves a medal… it truly does sound fantastic…your right Phil this is a very special box …

[@horrorguy1983]

Great Video and great looking Box set. my top 3 Black Sabbath Ozzy Era would be 3. Vol. 4 2. Masters of Reality 1. Paranoid I love those deluxe Black Sabbath Sets I have the cd versions .

[@oscarjofrek]

Rhino records store have the box set now for usd 146 instead of 246 Good deal

[@johnnykawakid]

Great video again Phil, you remind me of myself honestly when talking about Sabbath and purple, I olso was at school in UK, and remember every album getting released, used to get excited leading up too release date. Lol. Fantastic vid. Keep them coming and keep rocking.🎸👍🎛️🎛️

[@HollowBeers]

Well, you just sold me on this boxset. I did not know it existed until your video came out. Thanks.

[@MrMrh1958]

Saw them at their peak in my view at the LMF Alexandra palace in ‘73. Opened up with Sweet leaf, I was still at school! Same festival saw SAHB for the first time with Uriah Heep headlining. Brilliant! Happy days.

[@brianseneca3546]

One of my favorite bands! Have or had all of these. My ranking is as follows 1. Master of Reality 2. Sabotage 3. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 4. Paranoid 5. Vol 4 (ranks as high as no 2 depending on the day) 6. Black Sabbath 7. Technical Ecstasy 8. Never Say Die

[@durvalrodrigues9741]

Excellent review of my favorite band, thank you. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Paranoid only because it was my first Sabbath album and my second record purchased after Kiss Love gun Sabotage Vol 4 Black Sabbath Master of Reality Technical Ecstasy Never Say Die.

[@robertpottle5427]

I absoulutely agree Phil that all different eras of the band are of equal merit. And that includes Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes and Tony Martin.

[@davidrowe1712]

Phil, love your comments about Black Sabbath and captures very much how I feel about the Ozzy period. My order of preference is Vol 4 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Master of Reality Sabotage Black Sabbath Paranoid Technical Ecstasy Never say Die. The first 6 albums are outstanding and hard to separate each album has strong appeal for me and was and still are very important to me. I spent a lot of time with my headphones on listening to BS in the '70s and still listen regularly today.A great band.

[@glennkirchens7970]

Id switch SBS and Sabotage. Other than that im with you brother.

[@jimmycampbell78]

My own ranking of these albums 1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 2. Sabotage 3. Master of Reality 4. Vol 4 5. Technical Ecstasy 6. Paranoid 7. Black Sabbath 8. Never Say Die The ones at the bottom I revisit the least and I have overplayed Paranoid, but frankly all these albums are great.

[@JCStorm76]

I’ve noticed over the last 5 years that Paranoid keeps getting slowly lower on a lot of peoples lists and Sabotage get higher which somewhat surprises me but each to their own. 1. Vol 4 2. Master Of Reality 3. Paranoid 4. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 5. Never Say Die 6. Technical Ecstasy 7. Sabotage 8. Black Sabbath

[@robertbaker5156]

A buzzing video Phil! I can’t resist this but these are my favourite Ozzy era albums:- 1-Black Sabbath 2-Paranoid 3-Vol.4 4-Sabotage 5-Sabbath Bloody Sabbath My favourite non Ozzy albums Heaven & Hell, Mob Rules, Born Again.

[@iancocks9408]

Yes, up to 83 is the length of the band to me. Occassional good albums after but not many

[@COLDMKULTRA]

Anyone wishing to get into Black Sabbath for the the first time should start with the first track on "Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath" I bought this when it came out ... way back when ! ... and I thought WTF is this ! ... Iomi's "devils triad notes" are still chilling to this very day.

[@xanadoooo]

Hi again Phil, I’ve just improved my box set (if that’s possible) Removed all the shrink, And put all the records in spincare clear resealable sleeves, including the poster and the back info sheet, and transferred the hype sticker on to said sleeve, now I can see what number box of the 3000 I have received, the only criticism I do have the spindle holes seem to be a bit small so need a bit of coaxing to get them on and off the turn table.

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

What a great idea ! Thank you for sharing- Phil :)

[@juanpagan9373]

I saw you on Pete Pardo's Sea Of Tranquility show and I was Amazed by how mush you knew. I very rarely relate to much you tube shows because nobody is near my age. That's way I like your show. Thank you for turning me on to this Box Set it would have slid right under the radar if I had not watched your show.

[@douglasweston126]

Hi Phil - thoroughly enjoyable review. My top 3 1. - Black Sabbath, 2. - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath & 3. - Vol 4. I am not a Sabbath completest I'm afraid, but I have a few of their albums. I do remember back in the day I was in a record shop in Stockport, I heard "Black Sabbath" over the shops sound system and those tolling church bells and then the riff -unforgettable. So their first album will always be No1 for me, that will never change !!. Cya Doug

[@Marco_Cadabra]

Great review, Phil! My box set should arrive the day after tomorrow, now the anticipation got even bigger. Although my ranking would be a bit different, I love the appreciation you give to all the albums.

[@trupax2210]

Your videos are so great Phil. So many good notes hit.

[@craigryan3069]

Great review as always Phil. Had all these albums for over 40 years and love them all. Picking favourites is very difficult, as hard as it must be for a parent to rank their children in the the same way! Dependent upon mood etc. mine vary from year to year. But if I had to decide, my first 4 would be the same as yours (although the order within that 4 vary over time). The remaining ones (at the moment) top to bottom are: Never Say Die!; Master Of Reality; Paranoid & Black Sabbath.

[@nebod1556]

Thank you Phil for this podcast and enjoyment you have been giving us...There are quite few music podcasts that i follow and yours is one of my favorites. The vast knowledge/experience on popular music including your patients, humility as well as it seems caring disposition shinning through. As I know that you listen all types of music it would be interesting if you can rank albums from some punk/new wave bands, for example the Damned, Ramones, XTC etc. or pub rock Dr Feelgood, ...or not sure whether you are into Black Metal (that becoming increasingly one of my favorite metal genre) to rank for example best of all time albums of Black Metal... Of course as an idea for future developments of the podcast. Keep carry on with the splendid podcast Phil...

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Thank you 🙏

[@Yarin4ever]

Love Technical Ecstasy! In my top 5 for sure

[@ianemery4355]

This has bought back memories when I bought the albums from 1974 when I could afford them! Wonderful stuff!

[@slobodanudarac5]

U just made me revisit Sabbath after 40 years! ❤

[@abdulbasheer2207]

Great episode. Awesome boxset too. My top 3 Sabbath albums are 3. Vol 4/ 2. Master of Reality/ and 1. Sabotage

[@MykeWinters]

Oh I would love this boxset. Black sabbath the Ozzy years on pic disc is one of my wants and they’ve done it, now I just have to be able to afford it, lol. The last Sabbath album on pic disc I bought was the RSD “Heaven and Hell” release, so glad I got that album, it is my favourite Sabbath album. My 7 are: Masters of Reality, Black Sabbath, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Vol 4, Paranoid, Never Say Die, Technical Ecstasy. Great upload btw 👍

[@deantaylor1512]

Hi Phil .. that is a lovely set .. actually better then I was expecting… glad to hear it got good sound quality.. I think you’ve managed to make this a sell out set … As for your album ranking .. well I actually really like Never Say Die … it’s probably the one I grab first if I just want a bit of Sabbath in the background… its a rock /pop/ jazz fusion that really works for me .. I liked it from the play …I have the rsd release as well and it’s a great package.. hope you do do a more in-depth review.. Enjoy your new box .. that’s something I would play more then I would care to admit …just watching those pictures spin ..🤪

[@747jono]

Great packaging. Some thought gone into this ❤

[@2010ditta]

They have worked wonders with the picture discs in that set. An amazing box set. Maybe they could have put a book in there too? Or would that be asking to much? All the best.

[@mvm5375]

Fantastic job! Thank you. You are very entertaining and well versed! Bless you.

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Thank you 🙏

[@darcyska]

What a fantastic boxset and review!

[@sjord67]

I was surprised Technical Ecstacy festured so highly, admittedly the remix shed new light on it for me, i love it now but previously the production was so "tinny" i couldn't listen to it for years.

[@deleteend666]

1st-paranoid 2nd-sabotage 3rd-sabbath bloody sabbath 4th-vol 4 5th-masters of reality 6th-black sabbath 7th-technical ecstasy 8th-never say die

[@markhowie6564]

With this and the Billy Bragg CD Box set you've cost me a few $$$ of late....and I thank you for it...was unsure about pulling the trigger on this but Rhino have 40% as part of a promo right now - just hope it makes it downunder intact...keep up the good work.

[@juanpagan9373]

I found it on the Rhino Records site for $163 including tax. And free shipping

[@iancocks9408]

That is the best thing I have ever seen haha. I can’t afford it so I will look at it on your excellent channel. To me the band existed on album until 1983 and after that is iommi and guests. My ranking 8.never say die, technical ecstasy, black sabbath, vol 4, sabotage, sabbath bloody sabbath, master of reality,1. paranoid. That was tough to put the order for the top 5 as I consider those ones all great albums. Warning and evil woman drops the debut slightly but the rest of it is great. Thought technical and never were not as good.

[@johndrx165]

I tend to go Master of Reality/Vol. 4, Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Technical Ecstasy, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath/Sabotage and almost tied Never Say Die. Slashes are relative ties. Love them all.

[@amarjitsinghdulay1890]

Hi Phil, back again to give you my angle on all things Sabbath. I loved your video and I can feel the passion you've got for Sabbath just as I have. If I had the money and I suppose I have, having to fork out whatever the cost is when I already own the original albums for all but Paranoid and Master Of Reality is something that I might feel slightly guilty about. Don't get me wrong I am inane about Sabbath, and like yourself I have all their Ozzy era albums and the first two Dio ones on vinyl, CD and some in their remastered and boxed versions. I just feel that I could be overdoing it with this purchase but looking at it, it does look very appealing. I would like to share with you my history with Sabbath. I assume I come from the same part of the country as you. I believe you are from Birmingham. Our Back Country cousins used to refer to us as the posh gits from Royal Leamington Spa but I like to think that we were just a little bit more refined than our bostin' but slightly neanderthal relatives from Brum. I hope you take that with the intended humour that we have displayed with our cousins for the most part of coming on fifty years. Just to let you know, my background is that I was born in Leam back in 1962 on the cusp of the Cuban Crisis and having survived that I suppose I should be able to take on anything life throws at me. My folks emigrated to the UK in the mid 50s, when Elvis was king, from the northern state of Punjab in India and lived out the entirety of their lives here with mom still doing so. So being of Indian Sikh heritage there weren't any from my cultural background who were engaged in this fraternisation with rock which in time have led onto metal, progressive rock, psychedelia and of lately Italian Prog and foremost my obsessiveness with Porcupine Tree and all Steven Wilson associated projects for the last twenty or so years. Anyway, how was I introduced to Sabbath? At the time I was vaguely familiar with the song Paranoid but hadn't really dug into their catalogue to know what they were all about. I had just started what was called the third years in secondary school and I had at the time already turned 14 and was already getting familiar with all sorts of rock acts from the 70s and even some from the 60s. I had got into the early Roxy Music and Hendrix through my older brother and had been introduced to the mighty Deep Purple in Rock and was still recuperating from that initiation. So, I believe it to be early March of 1977 when one of my classmates turned up with three Sabbath albums (Sabotage, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Technical Ecstasy) in their original release form and in immaculate condition alongside a taped cassette of their debut. Knowing that I was a certain rock aficionado he handed them over to me for free to keep. Feeling as if I needed to pay him back for this seemingly charitable gesture I lent him my copy of UFO's Phenomenon for him to relish the magic of Schenker. Tim, as I recall was not allowed to play nor keep the albums in his household as his parents were strict devout Christians from what denomination I'm not too certain. Its sad that people at the time made such blatant decisions on what they presumed was contained on the vinyl of said artists without investigating for themselves what all the hullabaloo was about. It was Tim's loss and my gain and as I recall when I first heard their first song from their debut album, I had instantaneously sold my soul to Sabbath. Having heard you waxing about Sabotage, I almost had a similar initiation but I had to wait until dad had gone to work before we could convert our living room into the mock stage at Reading festival. I still remember that bit at the beginning of the album where you can hear the engineer faffing around with something and you can hear the anticipated sound about to erupt from the speakers. Ours were Wharfdale at the time. But all those epic tracks from Sabotage are now fixed into my memory until the end of time. That raging metal intro to 'Symptoms' guitar and bass could be heard travelling the length of the living room floor with Bill awakening the neighbours at the bottom of our road with his furious flurries on his skins. My poor mom at least had the comfort of escaping to what we used to call the dining room for shelter from the fallout. These were old sturdy houses built before the war I believe and our hard of hearing neighbours rarely made any mention of any noise pollution. Between ourselves and our Leamington cousins two doors down we held most of our side of the road ransom to the Friday Night Show being aired as the All Week Night Show with Rock, Metal Punk, Reggae, Ska and a whole host commercial pop flaunted as a matter of fact. Kids hey! Its great seeing fellow fans airing their passion and it's amazing how these shared moments are so similar to us all from those golden times of youth and early adulthood. One of the main reason for putting pen to paper was also to share the fact that a few years back I had decided to put pen to paper in a real sense and write a book about my musical journey. I've actually written one about my Sabbath experience entwined with choice historical anecdotes of world events at the time and a few personal stories chucked into the mix. I made the arduous task of writing about one and every track from the Ozzy era, the first two Dio outputs and the first three solo Ozzy projects up to guitarist Jake E. Lee as well. Unfortunately I have not had the confidence to publish it even after having it proof read by a close colleague of mine who said it made good reading from a fan's perspective. It does also contain a few personal stories of people whose names I would have to change for anonymity. I intend to write 5 in all, time willing under the moniker of 'Thank You For The Music' and this book which I've written is called 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath', what else? To date I have started work on books 1 and 3, with book 3 near completion chronologizing my other favoured musos.It keeps me out of trouble now having just hit 61 and having retired from a lengthy career in teaching in Birmingham. Keep up the good work Phil and I hope you found my ramblings interesting.

[@alexd6181]

Great video as always Phil! hard to disagree with your list although Paranoid is my favourite, its the first song I learnt to play on guitar throughout so will always be special to me. 😃😃It must have been such a thrill to hear these songs as they came out

[@stanferraro4130]

Hello Phil, and thanks for the look at the box ( I don't think that I will purchase, I have several versions already) . I have been listening to this band since '72 when I was 16, and have loved everything . I tend to like the "heavier" stuff : "Master", Paranoid, Vol. 4, Sabotage, but they are all great albums !!! P.S. I just ordered "Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath" sweatpants from the store...hard to believe that its been 50 yrs since...carry on ....\m/

[@dwaynestjohn5324]

Bought this when it first came out. Great box set and they sound really good for picture disc and I love the poster.

[@amarjitsinghdulay1890]

oops I forgot my ranking? I find it too hard to rank they are all up there. The only one I know where it should be is Never Say Die at 8th place but I still like it.

[@joerocks7381]

Love this boxset, got mine yesterday. Got it for a decent price too 👍

[@davidgould3297]

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 1st. A masterpiece. Vol 4 2nd. Never Say Die 3rd. But really I love them all.

[@jogischulz2576]

Amazing Box set, a highlight for every collection ! 1970 I bought their first album shortly after publication, new sounds, since then I became a huge B S fan ! my ranking is simple, it goes by year of release because these albums accompanied my teenage years ! so thank you for showing and mention Ozzy's 75th Birthday, great he is alive, rock on Phil.

[@LuisDHern]

I need to stop watching your videos! 😂 I already have numerous versions on these albums, including the last vinyl boxset. I just pull the trigger again because of your raving review and because Rhino had it on sale for $150.00 plus free shipping. 🤘🏽

[@rolandpritchard1731]

Was only playing black sabbath. Never say die and technical ecstasy. Great band play them a lot when playing deep purple. Bands you will always love spinging.

[@xanadoooo]

Hi Phil, happy New, Year, I’ve been unsure whether to get this, like your self I have various copies of each album, but now you’ve said the sound quality of the picture disc’s is rather good, I’ve just ordered it, so I’m blaming you for unhealthy state of bank account 😂 by the way for a band who are supposedly in league with Satan, when I’ve seen them live I don’t know another front man who says God bless you all, so much, 😈

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

The band are all Christians, I think the biggest clue was the song After Forever from Master of Reality. Hope you like the box set! Phil :)

[@bryanjordan4262]

Great stuff as usual Phil! I love watching Sabbath videos. A pity you didn’t talk about the ‘Never Say Die’ individual tracks like you did with the others. Like yourself, my rankings change constantly, bar no.1 - the Mighty ‘Sabotage’ 🤘

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Hi Bryan, never fear, I have a whole separate video planned for Never Say Die ! Phil :)

[@bryanjordan4262]

⁠Ah! Nice one, looking forward to that! 👍

[@iancocks9408]

That will be very interesting to hear about that to me unfocussed album

[@brucybabyy7355]

looks nice i was interested till i heard it was picture disks.

[@KoolKatDave]

The cost is astounding, too!

[@erniekoss5425]

1. Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath 2. Paranoid 3, Master of Reality

[@Mikesmallfanclub]

Hi Phil, another great review looks like a fantastic box set but can I afford it 🤔 I’ll add it to my Christmas list and hope Santa thinks I’ve been a good boy this year and it ends up under the tree 🤞best wishes Phil keep up the good work.

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Thank you - Phil :)

[@MrHankulley]

Would have loved to have it... on CD...

[@tomojay28]

For this box set, it seems like they missed an opportunity to include a nice coffee table style book that collects all the Super Deluxe books together in one place; as you've said on your Jethro Tull series, people would be willing to buy those in-depth books as a stand-alone purchase; I guess since there's no Never Say Die or Sabbath Bloody Sabbath deluxe editions (yet?) they didn't consider it.

[@mraor5295]

Magic box set. Awesome review. Bought the US version because it was avtually made for North America and in 4000 copies. It is still only released in 4000 copies in the US. But i guess pressure from the band or the fans there is the Europe version in 3000 copies. So it is now in a total of 7000 copies. The cool would have been in 6666 copies. Keep up the good work.

[@DamageCase91]

For me, right now, of the original Ozzy era: 1. Sabotage 2. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 3. Master of Reality 4. Snowblind/Vol. 4 5. Technical Ecstasy 6. Paranoid 7. Never Say Die 8. Black Sabbath Yes, I’m at a stage where I know the first album shouldn’t be last, but that early dirge jam of “The Warning” drags it out at the end. I love jams and extended instrumentals (Dead, Krimson, Yes, Genesis, Floyd, Opeth, Miles Davis, etc.) but it just falls flat the longer it goes for me.

[@irishflink7324]

My favorite album with Black Sabbath is Vol.4

[@jonjackson5372]

My ranking is a bit unique: 1. Vol 4 2. Sabotage 3. SBS 4. Black Sabbath 5. Master of Reality 6. Never Say Die 7. Technical Ecstasy 8. Paranoid

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

All the best rankings are! Excellent 👍

[@valcas518]

My top 3: 1. Vol.4 2. Master of reality 3. Paranoid

[@Green-Olle]

Which number did you get on your BMG box? Mine is 1021 🤘

[@timjonesvideos]

Looks wonderful, though my Mummy doesn't let me put up heavy metal posters. Please do cover that Tony Martin era box set if it ever happens.

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

I certainly will ! Let’s hope the Tony Martin Box Set is next - Phil

[@carlosdanger6129]

I wish they would reissue all the Glenn Hughes, Ian Gillan and Tony Martin albums.. they resissued the Ozzy / Dio albums too many times.

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

I hope so as well !

[@ScottyKirk1]

I've been hearing about the Tony Martin remastered box set for two years! I'm still waiting! Maybe 2024 will be nice to us fans! 😅

[@deantaylor1512]

@@ScottyKirk1your in luck… hope you’ve saved your pocket money.. only a few weeks to go …

[@mikekeeler6362]

​@@ScottyKirk1other Tony Martin album comes out this month the box set

[@mikekeeler6362]

Just another product to make money off of their Cash Cow they have the 10-year Wars set a few years back basically the same thing

[@tomojay28]

Despite ranking the album last, I'm glad you mentioned some positive notes about Never Say Die (proggy; courageous); there's plenty there to sink your teeth into both in terms of classic riffs & fresh (if ill-advised) ideas; for me its on par with Technical Ecstasy though doesn't contain a bonafide classic like Dirty Women; I guess the keyboards/piano are a bit polarizing and a couple of tracks are unrefined; a lot of reviews scoff at Breakout & its horns, but I think it works fine if you consider it as no more than an "intro" to Swinging the Chain (maybe they should put the two tracks together like they did with earlier albums); if the lyrics of You Won't Change Me & War Pigs resonate with you, I think those of Over To You might do the same.

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Thank you for your insightful comment. I will be doing a separate feature on Never Say Die in the new year. Phil

[@normanmacfarlane6724]

What a beautiful box set. I have several picture discs but my experience with them is that there are flaws on the pressing. In my opinion beautiful to look at but kinda impractical.

[@ScottyKirk1]

Most of the old pic discs have more surface noise than the regular vinyl releases. I'm interested to find out if the pressing technology has improved.

[@747jono]

A Chris Alo SOT essential purchase me thinks

[@donnydarko2100]

A lovely collection. But, having all the albums already ( except Never Say Die - which is awful, in my view ) and the super deluxe editions, do I really want, nay, afford to ( over £200!! ) buy them all again? For me it's a reluctant, no. If money was no object, I might consider it. But it's vinyl which is not for me - as it is always more expensive. And so cumbersome to store. It's only one advantage is the audio quality. I really like the group, but blind devotion, which it is to me, doesn't negate the outlay of money for a pensioner, like me. Good stuff as usual Phil.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

I met the missus back in 1991 over a rock jukebox in a rock pub, she's always been a "rock chick". I got to about the age of 30 telling everyone that Ozzy Sabbath was rubbish compared to Dio Sabbath - I think I'd only ever listened to Paranoid and Iron Man by Ozzy Sabbath - oh, I think I had the Never Say Die single somewhere also, I quite liked that. One day, soon after we met, I was winding her up about the very same thing of Dio being better than Ozzy (she'd always disagreed with me on the topic) and she sat me down telling me I needed to listed to Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - at which point she got the vinyl LP out and stuck it on the turntable. I must admit that I sat there quite enjoying the first three tracks - then Sabbra Cadabra came on and I ended up just looking at her agog and completely speechless - what a fecking amazing piece of music that is, I actually had shivers down my spine (and still do) when the piano bit comes in towards the end. So, yes, I was a late comer to Ozzy Sabbath but Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is my favourite - but I like all the others too, even Never Say Die. It's a nice box set, by the way. Picture discs aren't my thing but it's lovely set for the true Sabbath collector. Thanks for the review.

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Hi Terry, what an amazing story and your good wife certainly has good taste! Phil :)

[@rogercardenas111]

You have a unique voice. It would be perfect for radio.

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Thank you so much for such an encouraging comment! Phil :)

[@StevieBluenoseScott]

Wow!

[@user-xy8df8in7k]

Love your channel Phil! It's my 50th birthday 😢 next week and friends n family keep asking me what I want , do you recommend owt as we are 99% same tastes in music ?

[@newavatar2947]

I turned 50 in May. It's not as scary as I thought it would be. Rock keeps us Young! Happy Birthday!

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

The new Camel box set would be my first choice

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Only 50! - you are but a mere youngster, I am 64 - music does keep us young - Phil :)

[@user-xy8df8in7k]

@newavatar2947 thank you 😊! Long live rock !

[@user-xy8df8in7k]

@@NowSpinningMagazine thank you ! Mum n dad got me into this whole genre with master of reality about 1986 , never looked back, feels great to be in that great rock community. Long may it last

[@oliverl.5834]

My ranking: I never owned "Never Say Die" and don't really know it. So it's not in my list. 7. Technical Ecstasy: I know it the least. I only got it when the Super Deluxe Box came out a year ago. Right now I'd say that it won't turn over any of the others. We'll see. 6. Vol. 4: It's fine. Never warmed up to much to it for some reason. If TE gets bumped up in the future it's because I'm a bit lukewarm on this one. 5. Black Sabbath: Very cool, iconic and important. But it was "just" a start. 4. Paranoid: My first Ozzy-Sabbath-Album. Listened to it a ton. Back in the day it would've been on Number 1 but the next 3 just toppled it. 3. Master of Reality: Instantly became my favorite when I orginally bought it. But then I bought ... 2. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: and .. 1. Sabotage: Those might switch places at any given day. I totally agree that they are a bit proggy. "Sabotage" might be the one that's a bit less accessible, I guess. But that's part of it's appeal for me and why it's in the Top most times.

[@rocketrod1444]

What did you think when you first opened Phil ? What is this that stands before me ? lol ...... outrageous box set .

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Haha 😛 excellent 👍

[@aamerhadikhan6255]

SBS is part of my DNA by now

[@747jono]

Its pricey Phil but seems well worth it, curse of the collector 😂lol. Think this is picture disc only.

[@jamesw4895]

Oh great! Now you will have too keep the packing box, more storage needed.

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

There is that! Phil :)

[@MrZenkman]

How would you compare this box set, in sound quality, to the Ten Year War box set? Thanks.

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Sorry I don’t have that one

[@malcshone4409]

We can all argue the toss about ranking their albums but we’re probably all agreed on which finishes last! I would say, however, that I always felt that “ SBS” sounded a lot less loud / powerful than all of its predecessor’s, maybe due to the complex sound arrangements or mixing . Actually, if you play Vol4 then SNS then Sabotage in sequence at identical volume settings, you’ll see what I mean. Hopefully.

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Thank you for the tip! I’ll give that a go - Phil :)

[@pgreed100]

Dear Phil, Are you keeping the outer box? in years to come it might be a collector's item! But space for most of us is at a premium so I guess it will go in the recycling bin! Best wishes, Paul

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

I have pondered this for a few days and it’s going in the loft! It’s a box with Sabbath on it, I can’t put it in the recycling bin! Phil :)

[@dhux496]

Good ranking, but if you include the album 13, what number will it be?

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

13 would be in 9th position for me.

[@dhux496]

@@NowSpinningMagazineI would also rank it in number 9, because of Bill Ward not being a part of it

[@robfulton1307]

I was shocked to hear you say the pic disc of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath sounds better than the original LP. Pic discs are notoriously horrible sounding but I was tempted to buy this after your review. Do the pic discs have a sort of swoosh sound between tracks like on all pic discs?

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Hi Rob, I was shocked myself as picture discs are always terrible but these are like a standard record. The Uriah Heep picture discs were the same. Phil

[@flaviopitanga65]

All my picture discs have surface noises 😢

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Out of interest how old are they? All of my old ones from the 70s and 80s were awful. These and the Uriah Heep discs are excellent. I presume the technology has improved a great dela over the years. Phil

[@jimmypage2843]

Phil you kept saying top 7 making me think you would skip Never Say Die altogether. 😂 But how about our Villa? Suck it Man City! UTFV!

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Incredible match! I think I almost forgot Never Say Die, which is unfair and I will be doing a separate video on that in the new year. Phil

[@BeelzebubLXXV]

Love your videos. Nice enough the box itself but pic disc's doesn't sound very good.

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

These actually sound amazing 🤩

[@TheChadTI]

Back in the day I would worry about a neighbor stealing it (the box being marked). The demographics have changed so much here in America now, no one would know what it means (or care) 😅

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

True ! Phil :)

[@timothyowens8141]

How much is Hand of Doom picture disc

[@sturmgewehr70]

Interesting to see your copy has the hype sticker, while another reviewer’s copy didn’t. I would assume they should all be packaged the same?

[@sturmgewehr70]

After further investigation, the U.S./Canadian release of this set is from Rhino/Warner, while the European release is on BMG. The European release has the hype while the North American release doesn’t. As I prefer BMG over Rhino, I paid extra for overseas shipping to the US and purchased the version you showcased. I’m really looking forward to its arrival!🤘

[@user-hl7pt2my2k]

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[@oliverl.5834]

Eight, not seven Albums. ;)

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Thank you, I have no idea why I said seven! I will change the text in the description and see what I can do with the video! Phil :)

[@oliverl.5834]

@@NowSpinningMagazine Don't worry too much about it. These things happen. 🤘 It's still a great show.

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

Thank you - Phil :)

[@oliverl.5834]

I don't like this packaging. If the post guy is a Sabbath-Fan he might steal it. 😮

[@brewt1mer]

Picture discs are a big no no for me as they sound awful in my experience..it is a nice looking collectable set though.

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

I would usually agree 100% but these and the recent discs from Uriah Heep have been exceptional. I presume the way these pictures discs are put together has changed from the 70s / 80s ?

[@brewt1mer]

@@NowSpinningMagazineit does make a very welcome change

[@neilbower9052]

I'd be able to buy 3 box sets with the money you paid for that, one of them being the new Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes one. Side one of the Never Say Die album is pretty damn good. The best tracks on the album. I can remember seeing Sabbath do Never Say Die on TotPs

[@NowSpinningMagazine]

The Mott set is superb - I am reviewing that soon - Phil