I have just begun my new DVD collection of Black Sabbath playing in concert. Again I intend to only own the best in picture and sound quality.
DVD's
I have yet to create artwork for the following Black Sabbath DVD's:
Canada 1994 - Cross Purposes Tour
2 Camera - 1997 Reunion show that features Mike Bordin on drums.
1998 - Olso Reunion Show, very good audience cam
2004 - Halford with Sabbath (Black Priest!)
2005 - Dortmund, Germany
2005 - Download, UK (2 viewable camera angles)
An A- quality of Black Sabbath performing in concert in Paris 1970. Possibly the best you'll ever see the early line-up in action and contains some slightly alternative lyrics to old classic songs. This concert was professionally shot and has been taken from the ITV broadcast shown in the 1980's. DVD Region 0 - NTSC.
Such a shame we only have a mere 5 songs on this great look at Sabbath playing at their live peak in the mid-70's. Unfortunately this B- rated DVD isn't of the best quality, but then there's not much footage from this time so we shouldn't really complain! Maybe one day we will get the full show officially released. DVD Region 0 - NTSC.
A superb edit thanks to having no Blue Oyster Cult breaking up the Sabbath performance. Early pro-shot footage of an A rated show on the Heaven And Hell tour. Short but essential! DVD Region 0 - NTSC.
An audience shot concert from right hand side balcony. While its a great view of the stage it is poor quality footage - really due to its age, and rates as a D. However it is hard to find other footage from the first Dio era and is a good collectors item. DVD Region 0 - NTSC.
MEGA Rare footage of Ian Gillan singing in his short stint with Black Sabbath. On this DVD we get a great selection of live and promo video footage. While the quality overall of this DVD I can only rate at B-, I can not rate this high enough due to it's rarity! The main feature is the only known full footage of a concert (Children Of The Grave suffers a slight cut the beginning) and is taken from a tripod camera on the rear balcony and shows a clear view of the full stage. DVD Region 0 - NTSC.
With only nine shows played with Glenn as singer, we are lucky to have any footage of him in action. This shows he was a good singer struggling with ill health who just cant make those notes. A good side stage audience shot show that has a huge rarity factor and rates as a C for quality. DVD Region 0 - NTSC.
I believe that Sabbath missed out on a great singer when Ray Gillen left and all we have is a handful of live shows and the rare Eternal Idol album with his complete vocals. This is a good C rated audience show from a talent that good have excelled within Sabbath. DVD Region 0 - NTSC.
The excellent Tony Martin soon put our worries to ease when he replaced Ray Gillen and Sabbath produced their strongest album in the late 80's. The tour was short and footage is hard to find so we are grateful of this C- audience shot show that lets us into the beginning of the Martin era. DVD Region 0 - NTSC.
An audience shot from the Headless Cross tour in USA. The tour features one of the strongest Sabbath line-ups in the 80's and it shows as they hit the road on the back of the excellent album from 1989. This concert is rated as a C quality for a good audience show. DVD Region 0 - NTSC.
Another great audience shot from the Headless Cross tour.. This is a high B rated show with a clear view of the stage from the balcony. DVD Region 0 - NTSC.
An A- pro shot film of Black Sabbath performing at the afternoon show of the series of 10 day concerts in Moscow from 1989. Both the Moscow DVD's are excellent and showcase how powerful the Headless Cross line up was. DVD Region 0 - PAL.
An A quality film of Black Sabbath performing at the evening show of the series of 10 day concerts in Moscow from 1989. This is a great performance and has Iommi's playing featuring heavily in the concert footage. This concert was professionally shot. DVD Region 0 - NTSC.
An audience shot concert that has a decent view of the stage from a raised floor view. Some rarely played songs on this DVD which rates as a C for an audience film. DVD Region 0 - NTSC.
A hot sweaty night in Rio and thankfully a pro shot crew is on hand to capture the reformed classic Sabbath line up with Dio. Although this is pro shot it is degraded due to its generation travels and does suffer some bad sound, slightly fuzzy picture and a few drop outs. However to get a pro off this tour is great and I still rate this as a B recording. DVD Region 0 - PAL.
A superb audience shot show from a balcony, this is a great B rated performance of the powerful Dehumanizer tour, which may be the last chance we get to see the majesty of Dio alongside Iommi. This is from the New York gig at the Beacon Theater. DVD Region 0 - PAL
Another chance to see why I rate the Dehumanizer lineup as one of Sabbath's best. Can you really go wrong with Dio singing and Iommi on guitar! This is another superb audience shot show which is a great B rated DVD. DVD Region 0 - NTSC.
With Dio refusing to support Ozzy on his farewell night, Rob Halford of Judas Priest stepped up and took over for 2 shows in Costa Mesa in 1992. This is the second night of the concerts and is a good B rated audience shot recording that also includes the Black Sabbath reunion with Ozzy for 4 songs at the end of the night. DVD Region 0 - NTSC.
An A+ rated, professionally shot concert from the excellent Cross Purposes line-up of Black Sabbath. This concert was originally released as a double video/CD package but has been unavailable for years. A newly released version only contained 9 songs. This is the full complete show with the extra 3 songs that were missing from the CD version of the concert. DVD Region 0 - NTSC.
Professionally shot concert from the end of the Cross Purposes tour but this time featuring Bill Ward!. This concert was filmed in Chile, South America. The audio does suffer from a soundman wearing boxing gloves but the visuals are excellent in this highly rated B show. DVD Region 0 - NTSC.
Another great professionally filmed concert. This one is highly rated as an A quality. On the final leg of the Forbidden Tour in 1995, this was filmed at Malta and has a great setlist with the band on top form. Unique in that Geoff Nicholls can be seen on stage playing keyboards and rhythm guitar. DVD Region 0 - NTSC.
This concert is highly rated as an A quality. Forbidden Tour in 1995, hits Sweden and we get this great audience shot show. DVD Region 0 - PAL.
A truly amazing audience shot show. This cameraman is a dedicated fan, knowing when and who to zoom in on during the set. Amazing sound also on this A++ rated show - my highest mark for an audience ever! I feel this beats the official release The Last Supper as it was cut to bits with the interviews in the middle of songs - here we see the full set in all its glory! DVD Region 0 - NTSC.
Another A rated audience shot show from the 1999 Reunion tour. Taken from a balcony on the left side of the stage, this angle favours Ozzy and Tony and also includes Tomorrows Dream in the setlist. DVD Region 0 - PAL
So far the only DVD to exist of the 2004 Black Sabbath headlining Ozzfest tour. Ozzy hasnt sung this well in years and Iommi is pure powerful force in this great A rated audience shot show. DVD Region 0 - NTSC
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