Black Sabbath to release Tony Martin era Box Set

The man himself told so in an interview to Full Metal Jackie

Tony Iommi Plans to Release Tony Martin Era Black Sabbath Box Set

If that is not great news what is?? I just NEED Headless Cross. One of the most amazing Black Sabbath albums truly underrated IMHO.

 

Even more interesting, is a possibly of the vaults opening for the classic era:

I've got a lot of lots and lots and lots of recordings of stuff we've done in the past that's never seen the light of day. I'd like to sort some of that out and put that on some of the albums. We are gradually going through these box sets and then there will be a Tony Martin [era] box set at some point coming out and stuff with Ian Gillan maybe. So, yes, there'll be other songs added, but it's never been used for anything.



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It's being discussed in this thread, so hopefully the mods will join them:

Tony Iommi remixing Black Sabbath's "Forbidden"

 

My favourite era of Sabbath. Tony Martin is great although I don't know if I need a new set of the same albums. The originals will do, I think.

 

I'll believe it when i have it in my hands....

i remember him saying he was going to do a big box set type thing with Brian May and include a bunch of unused riffs and bits of music
and release that too. and i think there was supposed to be something with the Born Again era as well, and he has unreleased stuff from
his IOMMI solo album that he said he'd put out at some point....and years ago, there was supposedly a bunch of stuff from the Dio era's first two album
that they claimed were great and never came out....same with the Dehumanizer era too....or his album he did with Lita Ford....

i hope it does happen, but i'm not holding my breath. i remember him saying once that they'd do a deluxe version for EVERY Sabbath album, then at one
point said that there wasn't enough stuff to do deluxe editions for some of the albums....one of them being Vol. 4, and now that did happen....so yeah, it's
hard to really trust what he says even.

 

A nice and complete set, properly mastered (by Andy Pearce maybe ???) and with interesting (!!!) bonustracks would be really great !!!

 

Any date for release?

 

I have always dug the Tony Martin records, if anything they suffer from the late 80’s production style, a bit thin. I listen to them and think they would be better with more bass, would give it more balls. Iommi’s playing is excellent and Tony Martin was a fine vocalist.
I’m an all eras Sabbath fan, sure I love the 70’s material far more but certainly enjoy throwing on TYR and cross Purposes every once in a while.

I also dig the Iommi solo record and the two with Glen Hughes.

I can certainly understand those who say Ozzy Only but they are limiting themselves to never gaining an appreciation for Tony I as a quite varied musician

Sly Stone said it best, different strokes for different folks

 

Tony Martin's solo albums are well worth a listen. Scream, from 1995, is particularly good, if not necessarily very Sabbath in style. Still rocks though.

He's got a new one - Thorns - due out soon.

 

Finally! Hope the individual vinyl will also be made available. Looking forward to this.

 

I guess that this is a reminder that I need to listen to this album again. I don't listen to anything after Born Again.

 

Take my money. Hopefully it also includes Cross Purposes Live. I’ve never had that one.

 

those weren't meant to be Black Sabbath albums in the first place. Tony wanted to put them out as solo projects under his own name but the record company insisted that they carry the Sabbath banner to help insure album sales.

whatever one's allegiance to the original lineup and/or post-Ozzy era, we have Tony Iommi playing his ass off and that's good enough for me ─ call it what you want to.

 

Would be good if they were. I don’t think this is top tier Sabbath but they are worth hearing.

 

This may very well be quite good. I have to say, the only one of these I have is the Deluxe Edition of The Eternal Idol and some of it is stunning--Tony Iommi certainly wasn't short of quality material or riffs. Though the Ray Gillen tracks are good (and are the reason I bought it), Tony Martin is impressive, coming in to right the ship at the eleventh hour--not an easy gig. He sounds great.

 

My favorite version of Into The Void is on Cross Purposes Live

 

Damn. I need to hear that album.

 

Terrible singing!!!

 

This could be interesting.
I don't know much about the Martin era, but Tyr is an excellent album.

 

I like Tyr. A few great tracks, but this song is so bad... incl. the clip. My rating of Tyr is 7/10

 

Exactly. Every year or two it seems he says something about them, we all wait with baited breath--and then nothing happens ha. I will purchase whatever comes out, because I love the albums. I already own the CDs, so I hope whenever they are reissued, there will be bonus stuff (or will include Cross Purposes Live). But at this point, I just want it to be known the audience is there and will do my part and buy whatever gets released.

I don't think they are better (though it is hard as hell for me to do any sort of ranking, it would have to include an album from every vocalist in the top), but I agree, it's his loss. It's hard for me to imagine listening to a band who released at least 6, and maybe 7 or 8 depending on your tastes, of the most essential slabs of metal, and not thinking the other guys involved could still do some fantastic stuff without the original singer.

Ozzy rules! But so does Tony Iommi! (not to mention Geezer, Bill, Hughes, RJD, Martin, et al.)

 

Maybe a track or two with Jeff Fenholt singing will finally see a legit release. Not bad, though not great. Tony Martin was the better choice.

 

Feels like a slower, sludgy kind of version in the beginning and I agree. Once it turns up, also good. The vocals are powerful, not screaming and well heard.

 

There is just such a groove between Tony, Geezer and Bobby Rondinelli that I think is unmatched by other eras.

 

Comparing Bobby Rondinelli to Bill Ward is crazy. He is an average drummer... I have seen this guy with Rainbow a few times.