From the NME.
The guitarist was speaking to GibsonTV last month in a lengthy interview which covered his life and career in Black Sabbath, who bowed out for good in 2017.
Iommi recalled in the interview how Black Sabbath went about finding a new vocalist following the departure of the late Ronnie James Dio in November 1982.
“I phoned David Coverdale up, and he said, ‘Oh, I just got this band together, Whitesnake. Why didn’t you phone me before?’” Iommi said (46:00 in the below interview).
“I said: ‘Because [Dio] hadn’t left before; it’s happened now.’”
“It just went on a bit, and we couldn’t decide.”
Black Sabbath eventually hired Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan, who recorded the 1983 album ‘Born Again’ before leaving the band.
Bolton’s apparent audition has become part of the band’s folklore, but the soft-rock singer dismissed it as just “a rumour” in a 2014 interview.
“That rumour about me auditioning for Black Sabbath was only a rumour,” Bolton told The Echo in 2014. “I don’t know how on Earth it started.”
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- Black Sabbath - 3CD Originaux - French - 3-CD set - £30.00, $32.40, €33.60 (New Item) (arrived 28-Sep-2022 16:02)on September 29, 2022 at 5:51 am
BLACK SABBATH 3CD Originaux (2009 French exclusive limited edition 24-track Triple CD set, featuring the albums Black Sabbath, Paranoid and Master Of Reality. Each album in their own jewel case with picture sleeve & back inlay, and housed in a unique card slipcase. This example remains factory sealed from new)
- Black Sabbath - The Eternal Idol - Gold Promo Stamped - UK - vinyl LP - Promo - £40.00, $43.20, €44.80 (New Item) (arrived 23-Sep-2022 13:49)on September 29, 2022 at 5:51 am
BLACK SABBATH The Eternal Idol (1987 UK 9-track vinyl LP, the thirteenth studio album from the iconic metal band and is the first to feature vocalist Tony Martin. Complete with the lyric printed inner, the picture sleeve has a gold promo stamp on the back while the vinyl looks barely played VERH51)
- Black Sabbath - Turn Up The Night - UK - 7" picture disc - £15.00, $16.20, €16.80 (New Item) (arrived 20-Sep-2022 12:43)on September 29, 2022 at 5:51 am
BLACK SABBATH Turn Up The Night (1981 UK limited edition 7" Picture Disc single, also including Lonely Is The Word SABP6)
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BLACK SABBATH Turn Up The Night (1981 UK injection moulded 7"single, also includes Lonely Is The Word. The picture sleeve shows some ringwear and wear along the opening edge and the vinyl is in excellent condition with only light signs of play SAB6)
- Black Sabbath - Neon Knights + Sleeve - UK - 7" vinyl - £15.00, $16.20, €16.80 (New Item) (arrived 20-Sep-2022 12:56)on September 29, 2022 at 5:51 am
BLACK SABBATH Neon Knights (1980 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including a live recording of Children Of The Sea. The paper picture sleeve displays some light wear and the vinyl is Excellent with only light signs of play SAB3)
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