From Loudersound.
Black Sabbath‘s Geezer Butler will publish his autobiography Into The Void – From Birth to Black Sabbath – and Beyond in June.
Sabbath’s bassist, co-founder and chief lyricist announced that he working on a memoir in 2021, telling Cleveland.com, “when my parents died, I always wished I’d asked them a lot more things than I knew about… So, I started writing a memoir for my grandkids to read, and that’s been fun going through stuff – old times and growing up in Birmingham and all that.”
The book has now been given a publication date, June 8, by publishers HarperCollins. Announcing the title, HarperCollins say: “With over 70 million records sold, heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath are one of the most influential bands of all time. From the very beginning, Geezer Butler was at the heart of their success. He named the group, provided the bass behind their distinctive sound and wrote the lyrics that resonated so powerfully with fans around the world.
At long last, Geezer is ready to tell his side of the Sabbath story, from early days as a scrappy blues quartet through to the many lineup changes, the record-breaking tours and the international hell-raising with Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward.
Featuring Geezer’s candid reflections on his working-class childhood in Luftwaffe-battered Birmingham, his almost-life as an accountant and his fascination with horror, religion and the occult, Into the Void reveals the softer side of the heavy metal legend, while holding nothing back.
Like Geezer’s bass lines and the story of Black Sabbath themselves, Into the Void is original, dramatic and one hell of a ride.”
Into the Void will be the third memoir written by a member of Black Sabbath’s classic line-up: original line-up. Ozzy Osbourne’s I Am Ozzy was published in 2009, and Tony Iommi’s Iron Man: My Journey through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath was published in 2011.
Into The Void is now available to pre-order.
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- Black Sabbath - Mob Rules - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.50, €30.25 (New Item) (arrived 20-Dec-2024 18:00)on December 21, 2024 at 9:13 am
BLACK SABBATH Mob Rules (1985 UK issue of the 1981 9-track LP, the second to feature Ronnie James Dio on vocals & first with Vinny Appice on drums. Comes housed in a picture sleeve featuring the Greg Hildebrandt modified 'Dream 1: Crucifiers'artwork with the Priceless series sticker attached. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl appears barely played PRICE77)
- Black Sabbath - Sabotage - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.20, €24.20 (New Item) (arrived 16-Dec-2024 11:12)on December 21, 2024 at 9:13 am
BLACK SABBATH Sabotage (1982 UK Nems label issue of the 1975 8-track vinyl LP, their sixth studio album. The glossy picture sleeve featuring the 'mirror' artwork and has some edge scuffing while the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with few signs of play and storage NEL6018)
- Black Sabbath - Paranoid - UK - 7" vinyl - £15.00, $18.90, €18.15 (New Item) (arrived 12-Dec-2024 18:00)on December 21, 2024 at 9:13 am
BLACK SABBATH Paranoid (1980 UK solid centre issue of the classic 1970 7" vinyl single, also including Snowblind, housed in a card picture sleeve, The sleeve displays only general wear and the vinyl shows light signs of play BSS101)
- Black Sabbath - Vol. 4 - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £350.00, $441.00, €423.50 (New Item) (arrived 13-Dec-2024 09:11)on December 21, 2024 at 9:13 am
BLACK SABBATH Vol. 4 (Rare 1972 UK first press 10-track LP on the small 'swirl' label without 'Made In England' text, matt gatefold picture sleeve with integral four page colour photo booklet, 'VO Price Code' lettering on reverse and no track times inside. By 1972 the swirl inner was no longer being used, instead a poly lined white sleeve was used printed with 'Plastic Bags Can Be Dangerous' . The sleeve shows light general wear leaving it Excellent and the vinyl has just a light hairline scuff to Side one & remains in Excellent condition. Recommended)
- Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath - 2nd - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £125.00, $157.50, €151.25 (New Item) (arrived 13-Dec-2024 13:21)on December 21, 2024 at 9:13 am
BLACK SABBATH Black Sabbath (1970 UK second issue 7-track Stereo LP on the Vertigo label with a large 'swirl' logo at the top and Vertigo text below the artist name at the bottom, including the single Evil Woman. The classic Keef designed mattgatefold picture sleeve is printed with the corrected 'Copyright subsists in all Vertigo recordings…' inside and has the band member and production credits all in capital letters, complete with poly-lined swirl inner. A very respectable copy at an advantageous price VO6) See'More Info' for further details ... #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
Is it possible to get a copy (cd or lp) of Black Sabbath Beggars Banquet 1971 on Zodiac (316) ? Just wondering.