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.
Explore eil.com & 991.com sister – the world’s best online store for rare, collectable & out of print Vinyl Records, CDs & Music memorabilia since 1987.
EIL.COM Favourite Music Update Rare CDs, CD Singles, Rare Records, Vinyl Records, Albums and Music
- Black Sabbath - Mob Rules - 1st - Misprinted Label - French - vinyl LP - £95.00, $118.75, €110.20 (New Item) (arrived 25-Apr-2024 16:47)on April 26, 2024 at 4:39 am
BLACK SABBATH Mob Rules (1981 First French pressed edition 9-track vinyl LP with TWO mis-spellings on the Side One black & silver 'spaceship' labels ['Bulter' instead of Butler and Track 5 is listed as 'Mob Brules' rather than Mob Rules'], later corrected & repressed - Their tenth studio album, the second to feature Ronnie James Dio on vocals and the first with Vinny Appice on drums. The glossy picture sleeve displays minimal wear and the vinyl shows very little evidence of play)
- Black Sabbath - Vol. 4 - Dutch - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.25, €29.00 (New Item) (arrived 10-Apr-2024 16:36)on April 26, 2024 at 4:39 am
BLACK SABBATH Vol. 4 (1976 Dutch Nems label issue of the 1972 10-track LP with black & white labels design without any mention of place of manufacture, including Wheels Of Confusion, Tomorrow's Dream, Changes & Supernaut, housed in a gatefoldpicture sleeve with 'Printed In Holland' inside. The sleeve has some noticable general wear mostly on the edges whilst the vinyl remains excellent with light signs of play NEL6005)
- Black Sabbath - Sabotage - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £175.00, $218.75, €203.00 (Back In Stock) (arrived 06-Mar-2024 11:27)on April 26, 2024 at 4:39 am
BLACK SABBATH Sabotage (Rare 1975 UK first issue 9-track vinyl LP with 'Nems Records & Tapes' logo and catalogue number '9119 001', their sixth studio album was recorded in the midst of a legal battle with their former manager Patrick Meehan andwas co-produced by guitarist Tony Iommi with Mike Butcher; including the uncredited album closer 'Blow On A Jug'. The textured picture sleeve has the same catalogue number printed on the spine & the back and shows some light edge scuffing visible whilst the vinyl is in wonderful condition showing minimal signs of play!)
- Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell - UK - vinyl LP - £195.00, $243.75, €226.20 (New Item) (arrived 13-Mar-2024 12:19)on April 26, 2024 at 4:39 am
BLACK SABBATH Heaven And Hell (Archive quality 1980 UK first issue 8-track vinyl LP, a return to form for Sabbath despite Ozzy's departure, with the former Elf and Rainbow singer Ronnie James Dio proving a worthy replacement, housed in the glossy picture sleeve with an illustration of the four-piece on the back. The sleeve displays just a little light wear whilst the vinyl remains Near Mint, with no need to upgrade!)
- Black Sabbath - Greatest Hits - Smooth Sleeve - UK - vinyl LP - £30.00, $37.50, €34.80 (New Item) (arrived 13-Mar-2024 12:22)on April 26, 2024 at 4:39 am
BLACK SABBATH Greatest Hits (1977 UK 10-track vinyl LP featuring a compilation of their classic hits including Paranoid, Changes and Sweet Leaf, smooth picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear whilst the vinyl shows just light signsof play NEL6009)
Is it possible to get a copy (cd or lp) of Black Sabbath Beggars Banquet 1971 on Zodiac (316) ? Just wondering.