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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 - Paranoid - Dutch - vinyl LP - £25.00, $33.25, €29.25 (New Item) (arrived 11-Apr-2025 16:21)on April 18, 2025 at 2:04 pm
BLACK SABBATH Paranoid (1976 Dutch NEMS issue of the 1970 8-track LP, housed in a matte gatefold picture sleeve with 'Printed & made by Almere Printing bv, Holland' print on the inside right panel. The sleeve shows some notable edgewear and a small bump to the opening side whilst the vinyl is clean & grades EX/EX- with just faint paper scuffs not affecting play NEL6003) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality - Laminated Sleeve Printed in England - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $26.60, €23.40 (Back In Stock) (arrived 05-Apr-2025 16:00)on April 18, 2025 at 2:04 pm
BLACK SABBATH Master Of Reality (1976 UK NEMS 8-track vinyl LP, issued in a laminated sleeve slightly different to other editions & printed in England by James Upton Ltd, featuring the title printed as an outline rather than grey-filled. The sleeve shows some notable wear, with a small split to the top seam, some laminate lift and a little sticker remnants on the back. The vinyl shows only light signs of play. A Very Good play copy, priced advantageously NEL6004) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Black Sabbath - Mob Rules - 1st - Misprinted Label - EX - French - vinyl LP - £50.00, $66.50, €58.50 (New Item) (arrived 02-Apr-2025 16:00)on April 18, 2025 at 2:04 pm
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 picture sleeve does have some shelfwear evident to the edges but the vinyl remain in EX condition)
- Black Sabbath - Live Evil - VG - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £20.00, $26.60, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 03-Apr-2025 13:59)on April 18, 2025 at 2:04 pm
BLACK SABBATH Live Evil (1983 UK orange label 14-track double LP, featuring the band fronted by Ronnie James Dio thundering through a set that includes Neon Knights, War Pigs, Iron Man & more. The gatefold picture sleeve is Very Good with somepaper marks over time yet both vinyl discs still look barely ever played, remaining in Excellent condition SAB10)
- Black Sabbath - Live Evil: Super Deluxe Edition - UK - vinyl box set - £99.99, $132.99, €116.99 (Back In Stock) (arrived 03-Apr-2025 16:00)on April 18, 2025 at 2:04 pm
BLACK SABBATH Live Evil: Super Deluxe Edition (2023 UK/EU Super Deluxe 40th Anniversary Edition FOUR VINYL LP Box Set comprising newly remastered and remixed versions of their 1983 first official live album which features live recordings from their performances in Seattle, Dallas and San Antonio on 23rd-24th April and 12th-13th May 1982. Complete with bonus extras including a 1982 Mob Rules Tour replica concert book, a 40-page book with photos, artwork & liner notes plus a 1982 Mob Rules Tour replica colour poster, all four discs are housed within two gatefold picture sleeves and a 13" x 13" x 1.5" two-piece picture box. The outer box shows just a little scuffing to the back and edges, however the contents are in Near Mint condition with the vinyl are Near Mint with no obvious signs of play)
Is it possible to get a copy (cd or lp) of Black Sabbath Beggars Banquet 1971 on Zodiac (316) ? Just wondering.