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Black Sabbath - The Ultimate Collection

Buy Black Sabbath’s The Ultimate Collection on remastered 2LP vinyl from Kilmorna in Listowel—a definitive gateway to the band’s classic heavy-metal years.

2LP · Metal · 2016

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: 2016 2LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection Metal shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel, ship within Ireland from EUR 5.95 per record or outside Ireland from EUR 12.00 per record.

The Ultimate Collection condenses Black Sabbath’s formative catalogue into a commanding double-LP survey. The sequence begins with the instantly recognisable attack of “Paranoid”, “Iron Man” and “Children of the Grave”, then reaches deeper into the band’s range through the monumental “War Pigs”, the ominous title track “Black Sabbath” and the narcotic churn of “Sweet Leaf”. These are songs that made heaviness feel architectural rather than merely loud. Across four sides, the compilation also reveals how varied the classic Sabbath language could be. “Planet Caravan” offers hushed psychedelia, “Changes” strips the mood back to piano-led melancholy, and “The Wizard” adds a blues-rooted swing. Elsewhere, “Supernaut”, “Hole in the Sky” and “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” deliver the riffs with little ceremony and enormous impact. Focused on the Ozzy Osbourne-era material, this set works both as a substantial first Sabbath record and as a concise vinyl overview for established listeners.

Black Sabbath established much of heavy metal’s essential grammar: ominous atmosphere, down-tuned weight, unforgettable riffs and songs that could move between dread, protest and vulnerability. This collection gathers major landmarks alongside revealing album cuts, showing both the immediate power and breadth of their classic work.

This worldwide 2023 BMG reissue is a remastered two-LP compilation, catalogue number BMGCAT2LP83. Its 17 tracks are distributed across four sides, giving cornerstone songs such as “Paranoid”, “War Pigs” and “Iron Man” room alongside deeper selections. It is designed as a focused anthology rather than a complete studio album.

Monolithic riffs, dark blues foundations and forceful rhythms meet psychedelic drift, acoustic colour and piano melancholy across a broad but coherent four-side sequence.

Is The Ultimate Collection a studio album or a compilation? It is a remastered compilation bringing together 17 Black Sabbath tracks across two vinyl LPs. Does this collection include Black Sabbath’s best-known songs? Yes. The tracklist includes “Paranoid”, “Iron Man”, “War Pigs”, “Black Sabbath”, “Children of the Grave”, “Sweet Leaf” and “Changes”, among other classics. How many records and sides are included? This edition contains two vinyl LPs arranged over four playable sides, with tracks running from “Paranoid” on side A to “Changes” on side D.