Surprisingly, Warner Brothers never released a live Black Sabbath album in the U.S.
during Ozzy Osbourne's years with the band.
It wasn't until 1982's double-LP Live Evil (which featured Ronnie James Dio instead of the Oz) that Warner finally put out a live Sabbath album in the U.S.
Released in England in 1980, Live at Last is a single LP that was recorded before Osbourne's departure but didn't come out until after he had left.
Unfortunately, this LP's liner notes are problematic.
Nems lets you know that Live at Last was recorded in Manchester, England, and at the Rainbow in London, but no recording dates are given.
And Osbourne's first name is misspelled "Ossie." As for the performances, the Osbourne/Geezer Butler/Tony Iommi/Bill Ward lineup of Sabbath is in decent form on such menacing favorites as "War Pigs," "Paranoid," "Sweet Leaf," and "Children of the Grave." Live at Last, which made it to American stores as an import, is by no means definitive -- how could it be without "Iron Man"? But even so, fans were glad to finally have a live recording of Osbourne-era Sabbath that wasn't a bootleg.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomorrow's DreamGeezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward | Black Sabbath | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | Sweet LeafGeezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward | Black Sabbath | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 3 | Killing Yourself to LiveBlack Sabbath | Black Sabbath | Play | 05:28 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 4 | CornucopiaGeezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward | Black Sabbath | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | SnowblindGeezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward | Black Sabbath | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | Children of the GraveGeezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward | Black Sabbath | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | War PigsGeezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward | Black Sabbath | Play | 07:38 | 17 MB | 53 MB |
| 8 | Wicked WorldGeezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward | Black Sabbath | Play | 18:59 | 43 MB | 126 MB |
| 9 | ParanoidGeezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward | Black Sabbath | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 57 mins | 130 MB | |||||
| 57 mins | 379 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Sabbath | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Geezer Butler | Bass, Composer |
| 3 | Hugh Gilmour | Liner Notes, Original Sleeve Design, Reissue Design |
| 4 | Ross Halfin | Photography |
| 5 | Tony Iommi | Composer, Guitar |
| 6 | Ozzy Osbourne | Composer, Harmonica, Vocals |
| 7 | Chris Walter | Photography |
| 8 | Bill Ward | Composer, Drums, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |