Never Say Die is a live video by heavy metal band

Black Sabbath Black Sabbath were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. The band helped de ...

. It was recorded in June 1978, on the ''Never Say Die!'' tour, at London's Hammersmith Odeon. It was directed by Brian Wiseman and produced by Martin Baker. In the UK it was one of the earliest music home videos, being released on both

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and VHS formats. The latter was repackaged and reissued several times. It was released in Japan on Laserdisc, and later released on DVD. The running time is about 60 minutes. It would be unusual if the entire show had not been filmed before editing, although the DVD release was the same as the videotape and laserdisc releases. It is unknown whether the full concert master recording still exists. The original VHS, released by VCL in a black cardboard sleeve in 1980, was said to contain the tracks " N.I.B." and "

Fairies Wear Boots "Fairies Wear Boots" is a song by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, appearing on their 1970 album '' Paranoid''. It was released in 1971 as the B-side to the single " After Forever". On original 1970 US copies of the ''Paranoid'' album ...

" and, according to the original cover (see image), not "Children of the Grave". However, the video contains "Children of the Grave". The original cover is therefore incorrect. Copies of this VHS are now extremely rare, especially those with the original incorrect track listing. The video's soundtrack was bootlegged as ''Angels and Devils'', appended with four songs from a Japanese radio broadcast of the Tokyo 18 November 1980 show on the Heaven & Hell Tour.

Track listing

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War Pigs "War Pigs" is an anti-war protest song by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1970, it is the opening track from the band's second studio album '' Paranoid'' (1970). Overview The original title of "War Pigs" was "Walpurgis", ...

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Never Say Die Never Say Die may refer to: Other uses * ''Never Say Die'' (memoir), a 1961 memoir by Jack Hawkins * ''Never Say Die'' (novel), a 2017 novel in the ''Alex Rider'' series by Anthony Horowitz Film and television * ''Never Say Die'' (1920 film), ...

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" #"Dirty Women" #"Rock 'n' Roll Doctor" #"Electric Funeral" #" Children of the Grave" #"

Paranoid Paranoia is an instinct or thought process that is believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of delusion and irrationality. Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy concer ...

Personnel

Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adop ...

– vocals *

Tony Iommi Anthony Frank Iommi () (born 19 February 1948) is a British musician. He co-founded the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and was the band's guitarist, leader and primary composer and sole continuous member for nearly five decades. I ...

– guitar *

Geezer Butler Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler (born 17 July 1949) is a English musician and songwriter. He is best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He has also recorded and performed with Heaven & Hell ...

– bass * Bill Ward – drums

References

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