Black Sabbath had left the band. Walker, who was at that time fronting a band called Mistress, flew to Birmingham from California in late 1977 to write material and rehearse with Black Sabbath. On 8 January 1978, Black Sabbath made their only live performance with Walker on vocals, playing an early version of the song "Junior's Eyes" on the BBC Television programme "Look! Hear!" Walker later recalled that while in Birmingham he had bumped into Osbourne in a pub and came to the conclusion that Osbourne was not fully committed to leaving Black Sabbath. "The last Sabbath albums were just very depressing
The Best of Black Sabbath official Black Sabbath release, and isn't in their official catalogue. There have been roughly half a dozen compilations released throughout Black Sabbath's career titled "The Best of Black Sabbath". None of them are official band releases. All songs written by Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, and Bill Ward except where noted. Tracks 1–5 are from "Black Sabbath" (1970); 6–11 are from "Paranoid" (1970); and 12–16 are from "Master of Reality" (1971) Tracks 1–3 are from "Vol. 4" (1972); track 4–6 are from "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" (1974); 7–10 are from "Sabotage" (1975); 11 is from "Technical Ecstasy" (1976); 12 &