Ozzy Osbourne punch to the jaw. On leaving Sabbath, Osbourne recalled, "I'd got £96,000 for my share of the name, so I'd just locked myself away and spent three months doing coke and booze. My thinking was, 'This is my last party, because after this I'm going back to Birmingham and the dole." However, he was signed to Don Arden's Jet Records. Arden dispatched Sharon to Los Angeles to "look after Ozzy's needs, whatever they were", to protect his investment. Initially, Arden hoped Osbourne would return to Sabbath, and later attempted to convince the singer to name his new band "Son of
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 &