How would you make one album of Black Sabbath/Paranoid

[Forostar]

(... without making a double album!)

If we look at the first two genre defining Sabbath albums, most of us might pick the second as favourite. But how would a best of -or call it: the ideal compilation- look like? Basically: one, for you ideal, album.

Pick eight songs. I included Wicked World as an option. It was a B-side, but available on many releases these days.

Vote for 8 of these songs:

 

[Deus_Adrian]

I actually like BS more than Paranoid but Master of Reality is really where they start to gel.

 

[Mosh]

Easy. All of Paranoid -Rat Salad/Planet Caravan +NIB/Black Sabbath

 

[Collin]

War Pigs
Paranoid
NIB
Electric Funeral
Iron Man
Black Sabbath
Rat Salad
Fairies Wear Boots

 

[The Flash]

1. War Pigs
2. Paranoid
3. Planet Caravan
4. Iron Man
5. Black Sabbath
6. NIB
7. Electric Funeral
8. Fairies Wear Boots

 

[Forostar]

Hand of Doom with only 4 votes?

 

[Whooten]

Why? The 2 albums combined are 80 minutes. Put em both one one cd and enjoy. No reason to mess with these. But if you insist....
BS
The Wiz
NIB
Warning
Wicked
Paranoid
Caravan
Fairies

 

[Sth2112]

Black sabbath
Behind the wall of sleep
NIB
War pigs
Planet caravan
Iron man
Electric funeral
Hand of doom

 

[Forostar]

The poll stays open but here an interim score:

After about a week and (at least) thirteen voters, these are "Black Sabbath's Ultime Eight of 1970".

Side A:
Black Sabbath
N.I.B.
Planet Caravan
Iron Man

Side B:
War Pigs
Paranoid
Electric Funeral
Fairies Wear Boots

 

[JudasMyGuide]

The pick was easy, putting it together into a coherent tracklist was harder. Let's see...

Side A:
War Pigs
The Wizard
Iron Man
Fairies Wear Boots

Side B:
Paranoid
Behind the Wall of Sleep
NIB
Black Sabbath

 

[karljant]

Black Sabbath
The Wizard
NIB
War Pigs
Planet Caravan
Iron Man
Electric Funeral
Hand Of Doom