Black Sabbath "We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll [1990 Reissue, France, The Collector Series, Castle Communications,CCSCD 249]"

We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll is a compilation album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, originally released in January 1976 in the UK and 3 February 1976 in the US.

When Black Sabbath signed with NEMS, the label which would release their 1975 album Sabotage in the UK, NEMS acquired the band's back catalogue and wasted little time compiling this release. Authorized without the band's awareness by their previous manager, Patrick Meehan, the band would make no money whatsoever from the release. Although the band had six studio albums to its name at this point, this compilation drew heavily on the first four albums: this would also be a feature of most of the Osbourne-era compilations later released.

The original UK gatefold album, with a matte finish, featured a woman in a coffin holding what looks like a tin foil cross. Additionally, the original record retained Geezer Butler's bass solo before "N.I.B.", but this would be edited from later issues. Some US copies of the LP do not actually include "Wicked World" on the label or on the record itself, though it does appear on the cover. In the UK, "Wicked World" had been only a B-side and was relatively obscure.

Despite the album being an official release, Iommi has been quoted as saying that the first time the band knew of it was when asked to autograph copies which fans presented after concerts.

It was certified Silver in the UK by the BPI on 1 October 1976. In the US the RIAA certified the album as Gold on 7 February 1980, Platinum on 13 May 1986 and 2x Multi-Platinum (generally known as 'Double Platinum' outside the offices of the RIAA) on 16 March 2000.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward, except where noted.

1. "Black Sabbath" 1970 ~ Black Sabbath 6:20
2. "The Wizard" 1970 ~ Black Sabbath 4:22
3. "Warning" Aynsley Dunbar/Alex Dmochowski/Victor Hickling/John Moorshead  1970 ~ Black Sabbath 10:30
4. "Paranoid" 1970 ~ Paranoid 2:45
5. "War Pigs" 1970 ~ Paranoid 7:55
6. "Iron Man" 1970 ~ Paranoid 5:47
7. "Tomorrow's Dream" 1972 ~ Vol. 4 3:06
8. "Fairies Wear Boots" 1970 ~ Paranoid 6:07
9. "Changes" 1972 ~ Vol. 4 4:41
10. "Sweet Leaf" 1971 ~ Master of Reality 5:02
11. "Children of the Grave" 1971 ~ Master of Reality 5:15
12. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" 1973 ~ Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 5:43
13. "Am I Going Insane (Radio)" 1975 ~ Sabotage 4:20
14. "Laguna Sunrise" 1972 ~ Vol. 4 2:49
15. "Snowblind" 1972 ~ Vol. 4 5:25
16. "N.I.B." 1970 ~ Black Sabbath 5:51

Issued in a jewel case, with 4-page booklet.

Originally released in 1976.

Tracks 1-3, 16 from "Black Sabbath"

Tracks 4-6, 8 from "Paranoid"

Tracks 7, 9, 14-15 from "Black Sabbath Vol 4"

Tracks 10, 11 from "Master Of Reality"

Track 12 from "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"

Track 13 from "Sabotage"

Tracks 1-6, 9-16 ℗ 1976. Tracks 7, 8 ℗ 1980.

Track 3 is a cover of The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation.

Track 11 is only the outro of the song (instead the whole song like on the vinyl release).

Track 14 erroneously printed as "Laguana Sunrise".

Approximate play time 75 minutes

This recording has been digitally transferred onto compact disc to obtain the best possible reproduction.