BLACK SABBATH - Headless Cross 12" Vinyl LP Album

Production & Recording Information

The album: "BLACK SABBATH - Headless Cross 12" Vinyl LP" was produced by: Tony Iommi and Cozy Powell

Sound/Recording Engineer(s): Sean Lynch

Musicians:

• Tony Iommi - Guitars, Producer

    Tony Iommi is a British Guitarist best known as guitarist in the NWOBHM band "Black Sabbath", Tony Iommi started his musical career in 1967 and has played guitar is a dozen of bands. These bands are (alphabetical order) Belch, Black Sabbath , Heaven & Hell, Iommi, Jethro Tull , Mythology, The Rest, The Rockin' Chevrolets, Velvett Fogg Whocares.

• Cozy Powell - Drums, Producer

    Cozy Powell (real-name: Colin Flooks) was a British drummer from Cirencester, Gloucesterhire, during his musical career from 1968 until 1998 he has performed in at least two dozen of hard rock and heavy metal bands, most notable in the bands: Black Sabbath , Michael Schenker Group, Rainbow , White Snake . Here is a complete list of bands in which Cozy Powell has played drums in: Bedlam, Big Bertha, Black Sabbath, Brian May, Cozy Powell (Band), Cozy Powell's Hammer, Emerson, Lake & Powell, Forcefield, Glenn Tipton, Graham Bonnet & The Hooligans, Jeff Beck's Group, Michael Schenker Group, Pete York / Cozy Powell, Peter Green Splinter Group, Phenomena, Rainbow, The Ace Kefford Stand, The Snakes, The Sorcerers, Tipton, Entwistle and Powell, Tony Martin, Whitesnake, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Youngblood.

  Mini-Biography; Cozy Powel (Real-name: Colin Flooks) was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom on 29 Dec 1947.

   Since 1976 he worked as a drums in "Rising", Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow . He was 28 years old at that point. Since 1977 he worked as a drums in "On Stage", Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow . He was 29 years old at that point. Since 1978 he worked as a drums in "Long Live Rock And Roll", Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow . He was 30 years old at that point. Since 1979 he worked as a drums in "Down To Earth", Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow . He was 31 years old at that point. Since 1982 he worked as a drums in "Before I Forget", Album by Jon Lord. He was 34 years old at that point. Since 1989 he worked as a musician in "Headless Cross", Black Sabbath. He was 41 years old at that point.

   On 5 APR 1998, he died in Bristol, City of Bristol, England, United Kingdom when he was 50 years old.

• Tony Martin - Lead Vocals

    Tony Martin (real-name: Anthony Philip Harford ) is a British singer best known for his performances with the NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) band from 1987 until 1991 and 1993 until 1997. Tony Martin first official recording is with "Black Sabbath" 1987 album "The Eternal Idol". Other bands in which "Tony Martin" has sung in are: Bailey's Comet, Black Sabbath , Blue Murder, Candlemass (Sweden), Cozy Powell's Hammer, Empire, Giuntini Project, M3, Rondinelli, Silver Horses, The Alliance, The Bailey Brothers, The Cage, Tony Martin (Band).

• Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards

    Geoff Nicholls (real-name: Geoffrey James Nicholls) is a keyboardist, musician and best known for the period where he performed with the NWOBHM band "Black Sabbath". Other bands he has performed with include Johnny Neal and the Starliners, Quartz, The Boll Weevils, The Seed, Tony Martin, World of Oz.

• Laurence Cottle - Bass (Guest performer)
• Brian May (Queen)- Guitars (Guest performer)

Tracklisting Side One:

1. The Gates of Hell
2. Headless Cross
3. Devil and Daughter
4. When Death Calls

Tracklisting Side Two:

1. Kill In the Spirit World
2. Call of the Wild
3. Black Moon
4. Rightwing