STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - BLACK SABBATH - NEVER SAY DIE

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Good Tuesday morning vinyl enthusiasts and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 72nd Birthday of legendary Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward. Happy Birthday Bill ! To commemorate the date we spotlight their eighth studio album, Never Say Die ! . The LP was released  September 28, 1978 on the Vertigo and WB labels and produced by Black Sabbath. It peaked at #69 on the Billboard 200, #37 Sweden,  and #12 in the UK. It has been certified Gold in the US.  The title track (#21 UK) and "A Hard Road" (#33 UK) were released as singles. This is the last of their records to feature the original lineup until 2013's album 13.

1. "Never Say Die" 3:50
2. "Johnny Blade" 6:28
3. "Junior's Eyes" 6:42
4. "A Hard Road" 6:04

Side two

5. "Shock Wave" 5:15
6. "Air Dance" 5:17
7. "Over to You" 5:22
8. "Breakout" (Instrumental) 2:35
9. "Swinging the Chain" 4:06

Black Sabbath

Ozzy Osbourne – lead and backing vocals
Tony Iommi – guitar, backing vocals on "A Hard Road"
Geezer Butler – bass guitar, backing vocals on "A Hard Road"
Bill Ward – drums, lead vocals on "Swinging the Chain", backing vocals on "A Hard Road"

With :

Don Airey – keyboards
Jon Elstar – harmonica on "Swinging the Chain"
Wil Malone – brass arrangements