Speak of the Devil is an album by Ozzy Osbourne featuring only performances of Black Sabbath songs. It was released on November 27, 1982. This release was named Talk of the Devil in the UK, that being the more commonly expressed idiom there.
The album sleeve states that it was recorded at The Ritz in New York on the 26th and 27th of September 1982. No bootlegs of either show exist, which is unusual given the number of Osbourne's early shows that ...
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Speak of the Devil is an album by Ozzy Osbourne featuring only performances of Black Sabbath songs. It was released on November 27, 1982. This release was named Talk of the Devil in the UK, that being the more commonly expressed idiom there.
The album sleeve states that it was recorded at The Ritz in New York on the 26th and 27th of September 1982. No bootlegs of either show exist, which is unusual given the number of Osbourne's early shows that do exist in that form. Osbourne's vocals appear to be double-tracked, which is a technique he uses in the studio, and there has been speculation that the album is not as 'live' as it purports to be. Furthermore, in a June 2007 interview with producer/engineer Max Norman posted at KNAC.COM, he states that the album features 3 songs that were recorded during the rehearsal for the show rather than the show itself. The songs were then completed with additional tracks of crowd noise. Norman did not identify specifically the songs.
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