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Mob Rules

Black Sabbath

Type:
Full-length
Release date:
October 1st, 1981
Catalog ID:
6302 119
Label:
Warner Bros. Records
Format:
12" vinyl (33⅓ RPM)
Reviews:
21 reviews (avg. 80%)
Side A
1. Turn Up the Night 03:42   Show lyrics
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2. Voodoo 04:32   Show lyrics
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3. The Sign of the Southern Cross 07:46   Show lyrics
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4. E5150 02:54   instrumental
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5. The Mob Rules 03:14   Show lyrics
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Side B
6. Country Girl 04:02   Show lyrics
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7. Slipping Away 03:45   Show lyrics
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8. Falling Off the Edge of the World 05:02   Show lyrics
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9. Over and Over 05:28   Show lyrics
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  40:25  
Band members
Tony Iommi Guitars
Geezer Butler Bass
Vinny Appice Drums
Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P. 2010) Vocals
Guest/Session
Geoff Nicholls (R.I.P. 2017) Keyboards
Miscellaneous staff
Martin Birch (R.I.P. 2020) Producer, Engineering
Angelo Arcuri Engineering (assistant)
Greg Hildebrandt Cover art
Eddie DeLena Engineering (assistant)
Paul Clark Art, Album Coordination
Tony Iommi Guitars
Geezer Butler Bass
Vinny Appice Drums
Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P. 2010) Vocals
Geoff Nicholls (R.I.P. 2017) Keyboards
Martin Birch (R.I.P. 2020) Producer, Engineering
Angelo Arcuri Engineering (assistant)
Greg Hildebrandt Cover art
Eddie DeLena Engineering (assistant)
Paul Clark Art, Album Coordination
Read Take it or leave it 61% colin040 August 20th, 2023
Read See The Southern Cross For... 80% Sweetie September 28th, 2021
Read One Mob To Rule Them All! 94% TheKilla March 30th, 2021
Read The Mob's Voice Doesn't Do... 100% TheHumanChair February 27th, 2020
Read The mob sucks 56% gasmask_colostomy June 5th, 2019
Read Between Dio-era melodicism... 87% Agonymph April 28th, 2019
Read Ear poppingly good 84% TrooperEd January 29th, 2018
Read Only the ghosts on the... 60% kluseba November 9th, 2017
Read A Rumble Of Thunder, I'm... 86% CHAIRTHROWER July 4th, 2017
Read If You Listen to Fools...... 87% stainedclass2112 March 19th, 2016
Read It's quite a boring album. 42% caspian June 2nd, 2014
Read "You're All FOOLS!" 86% Metal_Jaw March 26th, 2013
Read The earth between heaven... 70% ConorFynes June 5th, 2012
Read Neon Nostalgia 94% marktheviktor March 26th, 2010
Read A Forgotten Gem 90% nibblemark May 11th, 2009
Read H&H v.2 70% Nhorf September 5th, 2008
Read Another great album from... 97% Satanwolf May 17th, 2007
Read Worthy, but Not Nearly as... 76% DawnoftheShred December 6th, 2006
Read Two times the charm. 100% hells_unicorn September 5th, 2006
Read Heaven and Hell, Pt. 2 86% westknife August 14th, 2004
Read Much more in the classic... 80% OlympicSharpshooter March 12th, 2004

All tracks by Dio, Iommi, Butler, except 4. by Iommi, Butler.

The British pressing on Vertigo has the same catalogue number as the US Warners issue.

There was a time when it was believed that the album cover had a subliminal message towards Ozzy Osbourne. This is based on the cracks in the floor on the right side where the word "Ozzy" can be seen, while otherwise it looks like "Kill Ozzy". In May 2004, a Black Sabbath fan emailed the artist of this cover (Greg Hildebrandt) asking about this, and Greg wrote back saying that there really isn't any subliminal message, and that the cover is based on a dream he had, plus the cover was done long before Ozzy left the band.

"E5150" spells "EVIL", if the numbers are converted in the latin numerical system. The title was Geezer's idea. When asked via email in March 2007, he said the voice in E5150 said: "It says "Up The Villa" in Latin".

Recording information:

Recorded at the Record Plant, L.A.

Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout: (A Side): 6302119 A//2vETH TOWN HOUSE (this one appears head down) 1 1 2
Matrix / Runout: (B Side): 6302119 B//1vETH TOWN HOUSE (this one appears head down) L 1 6
Other: (A Side): 6302 119 6302 119.1 ℗ 1981 PHONOGRAM INT. B.V. Made in England
Other: (B Side): 6302 119 6302 119.2 ℗ 1981 PHONOGRAM INT. B.V. Made in England

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