BLACK SABBATH album ‘Headless Cross’ appeared in April 1989, and following the release, the band including Tony Iommi, Cozy Powell, long-time keyboardist Geoff Nicholls and vocalist Tony Martin, added bassist Neil Murray (ex Whitesnake) for The Headless Cross U.S. tour which began in May ‘89 with openers Kingdom Come and Silent Rage, but because of poor ticket sales, the tour was cancelled after just eight shows.
The European leg began in September, where the band were enjoying chart success. After a string of Japanese shows the band embarked on a 23 date Russian tour with Girlschool. Black Sabbath was one of the first bands to tour Russia, after Mikhail Gorbachev opened the country to western acts for the first time in 1989.
Of the Japanese shows, by far the finest was Sabbath’s 19th October ‘89 gig in Osaka, an event recorded for live FM radio broadcast across the country.
“Headless In Osaka” captures this strong performance, a bootleg released last year with a very good sound quality. The CD also includes 5 tracks from a 1995 show recorded in Sweden, 1995.
Tracklist:
01. Headless Cross (06:14)
02. Neon Knights (04:47)
03. Mob Rules (03:25)
04. Tommy Iommi Guitar Intro (02:24)
05. Black Sabbath (07:14)
06. Iron Man (05:46)
07. Children Of The Grave (04:44)
08. Heaven And Hell (12:36)
09. Paranoid (04:01)
10. The Shining (05:44)
11. The Wizard (04:24)
12. War Pigs (05:54)
13. Rusty Angels (07:34)
14. I Won't Cry For You (05:48)
Black Sabbath – Headless In Osaka (2024)
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