Quartz
Sound Circus
Unknown Location, UK
September 5, 1977
Soundboard or Broadcast Recording (?)
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Front Cover Only
01 - Doomsday Diary
02 - Street Fighting Lady
03 - Hustler
04 - Mainline Riders
05 - Pleasure Seekers
Mike "Taffy" Taylor (R.I.P.) - vocals
Mick Hopkins - guitar
Geoff Nicholls (R.I.P.) - guitars, keyboards
Derek Arnold - bass
Malcolm Cope - drums
Quartz was "discovered" by Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath who took them under his wing so to speak. Iommi took Quartz on the road with Black Sabbath before this recording was made. He also produced their debut album Quartz. Not only did he produce the album but also contributed flute. Ozzy Osbourne guested on a track as well adding backing vocals. These were wiped from the mix by Iommi after Osbourne left the studio. Geoff Nicholls would leave Quartz in 1980 after Iommi asks him to replace a departed Geezer Butler. Geezer returned and Nichols was regulated to keyboards an 2nd live guitar, at side stage in the dark.
If you pay attention to "Mainline Riders" you can hear where Tony Iommi got the inspiration for "Heaven & Hell", "Country Girl" and "Headless Cross". All tracks written with Geoff Nicholls. "Heaven & Hell" is credited as written by Butler, Dio, Iommi and Ward. No credit to Nicholls. He does get one for "Headless Cross", both of which the rhythm and bass line sound very familiar to that of "Mainline Riders" while the guitar riff opening "Country Girl" sounds close to that of "Mainline Riders" too.
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