Thrill of it All

Album: Sabotage (1975)
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Songfacts®:

  • "Thrill of it All" had to be re-recorded because of the reference tones a technician accidentally put on the master tape for the song, recording over the track itself. The band gave a nod to this in the liner notes: "Tape operator and saboteur - David Harris."

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  • Butch from Ocala Fl Send another then you guys rock I'm 54 still jammin yal u guys saved me on the real masters of reality.
  • Cindy from Pure DeliriumTrue Sabbath fans know there is more to Sabbath than just Iron Man and Paranoid which is demonstrated beautifully here "won't you help me Mr. Jesus" "forget your problems that don't even exist" "don't you think that I know my own mind...ohhhh yeah" - Sabotage is my fave
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