Cross Purposes Live is a boxed set released by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath in March 1995. The set comprised a live album on CD and a VHS tape of a concert recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo in London on Wednesday 13 April 1994, recorded on the band's tour for their Cross Purposes album. The tour was notable for being the first time The Wizard had been played since early 1971, when Ozzy Osbourne was still lead vocalist.[2] It is Black Sabbath's only live album with singer Tony Martin. The CD was housed within an oversized videotape case but had its own inserts and jewel case.[3]

Cross Purposes Live
Live album by
Released13 March 1995[1]
Recorded13 April 1994
VenueHammersmith Apollo, London
GenreHeavy metal
Length70:09
LabelI.R.S.
ProducerBlack Sabbath
Black Sabbath live albums chronology
Live Evil
(1982)
Cross Purposes Live
(1995)
Reunion
(1998)
Cross Purposes Live
Video by
Released13 March 1995
Recorded13 April 1994
VenueHammersmith Apollo, London
GenreHeavy metal
Length71 min (CD) 87 min. (VHS)
LabelPMI
DirectorDuncan Smith
ProducerWill Ashurst, Martin R. Smith
Black Sabbath video chronology
The Black Sabbath Story, Vol. 2
(1992)
Cross Purposes Live
(1995)
The Last Supper
(1999)

Both the original CD and VHS tape are out of print, but an hour long unlicensed DVD was released with nine of the sixteen original video tracks. This release includes the promo videoclip of "Feels Good to Me", from 1990's Tyr.

Track listings

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No.TitleWriter(s)Release Medium; Original AlbumLength
1."Time Machine"Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer ButlerCD, VHS, DVD; Dehumanizer5:08
2."Children of the Grave"Ozzy Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Bill WardCD, VHS, DVD; Master of Reality5:25
3."I Witness"Tony Martin, Iommi, ButlerCD, VHS, DVD; Cross Purposes5:02
4."The Mob Rules"Dio, Iommi, ButlerVHS, DVD; Mob Rules3:24
5."Into the Void"Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, WardCD, VHS, DVD; Master of Reality6:39
6."Anno Mundi"Martin, Iommi, Cozy Powell, Neil Murray, Geoff NichollsVHS, DVD; Tyr6:12
7."Black Sabbath"Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, WardCD, VHS; Black Sabbath8:12
8."Neon Knights"Dio, Iommi, Butler, WardVHS; Heaven and Hell5:00
9."Psychophobia"Martin, Iommi, ButlerCD, VHS; Cross Purposes3:03
10."The Wizard"Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, WardCD, VHS; Black Sabbath4:42
11."Cross of Thorns"Martin, Iommi, ButlerCD, VHS; Cross Purposes4:43
12."Symptom of the Universe"Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, WardCD, VHS, DVD; Sabotage5:59
13."Drum Solo"Bobby RondinelliCD, VHS, DVD; N/A1:32
14."Headless Cross"Martin, Iommi, PowellCD, VHS, DVD; Headless Cross5:33
15."Paranoid/Heaven and Hell"Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward/Dio, Iommi, Butler, WardCD, VHS, DVD; Paranoid/Heaven and Hell5:13
16."Iron Man"Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, WardCD, VHS; Paranoid3:27
17."Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, WardCD, VHS; Sabbath Bloody Sabbath6:11

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Cross Purposes Live – Black Sabbath Online". www.black-sabbath.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Black Sabbath Tour Statistics | setlist.fm". setlist.fm.
  3. ^ "Cross Purposes Live". Amazon.
  4. ^ Cross Purposes Live (liner notes). Black Sabbath. The Store For Music. 1995. SFMDVD030.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)