Black Widow - Sacrifice (1970)

Black Widow - Sacrifice (1970)

Tracklist front / back album covers

"In Ancient Days" – 7:40

"Way to Power" – 3:58

"Come to the Sabbat" (Gannon, Clive Jones) – 4:56

"Conjuration" – 5:45

"Seduction" – 5:38

"Attack of the Demon" – 5:37

"Sacrifice" – 11:10

Black Widow Band Members / Musicians

Kip Trevor – vocals

Clive Jones – flute, saxophone, clarinet

Jim Gannon – lead and Spanish guitars, vibes

Zoot Taylor – organ, piano

Bob Bond – bass

Clive Box – drums, percussion

Sacrifice is the debut album by English rock band Black Widow. It was issued in March 1970 through CBS Records and was produced by Patrick Meehan Jr. The album features the band's best known song "Come to the Sabbat" and its lyrical themes are centred on Satanism and occultism. Sacrifice reached No. 32 on the UK Albums Chart.

Black Widow were a rock band that formed in Leicester, England, in September 1969. The band were mostly known for their early use of Satanic and occult imagery in their music and stage act.

Black Widow Discography Full

Clive Jones (aka Clive Beer-Jones; born Clive Alan Jones, 28 May 1949, Leicester, Leicestershire - 16 October 2014, Warwick) - saxophone, flute (1966-1973)

Gerry "Zoot" Taylor (born 10 November 1948, Leicester, Leicestershire) - organ (1966-1973)

Kip Trevor (born Christopher J Trevor, 12 November 1946, Littlemore, Oxfordshire) - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica (1966-1972)

Bob Bond (born Robert Bond, 2 October 1940, Brighton, Sussex) - bass guitar (1966-1971)

Clive Box (born 1946, Leicester, Leicestershire - October 2016) - drums, piano (1966-1971)

Kay Garrett (born 5 April 1949, Leicester, Leicestershire) - lead vocals (1966-1969)

Chris Dredge (born Christopher Dredge, 31 October 1946, Tipton, Staffordshire) - lead guitar (1966-1969)

Jim Gannon (born James Gannon, 4 March 1948, Leicester, Leicestershire) - guitar (1969-1972)

Romeo Challenger (born Romeo Alexander Challenger, 18 May 1950, St. John's, Antigua, West Indies) - drums (1971-1973)

Geoff Griffith (born Geoffrey Griffith, 4 April 1948, Leicester, Leicestershire - 16 April 2016, Phuket) - bass guitar (1971–73)

John Culley (born 1946, Leeds, West Yorkshire) - guitar (1972-1973)

Rick "E" (born Frank Karupa[when?][where?]) - lead vocals (1972-1973)

Black Widow Discography Full

Exclamation Mark (1969) as Pesky Gee! (Pye Records)

Sacrifice (1970 CBS Records)

Black Widow (1971 CBS Records)

Black Widow III (1972 CBS Records)

Black Widow IV (1997 Mystic Records), recorded in 1972

Return to the Sabbat (1998 Mystic Records)

Demons of the Night Gather to See Black Widow – Live (2008 Mystic Records)

Sleeping with Demons (2011 Smack Management)

See's the Light of Day (2012 Black Widow Records), live and studio performances recorded in 1971