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Geoff Nicholls

{{Short description|British guitarist and keyboardist (1948–2017)}}

{{for|the Australian footballer|Geoff Nicholls (footballer)}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Geoff Nicholls

| image = Conferencia Nicholls black sabbath.jpg

| caption =

| birth_name = Geoffrey James Nicholls

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1948|2|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Birmingham, England

| death_date = {{dda|2017|1|28|1948|2|29|df=y}}

| genre = {{hlist|Psychedelic pop|heavy metal{{cite web |title=Geoff Nicholls Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/geoff-nicholls-mn0000199886 |website=AllMusic |access-date=4 April 2023 |language=en}}}}

| occupation = Musician

| past_member_of = {{hlist|Black Sabbath|Quartz|Johnny Neal and the Starliners|World of Oz}}

| instrument = {{hlist|Keyboards|guitar}}

}}

Geoffrey James Nicholls (29 February 1948 – 28 January 2017){{cite news|url= http://ultimateclassicrock.com/geoff-nicholls-black-sabbath-dies/|author=Dave Lifton|title= Black Sabbath keyboardist Geoff Nicholls dies |date= 28 January 2017|publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock|access-date= 7 December 2017}} was an English guitarist and keyboardist, and longtime member of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath until 2004. Nicholls also played in the NWOBHM band Quartz before joining Black Sabbath. In the 1960s/early 1970s, Geoff played lead guitar for the Birmingham bands The Boll Weevils, The Seed, Johnny Neal and the Starliners, and played keyboards for World of Oz.

Career

{{Main|Black Sabbath}}

File:Geoff Nicholls 1986.jpg

Nicholls was originally brought in as a second guitarist when Black Sabbath doubted whether they would even continue under that name. Nicholls then switched to bass when Geezer Butler left briefly, and then became the band's keyboardist upon Butler's return and the decision to keep the Sabbath name. Nicholls' first appearance on a Black Sabbath album was on Heaven and Hell (1980), and he was credited as keyboardist on every Sabbath release from that time until 13 (2013), although he was not an official member until 1986. He remained an official member until 1991, then regained member status from 1993 to 1996. He was an unofficial member once again since the reunion with Ozzy Osbourne in 1997. Although his main role with Sabbath was on the keyboard, Nicholls also played some rhythm guitar on the reunion tours, e.g., during Iommi's solo in "Snowblind" and a few tracks during the Headless Cross (1989) and Forbidden (1995) tours.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p109696/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Geoff Nicholls|last=Elder|first=Bruce|website=Allmusic|access-date=10 March 2010}}

Nicholls' touring involvement with the band ended when Adam Wakeman (a member of Ozzy Osbourne's solo band) was chosen to play keyboards during Sabbath's 2004 and 2005 tours as part of Ozzfest, and Scott Warren (Dio) handled keyboard duties on the 2007 Heaven & Hell tour.

Later life and death

{{wikinews|Black Sabbath ex-keyboardist Geoff Nicholls dies}}

Until his death, Nicholls played keyboards with former Black Sabbath singer Tony Martin, in his band Tony Martin's Headless Cross.{{cite web | url=http://www.bornmusiconline.com/tony-martin/ | title=Tony Martin interview | author=Warrell, Richard | website=Born Music Online | date=23 July 2012 | access-date=9 August 2012 }}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Nicholls had performed on Martin's first two solo albums Back Where I Belong and Scream, and their support tours.

Nicholls died from lung cancer on 28 January 2017, aged 68, surrounded by his family.{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-black-sabbath-keyboardist-geoff-nicholls-dies-after-battle-with-lung-cancer/|author=Iommi, Tony|website=Blabbermouth|date=28 January 2017|access-date=28 January 2017|title=Former BLACK SABBATH Keyboardist GEOFF NICHOLLS Dies After Battle With Lung Cancer}}{{cite news|last= Peters|first=Mitchell |title= Geoff Nicholls, Black Sabbath Keyboardist, Dies at 68

|url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7669975/geoff-nicholls-black-sabbath-keyboardist-dies-at-68|access-date=7 December 2017|newspaper=Billboard|date=28 January 2017}}{{cite news|last= Flanagan|first=Andrew |title= Geoff Nicholls, Longtime Keyboardist For Black Sabbath, Dies Aged 68

|url= https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/01/28/512175669/geoff-nicholls-longtime-keyboardist-for-black-sabbath-dies-aged-68|access-date=7 December 2017|newspaper=npr|date=28 January 2017}}{{cite news|last= McGeorge|first=Alistair |title= Black Sabbath's Geoff Nicholls dies aged 68 as Ozzy Osbourne remembers 'great friend'

|url= https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/black-sabbaths-geoff-nicholls-dies-9713655|access-date=7 December 2017|newspaper=mirror.co.uk|date=28 January 2017}} "Geoff was a real true friend and supported me all the way for nearly forty years," said Tony Iommi. "I will miss him dearly and he will live in my heart until we meet again."{{cite magazine|title=RIP|magazine=Classic Rock #234|date=April 2017|page=16}}

Discography

= Studio albums with Black Sabbath =

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{{cite web| url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/black%20sabbath/ |title=Black Sabbath Discography |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=1 May 2013}}

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{{cite web| url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Black+Sabbath |title=Discographie Black Sabbath |publisher=Ö3 Austria Top 40 |language=de |access-date=2 May 2013}}

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{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=https://danishcharts.dk/search.asp?cat=a&search=Black+Sabbath |title=Danish charts portal |publisher=danishcharts.dk |access-date=19 May 2014}}

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{{cite web| url=http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Black+Sabbath |title=Discography Black Sabbath |publisher=The Official Finnish Charts |access-date=1 May 2013}}

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{{cite web| url=http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=Black+Sabbath&country=de | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728182906/http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=Black+Sabbath&country=de | url-status=dead | archive-date=28 July 2014 |title=Discographie Black Sabbath |publisher=Media Control |language=de |access-date=1 May 2013}}

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{{cite web| url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Black+Sabbath |title=Discography Black Sabbath |publisher=MegaCharts |language=nl |access-date=1 May 2013}}

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{{cite web| url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Black+Sabbath |title=Discography Black Sabbath |publisher=VG-lista |language=no |access-date=2 May 2013}}

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{{cite web| url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Black+Sabbath |title=Discography Black Sabbath |publisher=Recording Industry Association of New Zealand |access-date=1 May 2013}}

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{{cite web| url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Black+Sabbath |title=Discography Black Sabbath |publisher=Sverigetopplistan |language=sv |access-date=2 May 2013}}

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{{cite web| url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Black+Sabbath |title=Discography Black Sabbath |publisher=Swiss Singles Top 100 |language=de |access-date=2 May 2013}}

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{{cite magazine| url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=black sabbath|chart=all}} |title=Billboard charts |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2 May 2013}}

1980

|Heaven and Hell

  • Released: 25 April 1980
  • Label: Vertigo, Warner Bros.
  • Format: CD, CS, LP

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  • UK: Gold
  • US: Platinum{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Black%20Sabbath&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 |title=RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Black Sabbath |publisher=Riaa.com |access-date=13 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924155223/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Black%20Sabbath&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 |archive-date=24 September 2015 }}
  • CAN: Gold{{cite web |url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/#!/gp_search=black%20sabbath |title=Music Canada: Black Sabbath |publisher=Music Canada |access-date=3 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726065233/http://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/#!/gp_search=black%20sabbath |archive-date=26 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}
1981

|Mob Rules

  • Released: 4 November 1981
  • Label: Vertigo, Warner Bros.
  • Format: CD, CS, LP

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  • UK: Silver
  • US: Gold
  • CAN: Gold
1983

|Born Again

  • Released: 7 August 1983
  • Label: Vertigo, Warner Bros.
  • Format: CD, CS, LP

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  • UK: Gold
1986

|Seventh Star

  • Released: 28 January 1986
  • Label: Vertigo, Warner Bros.
  • Format: CD, CS, LP

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1987

|The Eternal Idol

  • Released: 1 November 1987
  • Label: Vertigo, Warner Bros.
  • Format: CD, CS, LP

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1989

|Headless Cross

  • Released: 1 April 1989
  • Label: I.R.S.
  • Format: CD, CS, LP

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  • UK: Gold
1990

|Tyr

  • Released: 20 August 1990
  • Label: I.R.S.
  • Format: CD, CS, LP

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1992

|Dehumanizer

  • Released: 22 June 1992
  • Label: I.R.S.
  • Format: CD, CS, LP

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  • UK: Platinum
1994

|Cross Purposes

  • Released: 31 January 1994
  • Label: I.R.S.
  • Format: CD, CS, LP

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1995

|Forbidden

  • Released: 8 June 1995
  • Label: I.R.S.
  • Format: CD, CS, LP

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= Live albums =

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! style="width:2em" |FRA
{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Black+Sabbath|title=Discography Black Sabbath|publisher=Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique|access-date=2 May 2013}}

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1982

|Live Evil

  • Released: December 1982
  • Label: Vertigo, Warner Bros.
  • Format: CD, LP

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1995

|Cross Purposes Live

  • Released: 1995
  • Label: I.R.S.
  • Format: CD

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1998

|Reunion

  • Released: 20 October 1998
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD

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  • CAN: Platinum
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= Compilation albums =

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1996

|The Sabbath Stones

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2007

|Black Sabbath: The Dio Years

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{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/070421cluk.txt|title=Chart Log UK : New Entries Update : 21.04.2007|publisher=Zobbel.de|access-date=19 May 2014}}

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2008

|The Rules of Hell

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Singles

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|"Heaven and Hell"

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|"Children of the Sea" (live)

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"Die Young"

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|"Children of the Sea"

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|"Die Young" (live)

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|"Turn Up the Night"

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1983

|"Trashed"

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|Born Again

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1986

|"No Stranger to Love"

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|Seventh Star

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1987

|"The Shining"

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|The Eternal Idol

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|"Headless Cross"

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1990

|"Feels Good to Me"

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|"Paranoid" (live)

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|"TV Crimes"

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|"Letters from Earth" / "Time Machine"

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|1994

|"The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"

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1998

|"Psycho Man"

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1999

|"Selling My Soul"

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{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Veckolista DVD Album – Vecka 22, 2002|website=Sverigetopplistan.se|access-date=7 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226154145/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|archive-date=26 December 2015}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Veckolista DVD Album – Vecka 33, 15 augusti 2003|website=Sverigetopplistan.se|access-date=7 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226154145/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|archive-date=26 December 2015}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Veckolista DVD Album – Vecka 35, 29 augusti 2003|website=Sverigetopplistan.se|access-date=7 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226154145/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|archive-date=26 December 2015}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Veckolista DVD Album – Vecka 48, 29 november 2013|website=Sverigetopplistan.se|access-date=7 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226154145/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|archive-date=26 December 2015}}

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{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/dvd/2013/48 |title=Musiikkituottajat – Tilastot – Suomen virallinen lista – Musiikki DVD:t |website=Ifpi.fi |access-date=30 June 2017}}

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{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://austriancharts.at/weekchart.asp?cat=d&year=2013&date=20131206 |title=Austria Top 40 – Musik-DVD Top 10 6 December 2013 |website=Austriancharts.at |access-date=30 June 2017}}

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{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/weekchart.asp?cat=d&year=2013&date=20131207 |title=Ultratop Belgian Charts |website=Ultratop.be |access-date=30 June 2017}}

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{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://hitparade.ch/charts/musik-dvd/08-12-2013 |title=Schweizer Hitparade – Musik-DVD Top 10 8 December 2013 |website=Hitparade.ch |access-date=30 June 2017}}

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{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=d&year=2013&date=20131130 |title=Dutch Charts |website=Dutchcharts.nl |date=30 November 2013 |access-date=30 June 2017}}

1980

|Black and Blue

  • Released: 1980
  • Label: PolyGram
  • Format: VHS, LaserDisc

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1991

|The Black Sabbath Story, Vol. 1

  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Format: VHS, LaserDisc, DVD

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  • US: Platinum
  • CAN: Gold
  • AUS: Gold{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/|title=ARIA|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=3 January 2008}}
1992

|The Black Sabbath Story, Vol. 2

  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Format: VHS, LaserDisc, DVD

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  • US: Gold
1995

|Cross Purposes Live

  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Picture
  • Format: VHS

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|The Last Supper

  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: VHS, DVD

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References

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External links

{{Wikinews|Black Sabbath ex-keyboardist Geoff Nicholls dies}}

  • {{cite web|url=http://www.brumbeat.net/jneal02.htm |website=Brumbeat|title=Jneal02}} Images of Geoff Nichols at the Jonny Neal and the Starliners reunion.
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.black-sabbath.com/2017/01/reflections-on-geoff-nicholls/ |title=Reflections on Geoff Nicholls|website=Black-Sabbath.com|date=January 2017}} Black Sabbath Online fan site tribute.

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