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by Joe on Oct.23, 2020, under Bill Ward
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by Joe on Oct.09, 2020, under Black Sabbath
BLACK SABBATH CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR ICONIC ALBUM âPARANOIDâ VINYL DELUXE EDITION OUT TODAY. Five-LP Collection Includes Album Plus Rare Quad Mix Along With The Vinyl Debut Of Two 1970 Concerts Also Available As A 4CD Set
ORDER HERE: blacksabbathband.lnk.to/BSParanoid50FA
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In 1969 and 1970 my musical experiences were exciting, adventurous, heady, and inspiring. Days full of risk and being vigorously alive, Black Sabbath was a hardworking road band, getting tighter with each gig.
Deep in my heart and with the recording of Black Sabbath accomplished, I felt emboldened and awkwardly able to step out and play newer songs, like Hand of Doom, Iron Man, Electric Funeral, and War Pigs. I knew those songs were different and I felt remarkably assured within myself that we were making music that upon first listening might not be popular. However, those thoughts were outweighed by the overwhelming feeling I was part of a great band making great music.  I was twenty-two years old, and to know that about our band was not only satisfying, but at times overwhelming. I didnât know if we would have hit records, which we did, but I did know I was in a place of purity and euphoria about how we played and sounded. Night after night we pummeled and released our aggression and emotions onto our audiences. We were whole, we were as one, time was in front of us and in our favour. To be of those times is an honourable place to look back on, and my memory ignites with great experiences of that period, I wouldnât change a thing, except that bass drum sound on Iron Man LO.L.
Love to Tony, Geezer, and Ozzy, and all our fans,
Rock forever and ever and ever,
Bill Ward
Paranoid 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
by Joe on Oct.09, 2020, under Black Sabbath
BLACK SABBATH CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR ICONIC ALBUM âPARANOIDâ
VINYL DELUXE EDITION OUT OCTOBER 9th VIA BMG
Five-LP Collection Includes Original Album Plus Rare Quad Mix
Along With The Vinyl Debut Of Two 1970 Concerts
Also Available As A 4CD Set
ORDER THE âPARANOID: SUPER DELUXE EDITIONâ HERE:
Widely regarded as innovators of the musical genre which came to be known as Heavy Metal, legendary Birmingham-bred Black Sabbath celebrate the 50thanniversary in 2020 of their multi-million selling album Paranoid with a 5-LP/4CD edition released on October 9th, featuring the vinyl debut of two 1970 concerts.Â
PARANOID:Â SUPER DELUXE EDITION includes the original album, in addition to a rare 1974 Quad Mix of the album folded down to stereo, plus two concerts from 1970, from Montreux and Brussels, that are pressed on vinyl for the first time. The five-LP set comes with a hardbound book with extensive liner notes featuring interviews with all four band members, rare photos, and memorabilia, a poster, as well as a replica of the tour book sold during the Paranoid tour.Â
After the success of the bandâs self-titled debut in early 1970, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward returned that fall with Paranoid. The record became the bandâs first album to top the U.K. charts and has sold more than 4 million copies in the U.S. alone. Today, songs like âWar Pigs,â âPlanet Caravan,â âIron Man,â and of course, âParanoid,â continue to inspire a new generation of musicians around the world.
PARANOID: SUPER DELUXE EDITION first two LPs feature the original album plus a Quadraphonic Mix of the album. Originally released on vinyl and 8-track cartridge in 1974, but subsequently long out of print, the Quad Mix has now been made available as a fold-down to stereo mix on vinyl for this set.Â
The collectionâs final three LPs mark the official vinyl debut of two 1970 live performances. The first was recorded on August 31 in Montreux, Switzerland shortly before the release of Paranoid. It captures the band, already a tight musical unit, thundering through new songs like âHand Of Doomâ and âIron Manâ while mixing in âN.I.B.â and âBehind The Wall Of Sleepâ from their debut album. The second concert was recorded a few months later in Brussels during the bandâs performance for Belgian television. Unofficial versions of this classic show have circulated in the past, but theyâve never sounded this good.Â
Pre-order the âParanoid: Super Deluxe Editionâ HERE:
BLACK SABBATH â¨Paranoid Super Deluxe 5-LP Boxed Setâ¨Track Listings:
LP 1: Original Album
Side A
âWar Pigs / Lukeâs Wallâ
âParanoidâ
âPlanet Caravanâ
âIron Manâ
Side B
âElectric Funeralâ
âHand Of Doomâ
âRat Saladâ
âJack The Stripper / Fairies Wear Bootsâ
LP 2: Quadradisc Mix in Stereo (WS4 1887) 1974
Side C
âWar Pigs / Lukeâs Wallâ
âParanoidâ
âPlanet Caravanâ
âIron Manâ
Side D
âElectric Funeralâ
âHand Of Doomâ
âRat Saladâ
âJack The Stripper / Fairies Wear Bootsâ
LP 3: Live in Montreux 1970 (Part One)
Side E
âIntroâ
âParanoidâ
âN.I.B.â
âBehind The Wall Of Sleepâ
Side F
âIron Manâ
âWar Pigsâ
LP 4: Live in Montreux 1970 (Part Two)/Live in Brussels 1970 (Part One)
Side G
âFairies Wear Bootsâ
âHand Of Doomâ
Side H
âParanoidâ
âHand Of Doomâ
âRat Saladâ
âIron Manâ
LP 5: Live in Brussels 1970 (Part Two)
Side J
âBlack Sabbathâ
âN.I.B.â
Side K
âBehind The Wall Of Sleepâ
âWar Pigsâ
âFairies Wear Bootsâ
Arrows
by Joe on Oct.01, 2020, under Bill Ward
Bill Ward talks about the 3 yr anniversary of the Las Vegas tragedy. #weremember #vegasstrong #neverforget #3years
Click here to view Bill’s Message: http://bit.ly/bwarrowsmsg
Stream Arrows on Spotify here: http://bit.ly/bwbarrows
Bombers (The Remake)
by Joe on Sep.02, 2020, under Bill Ward