The 50th anniversary of Black Sabbath's iconic sophomore album, Paranoid, is coming up in September, and the band is celebrating with the release of a vinyl box set.
Paranoid: Super Deluxe Edition features a wide variety of material spread across a total of five LPs, beginning with Paranoid itself, and a rare 1974 quad mix of the album, folded down to stereo. The other 3 LPs in the set were compiled from two separate concerts from its release year, 1970, one in Montreaux and the other in Brussels; this is the first time they'll be pressed onto vinyl.
Additionally, the box set will include a hardbound book full of exclusive content, including interviews with all four members of the band -— frontman Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, and bassist Geezer Butler -- and rare photos. It will also include a classic-era band poster and a replica of the tour booklet sold during the 1970-1971 Paranoid tour.
The box set is set to be released on October 9 and is available to pre-order here. View its tracklisting below.
Meanwhile, Ozzy gave an update on his health recently, and the A&E documentary about him, Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne, is premiering on Labor Day, September 7.
Sabbath are also selling a Black Lives Matter edition of their classic Master of Reality t-shirt, with 100% of net proceeds benefiting BLM.
In somewhat related news, all-star indie Black Sabbath tribute band Black Sabbath Cover Band Rehearsal are releasing a 7" single, Master of Rehearsal on September 4.
BLACK SABBATH, PARANOID: SUPER DELUXE EDITION TRACKLISTING
LP 1: Paranoid (original album) Side A “War Pigs / Luke’s Wall” “Paranoid” “Planet Caravan” “Iron Man”
Side B “Electric Funeral” “Hand Of Doom” “Rat Salad” “Jack The Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots”
LP 2: Paranoid Quadradisc Mix in Stereo Side C “War Pigs / Luke’s Wall” “Paranoid” “Planet Caravan” “Iron Man”
Side D “Electric Funeral” “Hand Of Doom” “Rat Salad” “Jack The Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots”
LP 3: Live in Montreux 1970 (Part One) Side E “Intro” “Paranoid” “N.I.B.” “Behind The Wall Of Sleep”
Side F “Iron Man” “War Pigs”
LP 4: Live in Montreux 1970 (Part Two)/Live in Brussels 1970 (Part One) Side G “Fairies Wear Boots” “Hand Of Doom”
Side H “Paranoid” “Hand Of Doom” “Rat Salad” “Iron Man”
LP 5: Live in Brussels 1970 (Part Two) Side J “Black Sabbath” “N.I.B.”
Side K “Behind The Wall Of Sleep” “War Pigs” “Fairies Wear Boots”
