Black Sabbath to Release 50th Anniversary Edition of “Paranoid” This Fall

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Heavy Metal forefathers Black Sabbath will release a “super deluxe” edition of its classic 1970 album Paranoid on October 8 via Rhino Records. The Paranoid: 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.

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The first two LPs on “Paranoid: Super Deluxe Edition” 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.

The collection’s 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 “Hand Of Doom” and “Iron Man” while mixing in “N.I.B.” and “Behind The Wall Of Sleep” from their debut album. The second concert was recorded a few months later in Brussels during the band’s performance for Belgian television. Unofficial versions of this classic show have circulated in the past, but they’ve never sounded this good.

Paranoid Super Deluxe 5-LP Boxed Set tracklist

 

LP 1: Original Album

 

* War Pigs / Luke’s Wall

* Paranoid

* Planet Caravan

* Iron Man

 

* Electric Funeral

* Hand Of Doom

* Rat Salad

* Jack The Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots

 

LP 2: Quadradisc Mix in Stereo

 

* War Pigs / Luke’s Wall

* Paranoid

* Planet Caravan

* Iron Man

* Electric Funeral

* Hand Of Doom

* Rat Salad

* Jack The Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots

 

LP 3: Live in Montreux 1970 (Part One)

 

* Intro

* Paranoid

* N.I.B.

* Behind The Wall Of Sleep

 

* Iron Man

* War Pigs

 

LP 4: Live in Montreux 1970 (Part Two)/Live in Brussels 1970 (Part One)

 

* Fairies Wear Boots

* Hand Of Doom

* Paranoid

* Hand Of Doom

* Rat Salad

* Iron Man

 

LP 5: Live in Brussels 1970 (Part Two)

 

* Black Sabbath

* N.I.B.

* Behind The Wall Of Sleep

* War Pigs

* Fairies Wear Boots