BLACK SABBATH: 'Paranoid' Super Deluxe Edition To Be Released On Vinyl For 50th Anniversary

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Legendary heavy metal act BLACK SABBATH will release a "super deluxe" edition of its classic 1970 album "Paranoid" on October 8 via Rhino. "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. 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

5LP / 4CD Super Deluxe editions to mark Paranoid’s 50th Anniversary - New 5LP collection includes iconic original album, a rare 1974 Quadraphonic Mix and the official vinyl debut of two 1970 live performances, recorded in Montreux and Brussels. Order Now: https://t.co/WVeiWzYBHG pic.twitter.com/EL7SuFQTz7

— Tony Iommi (@tonyiommi) August 6, 2020​

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