Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi is celebrating the history and legacy of the band’s second album, “Paranoid”, 50 years to the day of its 1970 release.
"I look back and am amazed how we released 'Black Sabbath' in February 1970 then toured, wrote, recorded and released 'Paranoid' only 7 months later!,” shared Iommi on social media on September 18. “And these weren't knock-off albums, they are both full of our classic tracks."
“Paranoid” delivered Black Sabbath their first UK No. 1 album – a feat that wouldn’t be repeated until 43 years later with 2013’s “13” – while peaking at No. 12 in the US and selling more than 4 million copies in the country.
Black Sabbath will release a series of expanded 50th anniversary editions of “Paranoid” on October 9.
The groundbreaking UK band’s second album will be available in 5LP and 4CD versions, with both featuring a pair of 1970 concerts.
“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 feature the original record 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: an August 31 show in Montreux, Switzerland shortly before the release of “Paranoid”, and a second concert that was recorded a few months later in Brussels during the band's performance for Belgian television.
I look back and am amazed how we released ‘Black Sabbath’ in February 1970 then toured, wrote, recorded and released ‘Paranoid’ only 7 months later! And these weren’t knock-off albums, they are both full of our classic tracks.
— Tony Iommi (@tonyiommi) September 18, 2020
-- Tony pic.twitter.com/zhq36xmczu
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