
Considered to be the innovators of the musical genre known as Heavy Metal, the legendary Birmingham band Black Sabbath will celebrate on October 9, 2020 the 50th anniversary of their album Paranoid, which has sold millions of copies; with a special Super Deluxe edition consisting of 5-LP / 4CD including 2 concerts from 1970.
PARANOID: SUPER DELUXE EDITION includes the original album, in addition to a rare Quadriphonic Mix from the album released in 1974 in stereo, as well as two 1970 concerts given in Montreux and Brussels and pressed for the first time on vinyl. All five LPs will be accompanied by a book that will feature many notes such as interviews with the four band members, rare and memorable photos, a poster, as well as a replica of the tour book, sold during their tour. Paranoid.
After the success of the band’s self-titled debut in early 1970, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward returned that fall with Paranoid. The record became the band’s first album to top the U.K. charts and has sold more than 4 million copies in the U.S. alone. Today, songs like “War Pigs,” “Planet Caravan,” “Iron Man,” and of course, “Paranoid,” continue to inspire a new generation of musicians around the world.
PARANOID: SUPERDELUXE 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
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

TRACKLISTING
LP1: 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
LP2: 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
LP3: 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
LP4: 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
LP5: Live in Brussels 1970 (Part Two)
Side J
âBlackSabbathâ
âN.I.B.â
Side K
âBehind The Wall Of Sleepâ
âWar PigsââFairies Wear Bootsâ