On June 29th, Sanctuary/Universal Music UK is releasing Deluxe CD and LP Editions of the following BLACK SABBATH titles: Black Sabbath (1970), Paranoid and Master Of Reality (1971). The reissues are detailed below:

Black Sabbath was released in the United Kingdom on Friday the 13th of February 1970. The album is often regarded as one of the first heavy metal albums. Black Sabbath reached number eight on the UK Album Chart. Following its US release in May 1970 by Warner Bros. Records, the album reached number 23 on the Billboard 200, where it remained for over a year, selling a million copies.

In August 1969 the band, who were then known as EARTH, decided to change their name to Black Sabbath.In December 1969 they recorded and released their debut single, 'Evil Woman'. In January 1970, the band recorded and mixed the remaining seven songs that would appear on their debut album. The songs were recorded "live" and the entire process took just three days.

Guitarist Tony Iommi recalls recording live: "We thought 'We have two days to do it and one of the days is mixing.' So we played live. Ozzy was singing at the same time, we just put him in a separate booth and off we went. We never had a second run of most of the stuff.

This deluxe two-CD and LP editions comes remastered with a bonus disc of unreleased material, new notes by David Wells and a booklet full of rare photos and memorbilia.

Tracklisting:

Disc 1

'Black Sabbath'

'The Wizard'

'Behind The Wall Of Sleep'

'N.I.B.'

'Evil Woman, Don't Play Your Games With Me'

'Sleeping Village'

'Warning'

Disc 2

'Wicked World'

'Black Sabbath' (Minus Rain and with Alternative Lyrics)

'Black Sabbath' (Instrumental)

'The Wizard (With Jocular Banter)

'Behind The Wall Of Sleep' (With "Dry" Vocal)

'N.I.B.' (Alternative Mix)

'Evil Woman, Don't Play Your Games With Me' (With Horns & Flute)

'Sleeping Village' (Alternative Mix)

'Warning' (part 1)

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Paranoid is the second album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It was released in the United Kingdom during September 1970, and contains some of their most famous work, including the songs "Iron Man", "War Pigs" and the title track.

The album is regarded as a classic of the heavy metal genre and one of the most influental heavy metal albums. It has been certified 4 x Platinum, having sold over four million copies in the US alone, making it Black Sabbath's best-selling album.

The 'Paranoid' single, released before the album, reached number four in the UK. Pushed by its success, the album hit number one in the UK, and is the only Black Sabbath album to have done so. The US release was held until January 1971, as the Black Sabbath album was still on the charts at the time of Paranoid's UK release. The album broke into the top ten in the US in March 1971, and would go on to sell four million copies in the US alone, with virtually no radio airplay.

Paranoid is expanded to a triple-disc containing the extremely rare 1974 Quadrophonic mix of the album. The album also includes deluxe digipak gatefold packaging with expanded booklets containing rare and previously unseen photographs, comprehensive sleeve-notes telling the story behind each album and include images of rare single covers and memorabilia from the period.

Paranoid is the first release in a set of Black Sabbath deluxe expanded editions. Each remastered album includes an additional disc of previously unheard outtakes, demos and instrumental tracks taken from the original studio sessions

Disc 1 (Original Album):

'War Pigs'

'Paranoid'

'Planet Caravan'

'Iron Man'

'Electric Funeral'

'Hand Of Doom'

'Rat Salad'

'Fairies Wear Boots'

Disc 2 (1974 Quadrophonic Mix):

'War Pigs'

'Paranoid'

'Planet Caravan'

'Iron Man'

'Electric Funeral'

'Hand Of Doom'

'Rat Salad'

'Fairies Wear Boots'

Disc 3 (Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks):

(Tracks 1-8 recorded at Regent Sound Studios, June 16th and 17th, 1970)

'War Pigs' (instrumental)

'Paranoid' (alternative lyrical version)

'Planet Caravan' (alternative lyrical version)

'Iron Man' (instrumental)

'Electric Funeral' (instrumental)

'Hand Of Doom' (instrumental)

'Rat Salad' (instrumental)

'Fairies Wear Boots' (instrumental)

Master of Reality is the third album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1971. The album's "darker" or "sludgier" sound was a significant influence on the heavy metal genres known as doom metal and stoner rock. Master of Reality was certified double platinum after having sold over 2 million copies. For the recording of this album, guitarist Tony Iommi, who had injured his fingers in a factory accident years earlier, decided to de-tune his guitar down three semi-tones (or one and a half steps to C-sharp). This reduced string tension, thus making the guitar easier for him to play. Geezer Butler also de-tuned his bass guitar to match Iommi. The result was a noticeably "darker" or "sludgier" sound. Master of Reality was recorded at Island Studios in London, UK between February and April 1971. The album was produced by Rodger Bain, who had also produced their previous two albums. However, this would be his final collaboration with the band. The album broke the top ten in both the United Kingdom (#5) and United States (#8) and achieved Gold status on advance orders alone. Eventually it sold two million copies in the US.

This Deluxe two-CD and LP editions comes re-mastered with a bonus disc of unreleased material, new notes by David Wells and a booklet full of rare photos and memoribilia.

Featured Tracks

Disc 1

'Sweet Leaf'

'After Forever'

'Embryo'

'Children Of The Grave'

'Orchid'

'Lord Of This World'

'Solitude'

'Into The Void'

Disc 2

'Weevil Woman '71'

'Sweet Leaf' (Demo)

'After Forever' (Instrumental)

'Children Of The Grave' (Alternative Lyrics)

'Children Of The Grave' (Instrumental)

'Orchid' (With Tony Iommi's Cough and Count In)

'Lord Of This World' (With Piano and Slide Guitar)

'Solitude' (Alternative Version With No Flute)

'Spanish Sid'

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