While Ozzy may have sadly passed on, resting in peace isn’t something he’ll have in mind. During their peak in the first half of the 1970s, Black Sabbath set about creating a series of albums that would only grow in stature. It was with their highly accomplished second album, Paranoid where their credentials were solidly stamped forever into the heaviest ingot of metal yet to be forged. Moreover, it was Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford who proclaimed that: “Paranoid formed the blueprint for metal”. The supporting tour saw the band perform 121 shows throughout Europe and the USA through to April 1971. Two of those shows were captured by French and Belgian TV broadcasters while ABC TV transmitted the monumental 1974 California Jam when Sabbath Bloody Sabbath reared its monstrous head with arguably more bombastic power in Ontario. Many years down the line, the mystique might be gone, but hearing Black Sabbath live in their formative years remains a unique and moving experience
AVA delivers a masterpiece of unprecedented metal power with three landmark performances from beyond the grave from the masters of Heavy Metal! Presented with fully restored and professionally remastered original broadcasts, accompanied by a 40 page hard back book with background notes and archival photos, 2x A4 press releases, 4x postcards and an full colour A2 poster.
Théâtre 140, Schaarbeek / Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium, October 3rd 1970 RBTF-TV
Side 1
1. Paranoid 3.28
2. Hand Of Doom 6.41
3. Rat Salad (drum solo) 1.21
4. Iron Man 6.37
5. Black Sabbath 8.39
Side 2
1. Intermission 0.26
2. N.I.B. 5.59
3. Behind The Wall Of Sleep 5.44
4. War Pigs 7.56
5. Fairies Wear Boots 6.43
‘Pop Shop’, L'Olympia, Paris, France 19th December 1970 ORTF-TV
Side 3
1. Intro/Paranoid 3.29
2. Hand Of Doom/Rat Salad 7.50
3. Iron Man 6.37
4. Guitar Intro 2.05
5. Black Sabbath 6.39
Side 4
1. N.I.B. 5.59
2. Behind The Wall Of Sleep/Jazz Improvisation 4.31
3. War Pigs 8.16
4. Fairies Wear Boots 6.37
Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA April 6th 1974 ABC-TV
Side 5
1. Tomorrow’s Dream 2.54
2. Sweet Leaf 6.03
3. Killing Your Self To Live 6.06
4. War Pigs 7.54
Side 6
1. Snowblind 5.22
2. Sabbra Cadabra(Begins) 6.42
3. Guitar Solo 8.02
4. Drum Solo #1 0.43
5. Drum Solo #2 1.52
Side 7
1. Supernaut 2.00
2. Iron Man 5.37
3. Guitar/Orchid/Sabbra Cadabra(Ends) 8.17
4. Paranoid 4.45
5. Embryo 0.59
Side 8 - Etched