Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Paranoid is the second studio album by British hard rock band Black Sabbath, originally released in September 1970 in the UK via Vertigo Records and January 1971 via Warner Bros. Records in the US.

Widely regarded as innovators of the musical genre which came to be known as heavy metal, legendary Birmingham born hard rock band Black Sabbath celebrate the 50th anniversary in 2020 of their multi-million selling album Paranoid with the release of a 5LP box set.

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 "Paranoid" continue to inspire a new generation of musicians around the world.

The LP 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 first concert was recorded on 31 August 1970 in Montreux, Switzerland shortly before the release of Paranoid. This show 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 on 3 October 1970 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.

The five-LP set comes with a 40 page 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 programme sold during the Paranoid tour.

50th Anniversary 5LP Paranoid Super Deluxe Edition Featuring:

• Original Album Remastered (2012 remaster)
• 1974 Quadradisc Mix in Stereo on LP for the First Time
• Live in Europe 3 LP Collection Featuring Two Concerts Previously Unreleased on Vinyl
• 1971 Paranoid Tour Programme
• 40 Page Book With Photos, Artwork and Liner Notes
• Colour Poster

This 5LP box set is the 50^th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition on black vinyl with 40 page book, poster, live recordings and remastered audio, pressed in Europe via Sanctuary Records and BMG.