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Black Sabbath ‘Vol 4’ Revisited As Super Deluxe Edition On 4-CD And 5-LP Formats

Written by Johnson Stephen on December 4, 2020

black sabbath vol4 4cd Black Sabbath’s ‘Vol 4:Super Deluxe Edition’ will be released on February 12 2020 as a 4-CD set and a 5-LP set pressed on 180-gram vinyl, Both versions come with extensive booklets featuring liner notes with quotes from the era from all four band members, rare photos, and a poster with previously unpublished early artwork of the album using the working title ‘Snowblind’.

Both the 4-CD and 5-LP versions are available for pre-order now at the https://wickedworld.net/ store. The newly remastered version of the original album will also be available on digital download and streaming services on the same day.

Bolstered by a fresh remastering, ‘Vol 4’s ambitious arrangements and complex grooves have never sounded more inspired and menacing.

The generous addition of bonus material on ‘Vol 4:Super Deluxe Edition’ begins with six previo black sabbath vol4 5lp usly unreleased studio outtakes from the original sessions for the album.

The set also features 11 additional studio recordings (also newly mixed by Wilson from the analog multi-tracks) that spotlight alternative takes, false starts and snippets of studio dialogue. Along with several alternative takes for ‘Wheels Of Confusion’, it includes outtakes for the tracks ‘The Straightener’ and ‘Snowblind’.

The collection concludes with a searing collection of Live performances that re-create a typical set-list from Black Sabbath’s Tour for ‘Vol 4’. Recorded in March 1973 at various stops along the band’s U.K. Tour.

The recordings were originally slated for a Live album that was ultimately shelved. Although some of these performances have been black sabbath band line up previously available in various states, the release marks the first time that a full 1973 Live Sabbath show has been recreated. The Live audio has been newly mixed by Richard Digby Smith using the original 16-track analog tapes to achieve a level of fidelity not heard on any previous incarnations.