Black Sabbath/Scotland,UK 1969

This is an incredibly historic, overwhelming, shocking, and miraculous excavation! The reel-to-reel master that conveys BLACK SABBATH’s oldest pre-debut live has appeared. Even though they say “before their debut,” they are definitely BLACK SABBATH, not their predecessor band EARTH. This work was recorded at the “Dumfries performance on November 16, 1969”, and the person who recorded it was Alex Wilson. Their first live was “August 30, 1969”, and their debut album “BLACK SABBATH” was recorded “October 16, 1969 at Regent Sound Studio (some say the 12th or 17th)”. In other words, this work is a club gig two and a half months after changing the name from “EARTH” to “BLACK SABBATH” and exactly one month after recording that legendary first album. It was a live show where only one song, “Early Morning School (or Early One Morning Blues)” was known for a long time, but this time, the master of about 1 hour was discovered. “Black Sabbath” is also played from the beginning (unfortunately, the first half was not recorded), and “N.I.B.” is also a tentative lyrics version (Ozzy Osbourne sings with tentative lyrics even though the official recording has been completed). ), and they are playing an 18-minute long version of “Behind The Wall Of Sleep” and “The Warning”, which appears for the first time in a live take! Until now, there have been some sound sources from the debut tour and some very early recordings of the band, but most of them were released before and after the production of the second album “PARANOID”. Even if it was an unfinished version, “War Pigs” and “Fairies Wear Boots” appeared, and the prototype of the concert that followed was completed. However! This work is in its very early stages, with no trace of such “War Pigs,” “Fairies Wear Boots,” and “Paranoid.” A lot of super and super rare songs that are unthinkable in later live performances are being played. THE AYNSLEY DUNBAR RETALIATION’s cover “The Warning” alone is so rare that it will dazzle your eyes, but it’s still just the beginning. EARTH’s demo take was used for less than 10 seconds in the history video “BLACK SABBATH STORY – VOLUME 1”, “Song For Jim”, Buddy Guy’s “Let Me Love You Baby”, which is familiar to JEFF BECK GROUP, Elmore… James’s adaptation of “Early Morning School”, the original blues song “Blue Blood Man”… it’s obvious that you’re hearing it for the first time, and even more repertoire that you didn’t even know was played pops out one after another. BLACK SABBATH was a band that focused on originality even during their live performances, which was unusual for a band of this period, and the only cover song from that time left was BEAT CLUB’s “Blue Suede Shoes,” which they played as a joke. Until now, he had said in interviews that he was playing blues covers, but I never thought I’d be able to hear the actual thing… The more I delve into BLACK SABBATH, the more I find myself wondering, “What is this song?” with each song. Moreover, the sound recorded from such a rare live is also really, really wonderful. Of course, I can’t say that it’s “just like a sound board” or “beyond the official!”, but it’s not at the level of “searching for musical sounds among explosive sounds” (at all!). Apparently there were about 80 people (!) in the audience at “Rugman’s Youth Club” where the event took place, but it wasn’t that big of a cheer, and it had the feeling of being in a closed room in a small club. It’s no wonder that the open reel that was spun there had a clearness and direct feel that was hard to believe for a semi-professional band from the 1960s. The drum solo will be over-peaked, but even after the debut audience recording, there are not many high-quality records like this. Currently, the internet is in the midst of a shocking sensation that has gone beyond the level of being a “topic”, but this work has been mastered to a balance that reduces noise and is optimal for playback on modern audio equipment, while retaining the freshness of the master. I did. The live performance that roars with that sound is exactly the world of the B-side of their debut work “BLACK SABBATH”. There are a lot of cover songs, but they bear no resemblance to the originals, and are full of raw, rough-hewn, doomy, and mellow jams. Fast and aggressive blues and boogie are also the hallmark of BLACK SABBATH. And the most shocking song of all is “Song For Jim.” Tony Iommi doesn’t play the guitar, but instead features Ian Anderson’s flute! Of course, it’s sharp even when you play the guitar. In the last song, “Blue Blooded Man,” he delivers a phrase that reveals Django Reinhardt’s appearance through Alvin Lee. “Historical significance”. I don’t want to use these words because they sound formal and complicated, but I can’t hesitate when faced with the weight of this work. This huge significance has reached the level of a huge spectacle, and just listening to it feels like it’s going to break your heart. After all, their debut work “BLACK SABBATH” was even called “the moment of birth of all heavy music,” and it was a completely different mutation from the white blues that was popular at the end of the 1960s. How and why was that Sabbath sound born? This work is a gem among gems that bears witness to the gravitational singularity of history in an ultra-realistic way. It is truly a record of the big bang of heavy music. A documentary album that captures a revolutionary moment in music history, and a superb live album that encapsulates British rock in the 1960s. Not only BLACK SABBATH, but the most shocking work in all of heavy music. Can you pass up this overwhelming album? Rugman’s Youth Club, Dumfries, Scotland 16th November 1969 TRULY AMAZING/PERFECT SOUND (61:40) 1. Black Sabbath 2. Let Me Love You Baby 3. Song For Jim Incl. Drums Solo 4. The Warning 5. Wicked World 6. Behind The Wall Of Sleep 7. Early Morning School 8. N.I.B. 9. Blue Blooded Man Tony Iommi – Guitar, Flute Ozzy Osbourne – Vocal Geezer Butler – Bass Bill Ward – Drums