Black Sabbath – Live Evil: 40th Anniversary (4-CD)
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Captured at the peak of the Dio-era lineup's chemistry, Live Evil documents a band that had genuinely reinvented itself rather than simply replaced a vocalist. The tension between Dio and the Iommi/Butler/Ward core would soon fracture the group, making these recordings an unintentional farewell to one of heavy metal's most potent configurations.
Black Sabbath made a two-pronged comeback in 1980 and 1981 when Ronnie James Dio joined their ranks as their new lead singer for the platinum albums, Heaven And Hell and Mob Rules. On the 1982 Mob Rules U.S. tour, they decided to record shows to create the first official Black Sabbath live album. With material drawn evenly between songs written with Ronnie as well as older classics such as “War Pigs” and “Iron Man,” when Live Evil was released at the end of 1982, it represented an accurate and powerful memento of Black Sabbath Mk2 on their second world tour. Although it was hailed by influential heavy metal magazine Kerrang! as “one of the greatest live albums of all time” in 1983, the band was never completely satisfied with the original mix. Now we are able to present a fresh, new 40th anniversary mix of the entire album, remixed from the original analog multi tracks by longtime associate of the band, Wyn Davis. The packaging will also include a 40-page hard back book featuring a newly commissioned 12,000-word essay, the new remix as a double LP, as well as the original double album, newly remastered in 2022 by Andy Pearce. The CD edition will also be four discs, with a 60-page hardback book.
Tracklist
Disc 1
Disc 2
Disc 3
Disc 4
UPC: 603497839827
Label: Rhino
Release Date: 6.2.23
Format: CD