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Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, UK 14th January 1971 TRULY PERFECT SOUND

★Great discovery!! The best Sabbath title of the year!!

　Finally, the day has come when this recording can be preserved forever! This legendary recording, renowned for its “extremely rare tracks and super-thick sound,” has received a stunning upgrade. This masterpiece, mastered by GRAF ZEPPELIN and captured by the audience at the “PARANOID Tour,” is now available for release!

　This work is engraved with the “January 14, 1971 Sheffield” performance. It is the best audience recording. There are three main points to this work. The first is “listening to two extremely rare songs,” the second is “the strongest sound of the PARANOID Tour,” and the third is “the highest peak updated GRAF ZEPPELIN mastering.” First, let’s take a bird’s-eye view of the activities at that time to introduce the notable “extremely rare songs.”

●1970
“BLACK SABBATH Tour”
・January 3rd – September 5th: Europe #1 (113 performances) ←※MONTREUX 1970 and others
“PARANOID Tour”
・September 11th – October 26th: Europe #2 (24 performances) ←※BRUSSELS 1970
・October 30th – November 27th: North America #1 (40 performances) ←※PORTLAND 1970
・December 5th – 20th: Europe #3 (7 performances) ←※COPENHAGEN 1970
●1971
＊January 7th – 23rd: Europe #4 (11 performances) ←★COCO★
・January 31st: Appearance at MYPONGA OPEN AIR
・February 6th + 7th: Netherlands (2 performances)
・February 17th – April 4th: North America #2 (41 performances) ←※INTO THE VOID 1971
・April 15th-26th: Europe #5 (10 shows) ←※ETERNAL VOID OF DOOM
“MASTER OF REALITY Tour”
・July 2nd-August 17th: North America #3 (30 shows) ←※BEGGARS’ BANQUET DANCE
・September 4th-7th: Europe #6 (3 shows)
・September 18th-October 23rd: North America #4 (27 shows) ←※MASTER OF WINTERLAND etc.
・December 3rd-6th: Europe #7 (3 shows)

[The Rare Best Recording of “Into the Void/After Forever”]
　This is the 1970/1971 BLACK SABBATH album. While 1971 is often considered the “Year of Master of Reality,” this album was still part of the “PARANOID Tour.” It was the fifth performance of “Europe #4.” The timing is crucial, as the band begins to play the “Master of Reality” tracks, even though they’re still unfinished. These are the extremely rare tracks “Into the Void” and “After Forever.” While both tracks were performed numerous times after the band’s reunion, they were only seen a handful of times in the 1970s (specifically, five times for “Into the Void” and three times for “After Forever”). Furthermore, these are early versions of the tentative lyrics.

　And this work is the best recording of both songs… or should I say, it is the strongest recording of the “PARANOID Tour” even if you ignore the rare songs. In fact, the on-time power is unparalleled, and the vocals and performance jump into your ears without any sense of distance. Moreover, there is no over-peak or rough feeling that is common in customer records at that time.

[Upgraded sound achieved through meticulous mastering]
　Despite this renowned recording, there’s a reason we haven’t stocked it in our shop until now. The battery ran out toward the end of the live performance. This wasn’t due to dubbing or tape deterioration, but rather a problem that occurred during recording. The sound started to crease around “Wicked World,” and became dramatically distorted on “Fairies Wear Boots” and “Paranoid.” While the sound was too good for a CDR release, it had fatal flaws for permanent preservation. This dilemma prevented us from deciding on a release format.

　This latest release is a pinnacle update that finally overcomes those long-standing shortcomings. Graf Zeppelin’s mastering thoroughly corrected any distortion, achieving a level of perfection worthy of a permanently archived CD press. Those familiar with the previous masters will be amazed at its sheer quality. “Wicked World” is stable, as if there was no distortion from the start, and the once-unbearable “Fairies Wear Boots” and “Paranoid” are transformed into something completely different. While you may still notice some distortion, the only way to achieve even greater precision is to create it from scratch using generative AI… This is the ultimate modern finish.

[A new champion that renews the peak of the PARANOID Tour]
　This legendary recording that has been revived is truly “the best and strongest audience recording of the PARANOID Tour.” We are introducing the best albums from each tour of the 1970s as “8 masterpiece audience recordings,” and this work is the new champion that renews the peak of the “PARANOID Tour.” Let’s list the “8 selections” here.

●8 masterpiece audience recordings of the 70s
・1st era “DEFINITIVE LAUSANNE 1970”
 *2nd era “DEFINITIVE SHEFFIELD 1971” ←★This work★ 
・3rd era “BEGGARS’ BANQUET DANCE 1971”
・4th era “BRESCIA 1973”
・5th era “DEFINITIVE PROVIDENCE 1974”
・6th era “DEFINITIVE LONG BEACH 1975”
・7th era “COMPLETE FRESNO 1976”
・8th era “DEFINITIVE FRESNO 1978”

　This is the masterpiece audience recording of each tour corresponding to the eight albums. While the soundboard doesn’t complete the entire tour, the audience recording allows you to trace the entire tour with a full live album. In other words, the above eight works are an unavoidable collection for learning about BLACK SABBATH in the 1970s. And this work is the masterpiece that will become the king of the “MASTER OF REALITY Tour.”

　This is the best recording of the early versions of the extremely rare songs “Into The Void” and “After Forever,” and is the champion live album of the strongest sound from the “PARANOID Tour.” This album overcomes its only drawback with “GRAF ZEPPELIN” mastering. Please enjoy it to the fullest with this permanent preservation press CD!

REMASTERED BY GRAF ZPPELIN

The gaps between songs have been fixed. I think the sound is excellent for 1971.

★A superb audience recording of the “January 14, 1971, Sheffield” performance. This legendary, extremely thick recording, with its only flaw, the final twist, corrected with meticulous mastering by “GRAF ZEPPELIN,” is the definitive edition. This masterpiece audience album, the king of the “PARANOID Tour,” is born, featuring extremely rare early versions of “Into The Void” and “After Forever”!

(60:32)
1. War Pigs
2. Into The Void（★）
3. Iron Man
4. Black Sabbath
5. After Forever（★）
6. Wicked World
7. Guitar Solo
8. Wicked World (reprise)
9. Fairies Wear Boots
10. Paranoid

Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals
Tony Iommi – Guitar
Geezer Butler – Bass
Bill Ward – Drums