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Due to the fact that the illustrious Ozzy Osbourne has become a world renowned TV personality, in addition to his famed position as the original frontman of Black Sabbath, some of the younger rocklings out there may not realise that the mighty pillar of metal that is Black Sabbath had another frontman waving the flag, sword, and perm for a large part of it’s history.
And this is a tragedy of knowledge, we aim to put right.
He appeared in Tenacious D’s movie Pick Of Destiny as a guiding light, had a song written about him by the D that featured on their debut album and spoke with the wisdom of a metal godfather in 2005’s Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey… you there yet? Well you should be. The man in question is none other than the rock legend Ronnie James Dio!
These Deluxe Edition re-releases of Black Sabbath’s Heaven&Hell, The Mob Rules and Live Evil albums with additional rarities and live performances are a solid and fantastically curated collection.
The selective plucking of some of the greatest performances from the Dio era of Black Sabbath along with the three already widely acclaimed releases from the period gives new life to the records.
With live recordings of Die Young and Heaven & Hell from Hartford CN USA and from the Hammersmith Odeon such anthems as Neon Nights, Children Of The Sea, War Pigs and Iron Man, as well as a mono edit of Lady Evil and alternative version of The Mob Rules, the set encompasses and provides a comprehensive example of the Dio fronted era of Black Sabbath..
For fans of Black Sabbath, Dio and Rock/Metal in general, this offering is a great addition to the collection.
The Deluxe Expanded Editions and Deluxe Edition CD’s of Heaven & Hell, The Mob Rules and Live Evil will be released on April 5th through Universal Music.
Full track listings below:
HEAVEN AND HELL
DISC ONE:
Neon Knights
Children Of The Sea
Lady Evil
Heaven And Hell
Wishing Well
Die Young
Walk Away
Lonely Is The Word
DISC TWO:
Children Of The Sea (Live)
Heaven And Hell (Live)
Lady Evil (Mono Edit)
Neon Knights (Video – Live)
Die Young (Video – Live)
Neon Knights (Live, Hartford, CN, USA, ’80)
Children Of The Sea (Live, Hartford, CN, USA ’80)
Heaven And Hell (Live, Hartford, CN, USA ’80)
Die Young (Live, Hartford, CN, USA ’80)
MOB RULES
DISC ONE:
Turn Up The Night
Voodoo
The Sign Of The Southern Cross
E5150
The Mob Rules
Country Girl
Slipping Away
Falling Off The Edge Of The World
Over And Over
Bonus Tracks:
Die Young (Live – 12″ version)
The Mob Rules (Alternative Version)
DISC TWO:
E5150 (Live)
Neon Knights (Live)
N.I.B. (Live)
Children Of The Sea (Live)
Country Girl (Live)
Black Sabbath (Live)
War Pigs (Live)
Slipping Away (Live)
Iron Man (Live)
The Mob Rules (Live)
Heaven And Hell (Live)
Paranoid (Live)
Voodoo (Live)
Children Of The Grave (Live)
LIVE EVIL
DISC ONE:
E5150
Neon Knights
N.I.B.
Children Of The Sea
Voodoo
Black Sabbath
War Pigs
Iron Man
DISC TWO:
The Mob Rules
Heaven And Hell
The Sign Of The Southern Cross / Heaven And Hell (continued)
Paranoid
Children Of The Grave
Fluff
* Original Dio crowd interaction and audience noise restored *