TOP REISSUES OF 2020
BLACK SABBATH
Paranoid Super Deluxe BMG
What we said: “Fiftieth-anniversary five-LP/four-CD edition of a metal landmark, expanded with live recordings. This was never a band relying solely on bludgeoning riffs and Beelzebub. Contrary to stereotype, Sabbath always displayed intriguing prog tendencies and an ear for the atmospheric… The August 1970 Casino De Montreux performance begins with the sound of feedback and of nails being hammered, presumably into the stage. The filthy fuzz of Tony Iommi’s riffs is a visceral joy.”
MOTÖRHEAD
Ace Of Spades (Deluxe Box) BMG
What we said: “This 40th-anniversary reissue of Motörhead’s seminal Ace Of Spades album comprises 73 tracks. That’s 73 grizzled, glorious, gut-busting slabs of full-on rock’n’roll. And as great as the original studio album is, you ain’t lived until you’ve heard this box set’s two double live albums taken from the Ace Up Your Sleeve tour… or the double album of outtakes and rare tracks, including an alternative version of that nearly beats
