HOARD ALMIGHTY
BLACK SABBATH SABOTAGE: SUPER DELUXE EDITION
BMG
£90/£135/£210
other album in the album in the Sabbath catalogue, 1975’s is most deserving of reappraisal. Cast in the shadow of both the five classic albums that preceded it and the two that followed, which chronicled the disintegration of the Ozzy era, its status hasn’t been boosted by half-cooked artwork you won’t find still never puts a foot wrong, fuelled on venom from their legal struggles at the time, experimenting with choirs, and filtering glam stomps and boogie-woogie and yet still sounding like a complete vision bound together with immaculate, timeless songwriting. Now it’s getting its own CD and 180g vinyl box set treatment with a new remaster alongside three extra discs cataloguing that year’s North American tour plus a reproduction seven-inch with rare Japanese artwork. You’ll also find in-depth, illustrated sleevenotes, replica Madison Square concert book and tour poster, making this a treasure trove of rediscovery.
