Black Sabbath News

Universal U.K. has announced a 3-CD deluxe edition of Black Sabbath's Paranoid with plans to reissue similar sets for other Sabbath releases. Look for the package on April 6.

The Paranoid deluxe edition will include a second disc with the rare 1974 Quadraphonic mix of the album and a third disc with previously unheard outtakes, demos and instrumental tracks. Everything will be packaged in a digipack gatefold cover with a booklet containing rare photographs, comprehensive liner notes and images of singles and memorabilia.

Paranoid, originally released in 1971, is hailed as one of the most influential heavy metal albums ever released. It reached number one in the U.K. and 12 on the U.S. Album charts and contained classics like War Pigs, Iron Man and the title cut.

The track list:

Disc 1 (Original Album):

War Pigs
Paranoid
Planet Caravan
Iron Man
Electric Funeral
Hand Of Doom
Rat Salad
Fairies Wear Boots

Disc 2 (1974 Quadrophonic Mix):

War Pigs
Paranoid
Planet Caravan
Iron Man
Electric Funeral
Hand Of Doom
Rat Salad
Fairies Wear Boots

Disc 3 (Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks recorded at Regent Sound Studios, June 16 & 17, 1970):

War Pigs (Instrumental)
Paranoid (Alternative Lyrical Version)
Planet Caravan (Alternative Lyrical Version)
Iron Man (Instrumental)
Electric Funeral (Instrumental)
Hand Of Doom (Instrumental)
Rat Salad (Instrumental)
Fairies Wear Boots (Instrumental)