Jazz Sabbath- The 1968 Tapes (PREORDER)
SKU: 7428479340312
What is the truth? It just depends on who you ask. You could say The 1968 Tapes is Jazz Sabbath's third album on which the trio, helmed by longtime Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne keys and guitar player Adam Wakeman, present 7 Black Sabbath songs re-imagined as classic jazz tracks. You also could choose to believe what is written in the liner notes: Although never released until recently, Jazz Sabbath's music has been finding it's way to millions for over 50 years. Through a vicious cycle of personal tragedy and plagiarism the songs intended to change the jazz world ended up giving birth to a much darker sound. Now a third recording from the Sixties has resurfaced, perhaps their most important one. In 1968 Jazz Sabbath were an instant hit on the UK jazz scene. It wasn't long until they were offered a record deal. They spent weeks in the studio recording the tracks that got the heaviest reactions at their shows until they captured their live energy on tape. Unfortunately, the label manager told them the album was far too experimental and there was no hit potential. Ordered to play some of their 'easier' tracks instead, they reluctantly gave in. The 2 albums that followed still are classics in their own right, but they were not mistaken in thinking they had recorded their best work in 1968. Like the tracks from their 2 albums, these tracks were also blatantly presented as 'original songs' by that band from Birmingham a few years later. Whether they copied them from live bootlegs or if they got their hands on the mix, it doesn't really matter. Their lasting popularity, even in the crude way they were covered, only proves just how monumental these songs were and how record labels are often wrong. With the truth now finally out there and that Birmingham band exposed as the musical charlatans they are, Jazz Sabbath have finally mastered the 1968 tapes to present their best work to the public. 180gr Black Vinyl Stereo edition
Track List
- A1. Into the Void
- A2. Spiral Architect
- A3. Warning
- B1. the Wizard
- B2. Electric Funeral
- B3. Supernaut
- B4. War Pigs
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Format: New Vinyl/Jazz
Jazz Sabbath- The 1968 Tapes (PREORDER)
SKU: 7428479340312
Release Date: 11.29.24
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What is the truth? It just depends on who you ask. You could say The 1968 Tapes is Jazz Sabbath's third album on which the trio, helmed by longtime Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne keys and guitar player Adam Wakeman, present 7 Black Sabbath songs re-imagined as classic jazz tracks. You also could choose to believe what is written in the liner notes: Although never released until recently, Jazz Sabbath's music has been finding it's way to millions for over 50 years. Through a vicious cycle of personal tragedy and plagiarism the songs intended to change the jazz world ended up giving birth to a much darker sound. Now a third recording from the Sixties has resurfaced, perhaps their most important one. In 1968 Jazz Sabbath were an instant hit on the UK jazz scene. It wasn't long until they were offered a record deal. They spent weeks in the studio recording the tracks that got the heaviest reactions at their shows until they captured their live energy on tape. Unfortunately, the label manager told them the album was far too experimental and there was no hit potential. Ordered to play some of their 'easier' tracks instead, they reluctantly gave in. The 2 albums that followed still are classics in their own right, but they were not mistaken in thinking they had recorded their best work in 1968. Like the tracks from their 2 albums, these tracks were also blatantly presented as 'original songs' by that band from Birmingham a few years later. Whether they copied them from live bootlegs or if they got their hands on the mix, it doesn't really matter. Their lasting popularity, even in the crude way they were covered, only proves just how monumental these songs were and how record labels are often wrong. With the truth now finally out there and that Birmingham band exposed as the musical charlatans they are, Jazz Sabbath have finally mastered the 1968 tapes to present their best work to the public. 180gr Black Vinyl Stereo edition
Track List
- A1. Into the Void
- A2. Spiral Architect
- A3. Warning
- B1. the Wizard
- B2. Electric Funeral
- B3. Supernaut
- B4. War Pigs
Shop online 24/7 at Darkside Records.
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