BLACK SABBATH - VOL. 4 (SUPER DELUXE VINYL EDITION BOX SET) - 5LP VINYL - Wah Wah Records
$155

Black Sabbath unleashed the group’s fourth album in two years in 1972 with Vol 4. Stacked with classic tracks like “Supernaut,” “Changes,” and “Snowblind,”. The innovators of heavy metal revisit Vol 4 on a new collection that includes a newly remastered version of the original album along with a trove of 20 unreleased studio and live recordings. Vol. 4 is available as a 5-LP set pressed on 180gm vinyl, which come with extensive booklets featuring liner notes with quotes from the era from all four band members, rare photos, and a poster with previously unpublished early artwork of the album using the working title Snowblind.

Bolstered by a fresh remastering, Vol 4’s ambitious arrangements and complex grooves have never sounded more inspired and menacing. Originally released in September 1972, the album marked two major changes for the members of Sabbath: Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward. While their previous albums – Black Sabbath, Paranoid, and Master of Reality – were produced by Rodger Bain and recorded in England, they instead chose to produce Vol 4 themselves and record it at the Record Plant in Los Angeles.

Track_Listing:

LP1 – VOL. 4 (2021 – REMASTER)

  • 1. Wheels of Confusion / The Straightener
  • 2. Tomorrows Dream
  • 3. Changes
  • 4. FX
  • 5. Supernaut
  • 6. Snowblind
  • 7. Cornucopia
  • 8. Laguna Sunrise
  • 9. St. Vitus Dance
  • 10. Under the Sun / Every Day Comes And Goes

LP2 – OUTTAKES – NEW MIX (MIXED BY STEVEN WILSON)

  • 1. Wheels of Confusion / The Straightener
  • 2. Changes
  • 3. Supernaut
  • 4. Snowblind
  • 5. Laguna Sunrise
  • 6. Under The Sun (instrumental)
  • 7. Wheels Of Confusion (false-start with studio dialogue)(Alternative Takes, False-Starts & Studio Dialogue (Mixed by Steven Wilson)
  • 8. Wheels Of Confusion (alternative take 1)(Alternative Takes, False-Starts & Studio Dialogue (Mixed by Steven Wilson)
  • 9. Wheels Of Confusion (alternative take 2)(Alternative Takes, False-Starts & Studio Dialogue (Mixed by Steven Wilson)
  • 10. Wheels Of Confusion (alternative take 3)(Alternative Takes, False-Starts & Studio Dialogue (Mixed by Steven Wilson)

LP3 – ALTERNATIVE TAKES, FALSE-STARTS & STUDIO DIALOGUE CONTINUED (MIXED BY STEVEN WILSON)

  • 1. Wheels Of Confusion (alternative take 4)
  • 2. The Straightener (outtake)
  • 3. Snowblind (take 1 - incomplete)
  • 4. Supernaut (outtake)
  • 5. Supernaut (alternative takes with false-starts)
  • 6. Under The Sun (false-start with studio dialogue)
  • 7. Under The Sun (alternative take with guide vocal)

LP4 – LIVE IN THE UK 1973

  • 1. Tomorrows Dream
  • 2. Sweet Leaf
  • 3. War Pigs
  • 4. Snowblind
  • 5. Killing Yourself To Live
  • 6. Cornucopia

LP5 – LIVE IN THE UK 1973 (CONTINUED)

  • 1. Wicked World (includes excerpts of: i. Guitar Solo ii. Orchid iii. Into The Void iv. Sometimes Im Happy)
  • 2. Supernaut / Drum Solo
  • 3. Wicked World (reprise)
  • 4. Embryo
  • 5. Children of the Grave
  • 6. Paranoid